I am moving into my home this week and am looking for a security system. I do not want to have to fiddle with it nor do I possess any special skills that will allow me to hardwire or do anything fancy like that – I would have to pay someone if that was truly the best option, but I’d like to avoid that expense.

My requirements:

1. Easy to use, “just works”
2. Expandable – wide range of options for other security items like deadbolts, garage door controller, cameras, sensors, lights, etc.
3. 24/7 monitoring
4. Affordable, rules out ADT

Nice to haves:

1. Integrates with HomeKit

I am leaning very heavily towards Ring right now, but there is a local company as well called EMC Security (Georgia based) that offers something similar, but the hardware and app (Alula) they use has very poor reviews. I know they use Honeywell for their business installations and was planning to call them tomorrow to see if I bought the Honeywell Pro system from a company like Alarm Grid, would they install and monitor it and what that would cost.

Are there any other options that would be a good fit that I am not considering? I had looked briefly at Vivint and SimpliSafe, but they seem to have a higher volume of dissatisfaction than Ring.