BTW, $200 would be a very high price for the Leviton VRCS2. It’s more commonly under $150.
By any chance did you price it on Amazon? As it happens, Amazon is often not the least expensive for Z wave devices, unless they stock it directly, and not always even then. It’s always good to shop around because the specialty zwave retailers often do do have considerably lower prices.
As you point out, this is definitely an older device. Leviton is in the process of updating their line to Z wave plus. They haven’t released the new models yet, but there may be a replacement for this one which could be worth waiting for if there isn’t an immediate need.