Zosi review

Updated September 30, 2026 · SmartHomeCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 30, 2026

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Our verdict

Zosi fits homeowners and renters who want self installed cameras and video doorbells with recordings kept on their own hardware. Hardware comes in at $19.99, monitoring costs $0, and the only optional extra is the $5.99 cloud storage plan for off site backups.

Key facts

Best for
Cheap self installed cameras and video doorbells with local storage and no monitoring fee.
Price
$19.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Monitoring per month
$0 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Minimum contract
0 months (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Products
Camera, Video-doorbell (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Professional monitoring
No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Local storage
Yes (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Money-back period
30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Cloud plan per month
$5.99 (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Free features
free live viewing or playback (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Top resolution
4k (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Recording retention
30 days (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Installation required
No (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Support channels
Email, Help-centre (Source, checked September 30, 2026)
Pricing model
Diy
Power source
Battery, Solar, Poe
Ecosystems
Alexa
Official website
zositech.com

Apps and profiles

Elsewhere
X

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Monitoring is $0 a month, which ranks Zosi 1 of 51 on that cost.
  • The term runs 0 months, ranking 1 of 60 on contract length, so nothing is locked in.
  • Local storage is available and cloud plans keep 30 days, so footage can sit on the camera or in the cloud.
  • Ranked 8 of 70 on price, $19.99 sits in the cheaper part of the field, against $13.95 at The Home Security Superstore and £36.98 at Aqara.
  • Returns are covered by a 30 days money back window, and power options across the range run battery, solar and poe.

Cons

  • Remote recording is not part of the hardware deal: $5.99 a month buys 30 days of cloud history.
  • Professional monitoring is not offered, so no watching service responds when a camera picks up movement.
  • Support runs on email and help centre only, with no phone line for a camera that will not connect.
  • Smart home pairing is limited to alexa, so an Alexa setup is the listed case.

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Scored 9.0 / 10 by SmartHomeCue.

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Who it suits

  • Renters and homeowners who fit their own kit: installation is not required and the range is sold on a diy basis.
  • People who want no monitoring bill, since monitoring costs $0 and local storage is available.
  • Alexa households, which is the pairing listed under alexa, and anyone covering a door and a room with camera and video doorbell.

Who should look elsewhere

  • Bargain buyers at the floor of the market: The Home Security Superstore at $13.95 and JOOAN at $13.99 both sit under the $19.99 Zosi entry price.
  • Shoppers who want a phone line or a watching service: Zosi offers email and help centre and no professional monitoring, where Aqara at £36.98 is the named alternative in a higher price tier.

Plans and prices

Zosi sells hardware rather than a subscription. A camera comes in at $19.99 and the contract term runs 0 months, so the entry price is the whole story at the till and no renewal price arrives later. The monitoring line is $0 a month, so the hardware can run on its own without a standing bill. Remote recording is optional and sold as a cloud storage plan at $5.99 a month, and that plan is the only recurring charge in the range. A buyer who never switches it on keeps a single outlay and nothing after it. The Home Security Superstore and JOOAN both price an entry camera below Zosi, while Aqara sits in a higher tier, so the choice often comes down to how much is wanted on the front door as well as indoors.

Core features

The range covers camera and video doorbell, so a camera and a video doorbell can come from the same maker rather than from separate suppliers. Installation is not required, which lets a tenant or homeowner mount the kit and set it going without an engineer visit. Local storage is available, so clips can sit on the camera itself rather than on a remote server. Professional monitoring is not offered, so no watching centre answers an alert or calls anyone out. Remote history is the paid part of the setup: the cloud plan keeps 30 days of recordings, and everything before that point is handled by the device and the app in the buyer's hand.

How it compares on our data

The two running costs sit at the front of the group. On contract length Zosi ranks 1 of 60, and on monitoring cost 1 of 51. Price is the softer spot at 8 of 70, low in the field without being the cheapest entry on the market. 3 alternatives sit alongside it, and the overall score is 9. Put together, the pattern is a brand that keeps its hardware cheap and its standing costs at nothing, rather than one that wins on the ticket price alone.

How Zosi compares

Frequently asked questions

How much does a Zosi camera cost?+

An indoor WiFi camera from Zosi lists at $19.99, and that figure covers the hardware outright rather than the first month of a plan. The contract term runs 0 months, so there is no minimum term to serve and no renewal price waiting later. The only thing a buyer may add is the cloud plan.

Is there a monthly subscription with Zosi cameras?+

Monitoring costs $0 a month, so the cameras run with no recurring bill on the monitoring side. The single optional recurring charge is the cloud storage plan at $5.99 a month, which adds remote recording. Local storage is available, so a home can keep clips on the device and leave the plan out.

How long does Zosi keep cloud recordings?+

The cloud storage plan keeps 30 days of recordings and costs $5.99 a month. Live viewing and playback sit in the standard feature set, and local storage is available so a home can hold clips on the camera itself. Anyone who never switches the plan on pays nothing recurring for storage.

Does Zosi offer professional monitoring?+

Professional monitoring is not offered. Zosi is a self install, self run system, so cameras record to local storage or to the paid cloud plan and no monitoring centre watches alerts. Buyers who want a response service to be called out will need to look at a brand that lists one.

Do Zosi cameras need professional installation?+

Installation is not required, and the range is sold on a diy basis, so a homeowner or tenant mounts the cameras and doorbells themselves. That keeps setup in the buyer's hands and holds the entry cost at $19.99. Power options listed for the range run battery, solar and poe.

What products does Zosi sell?+

The range covers camera and video doorbell, so cameras and video doorbells come from one maker. Top resolution listed is 4k, and the indoor WiFi camera sits at the $19.99 end of the range. Local storage is available, which keeps clips on the device rather than off site.

How do I get help from Zosi?+

Support runs on email and help centre, so questions go to email and the help centre rather than a phone line. Hardware is covered by a 30 days money back window through the returns process. Anyone who needs to speak to a person by phone should weigh that before buying.

Does Zosi work with my smart home setup?+

Voice assistant support is listed for alexa, so Alexa households are covered. Nothing else appears under that pairing, so a home built on another assistant is not covered by the listing. Buyers in other ecosystems should check the pairing before committing to hardware at $19.99.

Sources

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Zosi

Cheap self installed cameras and video doorbells with local storage and no monitoring fee.

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