Security System reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 230 Reddit reviews across 33 subreddits and 77 posts to rank the best Security System brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/homesecurity, r/HomeKit, r/homeowners, r/philadelphia, r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer. Top-rated brands include Ring (4.1/5), SimpliSafe (4.4/5), Reolink (4.5/5).

Stats
Reviews230
Subreddits33
Posts77
Brands73
Products42
Top communities
r/homesecurity59r/HomeKit24r/homeowners19r/philadelphia15r/FirstTimeHomeBuyer15
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#1

Ring

4.1
(33)
"I went with the Ring and I feel secure having a camera"
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"Ring Stick Up Camera. Wait a few weeks and they will be on sale for Black Friday/Cyber Monday."
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"Ring sounds exactly like what I need, especially the user friendly part."
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"I like Ring simply because it’s user friendly and will probably add more if prime days has some great specials."
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"I would go with a system like Ring/Simplisafe. I think you should start with a sensor on each outside door, the cameras and a wall keypad."
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"Ring + Scrypted user +1, highly recommend this one!"
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"Ring alarm!!"
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"We have a basic ring security alarm with 4 sensors. It works fine for 80 quid a year subscription."
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"Ring is definitely a good system if installed correctly."
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"Ring is great too, you can purchase as many cameras as you want on the premium subscription tier."
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#2

SimpliSafe

4.4
(29)
"Picked up simplisafe, love it."
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"I have had Simplisafe for almost 10 years and they're great."
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"I have SimpliSafe and my experience has been good so far!"
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"SimpliSafe is great! I have it."
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"I have had great service and experience with SimpliSafe. Very easy to install and other than recharging some batteries a couple of times a year just about maintenance free."
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"We have had SimpliSafe since last November... and have had nothing but great experiences with them."
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"Love SimpliSafe!"
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"Also recommend SimpliSafe as a single woman! I have keypad, door sensors, motion sensor, fire alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors."
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"I have outdoor cameras, the doorbell, door/window sensors. I am also a single woman and i feel totally safe with SimpliSafe."
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"I have and can recommend the SimpliSafe home security system. Super easy to set up and their support is great."
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#4

Eufy

3.9
(10)
"No monthly fees."
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"I like there is no monthly fee and we can view our cameras-doorbell at any time from our phones or tablets."
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"Eufy has a lot of different camera options and local storage which saves you on monthly fees."
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"You don't need a subscription to use the Eufy ecosystem, you can have local storage."
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"Our family have had the Eufy cameras at three houses for a few years."
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"Eufy. Easy installs, no monthly fees."
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"Eufy and their line of products. Great clarity, good motion detection, great battery life."
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"It’s reads well on the specs. I’ve heard the app is buggy though."
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"Not sure if in want monthly fee to use their system like Ring or get eufy where records on hard drive."
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"Not sure if in want monthly fee to use there system like Ring or get eufy where records on hard drive."
#5

DSC

4.6
(8)
"One of the best systems out there in my opinion is the DSC Neo system."
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"I have a DSC Powerseries. It’s a commercial grade alarm."
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"The Monitoring Center for a monitored solution—DSC or Honeywell alarm panel, super reliable."
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"DSC or DMP. DSC will let you use alarm.com which is probably the gold standard in terms of apps."
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"As a security expert, I would recommend DSC equipment."
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"Current plan is to go ahead and pay the annual Alarm.com residential level 2."
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"Hardwire your house it’s a DSC Neo. You can add a Connect to it for notifications and app control."
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"DSC is a solid system with both wired and wireless options."
#6

Abode

4.0
(8)
"I love Abode. I have it in both my homes."
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"Abode is one of the companies I always recommend."
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"Abode is really nice and you get instant notifications."
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"I find Abode to be a great option."
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"For digital security, I have seen decent reviews for Abode security."
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"I’ve had my Abode system with 35 sensors connected to HomeKit for 7 years."
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"We use Abode. Kind of similar to SimpliSafe."
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"The hardware works well and solid integration with HK."
#7

Wyze

3.9
(8)
"I am going to suggest going with Wyze cameras. They are cheap, SD card and you can 'share' access to each camera individually."
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"Wyze, they have a Canadian site you can purchase from or Amazon works as well."
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"Wyze cam pan"
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"Wyze has an entire line of products that are more affordable than Ring, etc."
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"Wyze is fantastic and has reasonably priced options."
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"We used Wyze cameras for my mom. We had three cameras in her house."
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"We have a few Wyze cams and a Simplisafe system."
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"The best thing about wyze is it can be extremely cost efficient, and the products are decent even at the low end."
#9

Honeywell

4.3
(6)
"Resideo/Honeywell PROA7PLUS."
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"Super reliable ways to use and set up."
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"Lyric is a quality system but I’m sure there are newer honeywell offerings available."
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"A system with door sensors that will play a sound when a door opens. I have a Honeywell one because that's what was there when we bought the house."
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"Look for U.L. listed equipment for Burglary rating."
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"I personally would use a Honeywell Vista or DSC Powerseries installed with all wired sensors."
#10

Surety

4.2
(6)
"If you really want DIY, but also a system on par with one from a professional installer, this is the way."
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"SimpliSafe, Ring, and Surety Home are great DIY solutions"
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"If you want monitoring i'd try to find a local alarm company or just go with Surety."
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"Surety! It uses alarm.com and is priced well."
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"Also recommend searching this sub for experiences with Surety DIY. Definitely not for everyone, but lots of positive experiences."
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"Surety uses Alarm.com and has a much more reasonable $19/mo monitoring charge that hasn’t gone up in years."
#11

Home Assistant

4.8
(5)
"If you are a tech person, definitely take a look at HomeAssistant!"
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"Make your own system if given the chance. Something like Home Assistant is always a great starting base for that."
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"Definitely take a look at HomeAssistant! no monthly fees."
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"No matter which setup you choose with Home Assistant."
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"So I think you might need to use a few different services together but HomeAssistant can put these all together."
#12

ADT

2.2
(9)
"I was happy with ADT and unhappy with Xfinity."
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"ADT or Banham are the big companies who do monitored alarms."
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"An ADT sticker and one or two smart sensors/monitors if you are away often."
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"ADT sign and a Beretta are good enough for us."
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"I've used ADT, it's ok and on the expensive side."
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"ADT will force you into a long term (5 year) support contract."
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"But don’t go ADT. They’re slimeballs."
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"All I can say is stay away from ADT."
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"Just DO NOT use ADT. They put you in a blood contract."
#13

Vivint

4.8
(4)
"We’ve been on Vivint for a while now. They’re great."
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"I highly recommend Vivint."
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"I highly recommend Vivint."
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"I have hear good things about Vivint."
#14

Lorex

4.5
(4)
"I bought a lorex system and had it professionally installed."
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"Lorex, no fees. Great support and lots of options."
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"Good price and good product."
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"Lorex has a double camera 180 degree view that has a recording light on it."
#15

Aqara

4.0
(4)
"For that purpose I’d go with aqara."
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"Aqara is good wireless option, integrates into HomeKit natively."
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"Aqara or Abode are nice and simple security systems."
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"I added Aqara door sensors and an Aqara M3 hub (both running on matter). The M3 hub acts as the matter edge router and alarm."
#16

alarm.com

4.7
(3)
"I contract with a good company that uses the Alarm.com series of sensors and cameras."
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"I would highly recommend alarm.com's Wellness Independent Living solution."
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"They have small business packages that would be very easy to manage."
#17

Konnected

4.3
(3)
"Konnected plus Alarmo will allow you to build a full-featured alarm system with zero subscription fees."
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"Konnected."
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"Go over to the /homeassistant sub and read upon wired systems that use konnected."
#18

Ubiquiti

4.3
(3)
"Personally I use ubiquiti and love it."
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"For cameras- you want Reolink or Ubiquiti."
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"Ubiquiti has some great products."
#19

General Alarm System

5.0
(2)
"Get a good alarm system, and talk to the SO's deputies."
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"Make sure the company you choose holds a Florida alarm license."
#20

Cove

3.0
(3)
"Cheapest and Easiest that can integrate the door/window opening and camera with movement sensor would definitely be Cove."
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"The equipment won't work if you don't have it monitored."
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"Do not go with Cove."
#21

Qolsys

4.5
(2)
"Qolsys IQ4 panels with PowerG is the way to go."
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"A very good system that has multiple hardwired to wireless options."
#22

ELK

4.0
(2)
"They were listed as an ELK installer."
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"We use Elk and it works very well for us."
#23

Surety Home

4.0
(2)
"If you want a DIY approach then that will save you on the labor."
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"You can go with Surety Home and get an IQ4 panel."
#24

Axis

4.0
(2)
"Axis probably your best bet."
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"Axis & Synology both offer local recorders."
#25

Tapo

4.0
(2)
"Only thing is you need to run a wired 12v power source to each camera."
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#26

Ecobee

4.0
(2)
"I use ecobee and UniFi for cameras."
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"If you care about professional monitoring (calling the cops in your behalf)? If so, ecobee is pretty good and only $7/month."
#27

Alarm.com

4.0
(2)
"DSC, Honeywell, Qolsys, 2gig, to name a few they all also offer alarm.com service for remote arming."
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"Alarm.com compatible hardware is pretty good."
#28

Amcrest

4.0
(2)
"For indoors you could look at the amcrest indoor pan tilt WiFi cams. They are inexpensive and work well."
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"Many of the Amcrest cameras do facial detection and can alert you with the face."
#29

Ajax

5.0
(1)
"All are far superior to Lorex, Google Nest, Ring or other DIY options, though Reolink is actually pretty solid for the price"
#30

Aosu

5.0
(1)
"It's excellent and I don't have to pay for cloud storage."
#31

Vantrue

5.0
(1)
"Love my Vantrue N4 Pro, gps, wifi, 3 channels, can be hardwired."
#32

Compustar

5.0
(1)
"Very good quality alarm/remote start system especially if paired with dronemobile."
#33

PowerG

5.0
(1)
"You want alarm.com and power g sensors it’s the only way to go."
#34

General Security System

5.0
(1)
"An intrusion alarm with panic buttons, full monitoring, and duress codes."
#35

General Alarm Company

5.0
(1)
"Call a few established alarm companies and get price quotes."
#36

UniFi

5.0
(1)
"I run UniFi at my home and it's been great."
#37

Independent Alarm

5.0
(1)
"Great company. Go with the best. They are locally owned."
#38

Blue Iris

5.0
(1)
"Blue iris is the best option!"
#39

Vector

5.0
(1)
"We have had Vector for almost 12 years now with zero issues."
#40

Advanced Security

5.0
(1)
"I second advanced security. Startup for my house was like 1000 to install everything but it’s like 140 every 3 months now."
#41

Lost Coast Home Protection

5.0
(1)
"I had a really good experience with Lost Coast Home Protection!"
#42

IDIS

5.0
(1)
"They have their own application on PC and mobile. It’s also non subscription based."
#44

Unifi

4.0
(1)
#45

RLK

4.0
(1)
"The system I have is fine and I feel confident that an alarm will notify the police."
#46

Onvis

4.0
(1)
"I have onvis motion detectors which are quite good. Bonus is that they include temp and humidity sensors."
#48

DMP

4.0
(1)
"DMP panels have access modules you would just add them to whatever doors you'd want fob access to."
#49

Access Control Systems

4.0
(1)
"I often recommend an access control system over traditional alarm systems."
#50

Simplisafe

4.0
(1)
"For me, it’s Simplisafe for alarm (and a couple of cameras since they were free)..."
#51

Smith's Electronics

4.0
(1)
"Smith's Electronics or Selective Security are both local companies I've worked with in the past."
#52

Slomin’s

4.0
(1)
"In terms of security alarm only, we use Slomin’s. Very pleased."
#53

AlarmGrid

4.0
(1)
"We use AlarmGrid which is affordable and great for a DIY approach."
#54

Crown Automation

4.0
(1)
"I've heard good things about Crown Automation."
#55

Tattletale

4.0
(1)
"I would use Tattletale."
#56

Scout

4.0
(1)
"Scout alarm."
#57

Everon

4.0
(1)
"I would recommend yall look into Everon, as they are quite good at what they do."
#58

HikVision, Dahua, Amcrest

4.0
(1)
"You want a real wired home security cam system like HikVision, Dahua, Amcrest etc."
#59

Vista

4.0
(1)
"Vista 20p or Vista 21ip go wireless and hire a professional installer."
#60

Dynamark

4.0
(1)
"We chose Dynamark years ago and have been happy with them. The equipment has been solid and the monitoring has been very responsive."
#61

John's Brothers

4.0
(1)
"I've recently gotten a price from John's Brothers and it was very reasonable."
#62

Schlage

4.0
(1)
"We use Schlage Encode Plus lock and it works great."
#63

EyezOn

4.0
(1)
"Went with eyezon.com’s 'Solo' system. It’s super simple and wireless."
#64

SwitchBot

4.0
(1)
"Check products from SwitchBot on Amazon. Look for products with “matter” compatibility/support if you don’t want to be locked into any single ecosystem like ring/amazon, nest/google etc"
#65

Synology

4.0
(1)
"Provides good bang for the buck with 8 built-in camera licenses."
#66

Dahua

4.0
(1)
"The important thing now is to get your wires in."
#67

Imou Ranger 2

4.0
(1)
"Theoretically, you can get a cheap yet reliable wired camera (or two) and be ready to inform the police if and when something happens."
#69

HomeKit Alarm System

4.0
(1)
"Buy a decent alarm. With a side view of integrating to homekit."
#70

Eyezon Vista 20P Alarm

4.0
(1)
"I have one for my vista 20p alarm and it works great."
#71

Haloview Bytetango

3.0
(1)
"You just need to wire it to 12v instead of lights."
#72

Burglar Alarm

3.0
(1)
"I would try a quote for Burglar alarm only."
#73

Amazon

2.0
(1)
"I had Blink and it was horrible."

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