Automatic Litter Boxes Under $300

Under $300 the catalog splits in two. 6 of these 14 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. 14 of the catalog’s boxes qualify.

  1. PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Classic self-cleaning litter box

    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)
  2. PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro Legacy self-cleaning litter box

    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)
  3. CATLINKScooper Open-XOpen-top

    3CATLINK

    ~$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
  4. PetSafePAL00-18016Crystal tray

    4PetSafe

    ~$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)
  5. PETKITP9905Crystal tray

    5PETKIT

    ~$200

    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
  6. CATLINK Scooper SE Lite self-cleaning litter box

    6CATLINK

    ~$219

    CATLINK Scooper SE Lite

    About $40 less than the SE buys the same globe and 7-litre drawer with one fewer sensor: the microwave radar is gone, while infrared, weight and anti-pinch detection stay.

    Detection · drawer
    from 3.5 lb · 7 L
    Type
    Rotating drum
    Automate from ~3.5 lb / ~4 months
  7. MeowantMW-SC01Rotating drum

    7Meowant

    ~$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
  8. MeowantMW-SC03Rake

    8Meowant

    ~$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
  9. PetSafe ScoopFree Crystal Pro self-cleaning litter box

    9PetSafe

    ~$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
  10. MeowantMW-SC02Rotating drum

    10Meowant

    ~$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 · drawer not published
    Type
    Rotating drum
    Automate from ~3.3 lb / ~4 months
  11. OneisallCB01Open-top

    11Oneisall

    ~$230

    Oneisall Ease S1

    For about $230, the Ease S1 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
  12. CATLINK Scooper SE self-cleaning litter box

    12CATLINK

    ~$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
  13. PetSafePAL00-16807Crystal tray

    13PetSafe

    ~$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)
  14. PetSafe ScoopFree Clumping Self-Cleaning Litter Box self-cleaning litter box

    14PetSafe

    ~$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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