Best Driveway Alarms and Sensors of 2022

Whether you have a long winding driveway or a short road leading to your garage, driveway sensors—like our top pick, Guardline—are a smart way to monitor vehicles entering and exiting your property. These devices are easy to install and fit a range of budgets for long and short driveways.

Take a look through the different sensors and their effective ranges, and think about the geographic features around your home. Heavy foliage and hills may reduce those ranges, so figure out which sensor would work best for your home—and never be surprised by a visitor again.

The Guardline driveway alarm comes with more than 30 customizable alert sounds and can be expanded to include multiple sensors—up to 16, or four zones with four sensors and one receiver per zone. You can pair specific sounds with specific sensors so you’ll always know where the motion is without looking.

If you want a hidden driveway motion sensor, keep looking. This one looks pretty obvious. But we do like the customizable chimes and the option to have visual alerts, audio alerts, or a combination of the two. The fact that the speaker can reach 80 dB makes this a good option for people with limited hearing.

The receiver range of Rodann driveway alert system is limited (up to 500 feet), but the sensor can detect objects up to 50 feet away from the sensor. It's the best sensor range on our, though the shorter receiver range keeps it confined to smaller properties.

The Safety Technology driveway monitor is sneaky in that it looks like a solar driveway light more than an alarm. The installation doesn’t require any wiring, which makes it much easier to set up than other driveway alarms on our list.

Chamberlain is one of the better-known driveway alarm companies out there. As far as features go, the Chamberlain is rather barebones. But it's also the most affordable brand on our list so that makes it a great pick for folks on budget.

Even though Guardline isn't the most affordable driveway alarm sensor, it includes a lot of thoughtful features like unique alarm tones, a long wireless range, and support for up to 16 sensors.

When paired with other outdoor security equipment like security lights, outdoor cameras, and other affordable motion sensors, driveway sensors can keep you aware of what's happening at your home whether you're there or not.

In our best driveway alarms and sensors review, we researched dozens of devices, read hundreds of customer reviews, and used our decades' worth of safe experience to bring you the best products.

Check out our methodology to learn more about how we review products and services.

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