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A lot depends on whether you want something that works out of the box or you're willing to run something like Home Assistant.
If you're willing to use Home Assistant then you can mix and match cheaper accessories easily and get notificaitons however you want.
Halfway house would be something like an Alexa or Samsung device with Zigbee, Matter, etc built in.
aggi
I want to add a few things to my house:
For the door sensor and doorbell I want a physical chime/alarm but also to get a phone notification.
I already have some Tapo cameras so I was thinking of getting their hub and sensors, but the only thing putting me off is that they use a proprietary protocol instead of something like Zigbee. I guess that means I’m reliant on their services (and that they won’t start charging monthly) whereas if I had Zigbee sensors I could theoretically roll my own monitoring. The other downside to Tapo is that they don’t seem to have an IP rated button that I could use as a doorbell (I don’t feel the need for a video doorbell).
What other options do I have?