We get a lot of emails every week asking about where folks can buy the cheapest z-wave Smart Locks and which are the best z-wave Smart Locks. Will try to keep this updated to reflect the latest prices/deals and newer locks on the market.
BEST Z-Wave Smart Locks
There’s no one answer, each brand has it’s pro’s and con’s and each model within the brand have their pro’s the con’s. The best locks for you depends on what features you want from your locks. There are some locks which have issues such as firmware bugs, design restrictions, known defects etc. I would highly recommend reading these posts before you decide on what’s the best lock for you:
- See the table in this post to compare features for popular lock brands/models
Some features are unique to specific locks, deep green means it’s a best in class feature, green means it has an upper hand, red means it’s restriction or not available. See the NOTES section at the bottom of that post - This post which talks about limitations of specific locks/models
- If you are concerned about battery life and it’s impact on lock operations read this post
Personally - having worked with 50+ lock brands/models and thousands of locks across the globe over the past decade, we’ve found that, in the z-wave category, Yale locks (YRD and YRL series with the Z-Wave Plus module) tend to have the fewest issues with reliable battery management.
CHEAPEST Z-Wave Smart Locks
Here are the best deals found for these models. If you find more feel free to share. Some of these have volume discounts and don’t forget to check for coupon/instant discounts (they’re small and tend to be hidden on some websites).
UNITED STATES
YALE
Deadbolt
- YRD110 → $97
- YRD210 → $37
- YRD216 → $113
- YRD226 → $157
- YRD240 → $160
- YRD256 → $148
- B1L → $110
- T1L → $85
Lever
- YRL256 → $160
- YRL226 → $131
- YRL220 → $220
- YRL216 → $149, $195
- YRL210
- nexTouch Commercial → $425
- nexTouch AU-NTT612-ZW2 → $648
- nexTouch AU-NTT622-ZW2 → $662
SCHLAGE
Deadbolt
Lever
KWIKSET
Deadbolt
Lever
- 912 → $168
VIVINT
These are rebranded Kwikset locks
ULTRALOQ
ALFRED
DELANEY
- TouchPad US19 → $145
LOCSTAR
KEYWE
- KeyWe → $92
PHILIA
- PDS-100 → $120
DANALOCK
AUGUST
CANADA
YALE
Deadbolt
KWIKSET
Deadbolt
UNITED KINGDOM
YALE
INDIA
YALE
- YDM7116 → ₹ 53,000
NORWAY
ID LOCK
- 101
- 150 → kr 4,695
AUSTRALIA
SAMSUNG
Some Samsung locks require a Yale-Samsung Z-Wave module (bought separately)