Device role

Doorbell

A video doorbell combines a camera with a press event Home Assistant can use as an automation trigger. Doorbells in the Selora catalog also carry the camera role, so they work anywhere a recipe needs a camera.

11 devices 6 brands ranked 1 recipe

Our top picks

The brands we reach for first, best to 3.

DoorBird
2 models
DoorBird IP video doorbells that work with Selora and Home Assistant through DoorBird's local API. Professional door stations with PoE, relay outputs, and doorbell press events delivered on the local network.
Ubiquiti
2 models
Ubiquiti UniFi Protect cameras and doorbells that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Protect records to a UniFi console on-site, and the local UniFi Protect integration brings streams and smart detections into Home Assistant.
Reolink
1 model
Reolink cameras and video doorbells that work with Selora and Home Assistant. Reolink's local integration exposes streams, smart detections, and doorbell presses without a cloud subscription.

Every device in this role 11

Everything Selora deploys and supports in this role , plus 4 we no longer recommend. Those sort last and carry a not-recommended badge .

DoorBird 2

D1101V

DoorBird

The DoorBird D1101V is a compact 1080p IP video door station with PoE, a built-in relay, and an open local API. Home Assistant's DoorBird integration receives ring and motion events as local push, with no cloud dependency.

D2101V

DoorBird

The DoorBird D2101V is a full-size stainless IP video door station with two relays and a built-in RFID reader, integrating with Home Assistant locally through the DoorBird integration's push API.

Ubiquiti 2

UniFi Doorbell Lite

Ubiquiti

The UniFi Doorbell Lite is a compact 5MP PoE video doorbell with two-way audio and a tall 3:4 view that frames a visitor head to toe. Home Assistant's local UniFi Protect integration exposes its stream, ring event, and smart detections.

UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro PoE Kit

Ubiquiti

The UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro PoE Kit is a dual-camera wired video doorbell with a PoE chime, recording to a UniFi Protect console. Home Assistant gets the streams, ring events, and package detection, all over the local network.

Reolink 1

Video Doorbell PoE / Wi-Fi

Reolink

The Reolink Video Doorbell is a wired 5MP doorbell with person and package detection and an included chime. Home Assistant's local Reolink integration exposes the stream, detections, and a Visitor sensor for press automations.

Aqara 1

Smart Video Doorbell G4

Aqara

The Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 is a battery-or-wired 1080p doorbell with an indoor chime. Paired directly to Home Assistant over HomeKit, the stream and doorbell presses are handled locally with no subscription.

TP-Link 1

Tapo Smart Battery Video Doorbell D230S1

TP-Link

A battery video doorbell with a 2K head to toe view, shipped with the H200 hub as its chime and recorder. Read the Home Assistant streaming caveat below before specifying it.

Alarm.com 4

ADC-VDB750

Alarm.com Not recommended

The standard Design Studio doorbell, 2MP with an unusually wide 165-degree view. Wi-Fi, and locked to the Alarm.com service, so neither the picture nor the button press reaches Home Assistant.

ADC-VDB755P

Alarm.com Not recommended

Alarm.com's first PoE doorbell, powered from a switch or one of their recorders rather than a doorbell transformer. Standard cabling, but the stream is still Alarm.com's alone.

ADC-VDB775

Alarm.com Not recommended

The premium wired doorbell in the range at 4MP, sold in the same finishes as the 750. Same closed video platform, so it is no more reachable from Home Assistant than the cheaper model.

ADC-VDB780B

Alarm.com Not recommended

The battery doorbell, running on a 9,540mAh pack with no wiring at all. It will not join the house Wi-Fi: it has to associate to an Alarm.com access point, and it needs a video plan on top.

How we rank

Ranked on local press events and a local video stream that survives an internet outage.

What we weigh

Local control
A device that answers Home Assistant on the LAN outranks one that routes through a vendor cloud. No internet dependency, no rate limits, no integration breaking when an API is retired.
Integration maturity
How complete and how well maintained the Home Assistant integration is: entities that match what the hardware actually does, reliable state updates, and a track record of surviving firmware releases.
Serviceability
What happens on the second visit. Firmware that updates without a phone app, parts an installer can source, and behaviour that stays predictable when the hub reboots.
Field record
What Selora sees across managed installations: which models keep reporting, which drop off the mesh, and which generate support tickets.

About this role

A video doorbell is the front door’s camera plus a button. The press event is the interesting part for automations: it is an instant, unambiguous signal that someone wants attention, which motion detection alone cannot give you.

Selora features local-first doorbells: models Home Assistant reaches over the local network through an integration like Reolink, UniFi Protect, or DoorBird, or through HomeKit pairing. The press event fires locally, so announcements and snapshots are fast and keep working without the internet or a cloud subscription.

How Selora AI uses doorbells

Press announcements on speakers, TVs, and wall panels, with a camera snapshot attached.
Arrival recipes that turn on porch lights or unlock a smart lock for expected visitors.
Away handling that sends a notification with a live view when the home is armed away.
Package and person events from the doorbell camera as triggers like any other camera.

Recipes that need this role

Media · v1.0.0

Pause Media on Doorbell

Installs a Home Assistant automation that pauses whatever is playing the moment someone rings the doorbell, so you hear it over the film. Add your TV and streaming box so they pause too, and an outdoor light that comes on to greet the caller.

Doorbell

Our top picks

DoorBird

Ubiquiti