Cloud storage plan value

Newer reviews note that an optional cloud plan costing under about five dollars per month is available, mainly as a backup so recordings remain accessible online if the camera or local storage are damaged.

Reolink’s optional cloud service, now described as offering around 30 GB of storage for a modest monthly fee, continues to be seen as a reasonable add on for extra backup, but reviews emphasize that strong local options make it a convenience rather than a necessity for most Argus 4 Pro owners.

Tapo Care offers about thirty days of encrypted event storage plus rich notifications and summaries, and this reviewer highlights the roughly £9.99 plan that covers up to ten cameras as good value compared with buying multiple large microSD cards, keeping its pricing broadly in line with other consumer security camera subscriptions.

Nest Aware adds familiar face recognition and extended event history, and reviewers frame the subscription as a worthwhile upgrade for people already comfortable with Google’s cloud services, particularly when bundling several Nest products together.

Tapo Care is framed as an affordable way to add around 30 days of cloud history and richer snapshot notifications, but this review notes that it is an optional extra on top of already good local storage, so some buyers may skip it.

Reviews describe Aqara’s HomeGuardian subscription as a reasonably priced way to extend cloud history and unlock extra detection controls, downloads, filtering and notifications, and recent reports add that the free tier includes one day of low resolution history while paid plans deliver up to 90 days of 2K footage, trial periods, and occasional discounts that help offset the ongoing cost compared to relying only on the included HomeKit Secure Video service for Apple users.

Owners can subscribe to optional cloud plans that provide 30 days of rolling storage for one or multiple cameras, but these come as additional monthly fees on top of the hardware purchase.

Arlo’s cloud plan adds fast, rich notifications and 30 days of history, but reviewers emphasize that you must subscribe to Arlo Secure to unlock much of the Pro 5’s potential, making the camera a more expensive long-term option than subscription-free rivals.

Eufy’s optional cloud plans are positioned mainly as a backup to strong local storage, with per device and all device tiers that add online redundancy for buyers willing to pay a modest monthly fee.

While Arlo’s cloud service provides smart alerts and video history, this review points out that the need for both an Arlo Secure subscription and a separate data plan can make the Go 2 a relatively expensive option over time.

Ezviz CloudPlay provides optional off-site backups, but this review highlights that plans start around $4 per month for just seven days of video, making the cloud service feel relatively expensive next to robust local storage.