Door hardware

Start with the door you have. Upgrade one door at a time.

QR Gate works with any keypad from day one — no purchase, no installer. When a door needs to open on its own, add smart hardware. Every option falls back to your keypad code if anything goes wrong.

no hardware, any plan

Available

The keypad you already have

Visitor: Verifies their phone and is shown your keypad code. They type it in like anyone else.
Setup: Enter your current code in the dashboard. Rotate it daily, weekly or monthly — you get the new code by email and a reminder to update the keypad.
Good for: Getting live today. Any keypad deadbolt or keypad lever, any brand.

uses your existing setup, any plan

Available

Any lock you control with Home Assistant

Visitor: Verifies their phone and the door opens on its own — or they get a code that works for 30 minutes and then expires.
Setup: Point the door at your Home Assistant or ESPHome webhook. Every request is signed with that door's own secret, so only QR Gate can trigger it.
Good for: Technical admins. Reaches nearly any brand your home-automation setup already controls.

Kit

pricing at launch

Coming soon

QR Gate door kit

Visitor: Verifies their phone and the door unlocks. No code to type, no code to share.
Setup: A pre-wired kit of certified off-the-shelf parts: fail-secure electric strike, battery-backed power supply, Wi-Fi relay. Low-voltage install in under an hour, no electrician; metal frames may need a locksmith to cut the strike.
Good for: Main entrances and busy doors where people walk in all day.

~$60–120

typical retail, + ~$25 gateway for Bluetooth models

Coming soon

TTLock keypad deadbolts

Visitor: Gets a code made just for them that expires on its own — or the door unlocks remotely.
Setup: Install the lock, pair it in the TTLock app, then connect your TTLock account in the dashboard.
Good for: Doors that need a real smart lock on a small budget.

~$150+

typical retail

On the roadmap

Wi-Fi Yale, August and Schlage

Visitor: Gets a personal code programmed into the lock, removed again when access ends.
Setup: Buy a supported Wi-Fi model from a big-box store, retrofit it over your existing deadbolt, and connect it in the dashboard.
Good for: Boards that want a brand they recognize from the hardware store.

Side by side

What each option gives you

	The keypad you already have	Any lock you control with Home Assistant	QR Gate door kit	TTLock keypad deadbolts	Wi-Fi Yale, August and Schlage
Door opens by itself	—	Yes	Yes	Yes	—
Personal, expiring codes	—	Yes	—	Yes	Yes
Works on the free plan	Yes	Yes	—	—	—
New hardware needed	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes

Safety first

Getting in is ours. Getting out never is.

Fail-secure only

Power loss keeps the outside locked. The inside handle or push bar always opens.

No magnetic locks

Maglocks trap people when they fail. We don't sell them or recommend them.

Keypad fallback

If a remote unlock doesn't go through, the visitor gets your keypad code instead.

Questions

Straight answers

Do I need to buy anything to start?

No. If your door has a keypad, QR Gate works with it today: visitors verify their phone and receive the code. Smart hardware is an upgrade you can add later, one door at a time.

Can anyone get locked inside?

No. Our door kit uses a fail-secure electric strike — it only controls the outside. Leaving is always mechanical: the inside handle or push bar works with the kit unpowered and unplugged. We never use magnetic locks, which hold a door shut until power is cut.

What happens if the internet or QR Gate goes down?

Keys and keypads keep working — QR Gate hands out access, it doesn't sit inside your lock. And if a remote unlock fails for any reason, the visitor automatically gets your keypad code instead.

Which smart locks work right now?

Anything you can control from Home Assistant or ESPHome, through a signed webhook. Native TTLock support and our own door kit are next; Wi-Fi Yale, August and Schlage follow.

Why not support every smart-lock brand today?

Many popular Wi-Fi locks have no public API for businesses. We only connect through official, commercially permitted integrations — never unofficial workarounds that can break overnight and leave your door stuck.

My lock isn't listed. What should I do?

Use the keypad option today, and email support@qrgate.app with the make and model. Native integrations get built in the order customers ask for them.