[slantyyz]

I have the Unifi Protect doorbell and like it a lot.

But the big decision point is whether you want to get stuck in the Unifi Protect walled garden. A lot of people understandably don't want that.

Back in the days of Unifi Video, you could create your own NVR using Unifi's software, but you can't with Unifi Protect. I've already outgrown my Unifi Cloud Key Gen 2+ (which is only doing NVR duties). Scrubbing through footage in a browser or mobile device can be a royal pain.

If you have a significant number of cameras, you need to invest in one of the more powerful Unifi NVRs to get better performance.