Top 5 compared
The best pull-up bars
Pull-ups and chin-ups at home with no drilling, on a bar that hooks over a door frame.
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A doorway pull-up bar hangs on the frame by leverage: hooks rest on the trim at the top, pads press against the wall, and your own weight holds it in place, so it lifts off after a workout. Simple bars give a few hand positions; multi-grip bars add angled ends, raised sections and extra handles for different grip widths, and some turn over for floor exercises.
Weight limits are the makers’ own, and they assume a sound frame: KAKICLAY rules out hollow walls, and Ally Peaks says to tug down on the grips to check its bar is secure before you lift your feet. A doorway with no trim to hook onto needs a telescopic bar that wedges inside the frame; none we found made this five.
What matters
- A door width and frame depth range that covers your doorway.
- The trim height and thickness the hooks will take.
- Pads or guards where it rests, to protect paint and drywall.
#1AmazeFan Doorway Pull Up Bar with Ergonomic Grips
$30–$50
A hook-over bar with angled ends that AmazeFan says are kinder on the wrists, and hooks set close enough together to fit doorways from under 22 in wide up to 36 in.
What owners say: Owners say it holds steady without swaying, takes their weight well and grips nicely, and they can start their first set as soon as it’s unboxed. Whether it suits every doorway is where opinions part, and so does how well it holds up over time.
Heads up: Fit both silicone pads before the first workout: a few owners found the bar marked paint or drywall where it rests.
A closer look: The angled ends are the place for wide pull-ups, the grip that works the lats hardest. With its hooks just 21.65 in apart it also suits a door tucked into a corner, and it folds down to put away between workouts.
- Angled ends ease the wrists
- Folds away between workouts
- Suits doors near a corner
Best for: Narrow doors and grip choice
- Door width
- 21.65–36.22 in
- Frame depth
- Up to 8.27 in
- Weight limit (maker’s figure)
- 400 lb
- Grips
- Angled, multi-position foam
- Frame protection
- 2 detachable silicone pads
#2KAKICLAY Multi-Grip Pull Up Bar with Suspension Straps
$50–$75
A multi-grip doorway bar with a raised top bar for taller users, foam split into four sections for shoulder-width or close grips, angled ends for the wrists and suspension straps in the box. KAKICLAY gives it a 440 lb limit and a two-year warranty.
What owners say: Owners find it solid, straightforward to put together and hang, and put the different grips to work. Some wish the neutral grips sat higher, and comfort against the wrists on the lower bar splits opinion.
A closer look: Hang the suspension straps from the bar for rows and other body-weight moves between sets of pull-ups. At 11.6 lb it’s the heaviest bar here, so lift it into place with two hands and check both hooks sit evenly on the trim before the first rep.
- 24-month warranty
- Not for hollow drywall
- Folds for storage
- Carbon steel frame
Best for: Taller users and more grips
- Door width
- 21.65–36.22 in
- Frame depth
- Up to 8.27 in
- Weight limit (maker’s figure)
- 440 lb
- Grips
- 4 foam sections, angled ends, straps
- Frame protection
- Silicone door protectors
#3Perfect Fitness Multi-Gym Doorway Pull Up Bar
$50–$75
Part doorway bar, part floor station: curved, padded handles for wide, close and hammer-grip pull-ups, then flip it over on the floor for sit-ups, push-ups and dips. A patented guard protects the door frame.
What owners say: Some owners have it together in under five minutes and use it happily for pull-ups. Doorway fit is the thing to check, as a few found theirs a squeeze, and views vary on how it holds up.
A closer look: Its 300 lb limit and 6 in frame depth are lower than the AmazeFan’s, KAKICLAY’s and Ally Peaks’, so heavier users and deep door frames are better served by those. On the floor the padded handles make push-ups and dips kinder on the hands, and at about 6 lb it moves easily from room to room.
- Turns over for floor exercises
- Padded handles
Best for: Pull-ups plus floor exercises
- Door width
- Up to 33 in
- Frame depth
- Up to 6 in
- Weight limit (maker’s figure)
- 300 lb
- Grips
- Wide, close and hammer
- Frame protection
- Patented door frame guard
#4Ally Peaks Doorway Pull Up Bar
$20–$30
The simplest way into doorway pull-ups: a bar of thickened 1.7mm steel with foam handles that hooks over door frames 24 to 32 in wide, with silicone where it meets the frame and a spare pair of no-trace pads. Ally Peaks gives it a 440 lb limit.
What owners say: Assembly is quick and it goes up in a doorway in moments, owners report. Some frames suit it much better than others, so accounts of how firmly it sits, and of the grips, vary.
Heads up: Measure first: it takes doorways 24 to 32 in wide and frames 4.7 to 8.27 in deep, and the trim must be at least 0.45 in thick for the hooks to grip.
A closer look: Hanging crunches from the bar work the core between sets of pull-ups, and off the door it doubles as handles for push-ups and dips on the floor. Folded, it slides under a bed or into a closet once the workout’s done.
- 1.7mm thickened steel
- Powder-coated finish
- Doubles as push-up handles
- Slides under a bed folded
Best for: Starting pull-ups at home
- Door width
- 24–32 in
- Frame depth
- 4.7–8.27 in
- Weight limit (maker’s figure)
- 440 lb
- Grips
- Foam handles, several positions
- Frame protection
- Silicone, plus spare pads
#5ProsourceFit Multi-Grip Doorway Pull Up Bar
$30–$50
Twelve padded grips cover wide, hammer and close-grip pulls, and the bar slips over standard doorways 24 to 36 in wide. Brackets come in the box to fix it above a doorway if you’d rather it stayed up, and it carries a limited lifetime warranty.
What owners say: It goes together without trouble and feels sturdy, and the many hand positions get plenty of use for different pulls. How it suits some door frames, and how well it lasts, divides opinion.
A closer look: Slip the two foam covers over the outer handles where they rest on the frame to keep the paint clean. Rotating between the wide, hammer and close grips from one workout to the next spreads the load across the back, shoulders and arms.
- Wall-mount brackets included
- Limited lifetime warranty
Best for: Mixing up grips between workouts
- Door width
- 24–36 in
- Frame depth
- Up to 6 in
- Weight limit (maker’s figure)
- 300 lb
- Grips
- 12 padded grips
- Frame protection
- 2 foam covers for the outer handles
How they compare
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| Feature | #1AmazeFan | #2KAKICLAY | #3Perfect Fitness Multi-Gym | #4Ally Peaks | #5ProsourceFit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall | Best premium | Best budget | |||
| Picked Rating | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.6 |
| Price | $30–$50 | $50–$75 | $50–$75 | $20–$30 | $30–$50 |
| Door width | 21.65–36.22 in | 21.65–36.22 in | Up to 33 in | 24–32 in | 24–36 in |
| Frame depth | Up to 8.27 in | Up to 8.27 in | Up to 6 in | 4.7–8.27 in | Up to 6 in |
| Weight limit (maker’s figure) | 400 lb | 440 lb | 300 lb | 440 lb | 300 lb |
| Grips | Angled, multi-position foam | 4 foam sections, angled ends, straps | Wide, close and hammer | Foam handles, several positions | 12 padded grips |
| Frame protection | 2 detachable silicone pads | Silicone door protectors | Patented door frame guard | Silicone, plus spare pads | 2 foam covers for the outer handles |
| Best for | Narrow doors and grip choice | Taller users and more grips | Pull-ups plus floor exercises | Starting pull-ups at home | Mixing up grips between workouts |
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