We have 4 Dropcam/Nest cameras and 1 Arlo. I strongly prefer the Nest over Arlo. Biggest issue with Arlo especially when using outdoors was the lag between “seeing” say a person and having the recording kick in. I much prefer the Nest app over Arlo’s. Not even a close call in my view. I am sure the Nest is more expensive. If $ are not an issue, my preference is for Nest. To be clear, we purchased the Arlo camera about 2 years ago, so perhaps they have improved. But for my $, we will be all Nest going forward.