SimpliSafe costs $200 equipment plus $0-28/mo with no contracts. Alder uses door-to-door sales and locks buyers into 3-5 year contracts with early termination fees. Over 3 years: SimpliSafe runs $200-...
Cove charges $17.99-27.99/mo with no free tier — you must pay to use the system at all. SimpliSafe has a free self-monitoring tier but charges $18-28/mo for pro monitoring. 3-year total: Cove runs $64...
The SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro ($170) shoots sharp 1080p HDR with a 164° wide-angle lens — solid hardware at a fair price. But it only works inside the SimpliSafe app. No Alexa live view, no Google...