Mashable Readers’ Choice: Most-trusted security cameras 2025

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Mashable recently introduced our first Readers’ Choice Awards, where we surveyed our readers about the smart home tech they use and love. The final results are in and your favorite smart home brands have been revealed. You can see our full results, but we also asked readers about specific smart home products like security cameras.

Keep reading to learn about our readers’ favorite security cameras.

Your favorite security cameras

It was a tight race, but Blink won by a hair. Our survey respondents rated Blink 7.8 out of 10 for overall satisfaction, while Ring and Wyze scored 7.7. Blink didn’t lead in every category, so take a look at the chart below to see where each brand excelled (or failed).

Editor’s note: Although our readers use and love Ring, we do not endorse Ring in our product recommendations Due to many past privacy issues,

Click the arrow buttons or dropdown menus to view all scoring categories within the chart.

Cost and Setup

There’s a clear winner in the cost category: Wyze scored a 9.1 rating, blowing Blink (8.1) and Ring (7.5) out of the water. However, the Wyze’s more favorable cost may be the reason for its weaker scores in some other categories. Ring got the lowest cost score, which makes sense since it’s pitched as a more premium brand than Blink or Wyze. (Blink and Ring are both Amazon-owned companies.)

Both Ring and Blink performed quite well in terms of monitoring costs, that is, additional subscription costs associated with security cameras, such as cloud storage or access to additional smart features. One survey respondent highlighted Blink’s free cloud storage as an enabler for the brand. Meanwhile, one Ring user said, “My experience with Ring security cameras has been mostly good. The only thing I don’t feel overly positive about is the monthly subscription fee. I would be happy to have data on a local server that I can delete after a certain time period I choose. I really don’t find the monthly service necessary or worth the money.”

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Apart from cost, Wyze also scored best for setup, followed by Ring, then Blink.

Audio and video quality

Owning a security camera becomes moot if you can’t actually see or hear anything, which is why audio and video quality are important factors to consider. Blink, Ring, and Wyze all scored high in video quality, but scores fell in the audio department. Wyze took the biggest hit in audio with a score of 6.7 out of 10 (compared to its 7.8 for audio). According to our readers, if you want the best combination of audio and video, Blink is the way to go.

A Blink user said, “The audio quality of the recordings can be a bit poor at times,” and, “While generally good, the image quality is not as sharp as I expected in some situations, such as during heavy rain.”

One Ring user commented that the video quality of their security camera is good compared to others.

motion detection

A common complaint with security cameras and video doorbells is that they either don’t capture enough footage before any movement occurs, or they are too sensitive and bombard your phone with motion detection alerts. These were both comments we received in our readers’ choice survey. With an impressive 8.1 satisfaction rate, Ring scored best in this category.

In the words of one respondent: “The picture quality, motion detection feature, and two-way voice capabilities are absolutely adequate for my needs.” On the other hand, another Ring user wrote, “I set the motion detection to the highest sensitivity, but there are still some movements that it doesn’t catch sometimes.” And conversely, another user said, “Smart motion detection consistently identifies spiders, raccoons, and opossums as people.” So, it’s a bit of a mixed affair when it comes to people’s experiences with motion detection.

And the same applies for Blink. “Motion detection works well, and I get alerts on my phone immediately,” one respondent reported. While another said, “The wind often trips the motion sensor, causing the alarm to ring again and again.”

likely to recommend

All of our readers’ favorite security camera brands scored well on likelihood to recommend. Ring was the highest at 8.0, with Wyze right behind it at 7.9, and Blink close behind at 7.8.