Sure is. Will cancel my nest subs ultimately
Are you a movie director? 
You guys made me cam hungry...
Nice! I don't believe that nest exposes the video streams which makes me wonder what the secret sauce is. Hopefully, Google doesn't have a way to shut that down.
Half are Nest Hub Max devices which I use as the touch panel and voice interface around the house. Add to that we had an intruder a few years ago so I have a love for people detection 
You can get to the streams quite easily by looking at the source code of the web page for each cam on the nest site too I believe. Not sure if they've done that.
The founders are former Google people too.
Thank you for the update! Exciting hearing about your experience, I definitely will be keeping an eye on this!
And a key question, post-Sonos-imbroglio, is - does it require cloud resources or can it all run locally?
It all runs locally and stores media locally, with cloud storage possible as an additional option.
I'm Arup, one of the Camect founders. Eric Miller mentioned this thread to me, and I see that others have already posted correct responses to all the questions asked. (Thanks!)
I just wanted to add one missing bit of info:
For Wyze cams it will auto-detect them and ask you to sign in to the service, just like it does for Nest... i.e. There's no need to install the RTSP firmware. You do also have the option of installing the RTSP firmware and manually adding the camera using the RTSP stream url if you prefer that.
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Thank you Arup. Great to have you involved!
@innocent1 do Wyze cams connect to Camect locally with the default firmware (non-RSTP) or is it a cloud integration?
They'll connect locally (assuming the camera is local to you) with or without the RTSP firmware, but connecting with the default firmware requires their cloud to be reachable when the connection is opened.
I recently read that even the current RTSP firmware doesn't allow the camera to be online all the time if it's out of touch with the cloud, but I have not verified this.
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Hi Arup, are there plans to integrate with hubitat or will you wait for a community member to do it? Appreciate you probably have bigger tasks at hand
We'd vastly prefer it if someone who stays on top of hubitat development could give it a shot, and would be happy to answer questions to help any such effort. (You're already aware of our API and the proof-of-concept Home Assistant integration we did to show that the API is usable.) That would be the best approach to getting an integration that integrates things the right way.
For our own efforts, we're paying attention to what users are asking for, and for us the top priorities for integrations right now are Alexa and Google Home. Smart Things was #3 when we surveyed users to see what they want, and when we get to that point, it could make sense to look at Hubitat at the same time if no one has done it by then.
The good news is there are lots of Alexa and Google users here AND it's highly likely that any work done to integrate with SmartThings may move you closer to having a solution for Hubitat. And we have an awesome bunch of developers over here - both "official" Hubitat and community.
Hi Arup, its a pleasure to have you involved in this discussion. I originally posted this as I was very curious about integration multiple cameras as I look at the disparity and cost associated with various current platforms for my future endeavors. I am so grateful to those, especially Ben, for all the feedback. I am planning a move to a new rental home, Arup can you provide any feedback or details on integration of the Arlo Pro family of devices?
Hi ... Nice to meet you. Do you already own Arlo Pros or are you considering them for the new location?
Either way, I'm assuming that you may be asking about Arlo Pro because the battery-operated aspect might be important to you. If so, it's important to bear in mind that battery-operated cameras won't work very well with a continuously-recording system like Camect because the batteries run down fast.
Conversely, every battery-operated system misses plenty of action -- it's easy to find stories on the web from people that had a breakin and found that their Arlos failed to record the footage they needed to see. I actually know one such person myself.
If your Arlos are powered, the Camect integration itself will work and get you the same feature set as with any other camera -- but because the video comes from Arlo, you still have a system that's dependent upon your internet and their cloud service to work properly.
If you have power available where you want your cameras and happen not to have bought Arlos already, I'd recommend getting regular wifi IP cameras instead. With Camect you get the same feature set and experience, but the cameras cost a lot less and don't depend on an internet service to work.
Lastly, in case it's of help, we have a camera compatibility FAQ at camect.com/camfaq that provides advice on many specific brands.
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Thank you for the prompt response and yes I currently have Arlo Pro units, I rent and power is limited where I want to utilize the devices. I also do not like the necessity of Internet based so I am interested in moving away from the Arlo products but the battery/powered operation is a concern.
Where did you buy it from? Do you have to contact them?
I got mine through indiegogo
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