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Ubiquiti UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro privacy & local-first review
Wired (doorbell wiring or PoE kit) · List price: $299 (list; store shows $329 incl. surcharge)5
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90Local-First Score
how we score
how we score
At a glance
| Works without internet | Yes Yes (with UniFi console on the LAN)12 |
|---|---|
| Local storage | Yes On the UniFi OS console/NVR (required, sold separately)13 |
| Home Assistant | Local push Official · Local Push · Platinum3 |
| Open protocols | Yes RTSPS (via UniFi Protect)3 |
| Subscription needed? | Not needed No (Ubiquiti: no fees for UniFi Protect)41 |
| Cloud account required? | Not required No (local-only deployment supported)2 Ubiquiti documents fully airgapped, local-only setups with a local admin user. |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes Yes, app-to-console (per Ubiquiti); optional LAN stream encryption1 |
Score breakdown
| Works without internet | Yes | 20 / 20 |
|---|---|---|
| Local video storage | Yes | 15 / 15 |
| Home Assistant, locally | Local push | 15 / 15 |
| Open protocol (RTSP / ONVIF / Matter) | Yes | 10 / 10 |
| No cloud account required | Not required | 10 / 10 |
| No subscription for core recording | Not needed | 8 / 8 |
| End-to-end encryption | Yes | 7 / 7 |
| Privacy policy: does not sell your data (brand) | No statement No explicit no-sale statement found; its privacy policy says it may use network advertisers to show ads based on your use of its services, and its sites use targeting cookies.6 | 0 / 5 |
| Police requests: warrant or no access (brand) | No access to video Video is stored on your own console; Ubiquiti says it cannot view, store or access video streams, so it has no video to hand over.1 | 5 / 5 |
| No incidents in our tracker, last 5 years (brand) | Incident found 2 in our tracker since Oct 2021 | 0 / 5 |
| Total | 90 / 100 |
Privacy notes
- Ubiquiti says recordings and AI detections stay on your local console and that it cannot view, store or access your video streams.1
Police & law-enforcement requests (Ubiquiti UniFi)
No access to video Video is stored on your own console; Ubiquiti says it cannot view, store or access video streams, so it has no video to hand over.1 Compare companies
Security incidents & settlements (Ubiquiti UniFi)
| Date | Company | What happened | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Ubiquiti UniFi | Ubiquiti disclosed critical (CVSS 10.0) UniFi OS flaws (CVE-2026-34908/34909/34910) affecting consoles and NVRs that run UniFi Protect; chained, they give unauthenticated root access. CISA added them to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on June 23, 2026. Patched.789 | Serious vulnerability |
| Dec 2023 | Ubiquiti UniFi | A cloud misconfiguration let some UniFi users see other customers' Protect notifications/consoles for several hours.10 | Data exposure |
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| Device | Score | Offline | Local storage | Home Assistant | RTSP/ONVIF | Subscription | Account |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ubiquiti UniFi G4 Doorbell ProDoorbell · Wired (doorbell wiring or PoE kit) | 90 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
| Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE / WiFi)Doorbell · Wired (PoE or 12–24 VAC) | 82 | Yes | Yes | Local push | Yes | Not needed | Not required |
| Amcrest AD410 Video DoorbellDoorbell · Wired (doorbell wiring) | 73 | Yes | Yes | Local polling | Yes | Not needed | Unverified |
| Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4Doorbell · Battery or wired | 43 | Partial | Yes | Community only | No | Not needed | Unverified |
Reolink RTSP/ONVIF setup note (added Oct 22, 2026): on many current Reolink models, RTSP and ONVIF (and on some, HTTP) ship switched off. Reolink says to enable them once in the Reolink App or desktop Client under Network > Advanced > Server Settings, or in the web interface where it is reachable1112. For cameras attached to a Reolink NVR or Home Hub, enable the ports on the NVR/hub instead11. The App and Client can manage a camera as a "Local Device" using only its UID, username and password, so no Reolink account is needed for this step13. Home Assistant users report the same out-of-the-box behavior on recent firmware14.
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Sources
- Ubiquiti: How UniFi Protect protects your data · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ubiquiti: UniFi Local Management (local-only / airgapped) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Home Assistant: UniFi Protect integration · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ubiquiti: UniFi Protect camera security ("Are there any fees? Absolutely not.") · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ubiquiti Store: G4 Doorbell Pro · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Ubiquiti Privacy Policy · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Canadian Centre for Cyber Security: Ubiquiti advisory AV26-498 · checked Oct 22, 2026
- CISA: Adds four known exploited vulnerabilities (Jun 23, 2026) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Bishop Fox: Unauthenticated RCE chain on UniFi OS · checked Oct 22, 2026
- TechCrunch: Ubiquiti glitch exposed video to other customers (Dec 2023) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Reolink: How to configure Reolink ports settings · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Reolink: Reolink Home Assistant integration (prerequisites) · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Reolink: Local Device vs Account Device · checked Oct 22, 2026
- Home Assistant Community (user report): Reolink cameras ship with open-protocol ports off · checked Oct 22, 2026