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Two of Ring’s latest video doorbells are a lot cheaper than usual
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Ring’s latest wired and battery video doorbells are being sold at Amazon and Best Buy with price cuts of roughly $50, $60.
The reduced upfront cost lowers the barrier for engineers to incorporate these doorbells into smart-home prototypes or field deployments. It also affects the total cost of ownership because advanced features still require a Ring Protect subscription. The discount does not alter the devices’ dependence on Ring’s cloud services or Alexa-only integration.
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The Wired Doorbell Pro is priced at $199, which is $50 off its usual cost.
The Battery Doorbell Plus (second-gen) is priced at $119.99, representing a $60 discount.
Both models continue to offer head-to-toe video, two-way talk, motion alerts, color night vision, and Alexa compatibility.
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The promotion reduces the listed price of the Wired Doorbell Pro from its typical level to $199, a $50 reduction, and the Battery Doorbell Plus to $119.99, a $60 reduction, at Amazon and Best Buy. This change is limited to those two retailers and does not reflect a permanent price adjustment across all channels. The discount applies to the current generation of each model, as indicated by the product names and the second-gen label for the battery unit.
Adopting either doorbell now involves a lower initial hardware outlay, which can reduce budget constraints for pilot installations or evaluation kits. However, full functionality such as person, package, and vehicle alerts requires a Ring Protect plan at $4.99 per month, while advanced AI features like facial recognition and text-based activity summaries need the $19.99 Ring Pro plan. These recurring costs remain unchanged by the sale and affect long-term project expenses.
Technical capabilities have not been altered by the price cut. The Wired Doorbell Pro still captures 4K video and can send prerecorded responses, whereas the Battery Doorbell Plus provides 2K video and lacks the automated messaging feature. Both devices depend on a stable Wi-Fi connection, offer no local storage option, and work optimally only with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices such as Echo Show for live view and announcements.
For engineers, the sale makes it more feasible to test Ring’s ecosystem in larger numbers or to recommend the hardware to cost-sensitive clients. Yet the integration still entails vendor lock-in to Ring’s cloud infrastructure and Alexa-centric voice controls, and any deployment must account for the ongoing subscription fees to unlock the full suite of smart alerts and AI-driven insights.
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