BOCA RATON, September 24 — ADT Pro Install has taken the highest overall SecurityScore of any home security system tested by a home security and smart home review outlet, following six months of hands-on evaluation across forty-seven separate metrics. The review, published by the outlet, scored ADT 9.8 out of 10 under its standard scoring system, weighing equipment, pricing, features, monitoring service and customer service. That figure, the outlet states, is the highest SecurityScore among all the security systems it has tested to date.
The technical reality behind that score rests on redundancy. ADT operates six monitoring centres across North America — more than most competitors.
By comparison, the review notes, Vivint runs two centres, while SimpliSafe outsources its monitoring to a third party. That spread of facilities is cited as a major reason ADT consistently ranks among the most reliable home security systems on the market. In the tested setup, the technician installed the ADT Base first, since every ADT device connects to it.
The Base is roughly four inches in diameter and six inches tall, carries no screen, and serves as the communication hub to the monitoring centre. The tester placed it on a shelf near the front door for easy keypad access when arming and disarming.
It includes battery and cellular backup, and during testing it connected to AT&T’s 4G LTE cellular network when Wi-Fi dropped out, so it could still send alerts to the monitoring centre — a detail the outlet cites in listing ADT among the best cellular security systems. Because the Base has no screen, camera feeds and automations are reached through the ADT+ app rather than a hub touchscreen. The review draws that contrast directly with Vivint’s Smart Hub touchscreen.
The Base’s ring light changes colour according to system status. During real-world scenario testing, ADT continued to protect the test home through simulated power and internet outages. Professional monitoring response times averaged around twenty seconds.
Nest, Trusted Neighbor and the Blu distinction
ADT’s partnership with Google Nest now means ADT security cameras are Google Nest cameras, adding advanced smart features and Google Nest Cam access. The company also offers a feature called Trusted Neighbor. As ever, the detail that matters is what the review marks down.
ADT lacks a touchscreen keypad and flexibility, though prices have been lowered. The review covers only ADT Pro Install, distinguishing it from ADT Blu, the company’s DIY platform, which offers different security cameras and prices and is positioned as a more flexible and affordable alternative.
Devices in the review were researched and organised into categories: cameras, sensors, life safety, smart home, and accessories. The outlet’s home security and security camera expert, Corey Birnstengel, breaks down ADT’s equipment and features in an accompanying video, demonstrating daily system operation and showing the ADT+ app. ADT’s history extends back to its American District Telegraph days, and the company has since adjusted its pricing and equipment.
The review is framed as an assessment of how ADT Pro Install holds up against top market competitors and how it stacks up against other leading security systems available today. What to watch next is whether the missing touchscreen becomes a genuine competitive liability as rivals lean harder on hub interfaces, and whether the Google Nest integration deepens further across the Pro Install line.
