Investing in a top biometric lock can help take your home or office security to the next level, with most requiring a matching fingerprint from people looking to enter a property.

It takes the concept of a regular or smart lock down a different path, with the unrivalled detail of a finger identification often giving users more peace of mind. With that said, there are rarely two fingerprint locks that offer the same features; some will be better for businesses, while others are better for the home or even a gym locker.

We’ll detail some of the best biometric locks at a number of different budgets, letting you pick the one that suits your door and your needs, here.

• Ultraloq UL3

  1. Best overall

• Lockly Secure Pro

  2. Versatile pick

• Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro

  3. Ultra smart

• Master Lock Fingerprint Lock

  4. Shed security

• Dioche Fingerprint Smart Lock

  5. Doorbell double-duty

Ultraloq is arguably the biggest name when it comes to dedicated biometric locks, but it has plenty more security features for you to play around with than just a fingerprint scanner.

Waterproof, ready for the outdoors or indoors, and able to fit onto most standard doors, the battery-operated UL3 gives you plenty of options when it comes to locking and unlocking. The fingerprint function can store up to 95 prints at one time, while users or guests can also open the door with a code or a standard key.

The lever is even reversible, which means it can neatly fit onto left-handed or right-handed doors.

Lockly has plenty of smart locks for you to explore, but the Secure Pro, in our view, provides the best mix of features without getting overly expensive.

Like others, the core of the lock is built around its fingerprint sensor, which can detect and store up to 99 unique ones. If the fingerprint isn’t your preferred choice of unlock, though, there’s also the digital keypad – one that cleverly mixes up the location of the numbers to help avoid code identification by strangers.

If all that fails, there’s still the option to lock and unlock with the companion app, or with a physical key, as well.

Since it’s a deadbolt replacement, it’s also relatively easy to set up, fitting both left and right swinging doors.

Ultraloq’s U-Bolt Pro is one of the most comprehensive smart door locks around, pairing fingerprint scanning with five other methods of security.

Not only is it able to store up to 120 fingerprints at once, but it can also provide users with locking/unlocking functions through a smartphone, anti-peek keypad, key, or auto-unlock.

For those who want to easily share access, it can even temporarily grant entry for specific dates and periods of time.

The Master Lock Outdoor Biometric Padlock can save up to 10 different fingerprints (two primary users plus eight others) so your whole family can use it.

It’s powered by a standard button battery which should last around a year – you’re alerted with the power is low. You can use a directional system on the lock to enter if you need to, which is also used for the initial setup.

Naturally, it’s attack-resistant with a double-lock and zinc casing, similar to the remainder of Master Lock’s vast padlock range. A robust cover is designed to protect the lock against the weather.

It may look slightly different from the other locks on this list, but Dioche’s take on biometric security is both versatile and reliable.

It offers a variety of unlocking methods, including the standard fingerprint scanner, anti-peek passcode, ID card, and will also alarm and lock up for several minutes if someone enters an incorrect password five times in a row.

Interestingly, this is one of the few biometric locks that also builds in a doorbell function, allowing someone on the outside to ring the bell for access.