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Best Cabinet Safes

Updated August 2018
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BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
Bottom Line
Pros
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Best of the Best
Sentry Safe
Fire Resistant and Water Resistant Safe
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Bottom Line

This good quality safe provides a lot of space and comes with a hearty fire and water rating.

Pros

A little bigger than other small model cabinet safes. Offers water and fire protection. Easy to keep your stuff organized with three shelves inside the safe and extra storage areas on the door. Includes interior LED lighting and lag bolts for securing to the floor or wall.

Cons

The factory code on this lock is permanently set and cannot be changed. The handle used for opening the door is made from plastic and doesn't have a hearty feel.

Viking Security Safe
Large Biometric Safe
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Bottom Line

A really useful safe with a biometric function that works well. However, this safe is not fireproof.

Pros

Interior LED light. Includes three shelves that can be adjusted to fit your valuables. Motorized deadbolts. Almost two cubic feet of storage space – a larger size than many cabinet safes on the market. Opens quickly. Biometric fingerprint recognition feature works well and is easy to use and set up. Weighs about 50 lbs.

Cons

This safe is not rated fireproof.

First Alert
Waterproof and Fire-Resistant Bolt-Down Combination Safe
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Bottom Line

User friendly little affordable safe to keep your valuables and family treasures protected.

Pros

Offers a key backup to a traditional dial lock safe. Can be bolted down. Can hold papers and up to 9 x 12 envelopes comfortably. The bolt down features does not void the warranty on flooding.

Cons

While this safe has a waterproof rating, documents are still recommended to be placed in airtight containers within the safe.

Amazon Basics
Security Safe - 1-Cubic Feet
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Bottom Line

With one cubic foot of storage, this safe will hold a lot of personal papers and other items secure.

Pros

Quick delivery. Offers a keypad entry or with a key backup. Can be bolted down from inside the safe. Compact enough to fit in many spaces including inside drawers or closets. Same safe comes in slightly smaller sizes.

Cons

This safe is not rated fireproof or waterproof.

Best Bang for the Buck
Best Choice Products
Electronic Digital Lock Keypad Safe Box
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Bottom Line

A small size entry level safe at a hard to beat price.

Pros

Operates with a pin code or key lock. Can be bolted to the floor or wall. Easy to set up and easy to use. Very compact size that can be easily stored under a bed or in a closet. A good size to store documents or small valuables like jewelry.

Cons

The safe it not rated fireproof. When the keypad batteries die, you will have to reset your code.

How we decided

We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.

  • 47 Models Considered
  • 6 Hours Researched
  • 1 Experts Interviewed
  • 138 Consumers Consulted
    • Zero products received from manufacturers.

    We purchase every product we review with our own funds — we never accept anything from product manufacturers.

    Why trust BestReviews?
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers.
    BestReviews spends thousands of hours researching, analyzing, and testing products to recommend the best picks for most consumers. We buy all products with our own funds, and we never accept free products from manufacturers.
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    Viking Security Safe

    Large Biometric Safe

    Viking Security Safe

    Large Biometric Safe

    A really useful safe with a biometric function that works well. However, this safe is not fireproof.
    $239
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    Sentry Safe

    Fire Resistant and Water Resistant Safe

    Sentry Safe

    Fire Resistant and Water Resistant Safe

    This good quality safe provides a lot of space and comes with a hearty fire and water rating.
    $213
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    Amazon Basics

    Security Safe - 1-Cubic Feet

    Amazon Basics

    Security Safe - 1-Cubic Feet

    With one cubic foot of storage, this safe will hold a lot of personal papers and other items secure.

    $79