PerimeterEye answers on the property, in seconds, by itself. A motorized searchlight locks on and follows them, an AI voice describes them and tells them to leave, and a 130 dB siren sounds if they stay.
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
Ring sells cameras from $79.99, video doorbells and Ring Alarm, with plans from Ring Solo to Ring Pro, and Virtual Security Guard, where guards watch enrolled cameras.1681221
Checked against Ring's own pages on October 27, 2026; the numbers after each claim are its sources. Sources
Each one next to what Ring says about its own products, October 2026.
The AI on the Brain reads what the person is doing, where, for how long and at what hour, then runs every step itself: searchlight, voice, then the 130 dB siren if they stay. Nobody has to press anything. The voice and the AI siren come with Standard and up.
The Brain turns a motorized searchlight onto the person and keeps the beam on them as they move, with 355° of rotation and 90° of tilt. Every package with a searchlight runs on Brain Full, for full tracking.
The AI speaks to the person and describes them: “You, black hoodie, get away from the car now.” No agent is on the line. On Standard and up.
The Free plan records every camera 24/7 on the Brain, with 4K clips of every event, alerts, live view and rewind. Free is $0 for good, and paid plans are month to month.
The two lineups, row by row: Ring's models, specs and prices from its own pages, PerimeterEye's from the Shop.
| What is compared | Ring | PerimeterEye |
|---|---|---|
| The brain of the system | The Ring Alarm Base Station, $119.99, with a 104 dB siren and up to 24 hours of backup battery. Ring Alarm Pro, $249.99, adds a built-in router and Ring Edge storage at home, for 1080p cameras.92324 | Brain Full: the AI for 1-16 cameras, 1 TB of recording (about 20 days of 24/7 video from 4 cameras) and full searchlight tracking. Brain Lite: 1-12 cameras and 256 GB; it tracks more slowly and less accurately. Both record 24/7 at your property on every plan, Free included. |
| Outdoor cameras | From the Outdoor Cam (1080p, battery) at $79.99 to the Outdoor Cam 4K Pro (wired or PoE, with an 85 dB siren) at $199.99, and Ring Elite 4K from $499.99 to $999.99.15161718 | Model 804, in white. 8 MP (4K) with a 2.8 mm starlight lens, full-color night vision, a microphone and speaker for two-way talk, and a metal housing, on one network cable. |
| The front door | Video doorbells from 2K battery models to the Wired Doorbell 4K Elite, on PoE, from $499.99.2122 | Model 704. A video doorbell and intercom with door codes and cards that rings your phones and wall panels. The AI Doorman greets visitors and takes messages on AI Guard. |
| Light | The Floodlight Cam 4K Pro, $279.99: 2,000-lumen floodlights that turn on with motion, and an 85 dB siren. The Spotlight Cam 4K Pro, $249.99: 600-lumen spotlights.31920 | A motorized searchlight with 355° of rotation and 90° of tilt, sold with its 90 W PoE injector: the Brain turns the beam onto the person and keeps it on them as they move. It sweeps the property on a schedule, and you can tap a camera's picture to aim it. Full tracking on Brain Full; slower on Brain Lite. |
| Siren | The base station's 104 dB siren sounds when Ring Alarm goes off. Camera sirens, 85 dB on the 4K Pro models, are sounded from Live View or by a guard.481723 | 130 dB with a strobe, on one network cable. The AI siren sounds by itself on serious threats with Standard and up; on any plan you can sound it from the app. It stops after 30 seconds and tells you. |
| Inside the home | Ring Alarm kits of 5 to 14 pieces: base station, keypad, contact sensors, motion detectors and a range extender.25 | Model 604. A touchscreen on the wall for live cameras and rewind, modes, the siren and the searchlight, and the front door. Instead of door and window sensors that react when a door or window opens, PerimeterEye is built to answer the person outside, before they reach a door, and it can run alongside an alarm you already have. |
| Power and connection | Wi-Fi; Ring Alarm keeps a cellular backup with a compatible plan. Ring says an offline camera can't show live video, send alerts or record.1129 | 8 PoE ports and 2 uplinks at 120 W, and Cat 6 cables in 25, 50 and 75 ft: one cable per device carries its power and video. Every package comes with the switches and cables it needs, so the prices here are for spares. The Brain switches to Wi-Fi if its cable drops. |
| Who answers | Ring Pro: agents answer Ring Alarm and request emergency response. Virtual Security Guard: guards at a center Ring doesn't own watch enrolled cameras when a person is detected in Home or Away mode, and can talk, use lights and sirens, and request emergency services.78 | None needed. It answers on its own, day and night: nobody has to watch or step in, not even you. The alert and video still reach your phone. |
Ring's prices as listed on October 27, 2026, before tax; offers change often. PerimeterEye's prices are the Shop's. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
What each one does, step by step: Ring's from its own pages, PerimeterEye's as filmed. An illustration, not a timed test.
Fast alerts, and guards if you add them; the response goes as far as you or a guard take it.
On the property, in seconds, by itself, with nobody on the line.
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
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On the camera's own clock, 21:04:26 to 21:04:30. Nobody pressed anything: the camera saw it, the Brain judged it, and the searchlight landed on the person.
Filmed September 15, 2026. Live PerimeterEye demonstration. Real footage. Real-time autonomous detection, tracking, and deterrence.
Equipment, plans, contract, installation, warranty and returns, from Ring's pages and PerimeterEye's Shop.
| What is compared | Ring | PerimeterEye |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | Cameras from $79.99 to $999.99 (Ring Elite 360 4K); doorbells up to $499.99; Ring Alarm kits of 5 to 14 pieces.12182125 | Three families: Lite (the Brain and 4K cameras) from $1,399 · Defense (adds the searchlight and the siren, on Brain Full) from $2,999 · Pro (adds the Access intercom and the wall panel) from $4,499. Or any part on its own. You own all of it. |
| Plans, per month | Ring Solo $4.99 (one device) · Ring Multi $9.99 · Ring Pro $19.99 (agents for Ring Alarm, Active Warnings, AI features) · Virtual Security Guard $99 per location (175 events, then $0.99 each). 24/7 recording: $3 per camera on top.11314 | Free $0 · Basic $9.99 · Standard $49.99 · Heavy $74.99 · AI Guard $99.99. Every system starts with a month of AI Guard. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up. |
| Contract | None. Plans are monthly or yearly; Virtual Security Guard is monthly, and you can cancel any time for a prorated refund.1813 | None. Paid plans are month to month: change or cancel any time, and the system keeps running on Free. Switching from another company? Get up to $1,000 of their cancellation fee back with a 36-month plan. |
| Installation | Do it yourself, or Ring's installation, starting at $129.99 per device.26 | Install it yourself with the included instructions, or hire an independent installer. Cameras, spotlights and sirens each run on one network cable. |
| Warranty | One-year limited warranty; Ring Multi and up add an extended warranty.127 | Two-year limited warranty on all PerimeterEye hardware, continuing while your plan is Standard or higher. |
| Returns | 45 days from the ship date, on orders from Ring.com.28 | 14-day returns after delivery. Opened items accepted if complete and undamaged; you pay change-of-mind return shipping. Mandatory consumer rights apply. |
Prices as listed on October 27, 2026, before tax; plan prices are per month, and offers change often.
Worth knowing before you decide, from its own pages.
From a $79.99 battery camera to 4K, PoE and Ring Elite models up to $999.99.121618
Virtual Security Guard puts U.S.-based guards on enrolled cameras, billed monthly per location, with no contract.813
Video can be encrypted with keys only you control; doing so turns off Virtual Security Guard and the AI features.10
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
Buy the hardware once, in one of three families or part by part. It runs on the Free plan; paid plans add the cloud AI, month to month. Switching from another company? Get up to $1,000 of their cancellation fee back with a 36-month plan.
The AI Brain and 4K AI cameras: Brain Lite for 4, 8 or 12 cameras, Brain Full for 16.
From $1,399
See Lite
Adds active deterrence on Brain Full: tracking spotlights and sirens, up to four spotlights for big properties.
From $2,999
See Defense
The whole system: deterrence, the Access outdoor intercom and an indoor wall panel.
From $4,499
See ProThe AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard. On the Free plan the Brain still detects, records 24/7 and alerts, the searchlight tracks people in Maximum Security mode, and you sound the siren and aim the light from the app.
It shares the idea that an alert isn't enough, but it works differently. On Virtual Security Guard, guards at a center Ring doesn't own watch enrolled cameras when a person is detected in Home or Away mode, and can talk, use lights and sirens, and request emergency services; it's priced per location, with 175 events. PerimeterEye answers on the property by itself, on every camera: the searchlight follows the person, the AI voice describes them, and the 130 dB siren sounds if they stay. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up.
Yes: alerts with live 4K video, two-way talk, clips and rewind, at home or away. The difference is that by the time the alert reaches you, the searchlight, the voice and the siren are already working on the property. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up.
No: Ring says video history and cloud storage need a Ring plan, and 24/7 recording is an add-on for each camera. PerimeterEye's Free plan records every camera 24/7 on the Brain at your property.
Ring says an offline camera can't show live video, send alerts or record, while Ring Alarm keeps a cellular backup with a compatible plan. On PerimeterEye, detection, recording, searchlight tracking and the siren keep running on the Brain at your property; the AI voice warning resumes when the connection is back.
If you rent, only need to cover a door, or have a budget of a few hundred dollars, Ring's battery cameras and doorbells are the practical answer. PerimeterEye is built for properties with ground to defend: driveways, yards and approaches.
Start with a package, or order with a specialist who confirms the right setup for your property first.
Every fact about Ring on this page comes from Ring's own pages, all read on October 27, 2026. The numbers after each claim match this list.
Many Ring prices were on sale on October 27, 2026; list prices are shown where Ring gives one. Ring publishes no response time for its agents or guards, so none is shown.
Plans, prices and features change, and they vary by product and region: check with Ring before you buy. Ring is a trademark of its owner, named only to compare published facts, and isn't affiliated with PerimeterEye. The PerimeterEye footage on this page is a live demonstration. Real footage. Real-time autonomous detection, tracking, and deterrence.
