Best Overall
Pit Boss 850 Navigator Series
The most cooking space per dollar of any WiFi pellet grill we track, and the one we point most buyers at first.
Top pick: Pit Boss 850 Navigator Series
$799.99AmazonCost-checked picks · 2026
Best Pellet Grills & Smokers for the Money
Top-value pellet grill and smoker picks — Pit Boss, Traeger, Z Grills and Camp Chef, ranked by what you actually get per dollar.
69products with a live price
32grills in the registry
48hand a stale price disappears
5scored criteria behind every pick
Prices read from Amazon on November 7, 2026. How we pick.
Start here: four grills worth your money
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Most backyards — the default pick
Pit Boss 850 Navigator Series
The most cooking space per dollar of any WiFi pellet grill we track, and the one we point most buyers at first.
Read the full review$799.99850 Navigator at AmazonAlso direct from Pit Boss — $799.99 (list price as of 2026-11-07)
Best overall value under $400
Z Grills 600D2
572 sq in, PID 3.0 and a storage cabinet for well under $400 — the best all-round budget pellet grill we track.
Read the full review$339.00600D2 at Amazon$499.0032% offBuyers who want the app to just work
Traeger Pro 780
The grill most people mean when they say Traeger. WiFIRE works properly; you pay roughly a third more per square inch than Pit Boss.
Read the full reviewBig families and anyone cooking for a crowd
Pit Boss 1300 Navigator Series
1,329 sq in and a touchscreen PID board for about what a mid-size Traeger costs — the value pick for big cooks.
Read the full review$999.991300 Navigator at AmazonAlso direct from Pit Boss — $999.99 (list price as of 2026-11-07)
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Start at your number. Each page links to the tier above and below, so you can see exactly what the next hundred dollars buys.
What won each category
The top pick from six of our rankings, with the live price on each one.
Best Smokers
Pit Boss Navigator 3-Series Vertical
A 50 lb hopper and five racks for mid-$600s — if you mostly smoke rather than grill, this beats any barrel grill at the price.
Top pick: Pit Boss Navigator 3-Series Vertical
$649.99AmazonBest Value
Z Grills 600D2
572 sq in, PID 3.0 and a storage cabinet for well under $400 — the best all-round budget pellet grill we track.
Top pick: Z Grills 600D2
$339.00AmazonBest under $400
Z Grills 600D2
572 sq in, PID 3.0 and a storage cabinet for well under $400 — the best all-round budget pellet grill we track.
Top pick: Z Grills 600D2
$339.00Amazon
Best under $500
Z Grills 7002C
697 sq in, a 28 lb hopper, two probes, a grease bucket and a cover — all in the box for under $500.
Top pick: Z Grills 7002C
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Best under $700
Traeger Westwood
Traeger's own answer to the budget question: WiFIRE at the lowest price they sell it, with 653 sq in and a 450°F ceiling.
Top pick: Traeger Westwood
$664.99Amazon
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