Key safes
Frost and several keys, or dials protected from sand and salt?
Both are ten-thousand-combination boxes for a spare key, and neither is a safe. The differences are small and real: GRIFEMA publishes its weight, frost resistance and room for five keys; Amazon Basics protects its dials with a sliding cover against sand, salt and grime, and publishes its dimensions.
The count and the ratings point different ways here. GRIFEMA GA1003 wins more rows below, and Amazon Basics SW-KS01-B carries the higher rating. The count weighs every row equally; the rating comes from each product's own page and weighs what the product is for rather than how many claims it wins. Read the rows, not the totals.
| Compared on | GA1003 | SW-KS01-B |
|---|---|---|
| Combinations | 10,000 | 10,000 |
| Capacity | 5 keys and 1 card | One or two keys |
| Dimensions | Not stated | 3.5 × 8.6 × 12 cm (1.4 × 3.4 × 4.7 in) |
| Material | Zinc alloy | Aluminum and zinc alloy |
| Published weight | 227 g (8 oz) | Not stated |
| Weather | Weatherproof, frost-resistant, rustproof | Aluminum and zinc against rust |
| Dial cover | Not stated | Sliding cover against sand, salt and dust |
| Factory code | 0000, change before fitting | Not stated |
| Mounting | Wall-mounted | Wall-mounted |
| Listed on amazon.com | Yes | Yes |
A tick marks the better answer on that line only. Counting ticks does not decide the page — the two verdicts below do, because these products answer different questions.
Buy the GRIFEMA where the box faces weather. Frost is what jams a cheap key safe, and it is the failure that leaves a carer standing outside in January.
Buy the Amazon Basics for a wall where sand, salt or grime would seize the dials — by the coast, beside a driveway, on an exposed side. The cover protects the dials, it does not hide the box; and it takes only one or two keys.
Enough against an opportunist, not against tools, as the review itself says. That is the honest class of every key safe at this price, including the heavier ones, which is why placement and code discipline matter far more than the box.
Measure it first. GRIFEMA states room for five keys and a card; the Amazon Basics measures 3.5 × 8.6 × 12 cm (1.4 × 3.4 × 4.7 in) outside and holds one or two keys. Long security keys and bulky fobs are the usual problem with small boxes.
Wall-mounted · 4-digit code, 10,000 combinations · zinc alloy, 227 g (8 oz) · weather and frost resistant
A small wall-mounted key safe in zinc alloy with a four-digit code. GRIFEMA states 10,000 combinations, weather and frost resistance, and a body designed to resist hammering and sawing.
Best for: A single spare key for a carer, a cleaner or a household that locks itself out.
≈ $44
Wall-mounted · 4-digit, 10,000 combinations · aluminum and zinc alloy · covered dial
A wall-mounted key box with a sliding cover over the dials, which Amazon Basics states protects the mechanism from sand, salt, dust and dirt. Aluminum and zinc alloy, 3.5 × 8.6 × 12 cm (1.4 × 3.4 × 4.7 in).
Best for: A coastal or exposed wall, where the dials rather than the box are what fails.
