Our Top PicksBest OverallAugustAffordable and easy to use, August takes our number one spot for the best smart lock on the ...

If you’re considering adding smart features to your front door, 2025 is shaping up to be an excellent year to do so.

Every lock that CR tests gets kicked in, picked, and drilled to test how easy they are to break in. All models, including smart locks, receive a score in each of the four break-in tests ...

The Kwikset Kevo Doorlock – a $200 deadbolt – can be opened with a flathead screwdriver. Other Bluetooth ‘smart locks’ are made of plastic. The tools [Anthony] used for these wireless ...

In our vetting of electronic deadbolts, we tested the Schlage Encode, Kwikset Halo Touch, Yale Assure 2, and Eufy Smart Lock Touch. We then took into account our research and experience with other ...

Smart locks like Kwikset's Kevo began to appear in 2013. Using a Kevo, your smartphone transmits the key by bluetooth from your pocket, then you touch the lock to open it. Bluetooth uses less ...

In our vetting of electronic deadbolts, we tested the Schlage Encode, Kwikset Halo Touch, Yale Assure 2, and Eufy Smart Lock Touch. We then took into account our research and experience with other ...

The smart lock space is dominated by a few large ... Many leading brands, including Schlage, Yale, Kwikset, and August, have at least one model offering fingerprint unlock. Several more now ...

Below are the 10 best smart locks from our tests, listed alphabetically and divided into five categories. The list has models from August, Eufy, Kwikset, Schlage, Wyze, and Yale. Two of our picks ...