Head-to-head · Best Garage Door Openers

Chamberlain B5330 vs LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Chamberlain B5330 comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.5 vs 4.2). The gap is mostly about Homeowners already committed to the myQ app who want the opener, the garage camera, and the overhead light to be one ceiling-mounted device — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Garage Door Openers

Chamberlain B5330

4.5

2 sources$309as of Aug 2

The Chamberlain B5330 is the best-documented opener in this category: PCMag's John R. Delaney had one professionally installed at his own home and scored it 4.0 out of 5, and Bob Vila's reviewer lived with one for two months in Florida and gave it a perfect 5. It pairs a 1 HP belt drive with a 1080p camera and a 1,000-lumen two-bulb light in a single ceiling unit, so it takes the place of an opener, a garage camera, and a light fixture at once. The catches are consistent across both reviews: myQ is a walled garden with no Alexa, Google, or HomeKit support, and the features most buyers assume are included — recorded clips, object detection, video search — are subscription-gated. Buy it if your garage is already a myQ household; look elsewhere if you want it to answer to a voice assistant.

Strengths

— Two independent reviewers installed it and both rated it at or near the top of their scale
— 1 HP belt drive that PCMag found quieter and smoother than the Chamberlain HD950WF it replaced
— Built-in 1080p camera with a 130-degree field of view, so the opener replaces a separate garage camera

Watch-outs

— No Alexa, Google Assistant, or Apple HomeKit support — myQ is the only way in
— Recorded video, face recognition, object detection, and video search all sit behind a myQ subscription; only live streaming and motion alerts are free
— The wireless keypad is not in the box and is sold as a separate accessory

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Ranked #2 in Best Garage Door Openers

LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View

4.2

2 sources1 derived

The LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View is the professionally installed answer to the camera-opener question, and it is the only product on this page with a numeric score from a standalone review — CNET's Molly Price rated it 7.8 out of 10 after a dealer installed two of them on her double-door garage. The camera retracts and rotates a full 360 degrees, the 2,000-lumen LED ring is brighter than anything else here, and The Spruce's tester ran one for three months and singled out the light. The trade-offs are consistent across both reviews: the camera feed lags, recorded video is subscription-gated, and because this is a dealer product rather than a big-box one, it is harder to find and harder to price than the Chamberlain alternatives.

Strengths

— A 360-degree LED ring rated at 2,000 lumens — The Spruce called it one of the brightest lights they have seen on a garage door opener
— CNET found the belt drive delightfully quiet across two units installed on a double-door garage
— The camera retracts, rotates manually through 360 degrees, has two-way audio and black-and-white night vision

Watch-outs

— CNET measured noticeable start-up lag opening the app and intermittent camera feed while the doors were moving
— Recorded clips need a subscription; without one you get the live view only
— Apple HomeKit works only by buying LiftMaster's separate myQ HomeKit bridge accessory

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How they stack up

Chamberlain B5330

The B5330 and the LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View are the two camera openers here, and they split along channel lines — the Chamberlain is a big-box unit a competent owner can have installed in an afternoon, while the LiftMaster is a dealer product. Against the Genie StealthDrive Connect 7155-TKV it trades away Alexa and Google support for the camera and the brighter integrated light. Buyers who want none of that should look at the Genie ChainDrive 550 (2035-TKV).

LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View

This and the Chamberlain B5330 are the two camera openers here, and they run the same myQ app because both brands belong to the same group — the difference is channel and lighting. The LiftMaster is a dealer install with a 360-degree 2,000-lumen ring; the B5330 is a big-box unit with two bulbs and roughly half the output. Neither will answer to a voice assistant without extra hardware, which is the argument for the Genie StealthDrive Connect 7155-TKV instead.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Chamberlain B5330	LiftMaster 87504-267 Secure View
Drive Type	Belt drive	Belt drive
Motor	1 HP DC	1-1/4 HP DC
Powerhead Size	7.2 x 8.2 x 16.2 in, just over 11 lb	—
Camera	1080p, 130-degree field of view	1080p, retractable, manually rotatable 360 degrees, two-way audio, black-and-white night vision
Lighting	Two 60W-equivalent LED bulbs, 1,000 lumens combined	360-degree LED ring, 2,000 lumens
Battery Backup	Included, up to 10 cycles	Integrated
Smart Connectivity	Built-in Wi-Fi, myQ app; no Alexa, Google, or HomeKit	myQ; HomeKit requires a separate bridge accessory
Keypad	Sold separately	—
Warranty	Lifetime motor and belt, 5-year parts, 1-year accessories	—
Wi-Fi	—	2.4 GHz only
Security Integrations	—	Vivint, Ring, Alarm.com
Channel	—	Dealer-installed

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