Camera & doorbell plan prices, side by side
Prices and plan details checked on official brand pages on 2026-10-01. They change — confirm before you buy.
Most cameras and video doorbells are sold at a hardware price, but the features people expect — saved video, smart alerts, sharing clips — often sit behind a monthly plan. This table shows what each brand charges and what the plan actually unlocks, using only the brands' own pages.
Two numbers matter more than the monthly price: whether the plan is per device or covers every device at home, and how many days of video history you get. A $3.99 per-device plan on four cameras costs more than a $9.99 whole-home plan.
| Brand · plan | Price | Covers | Video history | Needs the plan | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ring Premium Legacy legacy | $19.99/mo $199.99/yr | All devices at home all Ring devices at one location (Ring Alarm owners) | 180 days | Cloud video history; 24/7 Professional Monitoring (Alarm) | ring.com |
| Google Nest Google Home Premium - Standard | $10/mo $100/yr | All devices at home all compatible Nest cameras and doorbells in the home (one subscription for all cameras) | 30 days | Event video history (30 days); Intelligent alerts: person/animal/vehicle, package, familiar faces, activity zones; Sound detection and emergency calling (US); Gemini Live and Ask Home basics (per Google blog) | blog.google |
| Google Nest Google Home Premium - Advanced | $20/mo $200/yr | All devices at home all compatible Nest cameras and doorbells in the home | 60 days | 60 days event video history; Up to 10 days 24/7 video history (wired cameras/doorbells only); Gemini AI event descriptions, Home Brief, Ask Home, searchable video history, zoomed-in alert previews | blog.google |
| Blink Basic | $3.99/mo $39.99/yr | Per device 1 device | 60 days | Cloud storage of motion clips and live views (up to 60 days); Person and vehicle detection (device-dependent; not on XT/XT2 etc.); Extended Live View (90 min, wired/plug-in cameras only); Blink Moments; Photo Capture (hourly snapshots); Custom notification snooze; 10% device discount (per Oct 2025 notice) | blinkforhome.com |
| Blink Basic AI | $6.99/mo $69.99/yr | Per device 1 device | 60 days | Everything in Basic; AI video descriptions; Known Faces (beta); Single Event Alerts; Unusual Activity Alerts; 20% device discount (annual only) | blinkforhome.com |
| Blink Plus | $11.99/mo $119.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 60 days | Everything in Basic for all devices; Extended warranty; 10% device discount | blinkforhome.com |
| Blink Plus AI | $19.99/mo $199.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 60 days | Everything in Plus; AI video descriptions, Known Faces (beta), Single Event Alerts, Unusual Activity Alerts; 20% device discount (annual only) | blinkforhome.com |
| Arlo Arlo Smart Aware - Unlimited Cameras | $215.88/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 60 days | 60-day cloud video history; Arlo Summary; Activity zones; Advanced detection (person/package/animal/vehicle); Animated preview notifications; Theft camera replacement; Priority support | us.arlo.com |
| Arlo Arlo Smart Secure monitoring | $299.88/yr | All devices at home unlimited | — | Everything in Smart Aware; 24/7 Professional Monitoring and Emergency Response; Arlo Safe family plan; Threat assessment, daily summaries | us.arlo.com |
| Wyze Cam Plus | $2.99/mo $29.99/yr | Per device 1 camera | 14 days | 14 days unlimited event videos in cloud; Person, vehicle, package and pet detection; Glass-break, barking, crying alerts; Web access; Doorbell v2: full-length event videos (without plan only 12-second clips on press); Doorbell v2: motion-activated voice prompt | wyze.com |
| Wyze Cam Unlimited | $9.99/mo $99.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 14 days | Everything in Cam Plus for all cameras; Friendly Faces recognition; Multi-camera timeline; Self-monitoring / smart modes | wyze.com |
| Wyze Cam Unlimited Pro | $19.99/mo $199.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 60 days | Everything in Cam Unlimited; Up to 60 days of event videos; Descriptive alerts / Stories; AI Video Search; 24/7 emergency dispatch | wyze.com |
| eufy Cloud Storage - Basic | $3.99/mo $39.99/yr | Per device 1 device (repeat purchases only extend the original device) | 30 days | Off-site cloud backup with 30-day history; AWS advanced encryption; Access even if the device is offline | eufy.com |
| eufy Cloud Storage - Plus | $13.99/mo $139.99/yr | All devices at home all devices | 30 days | Off-site cloud backup for all devices (30 days); AWS advanced encryption | eufy.com |
| eufy eufy Security Protection Plan Plus monitoring | $99.99/yr | All devices at home alarm system | — | 24/7 professional monitoring | eufy.com |
| Reolink Reolink Cloud - Standard | $6.99/mo | All devices at home up to 5 (4G cameras and video doorbells listed as compatible) | 30 days | Off-site cloud backup, 30GB shared storage, 30-day history | reolink.com |
| TP-Link Tapo Tapo Care - Cloud | $3.49/mo $34.99/yr | Per device up to 2 | 30 days | Cloud video storage and history (30 days, up to 2K); Snapshot notifications, smart filters, basic AI (per plan page) | tapo.com |
| TP-Link Tapo Tapo Care - Cloud Advanced | $11.99/mo $119.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 180 days | 180 days cloud storage, up to 4K; 24/7 video storage; Everything in Cloud | tapo.com |
| TP-Link Tapo Tapo Care - Cloud Advanced AI | $19.99/mo $199.99/yr | All devices at home unlimited | 180 days | Everything in Cloud Advanced; AI chat, facial recognition, intelligent notifications, summaries | tapo.com |
How to use this table
- Count your devices. If the plan is per device, multiply.
- Check the “needs the plan” column for the features you care about — usually video history and person/package alerts.
- Run your own numbers in the real cost calculator — it adds storage and accessories and shows 1, 3 and 5 years.
Missing a brand or found a price change? Plans change often; we update this page against official sources and show the check date at the top.