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Top Garage Door Brands

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With so many garage door suppliers available, how do you choose the best brand for your new garage door or opener? We’re here to help you navigate the confusion you may be feeling when choosing the right supplier for your overhead door. Our opinions are built from years of working with these manufacturers and installing their products. To help you understand all these brands, we’ll break them down by:

  • How long they’ve been around
  • Quality of their product
  • What they do well
  • What they don’t do well
  • Price
  • Where their products are made

Our Top 5 Garage Door Brands

  • #1 Clopay
  • #2 Amarr
  • #3 Doorlink
  • #4 Raynor
  • #5 ArmRLite

Our Top Choices for Garage Door Suppliers


clopay garage doors
  • Options: ★★★★★
  • Quality: ★★★★☆
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★★
  • Price: ★★★★★

Clopay Garage Doors

Clopay is probably the largest manufacturer of residential garage doors in the United States. Clopay is also the only publicly traded company among all the garage door manufacturers. They are more “corporate” than some of the other companies, but they have great systems and processes.

Clopay builds the widest range of doors available. In some cases, it can feel like too many. For example, Clopay has six different options for garage door construction in their Gallery Collection. If you’re looking for choices, Clopay can deliver. What we like most about Clopay are the people, communication, and the wide range of doors.

However, when compared to CHI, the wood tone or faux wood steel doors are not nearly as realistic. But Clopay did hit it out of the park with the Canyon Ridge

Check out all your options for Clopay Garage Doors!


CHI Overhead Doors
  • Options: ★★★★★
  • Quality: ★★★★☆
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★★
  • Price: ★★★★★

CHI Overhead Doors

With possibly the best lineup from top to bottom, CHI is best known for its Accent Series and the quality of the overlay doors they build. From the beginning, CHI has been building its garage doors with an emphasis on quality.  Founded by an Amish community, a larger company eventually acquired them, but they still manufacture their products in Arthur, IL. This is because CHI wants to provide their customers with the very best in garage doors and service. Striving for success, they continually work to improve their products and manufacturing process one door at a time. For these reasons, CHI is one of our most recommended brands for new garage door installation. 

Products

CHI makes all the standard varieties of doors including builder-grade doors. However, they also focus on providing high-end doors like their Sterling, Plank Door, and their overlay doors like the 5000 Series and the Shoreline. In particular, we like CHI’s residential garage doors. From steel to full-view to wood overlay, they have a great number of options.

Their Accent Series has beautiful, faux wood garage doors created with a unique digital imaging process. In fact, it is one of the most realistic-looking faux wood doors on the market. They also have a great range of carriage, stamp, and raised or recessed paneling options for their steel doors in terms of style. Lastly, they have several choices for full-view glass garage doors. No matter your vision for a new garage door, CHI has the quality and variety to be a top choice for garage door suppliers. 

One minor issue with CHI is that they outsource their distribution. This can cause some issues with turn-around times on receiving a new door. But this is not the case with our relationship with CHI. Our distribution process with them works well in the Atlanta area because the distributor Southeast Door Technologies does a good job of managing the distribution. 

Check out the CHI doors we sell and install!


Amarr Garage Doors
  • Options: ★★★★☆
  • Quality: ★★★☆☆
  • Turn-Around: ★★★☆☆
  • Price: ★★★★☆

Amarr Garage Doors

Amarr is the manufacturer we used when we first launched, so they will always have a special place in our hearts. However, due to a lack of quality control and issues with the turnaround times and distribution, we decided to move away from them as our primary garage door supplier.

But it’s not all bad! They make a door that we love…a lot! The Amarr Classica was a one-of-a-kind product prior to Hormann building a similar product. What’s unique about the door is its built-in three sections instead of four. Also, the exterior stamp design is unique. However, they abandoned a pinch-resistant hinge which caused a lot of problems. In spite of this, Amarr and Clopay remain the two biggest manufacturers of residential garage doors. Amarr sells its products through Lowes, Pella Garage Doors, and Costco. 

Overall, the people are great, but there are some issues. That’s why, as a garage door company, it’s hard to promise customers a great experience when so many unknowns are at stake. Their product isn’t good enough to overcome the issues. We still sell their products, but not without a disclaimer. However, because they provide affordability for new garage doors, they may still be the right choice for certain buyers.  

Check out more info on the Amarr garage doors we offer.


doorlink garage doors
  • Options: ★★★☆☆
  • Quality: ★★★☆☆
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★☆
  • Price: ★★★★☆

doorLink offers a semi-wide range of residential garage doors to fit almost any home. This includes carriage house style, full-view glass, and more. However, not all of these are made to fit every home. If you want a doorLink garage door, we’ll have to explain your best options from their catalog. But even with the limited options, the quality of the doors makes doorLink a great option for new garage doors. 

Plus, the great turnaround time on shipping and the price of their new doors make doorLink garage doors a popular option for many of our customers.


Raynor garage doors
  • Options: ★★★☆☆
  • Quality: ★★★★★
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★☆
  • Price: ★★★★☆

Raynor Garage Doors

Raynor builds high-quality garage doors, specializing in urethane-insulated garage doors and powder coating. However, Raynor isn’t a popular brand in Atlanta due to the lack of distribution. They only ship direct and most garage door companies in the Atlanta market work out of their homes. This makes it difficult to deliver doors on an 18-wheeler. On the plus side, though, Raynor does their own urethane insulating and powder coating, making them a little more affordable when comparing products. In the end, we sell Raynor garage doors because the quality is top-notch. 

Check out more info on the Raynor garage doors we offer.


Hormann Garage Doors
  • Options: ★★★★☆
  • Quality: ★★★★★
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★☆
  • Price: ★★★★☆

Hormann Garage Doors

Hormann Garage Door is widely considered an industry leader for its excellent products and commitment to innovation. With both residential and commercial garage doors, we love their options for quality and reliability. We also trust their services because they are IDA and DASMA certified as well as being a member of the U.S. Green Building Council. In everything they do, the emphasis they place on sustainability and excellence is remarkable. 

For residential garage doors, Hormann’s emphasis on durability and style options make them a great choice to upgrade your home’s garage door. From traditional to modern to carriage house in numerous colors and construction, you can find the perfect door to complement your home’s exterior.

Our favorite Hormann residential lines are the Aries, Polaris, Solaris, Phoenix, and Taurus. Each of these has different style availabilities which can be shaped to your vision. Their products come in good, better, best options to fit any budget or business need for commercial garage doors. In particular, we prefer their high-speed garage doors for their safety and reliability standards. 

For a residential or commercial garage door that stands the test of time with quality construction and visual appeal, consider a Hormann garage door to upgrade your home or business.


Wayne Dalton Garage Doors
  • Options: ★★★★☆
  • Quality: ★★★★☆
  • Turn-Around: ★★★★☆
  • Price: ★★★★☆

Wayne Dalton Garage Doors

As one of the largest garage door suppliers in the United States, Wayne Dalton has a commitment to customer service and product ingenuity. Their comprehensive product line includes a wide range of both residential and commercial options. If you are looking to upgrade the exterior of your home, consider a steel, aluminum, or wood garage door from Wayne Dalton.

For commercial garage door products, they have multiple constructions, sizes, and functionality options. Wayne Dalton has the door you need to upgrade your business from standard sectional doors to fire doors to countertop shutters. 


Our Garage Doors

Beyond just our garage door brand ratings, you can explore your style and material options on our Garage Doors page. There, see the best new garage doors available in glass, wood, and steel. Let us guide you through the hundreds of customization options to create the perfect new garage door to upgrade your curb appeal. We also specialize in garage door installation in the North Atlanta & North Georgia areas. If you’re looking for garage doors and live in Atlanta or the suburbs of Atlanta, call or text us and help you. C

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