Best Home Elevators

Savaria's extensive options of elevator models and high weight capacity make it our top overall pick of home elevators.

Savaria offers six different home elevator models, and choices within each model for finishes, cab, and doors. Made in Canada, two of Savaria’s six models, Infinity and Zenith, lift up to 1,400 pounds, code permitting. Their best-selling item Eclipse lifts up to 950 pounds and the Eclipse HD can lift more. There are three lift mechanism options: Cable Drum, Hydraulic, and Overhead Cable Drum.

Some of its models require a hoistway while others do not and lift with a much smaller household footprint. They travel up to six landings, rising 50 feet (in some cases up to 60 feet). Savaria offers a three-year parts warranty, though there are many listed as exclusions. Products are also sold through local distributors. Prices are not available on the website.

Inclinator features the most customization options for personalizing your home elevator. Each cab is made to order with many finish options for the build.

Inclinator Company of America allows you to choose from their various drive systems, cab styles, gates and doors, handrails, and lights.

Materials and finishes within the styles allow you to really “make it your own.” For example, choose from eight different wood species to customize your walls. Your floors have five finish options, and ceilings have nine. Handrails can be decorative wood or one of three metal finishes.

There are two options for LED lighting fixtures, and even the cab operating panels have four configuration choices and three metal finishes to choose from. With all of these options, you can customize a unique overall design.

The three lift mechanisms they use in their designs are the Elevette Cable Drum, Hydraulic, and MRL Overhead Cable Drum. All three have a backup battery as a safety feature to guard against a power outage.

The elevators are manufactured in the United States, and all three mechanisms lift up to 1,000 pounds. Their warranty lasts from two to three years depending on model and style, and they sell through local distributors. Because the elevators are customized, and the price depends on many factors, you must contact the company directly for a quote.

AmeriGlide makes our list of best home elevator companies thanks to its incredibly transparent pricing. Unlike other companies, it allows you to see cost and choose upgrades directly online.

AmeriGlide, in contrast to other companies, is very transparent about its prices. The typical process with other companies involves contacting the manufacturer who will put you in touch with your local distributor. The local distributor won’t give you a price over the phone until it does a site visit and design review with the homeowner.

AmeriGlide does, however, post prices on its website, including itemizations for options. You’ll still need to calculate taxes, permitting costs, and labor separately, but at least you can do some budgeting ahead of time.

For example, you can see that the AmeriGlide Hercules Hybrid VPL elevator starts at roughly $12,000. From there you can “Add to Cart” and begin configuring all of your options. Some will carry upcharges, and some will not. This will all be calculated for you on the page.

Boasting both innovative design and space-saving construction, Pneumatic Vacuum Elevators offers three home elevators that are all air-powered.

Ever wondered what it might feel like to travel through the pneumatic tube at your bank’s drive-through window? Here’s your chance to experience the same technology on a much larger scale.

PVE (Pneumatic Value Elevators) is the only manufacturer of vacuum-powered elevators. They use less power yet still travel up to 50 feet with roughly five stops. They offer three models: the PVE30, the PVE30 ECO, the PVE37, and the PVE52.

The PVE30 is designed for one person, with a 30-inch interior diameter and a 350-pound weight capacity. The PVE30 ECO is designed for only two stops. The PVE37 is designed for up to two people, with a 37-inch interior diameter and a 450-pound weight capacity. The PVE52 can accommodate three people and is wheelchair accessible at 52 inches in diameter and 525 pounds of lifting strength. Prices are not available on the website, but you can contact the company for a quote.

With a focus on design and a small footprint for its home elevators, Stiltz provides options for homeowners who are looking for economical and quiet in-home lifts.

Stiltz boasts that many guests don’t even notice the elevator until it is pointed out to them. Their design is freestanding and requires no supporting wall or hydraulics.

A good option for retrofitting an older home, their units can run on a dedicated 220-volt, 15-amp wall outlet, or a dedicated 110-volt, 15-amp wall outlet with a step-up transformer.

The company takes the need for a shaft or hoistway out of play by using its own supporting rails to raise and lower the elevator. It also has a safety feature to protect you against a power outage.

While Stiltz has figured out how to make its footprint small, you don’t have to sacrifice your desire to move more than one person at a time. The Duo Lift carries two people while only taking up 7 square feet. The Trio Lift, which occupies 13.5 square feet of space, can carry three people and is wheelchair accessible. Prices are not available on the company website.

While its competitors offer warranties that range in the two- to three-year range, Nationwide Lifts puts its weight behind a 10-year warranty and 24-hour phone support.

Nationwide Lifts features the best warranty among its competitors. The company covers mechanical parts for 10 years, electrical parts for three years, and labor for one year. The list of covered parts is easy to find on the company's website. Perhaps the accessibility to this company will give you the peace of mind you want for such a large purchase. 

Nationwide Lifts’ Freedom Green home elevator model appeals to the eco-conscious homeowner. Features include 100% recycled materials for the interior of the cab, no hydraulic oil used to operate the lifting cylinder, up to 50% energy savings, and no machine room required...all this, while still able to lift up to 1,000 pounds and travel 50 feet with as many as six stops.

The Freedom Elite has been approved to lift up to 1,500 pounds and runs on a hydraulic system. It boasts a smooth ride, large cab interior space, and lots of upgrade options.

Elevator prices begin at $23,000. With upgrades and customizations, the price can run up to as much as $100,000 and higher.