Ubiquiti UniFi cameras
Shares rank 3 of 4 security cameras by recommenders
Recommended for local storage, ONVIF support and a reasonably priced large image sensor. Critics point to interoperability pain and features that don't fully work offline.
Recommended for local storage, ONVIF support and a reasonably priced large image sensor. Critics point to interoperability pain and features that don't fully work offline.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 73%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Local storage, no cloud needed
“I've used my cameras (unifi, local storage) to help a neighbor find their lost dog”
Comment from 19 Mar 2026 in “Remove your ring camera with a claw hammer” “it's pretty amazing what it can do, all local”
Comment from 20 Jul 2026 in “Flock cameras collecting face, clothing,tattoo identifiers”
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The three most recommended other security cameras, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reolink security cameras | 14 | 6 | 70% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Ring security cameras | 11 | 97 | 10% | 7 | — | — |
| Ubiquiti UniFi camerasThis page | 8 | 3 | 73% | 4 | — | — |
| TP-Link Tapo C200 | 8 | 12 | 40% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
11 of the 13 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“it's pretty amazing what it can do, all local”
“sold to me as something whose features work fully offline”
“the first generation of cameras from Ubiquiti were just OK everything after the 3rd generation has been very good overall”
“just deny the Ubiquiti cameras and controller all internet access”
“It works, esp if you don't demand orchestration.”
“After a long time they introduced ONVIF into their camera products which basically opened it to everyone.”
“I've used my cameras (unifi, local storage) to help a neighbor find their lost dog”
“I'd take a bit of interop pain over supporting genocide any day.”
“Ubiquiti decided to think different.”
“Surprisingly, I don't see a page for this in the web UI, and the `password` command in the CLI is ineffective.”
“They seem to be about the only option for a reasonably priced, larger image sensor camera”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.