



Monitoring zones let you choose specific areas from which to receive or block alerts-handy for receiving alerts along your walkway while blocking alerts from your busy street. Other features include two-way audio, monitoring zones, and person alerts. In CR’s tests, it offers great response time, but its video quality isn’t the best, earning only a Fair rating. Through a Canary membership ($10 per month or $99 per year for up to five devices), you’ll receive 30 days of motion-based video storage, as well as two-way audio and camera access through an internet browser (giving you the added ability to monitor your home from any computer).ĬR’s take: The Canary Flex features a magnetic mount, so you can easily move the camera to different mounts placed throughout your home. Wireless security camera startup Canary gives you one day of free motion-based video storage.

As for features, you can expect geofencing, two-way audio, and voice control via Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. It also receives decent scores in our video-quality and Smart IQ tests. These plans incur a monthly fee for each camera you own: 14 days of storage for $10 per month or $99 per year 30 days for $20 per month or $199 per year.ĬR’s take: The Netgear Arlo Pro is the only wireless security camera in our ratings with a rating of Excellent for response time, even beating out the popular Nest Cam Indoor (below). The company offers continuous video recording plans for its Arlo Q, Arlo Q Plus, Arlo Baby, and Arlo Pro 2 cameras. There’s also a 60-day plan for up to 15 cameras at $15 per month or $149 per year. If you want additional storage, you can get 30 days’ worth for up to 10 cameras at $10 per month or $99 per year. Arlo’s base station will also accept a USB drive, so you can store video on your own hard drive instead of in the cloud. Netgear offers a rolling seven days of free storage of motion-based recordings for up to five Arlo cameras.
