The Sauna Index

The best home saunas, ranked by what the maker publishes

This page compares 3 home sauna makers on what their own storefronts tell you. It compares what they make, what a sauna costs, and whether they publish the price at all. No maker paid to be here. No link on this page earns us anything.

Researched by The Sauna Index research deskWe read this page on The specifications come from the published material of the maker

Someone with a commercial position on the answer wrote every other list of the best home saunas. This page records the affiliate programme status of every maker on its own page, so you can see ours. At this date we are in no programme, and we earn nothing from any maker below.

We rank on what the maker publishes about its own products. That means the range it makes, the prices it publishes, and where it will sell to you. Where a maker publishes nothing, we say so. We do not fill the gap with an estimate.

What these cost, side by side

Every maker sits on one fixed axis, from $1,999 to $22,990. Those are the widest published figures we have read across the market. A bar shows the published price of one maker. We show a maker that publishes nothing as a gap, and not as an estimate.
MakerPublished price on a shared axis
Redwood Outdoors

$4,299to$11,699

We read this on Aug 28, 2026 · redwoodoutdoors.com

Almost Heaven SaunasOutdoor saunas only. Discounts are frequent. The day price is often lower.

$4,036to$8,397

We read this on Aug 28, 2026 · almostheaven.com

Sunlighten

Does not publish a cabin price. Quote only.

Sunlighten publishes no cabin figure anywhere on its own storefront. The only figures it publishes cover red light panels and portable saunas, and not cabins. Therefore we have nothing honest to plot here.

We read this on Aug 28, 2026 · ui.awin.com

  1. 1Best overall

    Redwood Outdoors

    • Built in United States
    • traditional
    • barrel
    • cabin

    $4,299 to $11,699

    Published price. We read it on Aug 28, 2026 at redwoodoutdoors.com

    Redwood Outdoors is the only maker here that publishes a price for every model it sells. The range covers a 2-person indoor alcove up to an 8-person outdoor cabin. An open price is not a tie-breaker in this category. It is the exception.

  2. 2Best traditional barrel

    Almost Heaven Saunas

    • Built in United States
    • traditional
    • barrel
    • cabin

    $4,036 to $8,397

    Outdoor saunas only. Discounts are frequent. The day price is often lower.

    Published price. We read it on Aug 28, 2026 at almostheaven.com

    Almost Heaven makes traditional barrel saunas and cabin saunas in the United States. It has no affiliate programme, so most other sites leave it out, and we therefore read it with care. It sells in 2 places at 2 prices. Compare the prices before you order.

  3. 3Best known infrared

    Sunlighten

    • Built in United States
    • infrared

    Does not publish a cabin price. Quote only.

    The only figures it publishes cover red light panels and portable saunas, and not cabins. We read this on Aug 28, 2026 at ui.awin.com.

    Most buyers have already heard of Sunlighten, and it has the largest seller network and support network. It is third here for one reason: it publishes no cabin price anywhere. Therefore you cannot compare it with the other 2 makers without a sales conversation.

Questions buyers ask

Is infrared or traditional better for a home sauna?
They are different products. A traditional sauna heats the air, runs at 70 to 90°C, and makes steam when you pour water on the stones. An infrared cabin heats you directly, runs much cooler, and makes no steam. Choose the experience you want.
Why is there no price for Sunlighten?
Sunlighten does not publish one. Its cabins are sold on a quote. The only public figures are average sale amounts for panels and portable saunas. We do not give a price that a maker has not published.
Do you earn a commission on these links?
No. There are no affiliate links on this page or on the maker pages it links to. We record the affiliate programme status of each maker as a fact about that maker. It explains who else has a reason to rank it.