Botslab review

Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

Botslab suits households that want cameras and a video doorbell recording to local storage, with monthly monitoring listed at €0 and an entry price of €33.99. The trade-off is that professional monitoring is not part of the package, so anyone wanting an alarm watched by a call centre should look elsewhere.

Key facts

Best for
People who want local recording kept at home, with entry hardware at €33.99 and no subscription running alongside it.
Price
€33.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Monitoring per month
€0 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Minimum contract
0 months (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Products
Camera, Video-doorbell (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Professional monitoring
No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Local storage
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Money-back period
30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Cloud plan per month
€0 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Free features
No monthly fee with local storage (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Top resolution
4k (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Installation required
No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Legal entity
Smart Network Co. Limited (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Support channels
Email, Phone, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Pricing model
Diy
Power source
Battery, Solar
Ecosystems
Alexa, Google
Official website
botslab.com

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Local storage is included and described as carrying no monthly fee, with monitoring listed at €0.
  • The contract term is 0 months, so there is no fixed period to cancel and nothing to renew.
  • Power options include battery and solar, so outdoor units are not tied to a mains socket.
  • The range covers camera and video doorbell, so a camera and a video doorbell can come from one maker.
  • Recording on the camera kits reaches 4k.

Cons

  • Professional monitoring is not offered, so alerts are watched by you rather than by a monitoring centre.
  • The voice assistant pairing runs to alexa and google, a narrower list than a brand wired into a wider set of ecosystems.
  • The range is limited to camera and video doorbell, so anything beyond cameras and a video doorbell has to come from another maker.
  • The €33.99 indoor camera is dearer at entry than the $13.95 and $19.99 listings, though those figures are in dollars rather than euros.

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Who it suits

  • People who want recordings kept on hardware in the home rather than on a paid cloud feed, since monitoring is listed at €0.
  • Renters and homeowners who cannot run cabling: installation is not required and power options include battery and solar.
  • Households that use alexa and google for voice control and want cameras and a video doorbell in one range.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Anyone shopping purely on entry cost: The Home Security Superstore is listed at $13.95 against the €33.99 Botslab indoor camera.
  • Buyers who want to spend more per camera: Aqara is listed at £36.98, above the Botslab entry figure.
  • People who want a monitoring centre watching alarms, since Botslab does not offer professional monitoring. Annke is the other brand in this comparison to weigh for that need.

Where it sits among rivals

On contract length, Botslab sits at rank 1 out of 60 brands, and on monthly monitoring cost at rank 1 out of 51. Price is the softer line: rank 22 out of 70 puts the entry cost in the middle of the field, so the appeal sits in what you pay after the purchase rather than at the till.

Pricing

Entry hardware is the only cost. An indoor camera in the local storage plan lists at €33.99, monthly monitoring is €0, the cloud plan month is €0, and the contract term is 0 months. Because monitoring and the cloud plan month carry no charge and no term is locked in, the renewal figure matches the entry figure.

What it does well

The range covers camera and video doorbell, so a camera and a video doorbell can come from the same maker rather than from two vendors. Local storage is supported, which is the model the offer is built on. Installation is not required, so units can be set up without an engineer. Professional monitoring is not offered, so alerts reach your own phone and the response is yours to make.

Who runs it

Botslab is run by Smart Network Co. Limited. Support runs through email, phone and help centre, which means a phone call or an email sits alongside a help centre and community boards. Having both a direct route and self-serve material means a quick question and a harder setup problem can both be raised without leaving the brand's own support.

How Botslab compares

Where Botslab is available

Available
Canada, United States

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 30, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

How much is a Botslab camera to start with?+

An indoor camera lists at €33.99, and that is the only outlay up front. Monthly monitoring is €0 and the cloud plan month is €0, so nothing is added later. The figure is quoted in euros for the European store.

Is there a monthly cloud fee to pay?+

No charge is attached to local recording: the free tier is described as carrying no monthly fee for local storage, and the cloud plan month is €0. Monitoring is also listed at €0, so a local setup runs without a subscription.

Do I have to sign a contract or commit to a term?+

No fixed term is locked in. The contract length is 0 months, and Botslab ranks 1 of 60 brands on that measure. Nothing renews on its own, so you can keep the cameras you own and simply stop buying hardware.

Does Botslab offer professional monitoring?+

Professional monitoring is not offered. Any alarm response is handled by you and your phone rather than by a call centre, and the monthly monitoring figure is €0. If you want a monitoring centre watching your cameras, this is the wrong kind of brand.

Where is my footage stored?+

Local storage is supported, so recordings sit on storage you own rather than on a hosted feed, and monthly monitoring stays at €0. The camera kits are listed at 4k, which is where local storage earns its keep: full resolution footage is kept on hardware in the home.

What do I get, and do I need an installer?+

The range covers camera and video doorbell, so a camera and a video doorbell can come from the same maker. Installation is not required, and power options include battery and solar, so an outdoor unit is not tied to a mains socket or a cable run.

Will it fit into my smart home?+

The listed integrations are alexa and google, so the cameras and doorbell can be asked for by voice in those assistants. The purchase is a self-install model rather than a monitored service, which sits well with the local storage approach and the 30 days returns window if the setup does not suit you.

How do I get help if something goes wrong?+

Support runs through email, phone and help centre, so a phone call or an email sits alongside a help centre and community boards. The company behind the brand is Smart Network Co. Limited, and hardware can be returned within 30 days if it is not what you expected.

Sources

Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 30, 2026. We did not open an account.

Botslab

People who want local recording kept at home, with entry hardware at €33.99 and no subscription running alongside it.

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