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Reolink

Brand Publisher · Smart home, lighting & security · 144 mentions · 8 subreddits · discussed in r/smarthome, r/homeautomation, r/Ubiquiti, r/HomeNetworking

Reddit take

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Pros

  • Reolink cameras without battery models are usually with RTSP/ONVIF that you can use locally.
  • the doorbell I went with (reolink) had a lower quality battery version, but I wanted the higher quality one so I opted for the power over Ethernet version.
  • cameras: reolink or unifi
  • Parent context: Any recommendations for budget flood light wired cams pls Reply: Reolink is great
  • Don’t have one myself but Reolink and Ubiquity are two options.

Cons

  • Also one major downside to reolink is that I don't get a thumb nail on the notifications. I have a script in HA that SHOULD send me a thumbnail notification but a lot of the time it fails to grab one so now I just get 2 empty notificatio...
  • I have a reolink and love it but it was very hard to tune it in such a way that I don't get a million notifications. It does have a lot of sensitivity controls so it can be done but it's not super obvious sometimes how best to go about it.
  • I’ve recently installed 2 reolink. One is on a gutter in full sunlight the other gets pretty good sunlight most of the day. They don’t get a lot of alerts. Both are 100% most of the time. They do seem to miss some things so I need to may...
  • Return them and buy one that isn't from a garbage company that keeps axing products like that? Like Reolink
  • Reolink also support RTSP, but you need to enable it.

Sentiment

121 positive (84%) · 13 mixed (9%) · 10 negative (7%)

Trust + time weighted score: +76% · raw score 77%

What redditors said (10 of 144)

Reolink cameras without battery models are usually with RTSP/ONVIF that you can use locally.
positive · u/f****k · r/homelab · comment · Jan 16, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Also one major downside to reolink is that I don't get a thumb nail on the notifications. I have a script in HA that SHOULD send me a thumbnail notification but a lot of the time it fails to grab one so now I just get 2 empty notifications 😅
negative · u/J****n · r/homeautomation · comment · Jul 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
I have a reolink and love it but it was very hard to tune it in such a way that I don't get a million notifications. It does have a lot of sensitivity controls so it can be done but it's not super obvious sometimes how best to go about it.
mixed · u/J****n · r/homeautomation · comment · Jul 1, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
the doorbell I went with (reolink) had a lower quality battery version, but I wanted the higher quality one so I opted for the power over Ethernet version.
positive · u/g****5 · r/HomeImprovement · comment · Feb 27, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
cameras: reolink or unifi
positive · u/C****6 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 5, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Parent context: Any recommendations for budget flood light wired cams pls Reply: Reolink is great
positive · u/C****6 · r/smarthome · comment · Nov 21, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Don’t have one myself but Reolink and Ubiquity are two options.
positive · u/e****n · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 31, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
For cameras/doorbells, etc. I'd look at Unifi or Reolink. Both are exceptional, both integrate well with HA.
positive · u/r****0 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 29, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Reolink or Dahua POE camera.
positive · u/F****5 · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 26, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗
Reolink and Eufy are better, but nothing wrong with the TPlink family of devices.
positive · u/1****O · r/smarthome · comment · Dec 24, 2025 · open on Reddit ↗

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