Best WiFi and Bluetooth Smart Garage Door Openers

Find and compare the best wireless garage door openers. Remotely control access to your garage from your Android or iPhone.

The wireless garage door opener is far older than the Internet, but today’s connected technologies have added new capabilities for monitoring and sharing access to your garage from anywhere in the world.

With the help of mobile apps, not only will your smartphone replace your garage’s remote control, but you’ll also get reminders when you’ve left the door open, easily manage who can access your garage,, set rules for automatic opening and closing, and even monitor the garage via a video stream.

The following Channel Guide will help you answer the following questions

Which kind of smart connectivity do you need? WiFi, Bluetooth, or Cellular?
What are the customers saying about their installed smart garage door devices?
What are the cost comparisons?
Which kind of security key-in features best fit your lifestyle (such as keypad or code capabilities)?

02/05/2020

Retrofit

Add "smarts" to your existing door

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New Smart Door

Starting fresh for your garage?

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Integrations

Video Cameras, Open/Close Sensors, Smart Home Hubs & Keypads

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DIY

Geek out with an Arduino or other micro-controller solution

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Smart Garage Door Openers

These garage door openers offer built-in connectivity. They can replace your old door opener unit to enjoy all the benefits of an iPhone- or Android-enabled garage.

Benefits:

Added security
Garages are often a target for thieves as they are typically easier to get in and out of and they know they can get away with valuable bikes, tools and anything inside a parked car.
Home Access
If you don't have a smart lock installed on your door, many people find it easier to give their kids and guests access to their homes via the garage. Having a smart garage door lets you do this remotely from your phone or desktop from anywhere in the world.

Automatic Opening/Closing
Many smart garage openers can work with your car directly or via your phones GPS and Bluetooth to automatically open the garage for you when you arrive or close it behind you when you leave. You don’t have to wonder if you left the garage open during the day.
Safe Package Deliveries
If you are uncomfortable with letting delivery drivers inside your home, having the driver leave the package in the garage is an alternative option for keeping your package safe. Many smart openers will let you provide one-time direct access to your garage so that the driver can safely leave a package for you in the garage.

There is no one size fits all solution when it comes to picking out a smart garage door opener.

However, here are a few important questions to help you pick the best product.

Is your garage within range of your home router and get good Wi-fi connection?
- There are cellular gate options available, or you can use a Wi-fi extender
Do you want your smart opener to be a stand-alone upgrade, or do you wish to integrate it into a larger smart home or home security system?
Almost all of the options listed below will have their own open/close access apps. But not every smart garage door opener will be able to work with other smart devices, such as a video camera security system.

Features and add-on devices:

Apps
- Almost all of these solutions will have both an Android and iOS app from which to manage your door.
Integrations with smart homes devices and assistants
- Getting your door to work with Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and smart home hubs like Wink and SmartThings is device dependent and each Assistant or Alexa Skill has different capabilities.
Video Cameras
- Some models have built-in video cameras while others use add-on devices or third-party products in order to provide inside and outside visibility of your garage.
Two-way audio
- This is enormously helpful for security reasons. But it can also increase convenience, such as when you want to invite your children or spouse to come inside for dinner.

Keypad Access
- Grant access with a smartphone (using the product app) or with a code for a keypad mounted outside your garage.
Car Sensors
- Using either your phones GPS or an additional Bluetooth device (Like an OBD2) the doors can automatically sense your car and open it for your arrival
Door Sensors
- Know at all times whether your garage door is open or closed.
LED lights
- Some of the newer smart garage models have high-powered LEDs to light up your entire garage.
Smart Door Locks
- In addition to remotely opening/closing your garage door, lock and unlock your side access door for friends, family or package delivers.

Featured

ismartgate PRO Garage

Highlights

3 garage doors control with one device

Remote access and doors status alerts

Automatic open and close via GPS (using iFTTT)

Merchant

$179.00 - Direct

Online Pricing

$149.00 - Amazon More

Retrofit Smart Garage Controllers

Already have a garage door and looking to add some connectivity and remote control to it without replacing the entire controller mechanism?

Retrofitted smart garages work with what you’ve already got. With s simply installation, the devices below will allow you to hook into your existing garage door controller.

Note: Even though Chamberlain/Liftmaster/MyQ are all integrated under the same technology, they are pushing people to newer models in their product lines. For example, if a product is Security+2.0-enabled, they are incompatible for retrofit solutions.

Top Rated

Best opener to use with Homekit*	Chamberlain MYQ Openers	*Requires $99 extra hub
Best opener for use with SmartThings	GoControl GD00z-4 $72
Garage opener with top rated Itunes / iOS app:	MyQ	Itunes App (4.5/5 with 36,549 Reviews)
Garage opener with top rated Android / Google Play app	MyQ	Android App (4.5/5 with 14,769 Reviews)
Cheapest opener with good reviews:	GarageGate $49.95

How Does Installation Work?

Typically only need a screwdriver for tools
The device directions will have you plug two cables into the wiring input terminals of your garage door. Or, you may be plugging cables into your wired wall push button.
As a general rule, the directions with their schematics can look more intimidating than they actually are.

View the sample video below to get a feel for what the process looks like.

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