PerimeterEye answers on the property, in seconds, by itself. A motorized searchlight locks on and follows them, an AI voice describes them and tells them to leave, and a 130 dB siren sounds if they stay.
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
Vivint installs every system itself, with agents required on each, and its cameras deter: Smart Deter whistles and lights a red ring, and the Spotlight Pro is a fixed light bar that sweeps and strobes.1234
Checked against Vivint's own pages on October 27, 2026; the numbers after each claim are its sources. Sources
Each one next to what Vivint says about its own products, October 2026.
The Brain turns a motorized searchlight onto the person and keeps the beam on them as they move, with 355° of rotation and 90° of tilt. Every package with a searchlight runs on Brain Full, for full tracking.
At VivintThe Spotlight Pro is a fixed light bar that sweeps and strobes, up to 1,800 lumens, and needs the Outdoor Camera Pro 3.2
The AI speaks to the person and describes them: “You, black hoodie, get away from the car now.” No agent is on the line. On Standard and up.
The AI on the Brain reads what the person is doing, where, for how long and at what hour, then runs every step itself: searchlight, voice, then the 130 dB siren if they stay. Nobody has to press anything. The voice and the AI siren come with Standard and up.
At VivintVivint's team acts once the alarm goes off: they reach you through the hub or by phone, and request emergency services if needed.4
Install it yourself with the included instructions, or hire an independent installer. No agents are required, plans are month to month, and the system keeps running on Free. Switching from another company? Get up to $1,000 of their cancellation fee back with a 36-month plan.
The two lineups, row by row: Vivint's models, specs and prices from its own pages, PerimeterEye's from the Shop.
| What is compared | Vivint | PerimeterEye |
|---|---|---|
| The brain of the system | The Smart Hub Pro 2: a 7-inch touchscreen with a 100 dB siren, 24 hours of backup battery and cellular backup; $599.99 at launch. HomeProtect comes with a screenless Security Hub with a built-in alarm.591216 | Brain Full: the AI for 1-16 cameras, 1 TB of recording (about 20 days of 24/7 video from 4 cameras) and full searchlight tracking. Brain Lite: 1-12 cameras and 256 GB; it tracks more slowly and less accurately. Both record 24/7 at your property on every plan, Free included. |
| Outdoor cameras | The Outdoor Camera Pro 3: a 4K sensor recording at up to 1080p, a 140° view, radar, a 90 dB speaker and 24/7 recording on the camera; $399.99 at launch. It needs HomeProtect Pro.1615 | Model 804, in white. 8 MP (4K) with a 2.8 mm starlight lens, full-color night vision, a microphone and speaker for two-way talk, and a metal housing, on one network cable. |
| The front door | The Doorbell Camera Pro: 1080p with a 180° × 180° view; when it spots someone taking a package, it lights an LED ring and sounds its 90 dB speaker.10 | Model 704. A video doorbell and intercom with door codes and cards that rings your phones and wall panels. The AI Doorman greets visitors and takes messages on AI Guard. |
| Light | The Spotlight Pro: a fixed light bar that sweeps and strobes, up to 1,800 lumens and 25 feet, and turns more intense if someone lingers. It needs the Outdoor Camera Pro 3 and Vivint's installation.28 | A motorized searchlight with 355° of rotation and 90° of tilt, sold with its 90 W PoE injector: the Brain turns the beam onto the person and keeps it on them as they move. It sweeps the property on a schedule, and you can tap a camera's picture to aim it. Full tracking on Brain Full; slower on Brain Lite. |
| Siren | Smart Deter whistles and lights the Outdoor Camera Pro 3's red LED ring when someone loiters for the time you set (Vivint recommends ten seconds). The hub's siren is 100 dB, and the camera takes a siren extender.189 | 130 dB with a strobe, on one network cable. The AI siren sounds by itself on serious threats with Standard and up; on any plan you can sound it from the app. It stops after 30 seconds and tells you. |
| Inside the home | Door and window, motion, glass-break, smoke and CO, and water sensors, Kwikset smart locks, a garage controller and a thermostat. HomeProtect includes the hub, three door and window sensors, a motion sensor and a keypad.356 | Model 604. A touchscreen on the wall for live cameras and rewind, modes, the siren and the searchlight, and the front door. Instead of door and window sensors that react when a door or window opens, PerimeterEye is built to answer the person outside, before they reach a door, and it can run alongside an alarm you already have. |
| Power and connection | Wi-Fi, with cellular and battery backup in the hub. The Outdoor Camera Pro 3 keeps recording to the device if the Wi-Fi drops.19 | 8 PoE ports and 2 uplinks at 120 W, and Cat 6 cables in 25, 50 and 75 ft: one cable per device carries its power and video. Every package comes with the switches and cables it needs, so the prices here are for spares. The Brain switches to Wi-Fi if its cable drops. |
| Who answers | Vivint's own U.S. team, required with every system: they reach you through the hub or by phone, and request emergency services if there's an emergency or they can't reach you. Vivint says it has no access to your live or stored video.4 | None needed. It answers on its own, day and night: nobody has to watch or step in, not even you. The alert and video still reach your phone. |
Vivint's prices as listed on October 27, 2026, before tax; offers change often. PerimeterEye's prices are the Shop's. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
What each one does, step by step: Vivint's from its own pages, PerimeterEye's as filmed. An illustration, not a timed test.
Light and sound at the camera, and people once the alarm goes off.
On the property, in seconds, by itself, with nobody on the line.
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
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On the camera's own clock, 21:04:26 to 21:04:30. Nobody pressed anything: the camera saw it, the Brain judged it, and the searchlight landed on the person.
Filmed September 15, 2026. Live PerimeterEye demonstration. Real footage. Real-time autonomous detection, tracking, and deterrence.
Equipment, plans, contract, installation, warranty and returns, from Vivint's pages and PerimeterEye's Shop.
| What is compared | Vivint | PerimeterEye |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | HomeProtect (hub, three door and window sensors, a motion sensor and a keypad): $199.99 with a 3-year agreement, $349.99 without. HomeProtect Pro equipment from $749.99, installed. Packages paid upfront: Security Starter $649.99, Doorbell Security $999.98, Safety & Security with the Outdoor Camera Pro $1,549.97.35613 | Three families: Lite (the Brain and 4K cameras) from $1,399 · Defense (adds the searchlight and the siren, on Brain Full) from $2,999 · Pro (adds the Access intercom and the wall panel) from $4,499. Or any part on its own. You own all of it. |
| Plans, per month | HomeProtect $24.99 with a 3-year agreement, $29.99 without · HomeProtect Pro, needed for the Outdoor and Indoor Camera Pro, from $44.99 plus $5 per camera · Playback (10 days of 24/7 video) with Premium Video: $13.98.461117 | Free $0 · Basic $9.99 · Standard $49.99 · Heavy $74.99 · AI Guard $99.99. Every system starts with a month of AI Guard. The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up. |
| Contract | An optional 3-year agreement on HomeProtect; HomeProtect Pro needs a services agreement. Equipment can be financed over 36 to 60 months through a partner. Month to month when the equipment is paid upfront, and on new systems bought online.35714 | None. Paid plans are month to month: change or cancel any time, and the system keeps running on Free. Switching from another company? Get up to $1,000 of their cancellation fee back with a 36-month plan. |
| Installation | Installed by Vivint on every system. HomeProtect: free with its 3-year agreement, $199 without. Free installation is also a promotional offer on new systems bought online.361214 | Install it yourself with the included instructions, or hire an independent installer. Cameras, spotlights and sirens each run on one network cable. |
| Warranty | A 120-day equipment warranty: Vivint repairs, replaces or refunds defective products for up to four months after installation or shipment.1314 | Two-year limited warranty on all PerimeterEye hardware, continuing while your plan is Standard or higher. |
| Returns | 30 days' money back on new systems bought online, as a promotional offer.14 | 14-day returns after delivery. Opened items accepted if complete and undamaged; you pay change-of-mind return shipping. Mandatory consumer rights apply. |
Prices as listed on October 27, 2026, before tax; plan prices are per month, and offers change often.
Worth knowing before you decide, from its own pages.
Smart Deter whistles and lights a red ring at someone who loiters, and the Spotlight Pro sweeps and strobes at them.12
Vivint installs the system, answers the alarm with its own U.S. team, and puts locks, a thermostat and a garage controller in the same app.346
Vivint says it has no access to your live camera feeds or stored video unless you share it with its support team.4
The AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard.
Buy the hardware once, in one of three families or part by part. It runs on the Free plan; paid plans add the cloud AI, month to month. Switching from another company? Get up to $1,000 of their cancellation fee back with a 36-month plan.
The AI Brain and 4K AI cameras: Brain Lite for 4, 8 or 12 cameras, Brain Full for 16.
From $1,399
See Lite
Adds active deterrence on Brain Full: tracking spotlights and sirens, up to four spotlights for big properties.
From $2,999
See Defense
The whole system: deterrence, the Access outdoor intercom and an indoor wall panel.
From $4,499
See ProThe AI voice warning and AI siren come with Standard and up, and every system starts with a month of AI Guard. On the Free plan the Brain still detects, records 24/7 and alerts, the searchlight tracks people in Maximum Security mode, and you sound the siren and aim the light from the app.
They are different devices. Vivint's Spotlight Pro is a fixed light bar that sweeps and strobes, up to 1,800 lumens, mounted with its Outdoor Camera Pro 3 and installed by Vivint. PerimeterEye's Tracking Spotlight is a motorized searchlight with 355° of rotation and 90° of tilt, which the Brain turns onto the person and keeps on them as they move.
With Vivint, yes: every system is installed by Vivint and comes with required agents. With PerimeterEye, no: install it yourself with the included instructions, or hire an independent installer and pay them directly. And it answers on its own: nobody watches your cameras.
It depends on what you buy. Vivint's entry HomeProtect equipment is $199.99 with a 3-year agreement or $349.99 without, and its Outdoor Camera Pro needs HomeProtect Pro, whose equipment starts at $749.99, installed. PerimeterEye's packages start at $1,399, with no agreement, and the system runs on Free. Both sides' plan prices are in the table on this page.
Vivint says its hub has built-in cellular and battery backup, and its Outdoor Camera Pro 3 keeps recording to the device. On PerimeterEye, detection, recording, searchlight tracking and the siren keep running on the Brain at your property; the AI voice warning resumes when the connection is back.
Vivint says it has no access to your live or stored video unless you share it with its support team. PerimeterEye has no agents or guards watching: the AI on the Brain decides and acts, alerts come to you, and your 24/7 recording stays on the Brain at your property.
Start with a package, or order with a specialist who confirms the right setup for your property first.
Every fact about Vivint on this page comes from Vivint's own pages, including its newsroom and press releases, all read on October 27, 2026. The numbers after each claim match this list.
Vivint's product pages give no prices for the Outdoor Camera Pro 3 or the Smart Hub Pro 2, so their launch prices come from Vivint's own press releases. Vivint publishes no current response time, so none is shown.
Plans, prices and features change, and they vary by product and region: check with Vivint before you buy. Vivint, Smart Deter and Kwikset are trademarks of their respective owners, named only to compare published facts, and none of them is affiliated with PerimeterEye. The PerimeterEye footage on this page is a live demonstration. Real footage. Real-time autonomous detection, tracking, and deterrence.
