Best Smart Locks for Guest Codes and Access

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Best for Guest Codes and Access

eufy Video Smart Lock S330

5.0 attribute score

Highest scored product for this attribute based on supporting review evidence.

Safest pick

Schlage Encode Smart Lock

4.5 attribute score

Balances the attribute score, supporting reviews, and overall product strength.

Best overall product

Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400

4.4 overall score

Strongest overall product among items with scored evidence for this attribute.

#1 eufy Video Smart Lock S330
5.0

Guest access was a standout use case, with reviewers liking temporary access, contractor use, and removable access.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Camera and doorbell performance

Cons: Door compatibility (deadbolt fit)

#2 Schlage Sense Pro
4.9

Up to 250 codes support family, guests, contractors, and other visitors without sharing one credential. Reviewers found guest access flexible and practical.

Pros: Geofencing, Industrial design

Cons: Feature additions via updates, Key override reliability

#3 ULTRALOQ Bolt Fingerprint Smart Lock
4.8

Guest and temporary access was a clear strength, with reviewers appreciating scheduled access, single-use or limited codes, and easy access for neighbors or service visitors.

Pros: Fingerprint, Installation and Setup

#4 eufy Video Smart Lock E330
4.8

Guest access was praised when reviewers could give temporary or remote user access without handing over physical keys.

Pros: Camera and doorbell performance, Installation and Setup

Cons: Keyway quality, Door compatibility (deadbolt fit)

#5 Wyze Auto-Lock Bolt v2 Smart Lock
4.8

Guest and code access is praised for flawless one-time codes and flexible household access options.

Pros: Fingerprint, Value and Price

Cons: Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#6 Yale August Smart Lock
4.8

Guest access was easy and useful, with virtual keys, sharing by text, and scheduled codes highlighted positively.

Pros: Installation and Setup, App

Cons: Battery

#7 Aqara U50 Smart Lock
4.7

Guest access is a major strength, with praise for multiple codes, temporary or periodic access, NFC access, and practical use for family, visitors, dog walkers, and Airbnb hosts.

Pros: Value and Price, Guest Codes and Access

Cons: Industrial design, Hub requirement

#8 ULTRALOQ U-Bolt Pro Smart Lock
4.7

Guest and temporary access were repeatedly praised, especially scheduled codes for cleaners, dog walkers, renters, family, and one-time visitors.

Pros: Fingerprint, Installation and Setup

Cons: Hub requirement

#9 Yale Assure Lock 2 Smart Lock
4.6

Guest codes were one of the most consistently praised features, especially temporary, scheduled, unlimited, or child-friendly access options.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

Cons: Wi-Fi, Battery

#10 Desloc D110 Plus Smart Lock
4.6

Guest access was praised for one-pass, scheduled, IC-card, and Airbnb-style temporary access options.

Pros: Value and Price, Fingerprint

Cons: Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread), Door-sense

#11 Schlage Encode Smart Lock
4.5

Guest access was a major strength, with praise for many codes, scheduling, temporary access, texts, and family/service-person use; single-use code absence was the main caveat.

Pros: Installation and Setup, App

Cons: Battery, Locking motor

#12 Lockin Veno Pro Smart Deadbolt Lock
4.5

Guest access is useful for temporary and time-limited PIN access, but biometric access for temporary users is more limited.

Pros: Palm vein recognition, Battery

Cons: Feature additions via updates, Geofencing

#13 myQ Secure View 3-in-1 Smart Lock
4.5

Guest access was praised for service or pet-care scenarios where the owner could let someone in without sharing a key.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Facial recognition

Cons: Value and Price, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#14 Tapo Smart Door Lock DL110
4.4

Guest access was a strong feature for families, cleaners, technicians, and visitors, although the PCWorld review noted limits for commercial rental automation.

Pros: App, Guest Codes and Access

#15 Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400
4.4

Guest access was praised through Home app PIN management and temporary/neighbor-style access options.

Pros: Battery, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#16 SwitchBot Lock Ultra
4.2

Guest and temporary access options were praised for codes, emergency options, Airbnbs, and vacation rentals, but one reviewer wanted more scheduling flexibility.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Industrial design

Cons: Hub requirement, Auto-lock

#17 Lockly Visage Zeno Series Smart Lock
4.2

Guest access was useful for family or visitors, with reviewers praising custom codes, iCloud sharing, and easier guest entry.

Pros: Facial recognition, Installation and Setup

Cons: Door-sense, Wi-Fi

#18 Google Nest x Yale Smart Lock
4.1

Guest codes were broadly useful for family, visitors, dog walkers, Airbnb, and contractors, though one reviewer reported frequent keycode creation errors and another called the feature average.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Value and Price

Cons: Voice control, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#19 Level Lock+ Smart Lock
4.0

Guest access was well liked for passes, cards, and temporary sharing, though several reviewers disliked requiring guests to install the Level app.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Industrial design

Cons: Value and Price, Door compatibility (deadbolt fit)

#20 Yale Approach Smart lock
4.0

Guest codes were generally praised for visitors, kids, rentals, and temporary access, though one reviewer found the user-code interface clunky.

Pros: Installation and Setup, Value and Price

Cons: Keypad, Auto-lock

#21 Schlage Encode Plus Smart Lock
3.8

Guest access was praised for schedules, renter use, and easy code sharing, but one reviewer criticized the 100-code limit versus competing locks with more capacity.

Pros: Value and Price, Installation and Setup

Cons: Keypad, App

#22 Kwikset Obsidian Smart Lock
3.8

Guest access was one of the most mixed areas: reviewers liked multiple codes and temporary scheduling in some versions, but criticized limited code counts and remote-code gaps in others.

Pros: Guest Codes and Access, Industrial design

Cons: User access management, Value and Price

#23 Aqara Smart Lock U100
3.8

Guest access was useful for one-time, temporary, and shared passcodes, but several reviewers wanted more flexible schedules or noted user/password limits.

Pros: Fingerprint, Value and Price

Cons: Hub requirement, Battery

#24 Lockly Secure Plus Smart Lock
3.7

Guest access is mixed: several reviewers liked the flexible access options, while one found temporary-code delivery convoluted and buggy.

Pros: Fingerprint, App

Cons: Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread), Value and Price

#25 TCL D1 Pro Smart Lock
3.6

Guest access is useful but uneven, with NFC sharing praised and temporary access described as robust yet needlessly complex.

Pros: Palm vein recognition, Installation and Setup

Cons: App, Smart-home integration (Alexa, Google, Siri, HomeKit, Matter, Thread)

#26 Kwikset Halo Touch Fingerprint Smart Lock
2.5

Guest access was convenient for scheduled users but less flexible than PIN-based systems because fingerprint guests generally need to be physically present for enrollment.

Pros: Fingerprint, User access management

Cons: Notifications, Auto-lock