Ecobee is changing its security subscriptions — here's how much you'll pay now

Ecobee smart doorbell camera — (Image credit: Future)

Like most security companies, Ecobee, which is best known for making one of the best smart thermostats (as well as a video doorbell and home security camera), charges a monthly subscription to use all the features of its products. For example, if you want to save footage from its video doorbell, it'll cost you $5 per month.

Also like many security companies, Ecobee is changing its subscriptions; while pricing remains the same, what you'll get for your money is changing. Here's a look at Ecobee's new pricing tiers and when they'll go into effect.

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Core: free, built‑in protection
Plus: enhanced awareness and alerts for 1 camera
Advanced: full‑home coverage for unlimited cameras

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Header Cell - Column 0	Core	Plus	Advanced
Cost	Free	$5/month, $50/year	$10/month, $100/year
Motion & Person Detection	Y	Y	Y
Door & Window sensors	Y	Y	Y
Person & Package Detection	N	1 camera	Unlimited cameras
30-day event history	N	1 camera	Unlimited cameras
Smoke alarm detection	N	Y	Y
Enhanced Energy Savings	N	Y	Y
Professional Monitoring add-on	N	Y	Y

The biggest change is that professional monitoring will no longer be available as part of the company's $10/month package.

If you want 24/7 monitoring, which includes professional response to both break-ins and smoke/fire events, it will now cost an extra $10/month. If you want 24/7 monitoring for just smoke detection, it will cost an extra $5/month.

While the new plans will go into effect immediately, existing customers will be able to maintain their current plans until December 31, 2026, at which point they'll have to choose one of the new plans.

Obviously, it's a bit of a bummer to lose professional monitoring at such an affordable rate. Now, if you want professional monitoring, it will cost you $20/month total, which brings Ecobee's pricing in line with some of the other major players, such as Ring and Wyze, which also charge $20/month for professional monitoring.

While neither of those companies have a smart thermostat, they do offer more options when it comes to video doorbells and security cameras, which makes them a better option if you're outfitting your home.

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