Sauna comparison
Backyard saunas
- saunas compared
- 15
- lowest listed price
- $4.0k
- highest listed price
- $14.1k
15 of the 15 saunas we could place match this page.
| Model | Shape | Seats | Footprint | Wood | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem 2 Person Barrel Sauna | barrel | 2 | 6 ft 6 in × 3 ft 11 in | — | $4,036.50 |
| NEW Blackwater 1-2 Person Mini-Cube Sauna | — | 1 | — | — | $5,877.90 |
| Grandview 4-6 Person Canopy Barrel Sauna | barrel | 4 | 6 ft 10 in × 7 ft 10 in | — | $6,358.10 |
| Kuuma 4-6 Person Classic Barrel Sauna (Harvia Collection) | barrel | 4 | 7 ft 5 in × 6 ft | pine | $14,132 |
| Lewisburg 6-8 Person Barrel Sauna | barrel | 6 | 6 ft 10 in × 7 ft 10 in | — | $6,358.10 |
| Pinnacle 4 Person Barrel Sauna | barrel | 4 | 6 ft 6 in × 5 ft 11 in | — | $5,302.50 |
| Barrel Outdoor Sauna - 6 Person | barrel | 4 | 5 ft 11 in × 6 ft 1 in | hemlock | $6,299 |
| Cabin Outdoor Sauna - 4 Person | cabin | 4 | 6 ft 6 in × 5 ft 7 in | hemlock | $7,299 |
| CL3G | — | 2 | 4 ft 3 in × 4 ft 5 in | spruce | $4,940 |
| CL4G | — | 3 | 4 ft 1 in × 6 ft 9 in | spruce | $5,940 |
| Canadian Timber Harmony CTC22W | barrel | 4 | 6 ft 7 in × 7 ft 2 in | white cedar | $5,840.50 |
| Canadian Timber Serenity CTC2245W | barrel | 4 | 7 ft 11 in × 7 ft 2 in | white cedar | $5,945 |
| Canadian Timber Tranquility CTC2345W | barrel | 6 | 9 ft 10 in × 7 ft 2 in | white cedar | $6,176.50 |
| Georgian Cabin Sauna CTC88W | cabin | 6 | 7 ft 3 in × 7 ft 11 in | white cedar | $7,703 |
| MiniPod | pod | 4 | 7 ft 2 in × 7 ft 2 in | white cedar | $5,654.50 |
A dash means the seller does not publish that figure. Prices are the linked seller page price on the date each record shows, before freight.
Listed prices on this page run from $4.0k to $14.1k, dated per record and before freight. The spread is not noise: it tracks wood species, wall thickness and what ships in the base crate, which is why the table shows those columns beside the number.
The four questions your yard asks first
Where it sits decides more than which model you pick. The pad needs to be level, load-bearing and draining, with walking room and door swing outside the stated footprint. The power run matters early because a 240 volt circuit is priced by the distance from your panel, and a far corner of the garden can cost more to reach than the heater itself costs to buy. Wood-fired models trade that run for a flue and whatever your locality says about solid fuel. And winter access is the question everyone skips in July: the path you will walk in a towel in February is part of the purchase.
Privacy and neighbours are the quieter fourth question. A sauna hums when its heater cycles, glows in the evening, and in cold weather it steams. None of that is a problem beside a hedge and all of it can be one under a bedroom window on the lot line. The fit finder below checks your pad dimensions against every footprint we track, which settles the physical half of the siting question in about a minute.
How well documented this category is
Documentation is the quiet spec. Across the 15 models on this page, 15 of 15 publish a compatible heater range, while only 0 of 15 publish an assembly estimate. A seller who states a figure is inviting comparison, and one who does not is asking you to order first and measure later. Each row above links to the page every number was read from, and a dash marks the questions worth putting to the seller in writing before freight is on the truck.
- 14 of 15 publish an exterior footprint
- 12 of 15 publish interior hot-room dimensions
- 15 of 15 publish a compatible heater range
- 10 of 15 publish the wood species by name
- 15 of 15 publish a price
- 0 of 15 publish an assembly estimate
Questions buyers ask at this point
How much space does a backyard sauna need?
The footprint column below is the building alone. Add the door swing, a walkway on at least one side, and the stove-wall clearance from the model’s manual. Our fit finder checks your actual pad dimensions against every model we track.
Do I need a permit for a backyard sauna?
Outbuilding, setback and solid-fuel rules vary too much by locality for any site to answer honestly. Your local building office is a short call, and asking before the crate ships costs nothing. Electrical work is a licensed-electrician matter everywhere we track.
How close to the house can a sauna be?
The governing distances are your local code and the model’s own clearance requirements, especially for wood-fired flues. Practically, closer to the house means a cheaper circuit run and a shorter February walk, which is why the power question and the siting question are the same question.
Keep reading
- Barrel, cabin or pod
The shape decision argued from geometry and price rather than photographs.
- The wood question
What the species changes in weathering, upkeep and price, with the marketing stripped out.
- Barrel saunas
The classic shape, every model we track
- For two
Compact models stated for 2 to 3 people