The 8 Best Small Doorbell Chimes (2023 reviews)

The nicor lighting small doorbell chime is specially designed for your daily purpose and has plenty of most useful features. This is an excellent, solid smart chime that connects to your ring system (and others) at home. It comes with two lighted doorbell buttons, one for two different doors. The different doorbell buttons provide a different chime so you will know which doorbell is sounding. The Snap-on, attractive matte white faceplate can be painted to match your home's interior.

As a stand alone bell, it’s loud enough for a standard American home less than 6000 sq feet. It is compatible with a lorex wired 2k video doorbell. It is configured as 'digital type 1' or 'digital type 2' in the ring app, so the chime will not stop sounding.

Why We Like This:

Compatibility and has blend in face plate
Looks way better with in wall mounting
Works perfectly with the ring pro video doorbell
Fits in the old hole perfectly and runs the doorbell

Best With Sensor: Newhouse hardware Small Doorbell Chime

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate chime. The newhouse hardware small doorbell chime is exactly that - it's a simple chime that hits all the right notes. The Newhouse CHM2 Doorbell is Compatible with Blink Doorbell system. It rings when you your guests press the button and press the button. The new chime has great sound, is pure white and is a sinch to install. It does the job great, and has a simple design. It works well with a ring doorbell.

This is a hardwire system and should work with a doorbell camera but note the required voltage and Amps needed for the camera to work. The new covers blend in nicely and look really clean and the chime is smooth. It is a tad bit louder, switching from a battery powered door chime.

Why We Like This:

Very nice tone to this chime and attractive design
Has connection points for front and rear doorbells
New and hot release

Best With Receiver: SECRUI Small Doorbell Chime

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Next on the list, we've got yet another chime that manages to win our hearts. It's the secrui small doorbell chime and it's widely considered as chime that has the most suitable features. This chime is super easy to install and setup. It has a large amount of different chime sounds that are pre programmed. The frequency electronic technology door open chime is capable of reaching up to 500 feet, with the help of a fm signal scheme. It is great with white vinyl slider doors and windows. The receiver instantly alerts the person in charge by playing one of the 52 chimes that you can pick from.

The loudest setting is great, if you need to know someone opened a door or window. It is loud enough to hear when someone enters the building from either door. It comes with batteries installed.

Why We Like This:

Very easy to attach to door and frame
Works out perfect for business and you can identify between different doors
Great system to monitor coming and going
Great to keep husband with dementia from going outside

Best With existing Door Bell wiring: Newhouse hardware compatible Transformer

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Compared with other chime in this category, the newhouse hardware compatible transformer has a convenient design. If you’re looking for a door chime, to use with or without a Ring doorbell, look no further. The front door chime is the regular ding dong. It is compatible with the existing 16 vac transformer and existing door bell wiring. The Chime works perfectly with a “ding dong” chime when the doorbell button is pushed.

This doorbell can be used for multiple doors or you can wire it as such that a single door will activate both chimes. The sound is fine, the size is good. It is inexpensive enough to replace it necessary.

Why We Like This:

Works awesome, not too big, perfect for a good value doorbell
Easy to install volume high enough
Very good door bell and easy to install

Best For Window: Metak Small Doorbell Chime

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Next on the list, we've got yet another chime that manages to win our hearts. It's the metak small doorbell chime and it's widely considered as chime that has the most suitable features. The device has good sound and range but the small magnet is poorly designed for wooden door since most double sided tapes including 3m does not stick well and fall off. The sound lasts for only a few sec and then goes off. The other end or receiver plugs into a wall outlet, so that’s easy.

The stationary magnet that is mounted to the door jam is roughly 1/4” deep. It’s loud in a pleasant way and is unmistakable. The receiver will make a sound, and the transmitter will not make any noise. There is a tone button on the side of the receiver. This is perfect for those that want to be notified of new guests that walk into your business or home.

Why We Like This:

Easy to install and very loud
Perfect for multiple doors and a need for multiple bells, such as an upstairs
Works as intended, nice and loud

Best For apartment: Fosmon Small Doorbell Chime

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate chime. The fosmon small doorbell chime is exactly that - it's a simple chime that hits all the right notes. It has a hard time transmitting through walls. It comes with its simple wireless plug-in and double-sided tape, and the wireless door and window chime sets up in seconds. On a positive note, it can play Happy Birthday, as well as other songs, and the light blinks on time with the song, so it would be nice for someone who can't hear well.

Installation is easy and the sticky tape is very strong. It works every time the door opens. The 4 volume levels are excellent, allowing you to adjust to the loudness (or softness) that you desire. The wireless and portable design allow you to install the wireless door entry alert in any section of your home, or business.

Why We Like This:

Great protection for living on a pond with 2 year olds
Great for a business, very loud and easy to install
Has volume settings and several chime choices
Speaker and sensor are about 60 feet away and work perfectly

Best For gate: Bistee Small Doorbell Chime

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The bistee small doorbell chime is capable of outshining several other chime featured in this list in overall features in its price range. With ample choices of alert sounds and volume control, it's definitely the answer for those who do not want to hardwire a doorbell system. This unit is being used in an apartment-setting. It will hang down out of the way so the 2nd receptacle can be used. The main unit can be placed anywhere you have an outlet which is great and activation bars attach easily. The sound is loud enough and it has lots of choices as well as volumes.

The variety of chime sounds includes Christmas carols, police sirens, and dogs barking. There is no button on the outside of your door for someone to push. It is perfect for intended use.

Why We Like This:

Easy setup, a fun variety of melodies to choose from, and not too loud
Good sound & several tones to chose from
Loud, and the wireless distance works amazing
Very easy to set up and is fully functional within minutes

Best With delay: Broannutone Small Doorbell Chime

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate chime. The broannutone small doorbell chime is exactly that - it's a simple chime that hits all the right notes. It's a conventional hard-wired doorbell designed for use with a push button door bell / transformer. It supports high quality digital audio sound with 128mb of memory, and holds approximately 40 songs or sounds. It includes wired or wireless install options for a quick and easy installation that will take less than 15 minutes to complete.

The chime is truly designed for a wall mount, but technically it can be installed on the ceiling. It takes 2 secs to ring after the button is pressed. The molded plastic cover on the chime mechanism can be painted to blend perfectly into whatever room you wish to mount it in.

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