Your ISP and router are like the highways between your devices, your Vivint panel, and your security camera’s recordings. Some providers and routers, however, block Vivint from using their highways.

Then you’ve got Vivint Solar. This combines Vivint solar panels with Mercedes-Benz batteries. (See, the Mercedes analogy was ...

Vivint and ADT have many similarities, but it’s the small details that make big differences in the experiences they provide. Both companies rank high in our Best Home Security Systems rating.

Founder Pedersen created Vivint, under the name APX Alarm, as a home security company in 1999. The company was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2012 for more than $2 billion.