
If you want smart home automation and security camera recordings, you almost always have to sign up with a subscription service.

Note that a month-to-month subscription is par for the course. We went with the Interactive plan, and we must say, we were quite happy with the features and benefits. Here's a breakdown of their two plans and the features they include:

You’ll have to spring for the Interactive plan if you want smart home integrations - but keep in mind the subscription also includes 24/7 alarm monitoring and video support.īefore we start talking about home automation, you need to know that to get these features out of your SimpliSafe security system, you're going to need to sign up for one of two subscription plans. SimpliSafe has two different subscription plans: Standard and Interactive, priced at $19.99 and $29.99 per month respectively. First Things First, A SimpliSafe Subscriptionīefore we dive into SimpliSafe’s home automations, it’s worth mentioning that you’ll need to sign up with SimpliSafe monitoring to access smart features. Let’s find out if SimpliSafe is worth the investment for tech-heads and smart home aficionados… or, if it’s better for folks looking for easy automation. Still missing from that list is IFTTT and Z-Wave, but hopefully those will be coming soon. It works with some of the biggest names in home automation like Google Nest and Amazon Alexa (although it plays better with the latter). We recently tested SimpliSafe's products, and while it didn't wow us with cutting-edge home automations like Vivint did, we were impressed with its capabilities.
