The Best Video Doorbell Cameras of 2026

ADT teamed up with Google Nest to offer its customers some of the best security cameras on the market. The Nest Doorbell outperforms rivals with smart motion detection and cloud storage that don't cost a dime. Most other brands lock one or both of these behind a paywall, so your best experience always costs extra. 

True, Nest's paid plans still have exclusive features like e911, facial recognition, and extra cloud storage, but you're not paying for essential features like motion zones, person detection, and rich notifications.

The Vivint Video Doorbell Pro is an ideal pick for anyone wanting to deter package thieves, thanks to its package detection and Smart Sentry features. We also like the simplicity of its Vivint app.

While this Vivint camera has many of the same features as other doorbell cameras, like two-way talk, night vision, and motion detection, one stood out: Smart Sentry. If you’ve ever battled with porch pirates stealing packages from your porch, then you’ll like this feature as much as we do. 

If Smart Sentry detects someone on your porch, the light on the smart doorbell turns red and flashes, and the doorbell emits a high-pitched whistle (or you can customize it to another sound) to scare away any would-be thieves. Even better, the doorbell security camera says, “Camera recording,” loudly. 

If you'd rather not send video to the cloud, the Eufy Video Doorbell 2K is available with a Cove DIY home security system. It's the only smart video doorbell on our list that doesn't require you to send footage over the web, and boasts some of the best video quality of any doorbell cam. Compared to standard 1080p, its 2K video has more than double the number of pixels. This means clearer video, especially when using digital zoom or a TV to view your footage. 

The Eufy doorbell's people recognition feature distinguishes visitors from passing objects to minimize false alarms. And its face detection tells you when someone's face is on camera. (This is different from facial recognition, which tracks specific faces.) Plus, this video doorbell cam is easy to install with or without doorbell wires, thanks to its built-in battery.

If you are interested in getting a SimpliSafe home security system, the SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro is the best option for front door surveillance. It's easy to install yourself and uses human detection to cut down on false alarms.

Because SimpliSafe promises to keep home security, well, simple, you won't encounter too many settings to fiddle with. And while the video quality is good, we did run into few hiccups, like lag time, during testing. That said, it's more affordable than ADT's Google Nest Doorbell or Vivint's Doorbell Pro, and has a higher weatherproof rating.