Automatic Litter Boxes Under $300

Under $300 the catalog splits in two. 6 of these 20 are cheap to buy because they sell you a proprietary tray every month; the rest run on ordinary clumping litter and save money elsewhere, on drawer size, sensor types or published figures. The cheapest listed is the PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Classic at about $100.

How this list is ordered: Every box listed under $300 on its maker's own US store, ordered by price. 20 of the catalog’s boxes qualify.

1PetSafe
~$100
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Classic
At about $100 on sale, the cheapest motorised box in the catalog is also the most limited.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Automate from 6 months (no weight published)
2PetSafe
~$130
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy
PetSafe still sells the 2020 redesign that made the health counter standard across the line, now under the Legacy name at about $130 uncovered.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Automate from 6 months (no weight published)
PetPivotAutoScooper 12 LiteOpen-top
3PetPivot
~$149
PetPivot AutoScooper 12 Lite
PetPivot's November 2026 box costs $149, the lowest price of any rotating unit listed.
Detection · drawer
from 3 lb · 8 L
Type
Open-top
Automate from ~3 lb / ~6 months
PETKITP9905Crystal tray
4PETKIT
~$160
PETKIT Purobot Crystal Duo
This is PETKIT's answer to the ScoopFree: an open crystal tray, but with a camera that watches urination patterns and a 7-inch entry sill.
Detection · drawer
from 3.3 lb · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~6 months
CATLINKScooper Open-XOpen-top
5CATLINK
~$169
CATLINK Scooper Open-X
For about $169 this is the cheapest open-top box listed, and one of the cheapest boxes of any kind.
Detection · drawer
from 3.3 lb · 12 L
Type
Open-top
Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~6 months
HHOLOVESenseOpen-top
6HHOLOVE
~$169
HHOLOVE Sense Open-Top Self-Cleaning Litter Box
HHOLOVE's November 2026 open-top box is sized for small and medium cats: 3.3 to 17.6 lb with a shoulder height over 5.91 inches, and HHOLOVE asks buyers to check both before ordering.
Detection · drawer
from 3.3 lb · 8 L
Type
Open-top
Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~4 months
PetPivotAutoScooper 11Open-top
7PetPivot
~$179
PetPivot AutoScooper 11
One of the cheapest automatic boxes on a maker's own US store, and one of the few with no app at all: three buttons on the unit run it.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · 10 L
Type
Open-top
Kitten threshold not published
8PetSafe
~$200
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Plus
The current open-tray ScoopFree adds a light that tells you when the crystal tray is spent.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Automate from 6 months (no weight published)
9CATLINK
~$219
CATLINK Scooper SE Lite
About $40 less than the SE buys the same 70-litre globe, 7-litre drawer and sensor set: CATLINK lists infrared, weight and anti-pinch sensors for both, and what the Lite gives up is not spelled out beyond the SE's multi-cat billing and its pink colour option.
Detection · drawer
from 3.5 lb · 7 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~3.5 lb / ~4 months
10UBPet
~$219
UBPet C31
A low, open rake box 7.6 inches tall, closer to an ordinary pan than to a drum.
Detection · drawer
from 3.3 lb · drawer not published
Type
Rake
Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~6 months
11ELS PET
~$220
ELS PET Orbitie
ELS PET's globe claims a lot for its drawer: 12 litres and up to 20 days for one cat, level with PETKIT's Purobot Ultra for the longest one-cat claim among the drums here.
Detection · drawer
from 2.5 lb · 12 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~2.5 lb / ~3 months
12Meowant
~$220
Meowant MW-SC01
Meowant's original drum steps down just 4.8 inches to its entry, low enough for a short-legged or arthritic cat.
Detection · drawer
from 3 lb · 6 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~3 lb / ~4 months
MeowantMW-SC03Rake
13Meowant
~$220
Meowant MW-SC03
Barely 7.8 inches tall, this looks like an ordinary litter pan until the two rakes move.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · drawer not published
Type
Rake
Kitten threshold not published
14PetSafe
~$230
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro
Take the Crystal Plus, add a removable hood and a digital counter that logs how often the box is used, and this is the result for about $30 more.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Kitten threshold not published
15Meowant
~$230
Meowant MW-SC02
At 19.3 inches square, the SC02 takes up less floor than almost anything else here while still offering a 75-litre drum.
Detection · drawer
from 3.3 lb · 3.6 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~4 months
OneisallCB01Open-top
16Oneisall
~$240
Oneisall Ease S1 Pro
For about $240, the Ease S1 Pro claims numbers usually reserved for boxes twice the price: an 11-litre drawer, cats from 2.6 to 30 lb, and a two-year warranty.
Detection · drawer
from 2.6 lb · 11 L
Type
Open-top
Automate from ~2.6 lb / ~6 months
17CATLINK
~$259
CATLINK Scooper SE
CATLINK pitches the SE at older cats with limited mobility, and the low, compact 21.5-inch body fits that.
Detection · drawer
from 3.5 lb · 7 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~3.5 lb / ~4 months
HHOLOVECL-TYWRotating drum
18HHOLOVE
~$260
HHOLOVE Automatic Self-Cleaning Litter Box Pro
HHOLOVE's enclosed drum is a mid-size 60 litres with a 6.7-inch threshold, rated for cats from 2.2 to 22 lb and 6 months old.
Detection · drawer
from 2.2 lb · 6 L
Type
Rotating drum
Automate from ~2.2 lb / ~6 months
PetSafePAL00-16807Crystal tray
19PetSafe
~$270
PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Smart
This is the app-connected member of the crystal-tray family, sold open or with a front-entry hood that brings it to 15.6 inches.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · tray
Type
Crystal tray
Automate from 6 months (no weight published)
20PetSafe
~$280
PetSafe ScoopFree Clumping Self-Cleaning Litter Box
Rather than a globe, this is a long, low tray with a rake, the ScoopFree crystal design rebuilt for ordinary clumping litter.
Detection · drawer
weight not published · drawer not published
Type
Rake
Automate from 6 months (no weight published)

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