Reolink review

Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 28, 2026

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Our verdict

Reolink suits homeowners and renters who want to install their own cameras and pay no monitoring subscription, since monitoring runs at $0 a month and a turret camera costs $69.99. The catch is that nobody watches the property for you, so no response team is called if a break-in happens while you are away.

Key facts

Best for
Self installers who want cameras and video doorbells with no monthly monitoring charge.
Price
$69.99 (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Monitoring per month
$0 (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Products
Camera, Video-doorbell (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Professional monitoring
No (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Local storage
Yes (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Money-back period
30 days (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Legal entity
Reolink Innovation Limited (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Headquarters
Hong Kong (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Founded
2009 (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Support channels
Email, Help-centre, Phone (Source, checked September 28, 2026)
Pricing model
Diy
Official website
reolink.com

Apps and profiles

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Google Play
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Pros and cons

Pros

  • Monitoring costs $0 a month and local storage is offered, so recordings can stay on hardware in the house rather than on a paid cloud plan.
  • The range covers camera and video doorbell, so a camera for the garden and a doorbell for the front can come from the same maker.
  • Support runs on email, help centre and phone, giving buyers a phone line, email and a written help centre for self-install problems.
  • A 30 day money back window softens the risk of a self-install that does not go to plan.

Cons

  • Professional monitoring is not offered, so nothing is watching the property or calling anyone on your behalf while you are away.
  • The DIY plan turret camera at $69.99 costs more than $13.95 and $19.99, and Reolink sits at position 35 of 70 on price.
  • Product types come down to camera and video doorbell, so a combined alarm panel or a smart lock means looking at another maker.
  • Aqara lists an entry camera at £36.98 in sterling, which is a lower ticket to weigh against the DIY plan entry price of $69.99.

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Who it suits

  • Renters and homeowners who install their own kit and want recordings kept on storage in the house.
  • People who want a camera and a video doorbell from the same maker without adding a monitoring subscription.
  • Buyers who want a 30 day window to send back hardware that will not set up.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Anyone who wants a monitoring centre to call out on their behalf, since Reolink offers no professional monitoring and the response side stays with you.
  • Buyers on the smallest hardware budget, where $13.95 and $19.99 buy a cheaper entry camera.
  • UK shoppers who want the lowest price in sterling, since Aqara lists £36.98.

Core features

Reolink's range is narrow and deliberate: camera and video doorbell. Local storage is offered, which is the part that matters most for cost, because recordings sit on storage in the house and the running charge stays low. Professional monitoring is not part of the package, so the cameras record, detect and push alerts to your phone, and nothing is dispatched on your behalf. The hardware does the watching and the household does the responding, which suits people who carry a phone and prefer their own data.

Plans and prices

The DIY plan is the only tier on offer, and it is bought as hardware. Entry pricing starts at $69.99 for a turret camera, while monitoring on the same plan sits at $0 a month. That split matters when you look past checkout: with no subscription attached, the entry price is the whole cost, and there is no annual charge to renew or a tier that steps up later. Buyers comparing running cost rather than ticket price will find little left to add after the first order.

How it compares on our data

The comparison tables tell the story. On monthly monitoring cost, Reolink holds position 1 of 51 brands, the head of that table. On entry price the picture flips, with position 35 of 70. The same contrast carries through the security camera, local storage camera and video doorbell tables, where price and product types sit side by side as the comparable fields. The reading is plain: running the kit costs little, buying it costs an average ticket.

The company behind it

Reolink trades as Reolink Innovation Limited, is headquartered in Hong Kong and was founded in 2009, so this is an established manufacturer rather than a new label. Support runs on email, help centre and phone, which suits a self-install buyer who will be asking setup questions from a driveway rather than an office. There is no monitoring arm behind the range, so the account covers the app, the devices and the firmware, and the security response stays with the household.

How Reolink compares

Where Reolink is available

Available
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States

Countries from the brand (Source, checked September 28, 2026)

Frequently asked questions

Is there a monthly monitoring fee with Reolink?+

Monitoring on the DIY plan runs at $0 a month, so the running cost of the cameras is not what drives the bill. Local storage is offered as well, which means clips can be kept on storage in the house rather than on a paid cloud tier. Reolink also holds position 1 of 51 brands on that measure.

What does a Reolink camera cost to buy?+

The DIY plan is sold as hardware, and entry pricing starts at $69.99 for a turret camera. Because no subscription is attached, that entry figure is the whole purchase cost rather than the opening instalment of something longer. There is no renewal price to budget for, which is the main practical difference from a monitored alarm package.

Does Reolink offer professional monitoring?+

No. Professional monitoring is not offered, so there is no monitoring centre watching your cameras or contacting anyone on your behalf. What you get instead is local storage and app alerts, which means detection and recording are covered while the response itself stays with the household.

What kinds of products does Reolink sell?+

The range covers camera and video doorbell. That is a tight scope, and it lines up with the jobs most self-install buyers start with: watching the house and covering the front door. It is not a full alarm range, so a wider setup needs a different maker.

How do you get help from Reolink?+

Support runs on email, help centre and phone, so there is a phone route, an email route and a written help centre. For a self-install brand that matters as much as the spec sheet, because most questions arrive at setup rather than later in the life of the kit. There is no monitoring desk sitting behind those channels.

Who owns Reolink and where is it based?+

The company trades as Reolink Innovation Limited, is headquartered in Hong Kong and was founded in 2009. It is a manufacturer selling its own hardware, with local storage treated as a headline feature rather than a paid cloud tier, and no monitoring arm behind the products.

Can I send a Reolink camera back if it does not work?+

There is a 30 day money back window on purchases. That covers the awkward early case for any self-install brand: mount the hardware, pair it with the app, and if it will not settle into a usable setup, the kit goes back inside that window.

Is Reolink cheaper to buy than The Home Security Superstore or Annke?+

On entry hardware, no. The DIY plan starts at $69.99, against $13.95 at The Home Security Superstore and $19.99 at Annke, with Aqara at £36.98 in sterling. Reolink ranks 35 of 70 on price, so the saving shows up in monitoring at $0 rather than on the invoice.

Sources

Compiled from 9 source pages, checked September 28, 2026. We did not open an account.

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Reolink

Self installers who want cameras and video doorbells with no monthly monitoring charge.

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