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Arlo pricing
Arlo publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
- Entry price
- On request
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Arlo plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlo Secure | $2.99/month | 3 | Entry tier |
| Arlo Secure Plus | $14.99/month | 3 | +$12/month, 3 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Arlo Secure
$2.99/monthThe entry tier. It covers 30-day cloud, ai detection, 1 camera.
Arlo Secure Plus
$14.99/monthOver Arlo Secure, this tier adds:
- Unlimited cameras
- 24/7 recording
- E911
What the product covers
The full Arlo feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Core
- Wire-Free
- 4K Video
- AI Detection
- Color Night Vision
Integrations
- Alexa
- Google Home
- HomeKit
- SmartThings
Platform
- IOS support
- Android support
- Web support
- Smart Displays support
People bring Arlo in for wire-free home security cameras, video doorbells and floodlight cameras, cloud recorded video history with person, vehicle and package detection, professionally monitored home security through the arlo app. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Arlo are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in IoT & Smart Home
Too few iot & smart home tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlo (this page) | On request | subscription | - | |
| Control4 | $1000/project | - | - | vs Arlo |
| Apple HomeKit | Free | - | - | vs Arlo |
| Arduino Cloud | Free | subscription | - | vs Arlo |
| August Smart Lock | On request | one-time | - | vs Arlo |
| Amazon Alexa | Free | free | - | vs Arlo |
| Aqara | On request | one-time | - | vs Arlo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Arlo badges page.
Before you pay for Arlo
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $2.99/month and $14.99/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Arlo against the tools that do have one before committing.
Arlo runs on ios, android, web, smart displays, and is published by Arlo Technologies of Carlsbad, California, USA. The full record is on the Arlo review, and the rest of the category is under best iot & smart home tools.
Arlo pricing questions
- How much does Arlo cost?
- Arlo publishes 2 tiers, from $2.99/month for Arlo Secure up to $14.99/month for Arlo Secure Plus. The cheapest paid tier is $2.99/month.
- Does Arlo have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Arlo is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Arlo Secure and Arlo Secure Plus on Arlo?
- Arlo Secure Plus costs $14.99/month against $2.99/month, and adds unlimited cameras, 24/7 recording, e911.
- Is the Arlo Secure Plus plan on Arlo worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is unlimited cameras, 24/7 recording, e911. It costs $14.99/month against $2.99/month for Arlo Secure. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which iot & smart home tools can I use without paying?
- 4 of the 7 iot & smart home tools listed alongside Arlo have a free tier: Apple HomeKit, Arduino Cloud, Amazon Alexa, Blynk.
- What am I actually paying for with Arlo?
- The record lists 12 features across 3 areas: core, integrations, platform. In practice it is brought in for wire-free home security cameras, video doorbells and floodlight cameras, cloud recorded video history with person, vehicle and package detection, professionally monitored home security through the arlo app.
- Does Arlo charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Arlo prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Arlo against before paying?
- The closest iot & smart home tools in this directory are Control4, Apple HomeKit, Arduino Cloud, August Smart Lock. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Arlo covering price, platforms and features.