Smart Home Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals 2024
One of the first things we learned when we started growing our smart home is that it can get really expensive. We started off with $20 smart bulbs, and before we knew it, we were spending hundreds of dollars on smart locks, smart speakers, and smart cameras.
Fortunately, shopping holidays like Black Friday and Cyber Monday provide the perfect opportunity to cut down smart home spending through discounts and special deals. And now that Black Friday is here, let’s look at how you can save when buying some of our favorite smart home products.
Smart Home Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024 Deals
One of the best benefits of smartening up your home is that you also get to make it more secure using smart security devices. Obviously, that’s the type of smart home upgrade we like here at Security.org, so today, we’re focusing on the smart home products with a “security” aspect.
Ring
Ring offers deep discounts on a wide variety of products and bundles, which makes it a great option for laying out a smart home foundation. Ring works with a wide range of other brands, including smart locks from Schlage and Kwikset, smart voice assistants, and even connected smoke and CO detectors.
Ring’s Black Friday camera deals have begun, with selected products discounted by up to 50 percent. For instance, the already affordable Ring Indoor Cam, which retails for $59.99, is available for $29.99.
Ring’s Black Friday video doorbell deals are similar, but where you really saw some savings was with their bundles. The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus bundled with a Spotlight Cam Plus Battery usually goes for $279.99 but was marked down to $199.99.
Those deals are available both from Ring’s website and Amazon, Ring’s parent company.
Amazon Echo
Speaking of Amazon, let’s talk about one of the most popular smart home product lines today from the e-commerce giant: the Amazon Echo.
Powered by Alexa, Amazon Echo smart devices and displays give smart home owners the ability to control a wide variety of smart products with their voices. And since they’re from Amazon, you can count on them to offer huge markdowns on Black Friday.
This year, Echo products and accessories are discounted by up to 55 percent. For instance, an Echo Pop (the smallest smart speaker from Amazon) costs only $17.99, a 55 percent discount from the original $39.99 price tag.
Individual Echo smart speakers and displays are also on sale. The Amazon Echo (4th gen) is available for $54.99 (45 percent off), and the Echo Show 8 (3rd gen) is just $79.99 (47 percent off). Read our Echo Show 8 review to find out why that’s a good deal.
Google Nest
Over to the other side of the smart home fence is Google Nest, Amazon’s starkest competition. Google Nest makes a number of smart speakers and smart displays that compete directly with Echo devices. And instead of Alexa, Google employs its own smart voice assistant: Google Assistant.
Google’s Black Friday sale has Nest products discounted by up to $120. The Nest Doorbell (wired) is currently $99.99, which is a saving of $80, and the Nest Wi-fi Pro 2-pack is $199.99, a saving of $100.
We also spotted the Nest Thermostat for $84.99 ($45 off) and the Nest Learning Thermostat for $229.99 ($50 off). If you’re looking for an alternative to the Echo, you can get your hands on a Nest Audio for $49.99 ($50 off).
SimpliSafe
When it comes to DIY smart security, very few can match what SimpliSafe offers. As we expanded on in our SimpliSafe review, SimpliSafe is capable of integrating with voice assistants, smart locks, and several other smart home products.
SimpliSafe has outdone itself this year by discounting security systems by 70 percent. But that’s not all. SimpliSafe is also throwing in a free outdoor security camera (valued at $199.99) and a 30-day trial of one of their Core or Pro professional monitoring plans.
Abode
With CUE automations, a feature we talked about in our abode review, abode supports a comprehensive list of smart home automation functions. To use CUE automations, though, you’ll need an abode system, starting with either the Gateway or iota hub.
Like most other brands on this list, abode’s Black Friday sale is now live with savings of up to 50 percent. You can get an abode Smart Security Kit for just $129.99 instead of $279.99. Even the affordable abode Cam 2 is available for $29.99 instead of $59.99.
ADT
ADT may be a century-and-a-half-old company, but its security systems come equipped with the latest in smart home security technology. ADT systems work with Alexa and Google Assistant, smart thermostats, smart locks, smart lights, and many more smart home products, as we’ve highlighted in our ADT review.
For this year’s Black Friday, ADT is offering DIY packages starting from $199. ADT is also discounting add-ons by 30 percent. This includes security cameras from the Google Nest range.
You can also get a better deal if you choose an ADT package that includes at least a doorbell camera and a smart lock. Those devices are required to activate one of ADT’s newest features called Trusted Neighbor, and to promote the feature, ADT is slashing the prices of packages that support it by as much as 60 percent.. The Front Door Protection package – normally $719 – is now only $279.
Check out our ADT Black Friday deal page for all the information.
Frontpoint
Frontpoint is another one of those security systems that work well with smart home devices. In our Frontpoint review, we tested its capabilities in working with Alexa, Google Assistant, smart locks, smart thermostats, and we’ve found it quite capable.
This year’s Black Friday sale already beats last year’s discounts with an 85 percent discount on that same basic package, bringing the price down to $59. The Total Home Security System has also had prices slashed by 71 percent. You can get it for $309 instead of paying $1061.87. Go to our Frontpoint pricing page to learn more about Frontpoint’s plans.
Vivint
Last but not least, we can’t talk about smart home security without mentioning Vivint. Vivint security systems are hands-down some of the most advanced security systems that offer smart home features. Powered by a touchscreen control panel, Vivint systems offers the best of both the worlds of security systems and smart home systems.
This year, Vivint is giving new customers 50-percent off on its famed Doorbell Camera Pro – a stylish video doorbell that features Active Deterrence. It can detect lurkers and potential criminals before they can even enter your front door and, using lights and chimes, deter them. It’s also including three months of free professional monitoring, saving shoppers as much as $120 on that alone.
Summary
Starting a smart home may seem like a big undertaking, but you can seriously diminish the costs if you buy your devices on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2024. For more information on how to set up your smart home, read our home automation guide.