Liftmaster Garage Door Opener vs Craftsman
Thinking of a new garage opener? Learn more about the specs between our LiftMaster series and what’s offered by Craftsman.
Your garage door opener is essential for the smooth operation of your door. It’s important to select the brand that provides you with the easiest and most secure function. You want to ensure that you protect your garage door investment!
Heritage Garage Door offers a variety of LiftMaster openers. This high-level comparison will help you select which will offer your home the functionality that it needs.
*Prices are listed as of the time of publishing and are subject to change.
LiftMaster Garage Openers
LiftMaster Model WLED – $759.00
The LiftMaster Model WLED is designed with long-lasting LEDs creating daylight-like lighting for your garage:
- Series – Elite
- Mount – Ceiling
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – DC
- Lock – Automatic lock capable; Posilock protects against forced openings
- Soft Start / Stop – Yes
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes; Automatic
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Motor Warranty – Lifetime
- Parts Warranty – 5 years
LiftMaster Model 8550WL – $659.00
The LiftMaster Model 8550WL is designed for quiet, long-lasting service:
- Series – Elite
- Mount – Ceiling
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – DC
- Lock – Automatic lock capable; Posilock protects against forced openings
- Soft Start / Stop – Yes
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Alert-2-Close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Motor Warranty – Lifetime
- Parts Warranty – 5 years
LiftMaster Model 8500WL – $899.00
The LiftMaster Model 8500WL is a wall-mounted design with a quiet DC motor. This eliminates noise and vibrations through the ceiling and provides smooth operation.
- Series – Elite
- Mount – Wall
- Force – 12V
- Drive – Direct
- AC/DC – DC
- Lock – Automatic lock included
- Soft Start / Stop – No
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Auto-on capable
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Alert-2-Close – No
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Motor Warranty – Lifetime
- Parts Warranty – 5 years
LiftMaster Model 8360WLB – $559.00
The LiftMaster Model 8360WLB opener is a ceiling-mounted system with integrated battery backup to ensure garage access even when the power is out.
- Series – Premium
- Mount – Ceiling
- Force – 800 Newtons
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – DC
- Lock – Automatic lock capable
- Soft Start / Stop – Yes
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Alert-2-Close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Motor Warranty – Lifetime
- Parts Warranty – 1 year
LiftMaster Model 8160WB – $499.00
The LiftMaster Model 8160WB offers The Protector System which auto-reverses the door if there is an obstruction.
- Series – Contractor
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – ½
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – DC
- Lock – Posilock protects against forced openings
- Soft Start / Stop – Yes
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – No
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Alert-2-Close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – No
- Motor Warranty – 4 years
- Parts Warranty – 1 year
Craftsman Garage Openers
1 Hp Belt Drive Garage Door Opener Kit With Myq®
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
3/4 Hp Belt Drive Garage Door Opener Kit With Myq®
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 3/4
- Drive – Self-propelled belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Belt Drive Garage Door Opener Kit With Myq®
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1/2
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Chain Drive Garage Door Opener Kit With Myq®
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1/2
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – 120
- Battery Backup – No
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – Yes
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – No
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Chain Drive Garage Door Opener Kit
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1/2
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – No
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – No
- Warranty – 3 years
1 1/4 Hp Belt Drive Garage Door Opener Kit With Myq®
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1 ¼
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – No
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
3/4 Hp Chain Drive Garage Door Opener
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 3/4
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – No
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – No
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – No
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Chain Drive Garage Door Opener
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1/2
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – No
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
1-1/4 Hp Smart Belt Drive Garage Door Opener
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1 1/4
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – Yes
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – Yes
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Chain Drive Garage Door Opener
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1 ½
- Drive – Chain
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – No
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – No
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – No
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – No
- Warranty – 3 years
1/2 Hp Belt Drive Garage Door Opener
- Mount – Ceiling
- Horsepower – 1/2
- Drive – Belt
- AC/DC – 120 AC
- Battery Backup – No
- Lights – Yes
- Wifi – No
- Smartphone Control – No
- Safety Sensors – Yes
- Timer-to-close – Yes
- Auto-reverse – Yes
- Motion Detector – Yes
- Warranty – 3 years
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