The Best Smart Garage Door Openers of 2024

Chamberlain is one of the most well-known brands in garage door openers, and the company sells several motors with MyQ smarts built-in—but you can also add those features to just about any garage door with the inexpensive MyQ Hub. Unlike most other options on this list, the MyQ Hub is almost completely wireless—it just needs an outlet to plug into the wall.

Instead of being wired directly to the motor like other solutions, the MyQ Hub, the the best smart garage door opener you can buy, acts as your car's wireless opener. Simply press a button on the motor, pair the hub using the app, and then send commands from your phone or voice assistant over Wi-Fi.

This makes setup extremely easy, one of the top reasons it's our top pick. No matter how tech-savvy you are, you can probably set this up in a matter of minutes—the app walks you through the process just like any other smart home device, and there's no manual labor required. While the MyQ Hub has a bracket to attach to your wall or ceiling, you could just as quickly set it on an open shelf near an outlet.

Like most of the other openers we tested, the MyQ Hub can tell whether your garage door is open through a sensor you stick onto the door. This works well enough, and in my months of usage, the sensor only malfunctioned once (saying the door was open when it was closed and vice-versa). Unplugging the hub and closing the door fixed the problem immediately. The MyQ Hub is compatible with Yale's Liftmaster smart locks and integrates with MyQ's own Smart Garage Cameras, but we have yet to test those products.

While the software isn't quite as feature-filled as some of its competitors—there is no geofencing feature that auto-opens the garage when you come home, for example—it contains the most important features in an essential smart opener. You can share access with friends, family, or those working on your house and schedule temporary access as you see fit.

You can also get notifications when the garage door is closed or opened or if it has been left open for a certain amount of time. You can link it with your Ring cameras for easy access from the Ring app. It's also compatible with Yale's Liftmaster smart locks and integrates with MyQ's own Smart Garage Cameras, though we didn't test those products ourselves.

The MyQ hub integrates with a few other smart home platforms, like Vivint and Alarm.com, and you can set up a few custom automations through IFTTT.

While it supports Google Assistant for voice control, it doesn't support Alexa, which is a strange omission—especially considering it supports Amazon Key for in-garage delivery. It does support Google Assistant, though, and given its super easy setup and low price, we still think it's the best for most people and is our top choice for the best smart garage door opener. Especially when considering the Amazon Key discount—one in-garage delivery pays for the entire hub, so it's an absolute steal if you're a Prime member.

The Meross Garage Door Opener is easy to install, works with major smart home ecosystems, and is highly compatible with various garage door models, earning a top spot in our buying guide as the Best Value pick. It may lack a camera, but it excels in reliability, consistently performing its core function—opening and closing your garage door—without fail.

Meross is widely compatible and supports over 1,600 models and 200 brands. It is easy to install using the included sensors.

Most importantly, the Meross Smart Garage Door Opener is consistently reliable every time via the app, with no delays. It works with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, SmartThings, and Apple HomeKit. It also supports Apple CarPlay, allowing garage door control from a compatible vehicle. 

On the downside, we had some issues with the Meross iOS app during setup, but eventually, things worked. Additionally, the Meross app lacks robust privacy features such as two-factor authentication and passcode protection. While its easily integrated Alexa voice control offers some security, these are Alexa features rather than Meross-specific enhancements.

Despite its apparent security flaws and failure to pair through the iOS app, the Meross Smart Garage Door Opener still represents a solid companion for your garage door.

Read our full review of the Meross Smart Garage Door.

iSmartGate offers a few different garage opener models depending on how many doors you have, and if you also have a gate in front of your home. The iSmartGate Lite should suffice for most people, but the iSmartGate Pro is ideal for more complex setups.

You can also get cameras to integrate with the system, so if you have more than a simple single—or multi-door garage, iSmartGate has some extra products to cover your entire entry from gate to garage.

That said, the setup felt more complicated than it needed to be—not only did the hardware require extra steps and screw driving compared to competitors, but the app was also a bit unintuitive. Instead of a standard email/password login, you have to log in with your garage's unique identifier (sent to you by SmartGate when you set it up), with a local user name ("admin" by default) and the password you set.

You can then add other users locally. Additionally, notifications aren't super configurable, and there's no geofencing feature.

As a result, it feels less full-featured than other openers we tested, at least for the average user. If you like the idea of a fully local system without cloud dependency (though cloud connection is an option), need HomeKit support, or have a gate and a garage, iSmartGate's offerings could be worthwhile. For most users, though, it's probably more complicated to use than is necessary.