Best Smart Locks 2026 — Top 10

A full deadbolt replacement with the strongest residential certification in this category: BHMA AAA for security, durability and finish. Built-in Wi-Fi skips any hub, an Apple Home Key tap opens it from an iPhone or watch, and a physical key still works when the batteries don't. Schlage backs the electronics for three years and the mechanical hardware and finish for life.

Schlage is Allegion's residential lock brand, sold through big-box hardware channels across North America. Its published owner support line is 1-888-805-9837, with email at [email protected].

A key-free deadbolt that opens by fingerprint, code, app or voice, with the Wi-Fi module included in the box. DoorSense tells the Yale Access app whether the door is actually shut, and Auto-Unlock can have the bolt open as the phone walks up. With no key cylinder, a dead battery is handled by touching a 9V battery to the contacts under the keypad. Yale's warranty covers the electronics for one year and the mechanical hardware and finish for life.

Yale is ASSA ABLOY's residential lock brand, with US consumer sales through its own store. It publishes 24/7 technical support at 1-855-213-5841 and [email protected].

A retrofit that clamps over the inside half of an existing single-cylinder deadbolt, leaving the outside of the door — and the keys that came with it — untouched. Wi-Fi is built in, so there is no bridge to place, and DoorSense plus Auto-Unlock come with it. Landlord rules and historic doors that forbid new hardware are its natural home.

August is Yale's retrofit-lock brand within ASSA ABLOY, built around keeping a door's existing exterior hardware. Owner support runs by email at [email protected].

A fingerprint deadbolt with a ring-shaped keypad, a door sensor in the box and Wi-Fi built into this version — no bridge on the counter. It is rated IP65 for weather and ANSI Grade 1, and the maker's own spec table is unusually candid that the Wi-Fi model runs three to six months on a set of AAs. A mechanical key and micro-USB backup power cover the dead-battery case.

U-tec sells its locks under the Ultraloq brand through its own store and major marketplaces. Its locks carry a lifetime mechanical warranty with 18-month electronics coverage.

A fingerprint deadbolt with a proper keypad, two NFC cards in the box and Apple Home Key support at a price well under the premium tier. The condition is printed on the box: the lock speaks Bluetooth and Zigbee, so remote control, voice assistants and Matter run through a hub — an Aqara hub or an Apple home hub — that the lock-only package does not include. Battery life is quoted at up to eight months at eight unlocks a day, with the basis stated.

Aqara is Lumi United's smart-home brand, sold in the US through its own store and big-box retail. Its published US warranty policy covers smart door locks for 12 months.

A deadbolt that hides everything smart inside the bolt, so the door keeps the face of a plain, well-made lock — there is not even a logo on the outside. Entry is by app, Apple Home Key tap, the included keycards or a normal key, over Bluetooth and Thread with Matter support. One CR2 battery inside the bolt is rated for up to a year.

Level Home designs deadbolts that hide their electronics inside the bolt itself. It publishes support at 1-833-453-8354 and [email protected], seven days a week.

A touchscreen deadbolt that lets the owner choose its radio: run it on Wi-Fi with the maker's app, or switch it to Matter over Thread for a smart-home platform. SmartKey lets the cylinder be re-keyed to a new key in seconds with the tool in the box. A slim door sensor is included, and battery life is rated at about six months on Wi-Fi and over a year in Matter mode.

Kwikset is Spectrum Brands' residential lock brand and one of the largest US deadbolt makers. Consumer support is published at 1-800-327-5625, with electronics support listed around the clock.

A fingerprint deadbolt with Wi-Fi built in and no bridge, priced for a first smart lock. Eight AA batteries are rated for about eight months, the keypad carries an IP53 rating, and an alarm sounds on unusual attempts. Auto-lock runs on a countdown timer rather than a door sensor, so it secures the bolt on schedule whether or not the door was pulled fully shut.

eufy is Anker Innovations' smart-home brand, sold through its own store and major US retailers. This lock carries 18-month protection and a 30-day money-back window at the maker's store.

A fingerprint deadbolt whose PIN Genie keypad shuffles its digits after every entry, so a watched code leaves no wear pattern to copy. On the standard edition sold by the maker, Wi-Fi runs through the included Secure Link hub and a wired door sensor is in the box; guest access leans on Offline Access Codes that work with no signal at the door. Warranty coverage is five years on mechanics and finish and two on electronics.

Lockly sells biometric deadbolts through its own store and national retailers. It publishes a five-year mechanical and finish warranty with two-year electronics coverage on this model and a 30-day return window.

A fingerprint deadbolt with built-in Wi-Fi for the price of a plain keypad lock. Fifty codes and fifty fingerprints, anti-peep entry, a tempered-glass keypad and USB-C emergency power are all in the box, and the maker states its battery basis plainly: up to eight months at ten to twenty lock cycles a day. The honest trade is printed in its own help pages — auto-lock runs on a timer because the lock cannot sense the door.

Wyze Labs sells low-priced smart-home hardware through its own store and marketplaces. This lock carries a one-year warranty and a 30-day return window at the maker's store.