Wyze vs eufy Security Cameras: Budget Price vs No-Fee Completeness

Hardware and prices

Prices published on each manufacturer's own store as of August 2026:

Wyze lists the v4 at a regular price of $44.98 with no discount applied, so that figure is a standing price rather than a promotion. The eufy prices sit below higher compare-at prices on eufy's own pages ($239.99 on the S340, $241.99 on the E340), so treat those as current promotional pricing.

You can buy four Wyze Cam v4 units for less than one eufy flagship. The v4 is IP65 weather resistant and works indoors or out, but it is wired: every camera needs an outlet. eufy's outdoor models are battery cameras with solar assistance, so placement is not constrained by power.

What is free and what costs monthly

Wyze free tier: the Cam v4 records 24/7 to a microSD card (up to 256GB, sold separately) with no subscription, per Wyze's product page. What Cam Plus adds, at $2.99 per month per camera or $9.99 per month for unlimited cameras (Cam Unlimited), is 14-day cloud event storage, unlimited-length event videos, and AI detection for people, pets, packages, and vehicles.

eufy free tier: detection AI and storage are on-device. The SoloCam S340 stores footage on 8GB of built-in memory and eufy markets it as working without a subscription; eufyCam models store on a HomeBase 3 that is expandable to 16TB.

The practical difference: a Wyze camera without a plan records everything locally but the app's smart alerts are limited; a eufy camera without a plan behaves like the full product. Over three years, one Wyze Cam v4 plus Cam Plus is roughly $153 by published prices ($44.98 plus $2.99 x 36), still below eufy's $199.99 hardware price; with several cameras, Cam Unlimited at $9.99 per month adds about $360 over three years, and eufy's math starts to win. Our no-subscription security cameras guide ranks both approaches.

Specs on paper

Beyond price and fees, the published spec sheets are closer than the price gap suggests.

Image. The Wyze Cam v4 lists 2.5K QHD with color night vision, a strong sheet for $44.98. eufy's S340 lists a 3K wide lens plus a 2K telephoto, and the eufyCam S3 Pro lists 4K with MaxColor Vision, eufy's low-light color technology that it claims works without a spotlight.

Coverage. This is eufy's clearest paper win: the S340's motorized 355 degree pan and 60 degree tilt covers areas a fixed camera cannot, and the Floodlight E340 publishes full 360 degree coverage with 2,000 lumens of light. Wyze's v4 is a fixed-lens camera; you buy more units to cover more angles, which its price makes plausible.

Durability and placement. The v4 is IP65 weather resistant and dual-purpose indoor/outdoor, but its power cord defines where it can live. eufy's S340 pairs its battery with an adjustable, removable 2.2W solar panel, and eufy claims about two hours of direct sunlight a day keeps it powered.

None of this is hands-on testing; it is what both makers publish, and on paper the trade is Wyze's value per dollar against eufy's value per mounting position.

Which one fits you

Of the two lineups, by published specs and pricing:

Pick Wyze if budget dominates, you have power outlets where you need cameras, you are comfortable managing microSD cards, or you want to blanket a home with many inexpensive cameras and accept a modest subscription for smart alerts.

Pick eufy if you want battery or solar placement flexibility, on-device AI without any recurring fee, pan-tilt coverage (the S340 covers 355 degrees horizontally and tilts 60 degrees), or centralized expandable storage on a HomeBase.

Two honest caveats. First, Wyze's cheap hardware means a wired-only outdoor story at this price point; a driveway or fence line without power favors eufy. Second, neither brand's cameras are professional monitoring devices: nobody is dispatched when something moves. If a camera falls short of what you actually need, that gap is a monitoring decision, not a camera-brand decision.