A key safe is only as good as what it is bolted to · review
The hanging version of GRIFEMA's key safe: a shackle rather than a wall plate, room for five keys and a card, and a removable key rack. 558 grams of zinc alloy with a four-digit code.
The conclusion The one for when drilling is not allowed, with the honest caveat that anything hanging can be taken away.
This is the same idea as a wall-mounted key safe with one difference that changes the risk: it hangs.
A bolted box has to be attacked where it is, in whatever light and time is available. A hanging box can be lifted off, carried somewhere quiet, and opened at leisure with a vice and a hacksaw. The code becomes irrelevant to somebody with an hour.
That is not a reason never to use one. It is a reason to prefer a wall-mounted box whenever drilling is possible, and to reserve this for tenancies, holiday lets and temporary arrangements where it is not.
On the handle of the door it opens. Vacation rentals do this constantly, and it tells anybody walking past exactly what the box is for and which door it serves. A railing at the side, a gate, a downpipe bracket — anywhere less obvious.
Five keys and a card, on a removable rack. For a property with a front door, a back door and a communal entrance that is the right size, and taking the rack out to find one key is easier than fishing in a box in the dark.
Tenants, vacation rentals, and any arrangement where a wall cannot be drilled.
On sale at $45 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.
| Mounting | Shackle — hangs on a handle, railing or gate |
|---|---|
| Capacity | 5 keys plus 1 card, removable rack |
| Code | 4-digit, 10,000 combinations, resettable |
| Material | Zinc alloy, 558 g (19.7 oz) |
| Environment | Weatherproof, frost resistant |
| Amazon reference | B08G4ZPLY3 |
| EAN | 0783971013711 |
It is a worse idea than a bolted one, and sometimes the only one available. A box that hangs can be removed and opened somewhere quiet with tools and time, which is a fundamentally different problem from one bolted to a wall. Use it where nothing may be drilled, and prefer a wall-mounted box wherever you can.
Not on the door handle of the property it opens, which is where vacation rentals habitually put them and is the clearest possible signal. A railing round the side, a gate, anywhere it is not the first thing a visitor sees.
For a rental with a front door, a back door, a communal entrance and a trash enclosure, yes. The removable rack makes retrieving one key without dropping the rest genuinely easier, which sounds trivial until you are doing it in the rain.
7.8/ 10
The one for when drilling is not allowed, with the honest caveat that anything hanging can be taken away.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| GRIFEMA GA1003 | $44 | 5 keys and 1 card, stated by GRIFEMA | 4-digit, 10,000 combinations, resettable |
| ABUS KeyGarage 787 | $38 | Up to 20 keys or 14 plastic cards | 4-digit, individually settable |
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 rental property, a temporary arrangement, or a door handle where nothing may be drilled.
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.
Wall-mounted · holds 20 keys or 14 cards · steel housing, zinc dial flap · 689 g (24.3 oz) · sliding cover
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.
Best for: A building with several keys and several people — a vacation rental, a small business, a shared house.
≈ $38
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.
