ADT’s Cameras: Complete Guide to Google Nest Cam Pricing and Packages in 2026

ADT’s Google Nest Cam Models Explained

We needed help from an ADT technician to install our Google Nest Cam with floodlight.

ADT offers four Google Nest Cam models, each designed for different security needs. Here’s an overview of each model:

• The Google Nest Cam Indoor (wired) serves as your basic interior monitoring solution. It plugs into a standard outlet and provides 2K video quality with night vision. This camera works best for monitoring living rooms, hallways, or entry points inside your home.
• The Google Nest Cam Outdoor (wired) brings the same video quality outside but adds weatherproofing rated to withstand temperatures from negative four degrees Fahrenheit to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. It includes an 18-foot power cable, making it easier to route to an indoor outlet.
• The Google Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery) eliminates the need for power cables entirely. It runs on a rechargeable battery that typically lasts one to seven months depending on activity levels and temperature. You can mount it anywhere without dealing with a cable, but it only records in 1080p resolution instead of 2K.
• The Google Nest Cam with floodlight combines security lighting with surveillance, featuring 2400-lumen LED floodlights that illuminate your property when motion is detected. This model features the same video quality as the battery-powered Google Nest Cam, but it requires a hardwired installation.

All four models include Google’s intelligent alerts that can distinguish between people, animals, and vehicles. With an ADT Complete subscription, they also gain facial recognition with an algorithm that’s over 99 percent accurate.1 This means you’re not getting pinged every time a squirrel crosses your driveway at 3 a.m.

ADT Camera Pricing Breakdown

Unlike the pricing structure of Vivint and a few other premium competitors, ADT offers fully transparent pricing on their website. For the Google Nest Cams, they charge the exact same rate as buying them directly from Google. However, there are a few other expenses that come with buying them through ADT, such as the required base station. We’ll go through those shortly, but first let’s cover the costs of each Google Nest Cam model:

Whether you opt for a professionally installed or DIY ADT system, you can expect these prices. Like we mentioned, they’re the same prices as when bought directly through Google. However, sometimes one company or the other is running a deal that the other isn’t. It’s always worth checking both sites to find the best price.

Ancillary Equipment Costs to ADT’s Cameras

Our ADT base station connected all of our ADT components and Google Nest Cams to ADT’s monitoring centers.

While the costs of the cameras themselves are the same whether you buy them from ADT or Google Nest, you’ll need to buy a few extra pieces of equipment to use your cameras with ADT. Namely, you’ll need at least an ADT base station which costs $249 on its own. This device connects your security devices to your phone’s ADT+ app and ADT’s monitoring centers.

If you opt for a Google Nest Cam with floodlight, we also highly recommend paying for ADT’s professional installation service. That starts at $99 and depends on the equipment you end up purchasing. Not bad considering the Google Nest Cam with floodlight requires hardwiring with cables that carry potentially dangerous voltage.

Of course, you’ll also need to pay for any additional ADT equipment you want like entry sensors, motion sensors, and life safety detectors. ADT charges fair prices for all of their equipment, though it isn’t the cheapest. Expect to pay higher prices than SimpliSafe or Ring, but not as much as Vivint or Alder.

Monitoring Plan Costs

Here’s everything that came with our Google Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor, battery).

Beyond the cameras themselves and required ancillary equipment, we also recommend opting for an ADT monitoring plan. With security cameras, the only option for professional monitoring is the Complete Monitoring plan. However, self-installed systems can also be self-monitored without a subscription or you can opt for a Google Home Premium plan. Here’s an overview of your options:

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There are also ADT plans without camera support that include professional monitoring for your security sensors. Those plans start at $24.99 per month, however it won’t unlock your cameras’ smart capabilities, video verification for alarms, or any cloud storage. That said, it’s a solid backup option to keep your home secured 24/7 while on a temporary budget.

In comparison to the industry, ADT’s plans are actually relatively affordable given their capabilities. Even though they offer the most reliable monitoring service in the industry with 12 redundant monitoring centers throughout North America, the premium is minor. Frontpoint plans that include similar capabilities to ADT’s Complete Monitoring plan cost $49.99 per month.

ADT Camera Packages

Remember those ancillary equipment costs such as the base station? Well, you can bring down your costs for those by purchasing an ADT bundle instead of buying each product separately. A basic package costs $269 for a base station, entry sensor, yard sign and window stickers. As long as you need an entry sensor, this package essentially gives you the yard sign and window stickers for free.

While that’s a decent deal, the real savings come from their packages that include cameras that frequently go on sale. Here’s an overview of each ADT package, comparing the cost of the discounted package and buying each component on its own:

Sales on ADT equipment run frequently. In fact, since their partnership with Google over a year ago, we’ve yet to see a day without a sale on their packages that include Google Nest Cams. Without a sale, ADT’s packages typically only add the yard sign and window stickers for free versus buying components individually. In that case, we recommend building out a fully custom system instead.

Hidden Costs and Extra Fees

The sleek aesthetic of the Google Nest Cams ensured it never looked out of place in our home.

We must give it to ADT in that they’re upfront about all of their costs and fees. There aren’t really any hidden costs, but there are a few fees and expenses that can surprise new owners when they pop up. We made a reference table to help you quickly identify which extra costs might apply to you:

After reviewing over 60 security systems, we find these expenses standard — if not generous — for the industry. For instance, while ADT reserves the right to charge a relocation fee, they rarely follow through with this requirement. More often than not, they waive the fee if you call them and ask. When we tested Vivint, we found they strictly followed the requirements of their contract and charged all fees to the fullest extent. For more details, check out our ADT vs. Vivint comparison.

ADT’s Pricing vs. the Competition

While ADT’s cameras cost more than some competitors, we think it’s worth it for their advanced features like facial recognition.

There’s no denying that ADT costs a premium compared to DIY alternatives like Ring and SimpliSafe. That goes for everything from their entry sensors and Google Nest Cams to their monitoring service. However, we think the premium that ADT charges is well worth it.

Take ADT’s monitoring for instance. It starts at $24.99 per month for basic sensor monitoring. Ring costs $19.99 per month for professional monitoring, and that plan includes cloud storage for unlimited cameras as well. However, Ring outsources their monitoring service, whereas ADT runs their own monitoring with 12 redundant monitoring centers throughout North America.

As for equipment, ADT’s cameras are actually in-line slightly more affordable than SimpliSafe’s cameras. However, an overall security system from ADT usually still costs more as SimpliSafe consistently runs bigger sales than ADT. Plus, their sensors tend to cost less with entry sensors costing $15.99 compared to $20 from ADT. Again though, we find ADT’s equipment has a slight edge in terms of quality with a sturdier feel.

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Final Thoughts: Are ADT’s Cameras Fairly Priced?

Using the advanced AI of Google Nest Cams, ADT offers some of the most innovative camera-based features in the home security industry. Add to that ADT’s already impressive monitoring capabilities and the premium price is more than justified. Plus, it’s only a small premium of $30 to $100 even when compared to the best cheap security cameras.

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