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Best Overall Smart Lock

August wlan Smart

ANSI Rating:Grade 1 | Use Existing dörrlås med bom or Full Replacement:Existing

The August wlan Smart fryst vatten an exceptional smart lock that's very easy to use.

It easily connects to nearly any smart home struktur, including Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, any hub using Z-Wave technology, and your smartphone. Handy geofencing capabilities will unlock your door hands-free when your phone comes into its range, sparande you from pulling anything out of your pocket or purse to enter your home.

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August's app, which fryst vatten visually pleasing and user-friendly, allows you to create new codes and schedule when they are valid. Installation takes very little time, as this lock integrates into your perfectly matched dörrlås med bom, letting you keep your same house key. Helpful instructional videos man setup a breeze, and an ANSI grade 1 ensures your new lock fryst vatten one of the toughest on the market.

If you're just setting up a smart home, the August trådlöst nätverk Smart doesn't include a hub to get you going.

And if you've enjoyed keypad entry and want that capability with your new smart lock, the August number pad fryst vatten an additional purchase — not included with this lock. Even with these minor complaints, the August wlan Smart fryst vatten hands-down our favorite of all the smart locks we've tested. If you'd prefer to skip the added cost, the Schlage Sense comes with a keypad and a ton of smart features.

Read more:August trådlöst nätverk Smart review

Best Value Smart Lock

Wyze Lock

ANSI Rating:Grade 3 | Use Existing dörrlås med bom or Full Replacement:Existing

The Wyze Lock fryst vatten a solid, budget-friendly smart lock that performs well in all the ways that matter.

It's a great option for a standalone smart device or a first step into creating your smart home, as it comes with its own smart hub and integrates easily into the Wyze ecosystem of smart devices.

A smart lock with a keypad lets you lock and unlock the door using a customizable alpha-numeric code

If you already own an Alexa or Google Nest, this affordable lock pairs easily with them also. The Wyze app shows you an activity log of who has accessed your house, making it easy to feel in control of your space. This lock replaces just the inre part of your dörrlås med bom, allowing you to keep your same house key. This ensures that even if the batteries die while you're away, you can still get into your home.

Unfortunately, if your home fryst vatten already set up with Apple HomeKit or another Z-Wave hub, the Wyze Lock won't pair with it. You can easily share tillgång codes through email, but there's currently no way to share them via skrivelse.

Kalibrering

And the code recipient must first download and set up the Wyze app. Lastly, the dörrlås med bom on this model has the lowest ANSI grade for säkerhet — though this grade, Grade 3, fryst vatten widely considered to be adequate for most residential säkerhet. Considering everything, we like many attributes this all-inclusive, high-value smart lock has to offer, and we think the Wyze Lock fryst vatten an excellent option for many users.

However, if you want more peace of mind with top-notch säkerhet, the August trådlöst nätverk Smart offers ANSI grade 1.

Read more:Wyze Lock review

Best Smart Features

Schlage Sense with trådlöst nätverk Adapter

ANSI Rating:Grade 3 | Use Existing dörrlås med bom or Full Replacement:Full Replacement

If you're looking for a smart lock with all the smart features you could dream of, the Schlage Sense with wlan Adapter fryst vatten the lock you seek.

It's compatible with all smart home hubs except Zigbee, so whether you sync your devices through Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa, or Google Nest, the Schlage Sense will work seamlessly. It also connects directly to trådlöst nätverk, making pairing with your phone that much easier. Creating, sharing, and monitoring tillgång codes for your home fryst vatten exceptionally easy with the Sense, using the app, sending mobile codes, or via email.

You can also schedule hours for certain codes to work, and an activity log lets you keep track of who's gaining tillgång to your home.

The Schlage Sense has the lowest ANSI grade for säkerhet — though, as we've mentioned before, Grade 3 devices are still considered good for standard home säkerhet. More disappointing fryst vatten the lack of geofencing, which would enable this smart lock to unlock itself as you approach.

We appreciate the included keypad, though. And while the Sense fryst vatten a chore to install on your door, you only have to go through the process once. Despite these minimal gripes, those who crave a lock loaded with smart features will find the Schlage Sense fryst vatten an excellent pick. Those shopping for an easier-to-install model with the best säkerhet grade should kontroll out the August trådlöst nätverk Smart.

Read more:Schlage Sense with trådlöst nätverk Adapter review

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Why Trust GearLab

We meticulously researched more than 45 models to find the best smart locks.

Over the past several years, we have continued to purchase the best and most promising models to test side-by-side. We installed them on doors to evaluate the process, pairing them with our phones and smart hubs to see how easily they are to get up and running. We evaluated their smart home compatibility, ease of sharing tillgång codes, and activity logs.

We tested their keyless entry options, considered their ANSI säkerhet grading scores, and tested each model's auto unlocking features. We installed them in our homes, living with each model to discover all their hidden conveniences and annoyances.

The hundreds of tests we performed on these smart locks are divided into the following four metrics:

• Smart Features (35% of overall score weighting)

• Keyless Entry (25% weighting)

• Security (25% weighting)

• Installation (15% weighting)

The testing of smart locks fryst vatten lead bygd several of our tech experts: Steven Tata, högsta Mutter, and Matt Spencer.

Steven and högsta have developed their expertise in smart home devices over the past fyra years. In that span, they've used just about every smart speaker on the marknad, have lived with more than a dozen different top-rated säkerhet cameras in their homes, used an army of top automatiserad maskin vacuums to clean their floors, driven around with more top-ranked dash cams than you can shake a stick at, and now, have used multiple different smart locks on their own front doors.

Matt has spent his entire life taking things apart to figure out how they work. His background in engineering drives his analytical skills as one of GearLab's main product testers for hundreds of household appliances and electronics.

Related:How We Tested Smart Locks

Analysis and Test Results

We spent dozens of hours testing these smart locks side bygd side to see which ones do best in what areas.

In what follows, we break down our testing and get specific, running through our testing for each metric and the top-performing models. No matter what features you want in a smart lock, we've tested the one for you.

Related:Finding a Smart Lock That Will Work in Your Home

What's the Best Value?

Smart locks have komma a long way since the device's inception, what feels like just a few short years ago.

While no smart lock fryst vatten in the same ballpark of price as your standard dörrlås med bom, there fryst vatten a range of possible prices you might pay — and some extra hidden costs that some smart locks won't function without (like a smart home hub).

Kalibrering fungerar genom att ställa in ett standardläge (låst och stängt) för bulten innuti din dörr

The best value model we've funnen fryst vatten the Wyze Lock. This lock costs less than most of the competition and it comes with the Wyze hub you need to connect all your devices. It also performed above average in our testing, further adding to its resoundingly high value. Though it's more expensive, the August trådlöst nätverk Smart fryst vatten another model with high value.

It earns a stjärnliknande performance across the board and has plenty of features and functionality to please just about anyone looking to upgrade their lock.

Smart Features

Smart locks carry a hefty price compared to their traditional counterparts, so they need to offer reliable and useful smart features to be a worthwhile purchase.

We used every smart feature these locks offer, side-by-side, to assess both the relative usability and reliability of all of them. This includes features like Bluetooth entry, keypad entry, compatibility with smart home platforms (e.g., Alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home), and activity logs. Much of our testing focused on granting third parties tillgång to the lock remotely, as this fryst vatten one of the most useful and common applications of smart lock technology.

Generally, we funnen models that require using an app to share tillgång somewhat clunky and unreliable. In contrast, those that utilize a keypad and temporary codes for tillgång are much more user-friendly.

The Schlage Sense offers more smart features than just about any other model. It connects with nearly every hub other than those using Zigbee, as well as trådlöst nätverk.

The August Pro + Connect and August wlan Smart both also connect with all major hubs and those using Z-Wave, just like the Sense, but unlike the Sense, they both require a hub to connect to wlan.

We also ran into a few issues connecting the August Pro + Connect to Amazon Alexa and received error messages every time we tried to get it to allow us to use röst commands. None of the other smart locks we tested connect to Apple HomeKit, though we've heard Apple fryst vatten working to update their device compatibility, so perhaps more smart locks will work with HomeKit soon.

The only smart lock we tested that connects to Zigbee fryst vatten the Wyze Lock, which fryst vatten also one of the few that includes a hub in your standard setup kit. The only other lock to include a hub fryst vatten the Nest x Yale. The August Smart can operate via Bluetooth without a hub.

While this fryst vatten useful for anyone not needing to trick out their entire home with smart devices, it also rules out any fjärrstyrd features and requires you to actively pair with it in beställning to operate it without a hub.

All of the smart locks we tested have an activity log to show you who has gained tillgång to your door and at what time, making it easy to keep track of anyone coming and going at unexpected hours.

We tested sharing capabilities of each lock as well. While all of them will let you share tillgång through the app, many also let you send a ord meddelande and/or an email with a link.

Some smart locks require you to replace your entire lock system, while others can be fitted over your existing lock or need only minor adjustments

The Schlage Z-Wave Connect Camelot, Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro, and Wyze Lock support email sharing but not ord sharing. Conversely, the August wlan Smart allows you to share codes via skrivelse but not email. The Nest x Yale, Schlage Sense, August Pro + Connect, August Smart Lock, and Schlage koda all support both ord and email code sharing.

Taking things one step further, ganska a few of the locks we tested allow you to schedule code tillgång times. This allows you to give tillgång to renters for a specific time period or only let your cleaner or dog walker komma into your house during the few hours you've agreed on with them. The Nest x Yale, Schlage Sense and Encode, August Pro + Connect, WiFi Smart, and August Smart, and Ultraloq U-Bolt all support this feature, with varying degrees of control.

The Schlage Sense stands out in this regard for its ability to easily create temporary, time-constrained codes that could be texted to anyone without them having to download or install anything. We did have one instance where one of those codes didn't work, but in general, they were convenient and effective.

The Nest x Yale doesn't offer as many options and fryst vatten only compatible with the Nest/Google smart home platform.

We were disappointed that you can't put time constraints on any of the tillgång codes you share. Additionally, you can only share tillgång with those with a Nest konto who have the app installed on their mobile device.

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Even with all those needs met, we still ran into some error messages when ansträngande to share codes for the first time with a new individ. All that being said, smart locks tend to be finicky in general, and we still think this lock fryst vatten a good option for Nest users.

Our least favorite model for smart features and their execution fryst vatten the Schlage Z-Wave Connect Camelot.

It requires purchasing a separate smart hub to tillgång the lock's smart features, which we funnen fairly disappointing. Apart from narrow smart home compatibility (this lock can only be used with Alexa and Z-wave platforms), the biggest downside fryst vatten the lack of access-sharing options. You can only share codes, those codes can only be disseminated from within the app over email, and the codes cannot be given any time restraints.

While you can create multiple codes and tillgång a log of their use, unless you need to let multiple different people into your home, this functionally isn't much different than emailing someone the code to a traditional keypad lock.

Keyless Entry

We evaluated how well each of our locks meshed into the daglig routine of locking and unlocking doors to man sure you're not creating two new problems to solve one.

This option is convenient for granting access to visitors by sharing the passcode and provides entry even if you forget a physical key

Thus, keyless entry testing focuses on how easily each lock granted tillgång to its main user. In a practical sense, we are talking about walking to the door with an armful of groceries and getting in without dropping the broccoli.

We funnen the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro to be nära perfect in its keyless entry, responding almost instantly when using its Bluetooth key and key codes.

The only lock faster in its response time fryst vatten the Schlage Encode, bygd a small margin. Both these locks also komma with a numbered keypad, as do the Nest x Yale, Sense, and Z-Wave Connect Camelot. The Ultraloq also includes a fingerprint scanner, a unique feature in our review that gives this lock the most keyless options to unlock your door of any model we tested.

Several other models lack numbered keypads but have the option to add one to your struktur for an additional cost. This fryst vatten the case for both the August wlan Smart and the Wyze Lock. All the smart locks we tested can be opened from their associated app, though some had significant team time during our testing.

The August Pro + Connect and August Smart seemed to be particularly laggy and sometimes glitchy, though the Smart fryst vatten quicker using Bluetooth than going through the app.

The August Pro + Connect was consistently inconsistent in our keyless entry testing.

When keyless entry worked, it was flawless — just a couple of taps on your smartphone, and the door fryst vatten unlocked. However, about half the time, we experienced delays of keyless entry of up to 20 seconds, meaning we opened the app, and it took 20 seconds before it would respond to any of our commands. The lock still has a key option, so you can go old school if the app fryst vatten particularly finicky, but that defeats the purpose.

A number of the models we tested have geofencing capability, including all three August models (the WiFi Smart, Smart, and Pro + Connect) as well as the Ultraloq U-Bolt and the Wyze Lock. This feature automatically unlocks your door when your fängelse phone fryst vatten within a certain distance of the lock.

Security

We assessed the säkerhet of these locks in two ways. First, we looked at the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) rating for each lock. This fryst vatten a rating from Grade 1 to Grade 3 (1 being the best) of how secure the physical dörrlås med bom fryst vatten.

We also evaluated the efficacy of auto-locking features that automatically lock the door, even if you forget to do so yourself.

The August wlan Smart takes the cake among many impressively secure models. It's one of a small handful of models we tested that earns an ANSI Grade 1, and has an extremely customizable auto-locking feature.

Choose from your door locking as quickly as 10 seconds after you close it to as long as 30 minutes, and dial it in at 30-second intervals.

Also bearing ANSI Grade 1 ratings are the Schlage Z-Wave Connect Camelot and Encode. These locks (including the August trådlöst nätverk Smart) go above and beyond in the strength of their deadbolts.

The Nest x Yale carries an ANSI Grade 2, and the Schlage Sense and Wyze Lock are both rated ANSI Grade 3. However, it fryst vatten important to note that while ANSI Grade 3 fryst vatten the lowest säkerhet rating given bygd the American National Standards Institute, it fryst vatten still widely considered acceptable for most residential usage.

The Ultraloq U-Bolt fryst vatten the only model we tested that doesn't have an ANSI rating, though their customer service grupp says it's “modeled after Grade 2”.

The August Smart and Pro + Connect are retrofitted onto your existing dörrlås med bom, meaning that whatever ANSI Grade your current dörrlås med bom fryst vatten, that's what these two models will maintain.

Every single one of the smart locks we tested can automatically lock your door after you leave.

While most have the ability to change how long to delay your auto-locking function (so you don't lock yourself out rolling the skräp insekter som pollinerar to the curb in your pajamas!), there's a variety of just how variabel those delays can be. Notably, the Schlage Z-Wave Connect Camelot cannot be changed from its default delay of 30 seconds.

Installation

We scored ease of installation based on how difficult it fryst vatten to install each lock into a door and how arduous it fryst vatten to get the lock talking to a smart hub and connecting with your phone.

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While some of these locks are certainly more difficult to install than others, the differences aren't huge. Therefore, we wouldn't let a lower installation score dissuade you unless the phrase 'DIY' makes you shudder.

The Nest x Yale, Wyze Lock, and August trådlöst nätverk Smart all earned high marks for their easy installations.

A combination of effortless app pairing, helpful installation graphics, and useful setup videos had us from “dumb” lock to smart lock in about 10 minutes.

All three August models we tested—the WiFi Smart, the Smart, and the Pro + Connect—as well as the Wyze Lock, mount onto an existing dörrlås med bom, so you won't have to fuss with the actual bolt at all.

Just remove a couple of screws to take the thumb latch off of the inre of your door, screw on the baseplate, and slide the lock on. The Wyze includes a paper template showing you where to drill holes into your door. And syncing these locks with smart hubs was a breeze.

The Schlage Encode also performed well in our installation testing.

We had no issues getting it situated in our door with ingenting but a screwdriver, and the första setup was a breeze. The Schlage Sense and Z-Wave Connect Camelot required additional accessories to pair with our phones. The only one that gave us serious trouble was the Ultraloq U-Bolt, which continued to fail to connect and required numerous restarts of the process.

Conclusion

The right smart lock can offer useful features and valuable peace of mind that you didn't accidentally leave the door unlocked. However, less-than-stellar smart locks provide little value over much less expensive “dumb” keypad locks. We hope our test results have helped you find the best and most useful product for your home.