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Smart toilets are one of the best additions to a home as they provide comfort while also being environmentally friendly, but they aren't cheap.

Whether bathroom remodeling is in your plans for the year or a certain episode of South Park has got you considering a Japanese-style toilet, there are smart toilets on the market to fit a wide range of tech needs and budgets. High-tech toilets have existed for years, but traditional toilets have maintained their dominance in most households, in large part due to the high price tags often associated with smart toilets. Yet they continue to pique consumers' interest, consistently stealing the scene at annual trade shows like CES.

The features available on a smart toilet are dependent on how much money a person is willing to spend. Some models boast self-cleaning features such as a built-in bidet and automatic flushing while others take things further with features like a deodorizer, heated seats, LED lights, and even an air dryer. For anyone looking to pick up a smart toilet, it is advised to go with established brands such as Toto, Kohler, and Woodbridge, but there are some lesser-known brands that are worth considering, too.

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With a $499 price tag, the DOZTI Smart Bidet Toilet is the cheapest smart toilet on this list and boasts some of the features available on models that cost several times more. Just before a person uses it, this tankless ceramic toilet pre-wets the inside of the bowl to prevent stains from sticking to the sides. It also has a self-cleaning bidet for rear and front wash (before and after use), automatic full flush, and a foot sensor for a small flush. However, it lacks more premium features such as a heated seat and a remote.

The Woodbridge T-0008 Luxury Bidet Toilet is another smart toilet with a price tag under $1000. Priced at $719 on Woodbridge's own online store, it packs a few more features than the DOZTI above. Technically, the T-0008 is a combination of a one-piece elongated toilet and a smart toilet seat with several advanced features. The toilet seat has a self-cleaning wand for rear wash, feminine wash, and pulsating wash. The pressure and temperature of the water are adjustable and can be modified from an included remote.

The seat itself is heated, and users can choose from five different temperatures. In addition to these are a five-level warm air dryer, built-in LED night light, and soft-close lid and seat. It can't run off a battery, though, and needs to be connected to a wall outlet.

For those who want a more sophisticated model, the Woodbridge B0970S fits that description. Priced a tad over $1,000, it is a tankless toilet, so it doesn't take up as much space as the T-0008. It has all the features of the T-0008 but is better. Its bidet has a wider cleaning range, and it has off-seat automatic flushing, foot-sensing flushing, and remote flush.

The B0970S also has automatic deodorization, a dual-flush system with low noise for more efficient cleaning, a soft close lid, a built-in pump that's useful for homes with low water pressure, and a more comfortable seat. Like the T-0008, it also has a remote for adjusting water pressure and temperature, wand position, and dryer temperature.

The Ove Decors Vovo smart toilet is a tankless elongated smart toilet that costs about $1,300. It has a heated seat, self-cleaning and adjustable bidets for rear wash and feminine wash, and a deodorizer. It also boasts a soft-close lid, LED night light, an adjustable warm air dryer, and an automatic flushing system that uses 20 percent less water than standard toilets. OVE Decors also added an Eco mode to conserve power between uses. In addition to buttons on the side, the Vovo also has a multi-function remote for adjusting the settings.

The Casta Diva Smart Toilet also has a tankless and elongated design, but its unique selling points are the digital display at the top which shows the water and seat temperature in real-time, and the backup battery which ensures that functions such as flushing still work even when there is a power outage (up to 300+ flushes). Its other features are an automatic open and close lid and seat; a foot kick button to open/close the seat & lid or activate auto flushing; an adjustable self-cleaning and UV-sanitizing wand; a 4-level heated seat and air dryer, and a smart night light that senses when someone is near. All of these features are available for $1,139.

The Alpha UXT Pearl Bidet Toilet costs even more at $1,999. While it has practically all the features of the toilets listed above including a foot sensor and automatic bowl pre-rinse for easier cleaning, what makes it stand out from the rest is the ability to save user presets for two people. This can be handy for a couple or a two-person household. It also has a photocatalyst deodorizer that doesn't require replaceable carbon cartridges like some other smart toilets. Other features are a motorized seat and lid, a two-stage flushing system, programmable shortcut buttons, and an illuminated side control knob as an alternative to the wireless remote control.

The Duravit Sensorwash Starck f Plus also has a tankless design, but unlike all the aforementioned smart toilets that are floor-mounted, it is wall-mounted. Designed by the French industrial designer, Philippe Starck, this compact toilet has a heated seat, a warm air dryer, and an adjustable pulsating bidet with temperature and pressure control. When not in use for a long period of time, it has an automatic drainage feature.

It also has a descaling function, a nightlight, and a sleek remote. The icing on the cake is the companion app, so users can switch from endless scrolling on Instagram directly to the temperature and pressure settings of the bidet, or heat up the seat before going into the bathroom.

Kohler is one of the big players in the luxury bathroom space and the Karing 2.0 is one of its more affordable offerings despite its over $3,000 price tag. Its domed lid makes it look like a waste bin from the future and its included remote has a touchscreen. The Karing 2.0 has the features expected of a smart toilet such as a heated seat, motion-activated opening/closing lid, a customizable self-cleaning stainless steel wand that uses ultraviolet light and electrolyzed water, an air dryer, automatic misting, an automatic deodorizer, and a nightlight. It also has a water-efficient flush system and presets for two users.

Toto is one of the biggest brands in the smart toilet space, but its products are not cheap. For example, the Neorest RH costs a whopping $5,878. The tankless toilet has an automatic opening/closing heated seat that can also be operated with the included remote.

The integrated bidet provides front and rear warm water washing with the option to change the temperature and pressure. It also has an air deodorizer, warm air dryer, night light, and Toto's signature Tornado Flush system which is more water efficient than all the models mentioned above. Unlike most of the other toilets on this list that are only available in a single white color, the Neorest RH can be purchased in Cotton (white) or Beige.

The Numi 2.0 from Kohler is the most expensive toilet on this list with a starting price of $8,625! Unlike the Karing 2.0 which has a curved design, the Numi 2.0 goes for straight lines and angled corners. It has all the features of the Karing 2.0 but takes it further with Alexa integration, built-in speakers, a customizable LED lighting system with seven configurations, and a companion app. It also has an emergency flush system for up to 100 flushes when there is a power outage and a power saver mode that monitors energy usage and adjusts heated seat settings to save energy. The Numi 2.0 smart toilet is available to buy in black or white.

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Habeeb has years of experience covering consumer technology and has written for multiple publications. As a Senior Writer at Screen Rant, he enjoys writing about wearables, smartphones, tablets, and Chromebooks. Several of his articles include guides and comparisons that help users get the best out of their devices or choose the one that bests suits them. When he's not writing, he's catching up on the latest TV shows. He considers The Crown as peak drama and Castlevania as one of the best game-to-screen adaptations. And on days when there is nothing to watch (is that even possible?), he sneaks in a few hours of games on his PlayStation and Nintendo Switch.