Camect and Unifi

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Well the OP has the info so they can do with it what they will.

I am not completely convinced of that for all use cases. Maybe for you and some others it is the case, but we shouldn't assume that won't be impactful for all users.

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All,

Thanks so much for your input. This discussion was very helpful!

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I had to remind myself of whatā€™s in Camectā€™s subscription.

From their website:

Camect service adds features including:

  • Delivery of alerts by email, instant message, or android app notification
  • Secure remote access to view your cameras when you are away from home.
  • Integration with cloud-based systems like Alexa and Google Home.
  • Sharing camera access or clips with other users, or saving alerts to Google Drive.
  • Integration with a community of users who together make the system smarter.

#1 definitely adds no value if one is also using Hubitat.

For the rest, it feels similar to Hubitatā€™s remote admin subscription; for users that canā€™t or donā€™t want to make use of a free alternative, it may very well add value.

I gotta admit the last item is sort of intriguing, though. Even without a subscription, you can submit a mis-identified object to their support engineers, supposedly to improve on their detection algorithms.

But perhaps subscribers get a smarter AI detection than what non-subscribers get? Iā€™d have to look into it moreā€¦

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They don't. That said, there is a hardware accelerator available from a third party which makes the AI even better.

VPN takes care of 2, and you can still clip and export and email clips fairly easily from the dashboard.

For myself I dump everything to my NAS on a 30 day rotation for each camera. And as you know alerts work fine through hubitat/pushover and notifications can still be pushed via hubitat to homekit/google/alexa...

As far as the community goes, I'm still part of it and my sub that came with the purchase has been gone for almost 2 years I think.

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Iā€™ve tried both systems ā€” Camect has great AI detection and can tell people, animals, and vehicles apart very accurately. Unifi is solid for reliability and network integration, but its object detection isnā€™t as smart as Camectā€™s yet. If your main goal is precise alerts in Hubitat, Camect might be the better choice.