Why Trust Us

Trust comes from clear methods, repeatable results, and the humility to show our work. We design tests around the moments that matter—did the alert arrive in time, and is the footage clear enough to act on?

Proven, Transparent Process

Every review documents firmware versions, network conditions, and placement. We publish the scoring weights, representative clips, and our Privacy & Cost Index so you can see how each conclusion was reached. When firmware changes performance, we retest and update our pages with version notes.

Cross‑Disciplinary Team

Our contributors bring complementary skills: test engineering for latency and reliability, imaging expertise for night‑time identification, small‑business loss‑prevention insight for evidence workflows, smart‑home integration for ecosystem reliability, and privacy review to minimize data exposure. Each piece is peer‑reviewed to reduce blind spots.

Independence and Reader‑First Funding

We don’t sell favorable coverage. If you buy through our links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you—that funding supports more testing. Editorial decisions are firewalled from monetization, and conflicts are disclosed. If we miss something, tell us; we correct mistakes with an editor’s note.

Our promise is simple: fewer false alarms, faster actionable alerts, clearer night footage, and a transparent accounting of costs and privacy—so your system is quiet when nothing’s wrong and authoritative when it is.