#13 in Home Automation & Smart Home

TP-Link Tapo C100 — Indoor WiFi Security Camera 1080P

Name: TP-Link Tapo C100 — Indoor WiFi Security Camera 1080P
SKU: B0866S3D82
Price: 19.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (28213 reviews)

4.4(28,213 reviews)

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Best for

Adding video monitoring to an indoor space (entryway, workshop, nursery) with no wiring, complementing the switches/plugs in this ranking that only control loads.

Indoor camera
Tapo app
Motion detection

What is it and what's it for?

Unlike the plugs and switches in this ranking that turn things on and off, this is a camera: it lets you watch live and record what happens in a room from your phone, with an automatic alert if it detects motion.

Real-world use cases

At home

You install it at the entryway or living room to see who comes in when you're not home, or in the baby's room as a monitor with two-way audio.

In a business or workshop

A small shop can monitor the storeroom or entrance after hours, getting a phone alert if it detects motion when the store should be closed.

How to avoid buying the wrong one

Runs on the Tapo app, an ecosystem separate from the Kasa app (TP-Link's other line) — they don't mix even though they're the same brand.
Recording storage is local (SD card, not included) or paid cloud — without either, you can only watch live, not review old footage.
Alexa/Google integration is for showing video on a screen (Echo Show), it doesn't let you control the camera by voice commands.

The investment takeaway

At $19.99 with over 28,000 reviews and the #1 spot in its category, it's one of the cheapest ways to add reliable video monitoring to your home or workshop — for unlimited historical recording, it's worth adding a cheap SD card before relying on the paid cloud.

TP-Link Tapo C100 — Indoor WiFi Security Camera 1080P

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