Roku Best security Cameras are easy to use and can be used to monitor your home or office regardless of where you are. These plug into your home Wi-Fi network and can be watched via the Roku mobile application. Another great thing about Roku cameras is that there is always an option for continuous recording through the use of a cloud subscription. But, how much would it cost to be a subscriber to Roku’s cloud recording plan? Let's take a look.

Roku Camera Cloud Storage Pricing Structure Roku also has two paid subscription plans for storing video recorded by your Roku camera in the cloud. This means that you can watch the video clips and download them for the past duration depending on the subscription plan you have. 

  • 14-Day Cloud Recording: I estimated the total monthly cost by multiplying the number of cameras by $2. 99.
  • 30-Day Cloud Recording: $4. 99 per month per camera

Thus, for instance, supposing you have 3 Roku cameras installed at your home and you wish to activate all three to the 30-day cloud recording service, you will be charged $4. 99 per device, making the total $14. 97 for a month.

The two plans enable you to record continuous video from your cameras for 14 or 30 days and can be reviewed at your convenience via the Roku app on your mobile device. Any video that is not watched within the 14 or 30-day period is considered old and gets erased.

Another positive aspect of Roku’s pricing strategy is that cloud recording is sold separately based on the camera. Therefore, if your budget is constrained, you can decide to only subscribe certain high-priority cameras to the other offered 30-day recording plan. Roku also sometimes provides the first two weeks to one month of cloud recording for free when activating a new camera, so try to find such offers.

What's Included A Roku cloud recording subscription gets you the following benefits: Video streaming with Roku cameras on a continuous, 24/7 basis, with no requirement for a local storage device that must remain powered on at all times. Video is delivered securely to Roku’s cloud rather than using the internal SD card storage exclusively.

  • The ability to access a rolling 14 or 30-day archive of video clips depending on the plan through the Roku mobile app. It allows you to playback or download clips anytime.
  • Recordings are also time-tagged so that you can go back and review any specific part of the video over and over. Recordings can also be filtered by a certain camera or date and time.
  • The AES 128-bit encryption ensures that your videos’ contents are protected from unauthorized access from other people in the cloud.
  • Recording overwriting from the time you create a new recording, which gets saved outside the 14 or 30-day window.
  • Motion or sound-triggered alerts can also be maintained so that as much irrelevant footage as possible can be avoided.

When it comes to comparing the company to Nest or Ring plans, How does the pricing of Roku’s cloud recording compare to competitors such as Nest or Ring?

For comparison, here's a quick overview: 

  • Nest Aware (for Nest Cam): Pricing begins at $6/month per camera for 30 days of video recording retention. 10 days is $5/month.
  • Ring Protect Basic: $3 per device per month for 60 days of video storage. Up to 10 cameras or doorbells.
  • Ring Protect Plus: $10/month for as many Ring cameras as one wants at a single premise with 60 days of video storage.

So, the plans that Roku has in place are reasonably affordable in terms of competition. The second plan of 30 days/$4. 99 per camera is similar to the Nest Aware 30-day plan going for $6 per camera. Additionally, Ring Protect works best when two cameras are installed at a minimum to activate their $10 unlimited recording plan for the whole property.

The only possible benefit that some consumers might find with Nest or Ring is that they come with longer included storage periods (30 or even 60 days, in some instances, with Roku only offering a maximum of 30 days) or Ring’s seemingly unlimited camera choices. Nevertheless, Roku has stronger image quality, simple operation, and encryption security compared to some of its counterparts.

Cloud Recording most of the time is beneficial because the following are some situations that one may find worth recording to the cloud: The $2. 99 per month cloud recording plan that allows 14 days of storage is sufficient for most Roku camera owners to review recent activities. But upgrading to the 30-day $4. 99 monthly plan per camera may be worth considering if: 

  • You require a video feed that extends back even earlier than this, such as viewing an event that occurred 3 weeks prior.
  • You are a business person who travels a lot, and you would like to have a full month of recordings with you during your trip
  • Security or the assurance of having an encrypted backup of essential video
  • Places where it is useful to have a longer history: thefts, vandalism, and liability claims.
  • Multiple cameras (price increases with the tier of subscription)
  • Reliance on internal SD card backups without complementing it with any other form of backup.

While some may require a constant record of important moments, probably through mobile notifications instead of a subscription others may only need to go through such moments once in a while. That depends on what specific tasks you need to accomplish with it.

Going Without a Subscription Roku cameras will work perfectly well without requiring the owner to subscribe to cloud recording services. You just do not get offsite storage abilities and additional video recording history.

What do you still get for free with Roku cameras?

  • Real-time streaming through a mobile application at any time
  • Video recording to internal SD card storage (card not included)
  • Sound and motion alarms
  • 2-way talk feature

The disadvantages of relying solely on internal SD card storage are: 

  • Just ask the person in front of the camera to repeat the lines if the camera is damaged or stolen.
  • The video that is being recorded gets overwritten the moment the card is filled to its full capacity.
  • This is because the subjects of the study did not have an extended recording history to review older incidents.
  • It is important to mention that SD card removal is needed to access the footage.

Thus while useful for real-time monitoring requirements, the local storage limitations should be weighed against the paid upgrade for cloud recording.

Conclusion

Roku cloud video recording storage subscriptions let you quickly store, view, and even supervise footage from Roku security cameras. It is very cheap, a basic package costs as low as $2. 99 per month and comes with 14 days of recordings, the most expensive package is $4. 99 for 30 days of access.

As per-camera prices go, Roku offers some of the lowest prices compared to Nest, Ring, and other brands. Or even just utilize internal SD card storage alone with a zero subscription cost, although there are some drawbacks in terms of convenience and privacy/Security.

In general, Roku cameras offer good 1080p high-definition imaging with night vision and analytics and cloud storage plans which are relatively affordable. Thus, consider the home monitoring requirements, the number of cameras, and the costs to define which storage strategy is the most suitable one.

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