# SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/simplisafe-video-doorbell-pro
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/video-doorbells
- Placement: #12 of 17 in Video Doorbells, F tier
- Brand: SimpliSafe
- LP on this board: 209
- Last researched: 2026-09-13T02:32:44.915Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Great hardware and monitoring, but the price is higher than the Blink.

## For

- Great hardware
- Active Guard monitoring
- 2-K video
- Robust hardware
- Reliable hardware

## Against

- Higher price than Blink
- Middling 1080p-class video
- Slow notifications in reviews
- Recording requires a SimpliSafe plan
- Outclassed at its price by nearly every ranked pick

## Evidence

Consolidated from 15 cited sources across 11 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SafeHome.org | Rob Gabriele | B | https://www.safehome.org/security-systems/simplisafe/doorbell/ | fetched and confirmed |
| SafeWise | Kasey Tross | C | https://www.safewise.com/home-security-systems/simplisafe/doorbell/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Security.org | Paul Frew | B | https://www.security.org/doorbell-camera/simplisafe/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Ovs Tech | Ovs Tech | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lb-ZTtP3d1U | fetched and confirmed |
| Security.org | Security.org | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbdcIUjvtWM | fetched and confirmed |
| The Product Critiques | The Product Critiques | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUjMkI3hHTE | fetched and confirmed |
| TechHive | TechHive | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71vI-HLfrGE | fetched and confirmed |
| UK Pro Reviewer | UK Pro Reviewer | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zhCjn-dxA4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Tech Talk with Troy | Tech Talk with Troy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpY2wRtXrNA | fetched and confirmed |
| Home Tech DIY | Home Tech DIY | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDelCOctfUs | fetched and confirmed |
| The WIA Journey | The WIA Journey | D | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKm1O7-PzB4 | fetched and confirmed |
| DJ Hoy | DJ Hoy | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bJ-IB_16FI | fetched and confirmed |
| Security.org | Paul Frew | B | https://www.security.org/home-security-systems/simplisafe/review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Security.org | Paul Frew | B | https://www.security.org/doorbell-camera/best/low-lighting/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Security.org | - | - | https://www.security.org/doorbell-camera/best/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 7 | TP-Link Tapo D235 | B | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-tapo-d235 |
| 8 | Lorex 4K Wired Video Doorbell | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/lorex-4k-wired-video-doorbell |
| 9 | Ring Battery Doorbell Pro (Retinal 4K) | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ring-battery-doorbell-pro-retinal-4k |
| 10 | Ring Battery Doorbell Plus | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/ring-battery-doorbell-plus |
| 11 | Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/blink-battery-doorbell-2k |
| 13 | Wyze Video Doorbell V2 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/wyze-video-doorbell-v2 |
| 14 | TP-Link Tapo D225 (wired) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/tp-link-tapo-d225-wired |
| 15 | Logitech Circle View Doorbell | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/logitech-circle-view-doorbell |
| 16 | Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free (1st Gen) | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/arlo-essential-video-doorbell-wire-free-1st-gen |
| 17 | Ring Video Doorbell 4 | F | https://stierproducts.com/products/ring-video-doorbell-4 |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/video-doorbells.

## What this tier means

- F: Avoid. The evidence points you elsewhere.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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