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#5 in Smart Garage Door Openers

Genie Chain Drive 550 Garage Door Opener

Name: Genie Chain Drive 550 Garage Door Opener
Brand: Genie
Rating: 8.5 (1 reviews)

Genie

$149.00 – $189.00

Affordable chain-drive opener with 1/2 HPc motor for standard single or double garage doors. Includes the Genie Intellicode rolling code technology to prevent signal duplication for security.

8.5

Excellent

Consensus

Our Analysis

Ranked #5 based on expert reviews, user sentiment, and value analysis.

Score Breakdown

Expert Score

8.7

User Sentiment

8.6

Value Score

8.1

Complaint Risk

8.5

Freshness

8.2

Community

8.7

Availability

9.3

Pros

Very affordable
Very affordable
Intellicode security
Intellicode security
Proven chain-drive reliability
Proven chain-drive reliability

Cons

Chain drive is noisy
Chain drive is noisy
No smart home connectivity
No smart home connectivity

Don't buy this if…

Chain-drive openers are significantly louder than belt-drive models and the vibration can be heard in rooms above the garage.
Chain-drive openers are significantly louder than belt-drive models and the vibration can be heard in rooms above the garage.