A key safe is only as good as what it is bolted to · review
With its white version, the largest key box in this hub: ABUS states room for twenty keys or fourteen plastic cards, in a steel housing with a zinc die-cast dial flap, a sliding protective cover and a removable rack. 689 grams.
The conclusion The one for a building rather than a house. Big enough to matter, which is why the code discipline matters more.
This is a different product from the small boxes above it in the hub. Twenty keys, a steel housing, and 689 grams of it.
A building with several doors and several people: a vacation rental with a front door, a back door, a trash enclosure and a meter cupboard; a small business; a shared house. Twenty keys and fourteen cards, on a removable rack that can be taken out to find one without dropping the others.
Every key to the building, behind four digits. That is efficient and it means the code is now the whole security of the property. It should be changed whenever anybody stops needing access, and it should never be written anywhere in the same building.
That is a management discipline rather than a product feature, and it is the part that actually decides the outcome.
Steel housing with a zinc die-cast dial flap and a sliding cover over the dials. Steel resists prying better than the alloy of the smaller boxes, and the cover keeps grit out of the mechanism — the two things that end key boxes.
689 grams and 84 × 120 × 44 mm (3.31 × 4.72 × 1.73 in) is not discreet. Inside a porch, on a side elevation, or in a plant room. On a front wall it announces itself.
A building rather than a house.
On sale at $30 on the American Amazon store at the time of checking.
Prices and availability are what Keepa reported on the date this page was updated; both move.
Prices quoted in this text were read on September 2, 2026. The live price is at the top of the page.
| Capacity | Up to 20 keys or 14 plastic cards |
|---|---|
| Housing | Steel, with zinc die-cast dial flap |
| Cover | Sliding protective flap over the dials |
| Code | 4-digit, individually settable |
| Dimensions | 84 × 120 × 44 mm (3.31 × 4.72 × 1.73 in), 689 g (24.3 oz) |
| Rack | Removable |
| Amazon reference | B001T0HERW |
| EAN | 4003318463310 |
It is efficient and it concentrates risk. A box containing every key to a building is a single point of failure, and the code should be treated accordingly: changed whenever anybody stops needing access, and never written anywhere near the box.
Steel resists prying and cutting better than the zinc alloy of the smaller boxes. It does not make it a safe — the fixings and the wall are still the limit — but on a box this size, holding this much, it is the appropriate material.
Somewhere it is not the first thing seen, which is harder with a box this large. Inside a porch, round a side elevation, or in a plant room. A 689 g (24.3 oz) steel box on the front of a house is an advertisement.
7.8/ 10
The one for a building rather than a house. Big enough to matter, which is why the code discipline matters more.
Between security devices of the same category and nearby price. Shown: what they all state. A half-filled column says nothing.
| Model | Price | Capacity | Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABUS KeyGarage 787 | $38 | Up to 20 keys or 14 plastic cards | 4-digit, individually settable |
| GRIFEMA GA1003 | $44 | 5 keys and 1 card, stated by GRIFEMA | 4-digit, 10,000 combinations, resettable |
| GRIFEMA GA1004 | $45 | 5 keys plus 1 card, removable rack | 4-digit, 10,000 combinations, resettable |
| BURG-WÄCHTER Key Safe 10 SB | $46 | Keys up to 7 cm (2.8 in) on an internal hook | 4-digit, 10,000 combinations, resettable, with auto-stop |
A reference exists on these Amazon stores: France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, United States. Listed is not the same as in stock — availability changes daily.
Details checked on September 2, 2026.
A building with several keys and several people — a vacation rental, a small business, a shared house.
Amazon reports what buyers took in the month before this page was last checked: at least 100.
The figure is a floor, rounded by Amazon, and read through Keepa — it says what buyers picked, not what a maker claims.
Specifications: the manufacturer sheet for home security products and the matching Amazon product page. Prices and availability: Keepa. Every figure on this page names its source.
Same as the 787 · white finish · 20 keys or 14 cards · steel housing · 689 g (24.3 oz)
The white version of the KeyGarage 787, for a stuccoed or painted wall where a dark box would be conspicuous. Identical capacity, housing and mechanism.
Best for: The same job on a white or light-rendered wall.
≈ $65
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.
Wall-mounted · zinc die-cast · 4-digit code · internal hook · keys to 7 cm (2.8 in) · auto-stop
A wall-mounted key safe in zinc die-cast with an internal hook for keys up to 7 cm (2.8 in), a four-digit resettable code and an auto-stop feature, from a German safe manufacturer.
Best for: A permanent installation on masonry, where the maker's other business is actually safes.
≈ $46
