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Wyze
Affordable smart home products for everyone
As of 30 August 2026, Wyze's pricing is not published; the vendor quotes on request. Wyze offers extremely affordable smart home products including cameras, bulbs, plugs, locks, and more. Softwr lists it under Smart Home. Wyze is made by Wyze Labs, launched in 2017, available on iOS, Android, Web.
Overview
What Wyze does
Wyze offers extremely affordable smart home products including cameras, bulbs, plugs, locks, and more. Known for their low prices and good quality, Wyze makes smart home accessible to everyone.
What people use it for
- Low cost home security cameras with cloud event recording
- Motion and person detection alerts on a phone
- Viewing and reviewing camera footage without a local recorder
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Wyze.
- Without a paid Cam Plus plan, cloud clips are capped at 12 seconds
- Cam Plus Lite records a clip only once every 5 minutes, so events inside the cooldown are never captured
- Cam Plus Lite cloud storage is a rolling 14 days for motion events only
- Cam Plus Lite is a Name Your Price tier whose suggested contribution scales with the number of cameras on the account
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Pricing
What Wyze costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Cam Plus
$1.99 /mo
- Person detection
- 14-day cloud storage
- No cooldown
Cam Unlimited
$9.99 /mo
- Unlimited cameras
- All Cam Plus features
Capabilities
Features
Affordable Prices
Wide Product Range
Cloud Storage Options
Local Storage
Alexa
Integration with Alexa
Google Home
Integration with Google Home
IFTTT
Integration with IFTTT
SmartThings
Integration with SmartThings
IOS support
Available on iOS
Android support
Available on Android
Web support
Available on Web
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Questions people ask
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Is there a shipping cost?
Free shipping is available on orders of $59 or more.
SourceWhat is the return policy?
Wyze offers a 30-day return policy on purchases.
SourceDo I need a paid subscription to use Wyze cameras?
No, there are free features with zero limits on livestreams and a free user-friendly app, with no hidden fees. Cam Plus security plans are available as optional add-ons.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Wyze
- Company
- Wyze Labs
- Based in
- Seattle, Washington, USA
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