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for 299 dollars the abode starter kit includes a siren equipped ZigBee and ziwei hub a battery-powered camera and motion detector to door window sensors and a key fob you can also add accessories like live-streaming cameras environmental sensors water leak sensors garage door openers and more ala carte that's what I like most about this system you can start simply and scale up as needed not only do you have a lot of hardware options there are also a variety of monitoring services available the default service is free and self monitored set your system to auto arm and disarm or control it manually in the abode app a boat also works with Alexa if and nest for all sorts of custom automations when you say Alexa tell a boat I'm leaving the system will begin to arm itself and you can create an IFFT rule so that when you open your front door your entryway lights turn on three and seven day temporary professional monitoring is available if you're away on vacation or you can pay a recurring $10 monthly fee for cellular backup or $30 per month for professional monitoring and cellular backup whatever you want the options are there and the abode app along with its related alerts make the whole process incredibly easy