Canary Home Security

Canary Home Security offers a simple, easy home security system for customers looking for video monitoring throughout their homes. Compared to other large providers, Canary’s pricing is cost-effective, and you won’t be spending more than a couple hundred dollars per year with the company’s equipment and services. If you’re looking for more hands-on monitoring and security devices, Canary won’t have what you need, but the cameras are high-quality and offer an immediate way to self-monitor and get in touch with emergency personnel.

Canary’s Response to COVID-19: As of December 2020, Canary hasn’t released a formal statement about COVID-19. However, the company has published a helpful summer road trip blog about how to keep yourself and your home secure if you’re traveling during the pandemic.

Costs: Overall, Canary offers a cheaper alternative to more well-known security companies. Even if you chose the most expensive camera and premium service, you’ll pay $300 for one year. Other companies with alarm systems and professional monitoring can cost closer to $500-600 for equipment and $50 per month for monitoring. 

Contract: Canary doesn’t offer contracts with its basic plan, but its premium subscription is essentially a contract. The subscription lasts for one or two years, depending on what you choose, and you may be subject to late fees if you terminate the service before the subscription terms are up. Though there isn’t an early termination fee, you’ll be charged for the amount of service you would have paid for if you would have kept the subscription. 

Wired or Wireless: Each of Canary’s cameras work wireless through WiFi or ethernet connection to provide a live monitoring stream that you can access through the Canary app. Each camera just needs to plug into a 100v-240v power supply and it’s ready to go. 

Monitoring: Canary doesn’t offer traditional monitoring like most other security companies. There’s no call center that’s notified since the devices don’t come with alarms. The closest thing that Canary offers to third-party monitoring is its one-touch access to first responders, which comes with both its basic and premium subscriptions. 

With the basic and premium service, users have the ability to monitor their homes and receive live notifications when there’s motion or suspicious activity. With the premium subscription, users have access to an incident report team that can offer professional help in the event of a break-in or security incident. 

Installation: All of Canary’s cameras are designed for DIY installation. The cameras themselves just need power and internet access. If you choose to purchase an additional camera stand, you may need to spend more time setting it up, though all the instructions are easy and posted online. 

Equipment: Canary only offers three types of security cameras and camera mounts. If you’re looking for home alarms and entryway sensors, the company won’t have what you need.

Canary offers three main cameras along with accessories and a premium subscription plan. The cameras range from $99 to $199 with Canary’s basic service, which includes 24/7 live video feeds, motion-activated video clips, person detection and 24-hour video history. 

You can choose to add on Canary’s premium monitoring subscription at $99 for one year or $89 for two years. With the premium plan, you’ll get motion-activated full-length videos, 30-day video history, unlimited video downloads, two-way communication and more. With the premium plan, you’ll need to pay an additional $49 per year or $4.99 per month for each additional camera if you have more than five devices.

Canary doesn’t offer professional installation, but it isn’t required for any of its products. Each camera is simple to set up: All you have to do is establish an internet connection. Canary also offers camera mounts for an additional price that you can set up on your own, and the instructions are available online as well with each package.

Canary offers a collection of cameras with built-in home security features to keep your home safe using one device. With Canary, you can control all of your cameras’ features and monitor your home 24/7 using the mobile app. Their cameras include AI-powered Person Detection, Canary Talk and emergency alerts to give you an all-in-one home security device.

Regardless of what Canary camera you choose, you’re guaranteed to have a few features. You’ll have access to the mobile app, free AI-powered Person Detection, 24/7 surveillance and anytime access to emergency responders. You’ll also get HD video and audio.

In addition to its security cameras, Canary also offers accessories like camera mounts. Customers can choose from a secure mount, twist mount and stake mount depending on where you’d like to place the camera.

Canary offers two service plans to record and store camera activity. The Canary Free Access and Premium Plan both come with a few features including:

• 24/7 live surveillance
• AI-powered Person Detection
• Advanced detection, including automatic arming and disarming
• One-touch access to emergency responders

But there are a few key differences between the free and premium plans. Here’s a breakdown of the differences.

Most Canary cameras come with a limited lifetime warranty for up to one year. You’ll get up to 2 years on your camera’s warranty with the Premium Service plan. Keep in mind that the camera is only valid if your device comes from a Canary authorized retailer.

Canary also offers a 60-day money-back guarantee for a full refund if you’re not satisfied with your purchase.