Vivint’s price of $169.99 for its Element Thermostat is right in line with what Brinks charges for an IQ Thermostat ($170). A Vivint glass-break detector will set you back $100, while Protect America charges $99 and Brinks Home Security charges $79. Door/window sensors go for $50 each, while Protect America charges $39 per sensor and Brinks Home Security charges $29 per sensor. ComponentsĪdditional component prices are a bit higher than what you get from the competition.
Other benefits of the service plan include 14 days of recorded video storage for clips of up to 90 seconds in length, 30 days of continuous storage with the purchase of a Vivint Smart Drive ($249), 24/7 online and telephone technical support, in-home technician services, and an expanded equipment warranty.Ī Vivint service plan isn't mandatory, but without it you’ll have to monitor the system yourself and forgo use of the mobile app as well as remote access to the system and 24/7 tech support. It also lets you control home automation devices such as door locks, doorbell cams, and thermostats, and it provides support for Amazon Alexa and Google Home voice commands. The Vivint service plan is $39.99 per month and gives you 24/7 professional monitoring and full use of the mobile app, including alert notifications. You also get a $100 credit toward additional components. A $599 Vivint Starter Kit comes with a Smart Hub, a pair of door/window sensors, one motion sensor, and one water sensor. When you order a Vivint system, you purchase whatever hardware you need such as door/window sensors, motion sensors, cameras, and thermostats.
That all adds up to our Editors' Choice for home security systems. Vivint Smart Home systems and components aren't cheap, but once you decide on a plan you don't have to lift a finger Vivint technicians come to your house, install everything, and give you a comprehensive tour of how it all works. With Vivint you get around-the-clock home monitoring with an incredibly swift response when an alarm goes off, as well as a variety of optional home automation services, all of which can be controlled from a smartphone, a PC, and a 7-inch touch-screen control panel. For that kind of response, you need a subscription-based service like the one that comes with the Vivint Smart Home security system. They don't check in to see if everything is OK when your smoke alarm goes off or when your front door alarm is tripped, and they don't call the local authorities. Find out more here.Do-it-yourself smart home security systems are great for frugal homeowners who want to save money by monitoring their homes themselves, but these systems leave it up to you to take action when an alarm is triggered.
The Outdoor Camera Pro is available through Vivint, along with other add-on devices like smart locks, thermostats and other connected products. When you receive the alert, you should also get an image of the person and have the option to talk to them from your phone via the camera's built-in microphone and speaker - and/or turn on the camera's siren. The Smart Sentry feature takes person detection a step further by promising to differentiate between people simply walking past your property and people "lurking." Set a time from one to 90 seconds in the app to define what you consider "lurking" on your property.įor example, if you set person detection at 60 seconds, the camera will only alert you and turn on its red LED light and warning sound (there are five different warning tones available) if it detects someone lingering in the area for at least one minute. Set a surveillance zone in the Vivint app and the system will alert you when it detects a person in that specific area.
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