Annke review
Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026
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Our verdict
Annke is a straightforward way to cover a house with cameras and video doorbells without a subscription line, and the entry figure of $19.99 sits below Aqara. It suits homeowners who want card storage and Alexa voice control more than a full alarm system.
Key facts
- Best for
- Cameras and video doorbells with card storage and no subscription fee.
- Price
- $19.99 (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Products
- Camera, Video-doorbell (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Local storage
- Yes (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Money-back period
- 30 days (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Free features
- Local SD card storage without monthly fees (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Top resolution
- 4k (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Installation required
- No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
- Legal entity
- ANNKE INNOVATION (HK) CO., LIMITED (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Chat, Phone, Help-centre (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
- Power source
- Battery, Wired, Solar, Poe
- Ecosystems
- Alexa
- Official website
- annke.com
Pros and cons
Pros
- The entry price of $19.99 is below the £36.98 listed by Aqara, and a little above $13.99.
- Local storage is listed as yes, and card recording comes with no monthly fee, so the running cost stays flat.
- Support runs on email, chat and phone, which is wider than email alone at this price.
- Power options run battery, wired and solar, and the top camera reaches 4k.
- Cameras and video doorbells in camera and video doorbell let a single order cover the door, the drive and the back garden.
Cons
- The starting figure of $19.99 sits above $13.95 and $13.99, so the smallest budgets are served elsewhere.
- The listed ecosystems are alexa, so a Google Home or HomeKit household has nothing here to link to.
- The range covers camera and video doorbell, with no alarm panel or smart lock to add to the same order.
- The return window of 30 days is short when a camera has to be moved before you trust it.
Who it suits
- Households that want footage kept on a card inside the home: local storage is listed as yes and card recording carries no monthly fee.
- People covering a front door and a garden in a single purchase, since camera and video doorbell handle both jobs.
- Alexa homes, where voice control is the main way the cameras get used; the listed ecosystems are alexa.
Who should look elsewhere
- Tight budgets: JOOAN lists $13.99 and The Home Security Superstore $13.95, each under Annke's $19.99.
- Google Home and Apple HomeKit households: the listed ecosystems are alexa only, so Aqara is worth weighing even at £36.98.
- Shoppers who want a wider basket, such as alarms alongside cameras: Annke's range is camera and video doorbell, so a broader comparison is worth making against Aqara at £36.98.
Core features
The range is deliberately small: camera and video doorbell is the whole list, which means a video doorbell on the front and cameras covering the sides and back can be ordered together. Local storage is listed as yes, and that is the decision which shapes daily use, because recordings sit on a card inside the house rather than on a remote server. Installation required is listed as no, so several positions can be covered over a weekend, and moving a camera later means shifting a mount rather than booking a callout.
The company behind it
Annke sells under ANNKE INNOVATION (HK) CO., LIMITED, and that is the party named on the invoice and in the terms, so it is worth reading before checkout rather than after a fault appears. Support runs on email, chat and phone, which is wider than the email-only setups common at this price. The help centre carries the setup guides, chat answers quick questions, phone handles the awkward calls, and email leaves a written trail for a return or a warranty case.
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Where Annke is available
- Available
- Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Frequently asked questions
How much does Annke cost to get started?+
Hardware starts at $19.99. That is below the £36.98 Aqara lists and a little above the $13.99 and $13.95 shown for JOOAN and The Home Security Superstore. Across the brands ranked here, Annke sits at position 8 of 70 on price, so the entry figure is competitive rather than the cheapest.
Are there monthly fees or a contract to renew?+
No plan sits behind the hardware. Recording runs on an SD card in the camera with no monthly fee, which is the free tier the brand describes. Across the site, monthly monitoring sits at €0 and the typical contract term is 0 months, so there is nothing to renew and the outlay stops at the point of purchase.
What does the range actually cover?+
Cameras and video doorbells, and those are the categories listed in camera and video doorbell. Power options run battery, wired and solar, so a wired front door and a solar back corner can sit with the same supplier. The highest resolution across the range is 4k, which matters most when you are covering a wide drive or a gate.
Do I have to pay for cloud storage to see my footage?+
Local storage is listed as yes, and the brand's own summary of its free features is SD card storage without monthly fees. That lets a card do the work a subscription would otherwise handle. Card recording also fits the wider category, where local storage is standard for 95.1% of the brands on the site.
Is that entry price low for this category?+
Against the security cameras here, the typical starting price is €14.95 and the upper end of the entry range reaches €267.29. The $19.99 starting figure sits in the lower part of that spread rather than near the top, so the outlay stays modest even for several cameras.
Do I need an installer to set it up?+
Installation required is listed as no, so the cameras and doorbells are set up by whoever bought them. Budget for a mount and a cable run rather than a callout, and check the power option you pick, since battery, wired and solar runs from battery through wired and solar to PoE, and outdoor positions decide which of those you need.
Will it work with my smart home setup?+
The listed ecosystem is alexa, so voice control is an Alexa question rather than a general one. On the site, 93.7% of the brands sit with Alexa while 77.2% sit with Google, which is a fair clue about how narrow this field can be. If your household runs Google Assistant, check that first.
Who am I buying from and how do I get help?+
Annke sells under ANNKE INNOVATION (HK) CO., LIMITED, and that entity is the party on the invoice, so read the terms before you check out rather than after a fault appears. Support runs on email, chat and phone, which means a help centre for setup guides, live chat for quick questions, phone for the awkward calls, and email for a written trail.
What if it does not suit the house?+
The return window is 30 days, so a camera that looked right on paper can be tried on a real wall before the decision sticks. That matters at this price because a unit that has to be posted back and ordered again costs more in time and hassle than the $19.99 entry price suggests.
Sources
- annke.com checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Power source
“Custos Battery and Solar Powered; C800 PoE; EL200 Wired System”
- annke.com/products/c800 checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Free features, Top resolution
“Supports up to 256 GB TF card for local video storage without monthly cloud fees - C800”
- annke.com/products/custos checked September 30, 2026
Backs: Installation required, Ecosystems
“100% Wire-Free - Easy to install, no additional power cables required - Custos”
- annke.com checked September 28, 2026
Backs: Products, Local storage, Price
“Video Doorbell Camera; Security Cameras”
- annke.com/pages/contact-us checked September 28, 2026
Backs: Support channels, Legal entity
“TEL; after-sales support at support@annke.com; Live Chat; Help Center”
- annke.com/pages/warranty-return-policy checked September 28, 2026
Backs: Money-back period
“request a full refund or replacement within 30 days of delivery”
Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.
Not confirmed yet: Monitoring per month, Minimum contract.