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Unfortunately I recently purchased a couple of ring cameras. Are there any alternatives? One with an app and data base with a similar subscription?
Try whatever plus into homeassistant, if anything.
Reolink is what I use. Fairly similar in utility and options. Prices are ok but they go on sale pretty often. Poe, solar, and battery options for power.
Friendly reminder that Reolink cameras need to be denied internet access / isolated on the network because they constantly reach out to a bunch of Chinese IP addresses.
+1 vote for Reolink
This looked like the most solid path, when I researched about 10 months ago.
https://thingino.com/
Open-source Firmware for Ingenic SoC IP Cameras
Intro Video
I use Wyze but they have their own issues....
I don’t know if they are any better, but I use Tapo/tplink cameras. No subscription required if you use it with an sd card, but they have a subscription plan for cloud storage.