If Vivint isn’t the most technologically advanced home security system on the market, it’s certainly near the top. Equipment ...

For example, you can spend as little as $69 for the most basic equipment from Frontpoint, but the functionality you get will be limited compared to a more comprehensive system like Vivint’s ...

Founder Pedersen created Vivint, under the name APX Alarm, as a home security company in 1999. The company was acquired by The Blackstone Group in 2012 for more than $2 billion.

Truth be told, Vivint is one of the priciest security systems we’ve ever tested, so we had to be creative to test as many pieces of equipment with our limited budget. Of course, we started with ...