The 7 Best Small Safes for Offices, Ranked & Reviewed

Our verdict: The widest interior here, laptop-rated, with a light and bolt-down hardware.

The SentrySafe has a 16.8 by 11.6 by 6.9 inch interior, the widest in this ranking and rated to hold a laptop. It has a digital keypad, an interior light and bolt-down hardware, and the listing says it is not fireproof.

Offices lose laptops more often than cash, and this is the only safe here sized for one. The interior light helps when the safe sits low under a desk. Bolting it down matters more in an office than at home, where a visitor could simply lift a loose box. It ranks first despite the $100 to $200 price because nothing else here fits a laptop.

Buy it if you secure a laptop with documents and cash. The caveat: it is not fireproof, so keep irreplaceable papers elsewhere.

Interior

16.8 x 11.6 x 6.9 inch

Lock

Digital keypad

Light

Interior light

Mounting

Bolt-down hardware

Our verdict: A 0.6 cu ft box with two 18mm steel bolts and three ways to open it.

Bonsaii's 0.6 cu ft safe has a removable shelf, two 18mm steel locking bolts and three ways in: code, key or USB-C emergency power.

The two steel bolts are the security detail that sets it apart in a group that mostly says steel box. It is also the roomiest of the small safes below the SentrySafe. The three entry methods help an office: the manager can hold the key while staff use the code, and USB-C power gets the door open after a battery failure. It ranks second because it lists no laptop-sized interior.

Buy it if you store documents, a cash box and small devices. The caveat is that a 0.6 cu ft interior will not take a laptop.

Capacity

0.6 cu ft

Bolts

Two 18mm steel bolts

Access

Code, key or USB-C power

Interior

Removable shelf

Our verdict: A 0.5 cu ft safe with four expansion bolts and an adjustable shelf.

The Amazon Basics safe holds 0.5 cu ft, with an adjustable removable shelf, three operation indicator lights, a carpeted floor and four expansion bolts for mounting.

Fixing a safe to the structure is the first office security step, and this is the one that comes with the hardware to do it. The adjustable shelf lets you split a drawer-sized space between cash and files, and the indicator lights show lock status and battery state. It ranks third because it lacks the Bonsaii's listed key and USB-C backup, and the interior is smaller.

Buy it if you plan to bolt a safe to a wall or floor. The caveat: there is no stated backup entry, so check what happens when batteries die.

Capacity

0.5 cu ft

Mounting

4 expansion bolts

Interior

Adjustable shelf, carpeted

Feedback

3 indicator lights

Our verdict: A slim safe made to sit inside an existing desk drawer.

This slim Amazon Basics safe fits inside a desk drawer, with a programmable electronic keypad, an emergency key and a mounting option inside the drawer itself.

The drawer fit is why an office would choose it: it disappears into furniture you already own, and a thief opening the drawer sees a plain box. The emergency key is a backup that the larger Amazon Basics lacks. It ranks fourth because slim means small, and a drawer-mounted safe is only as secure as the drawer that holds it.

Buy it if you want discreet storage for a cash box, passport and small items. The caveat is capacity, and a thin drawer will not stop a determined thief.

Profile

Slim, drawer-sized

Lock

Programmable keypad

Backup

Emergency key

Mounting

Inside the drawer

Our verdict: A 4.6L steel box that supports two independent codes for two staff members.

This 4.6L SPCC steel box is mountable, supports 2 independent access codes and includes an anti-scratch carpet liner and a manual.

Two independent codes are the feature to look at. Each of two staff members keeps their own code, so you can change one without disturbing the other, solving the shared-code problem in the intro. It ranks fifth because 4.6L is small, enough for a cash box and a few items, and the security detail is thin.

Buy it if two people share a petty-cash box. The caveat: a 4.6L steel box is a deterrent, not a vault.

Capacity

4.6L

Material

SPCC steel

Codes

2 independent codes

Interior

Anti-scratch carpet liner

Our verdict: A 0.23 cu ft safe with a 3 to 8 digit code and a magnetic auto-lock door.

The MAESTON mini safe holds 0.23 cu ft, accepts a customizable 3 to 8 digit password, is mountable with a magnetic auto-lock door, and includes keys, 4 pre-drilled holes and 2 expansion bolts.

The code length is the security gain: an 8 digit code has far more combinations than a typical 4 digit one, which matters where several people walk past. The magnetic door closes itself, so it can't be left unlocked by accident. It ranks sixth because the interior is small and the listing gives little about steel gauge.

Buy it if you want longer codes and an auto-locking door on a compact box. The caveat: the 0.23 cu ft space holds only small items.

Capacity

0.23 cu ft

Code

3 to 8 digit password

Door

Magnetic auto-lock

Mounting

4 holes, 2 expansion bolts

Our verdict: The lowest-cost mountable safe, with two emergency keys.

The Yuanshikj is a 0.2 cu ft steel box with a keypad, a magnetic auto-lock door, a corrosion-resistant powder coat and two emergency keys, priced under $25.

Two emergency keys let a manager and an assistant each hold a backup, which is more than most budget safes offer. The powder coat resists the dings of a busy office, and the lowest price in the group makes it an easy first safe. It ranks last because the 0.2 cu ft interior is the smallest and it has no extras like lights or longer codes.

Buy it if you need a simple lockable box for a single desk. The caveat: it is a basic deterrent, so mount it.

Capacity

0.2 cu ft

Door

Magnetic auto-lock

Finish

Corrosion-resistant powder coat

Backup

2 emergency keys