Best Standing Desk Tier List (15 Desks Ranked) 

this vid was the reason i made my purchase. another amazing video i highly recommend

Why isn't magnus pro standing desk on the list. It's definitely S tier and only $800 compared to $7000?

Wtf. The things you can do with 7 grand. They shouldn’t even be able to sell one unit at that price. I’d never pay more than 1k for a desk & it better be a damn good desk. It’s a fuckin desk.

If you have that much money to spend on a sit stand you should probably just hire an assistant to do your work for you while you g golfing.

@@davidh4129 Lol according to census data, there's a 90% chance I make more money than you if you live in America. I'm just not a dumbass like yourself. Go rack up more credit card debt while the adults are talking "David".

imo this desk is targeted towards businesses and commercial offices needing a tax write-off

@@davidh4129 yeah brother because your wise ass is spending 7 grand on a desk 😂 statistics say there’s a 90% chance you make less money than me. I’m just not retarded.

Was just thinking the same thing

These channels exist on kickbacks

Thanks for that!

You are doing the lords work man. Thank you so much!

Thanks, I was about to whip up ChatGPT for that!

​@@datping7377 I'm sure you are aware that chatgpt doesn't go beyond September 2021. So for any prompt that's "best of x product" it's useless.

Thanks saved me 18 min of my life.

Yea I’m surprised not to see secretlab on the list but I guess this video is for office work and secretlab is more for gaming. I work from home and game so it’s both for me. The desks in this list except for the last one all seem a bit small. For software engineering I use 3 monitors and I’d want to have my PC on the desk as well so I need much more space than this lol

Up to date?wheres Deskhaus

@@stevethea5250 To be fair, they don't include any of the 4-leg standing desks from uplift, etc either.

I appreciate the video for what it is but I was confused to. Price point is just too important to not highlight in every review unless you're just doing a best overall or best under $XXX. The most helpful way to compare would be maybe in the end, mention the lowest available price and then suggest what a fair price should look like based on it's strengths and weaknesses.

I agree! Sorta like comparing a comedy to a drama. They need to be reviewed in their respective categories. Really needs to be Low, mid, and high price point nowadays.

It will be in a future Tier list. A lot of desks to cover yet :) -Greg

There will be more tier lists. It's hard to include every desk that our audience might have an interest in learning more about in a single video. It would be VERY long. The good news is that we are consistently putting out content on standing desks again, so you can plan on seeing most products at some point in time. Like mentioned above, no four leg desk options yet. But we will cover them. That's a pretty strong statement about blowing NewHeights out of the water for stability if your only criteria is the desk needs four legs. I have a lot of experience with both types of desks. I was the first to look at these products, with Uplift and Vivistand being the only real options early on in 2017 and 2018. As I explained back then, the four post standing desks that were available were not stable. The new stability issue was created with post legs, since the frame was easily twisted and the post legs moved around too much. My suggestion was adding two feet, to tie together the legs on each side of the frame. I'm glad to see brands have done this now and it will help a lot, but it doesn't guarantee they are all stable. Column fit, having or not having cross supports, wedges or no wedges, poor connections to surface, strength of foot, etc. will all have an impact on how stable they really are. Just assuming four leg standing desks are superior would be short sighted without actually using the desks you're referencing in real life. Especially when you're putting it up against the most stable desk two leg desk we've tested on the WobbleMeter. I'm not saying there isn't a more stable 4 leg option out there, I'm just saying there are other reasons they might not be as stable as you think they are. -Greg

@@btodtv I agree that "4-legs good, 2-legs bad" is a very generic statement that merits expanding upon. As you mentioned, the importance of proper column fit (and quality glides...) and cross support/wedge/etc contruction are tremendously important - the vivistand 4-leg is most defenitly a poster-child of how to do the 4-leg design poorly - however, in those more serious companies offering quality 4-legs like Uplift, Evodesk, Flexispot, Deskhaus and so on, the price difference with Newheights is staggering. But only, as I mentioned, in terms of stability. Not bashing on the quality of their construction and components, the white glove treatment, the long warraty. Those are very well worth the price to the right customer. I guess what I wish would happen with these tier lists is to have a per general price-point tier-list rather than a 200$ hot garbage (looking at you SHW) to 7000$ money-is-no-option comparisons. I can build a 2500$ hackingtosh that stands toe-to-toe with a 5000$ Mac, but for my computer needs, as a general consumer, I'm in the market for what's best at 1500-2000$. Similarly, for standing-desks asking which desk is best at 1000$ + or - 500$ gives you as many options as you have presented here, while avoiding the absolute trash that was included and the out of most people's reach that are the NewHeights S and the Ergonofis Alive. These products are marketed to different consumers. Another tier list could be made for the 2000+/-500 as well and so on. Despite your conflict of interest, I still think that your reviews are great, thoughtful and educational, but I really do wish to see a more tiered tier-list for the different category of people making the rounds trying to figure out how to really maximize their dollars given their situation. I certainly can't spring 7K$ on a desk (I wish :P) , but don't have enough here for a proper decision on which 2000$ option will get me the best desk.

Having two desks with four legs is a game changer. The Evo desk pro has a nice smooth mechanism when going up and down and seems pretty stable side to side and front to back.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching :) -Greg

Glad we can help! -Greg

Thank you! I plan to bring it in for testing. Without using it in real life, it is really hard to give an accurate take -Greg

was about to comment exactly this!

​@@btodtv Great! I will look forward to that :)

hey any news on the secret labs testing?@@btodtv

Future tier list :) -Greg

Yeah there were a few others left off the list like the imovr lander and new heights elgante xt4.

I feel that the Magnus pro hits all the check boxes but stability. It shakes quite a bit and for that I do not recommend it.

@@btodtv Btw the magnus is garbage af for stability. I respect you guys alot hopefully you guys don’t put it on your top anything 👍

​@@Criticalmaze do you own one ?

I like the Idasen. But instead of the Idasen top, I got a Karlby. It works really well.

@@UTAH100 Model and type, please.

@@UTAH100 Lazy!? LoL ...I am doing my own research by watching videos like this and there's no such arm in Microcenter. In essence, you just replied because your brain thought it needed to do so, yet the added value equaled zero. Think about it, a little bit. ;)

7 thousand dollars for a desk though? I’m almost certain there are better desks for far cheaper.

@@HaseebK0 Well, not so sure about being better, but I went with the newest Ikea desk.

@@MrMilanina just because something costs more it doesn’t automatically make it better. I’m almost certain i could find a better desk for at least half the price if not even less.

Future tier list :) -Greg

I heard on another channel called Ahnestly that the Secretlabs are some of the most unstable standing desks - despite being very expensive. Even a slight bump and everything goes flying. Feel free to look it up.

@@TigerGreene I just watched a handful of videos on the Pro XL and they all said that it doesn't wobble like the earlier version.

No plans to review anything from Deskhaus. Based on how unprofessional the owner of the brand is, I would never recommend anything from them. I would stick to Uplift if you're considering a 4 leg frame from Jiecang. It's the same electronics, motors and gears, with better stability, from one of the largest brands in the standing desk space -Greg

you can adjust Idasen's base length to 106cm, 126cm, or 146cm. recommended tabletops would be 120cm, 140cm, and 160cm (respectively). a 186cm tabletop would make it too unstable, especially with the base fully extended. if you have a physical store nearby they might have their "custom made" option for KARLBY.

OMG! Thank you! Actually, I really like this desk over most others that I saw! They have a solid wood option as well as one with a wireless charger built in. How cool is that?

How’s the wobble?

@@matttumolo820minimal... the 4' is more stable than the 6.5' of course but I never notice a wobble on the 6.5' table

​@@matttumolo820it wobbles but not much trust me. Even the good expensive ones wobble at max height that's just the con of a standing desk. But for 600 dollars I believe the e7 with bambo table top is worth it. The only thing worrying is the motor life and I can't handle it malfunctioning one day or dying

I found out that these folks have a very bad selection of options and rating. Sometimes they show the stability test of some desks as the main criteria to give bad rating to some desks and when the high end brands are not stable, they ignore them and give good rating to high end brands. I buy tools based on "Torque Test Channel" tests because the way the rating is done is clear and fair. BTOD should take example from them.

Good point. I tried to keep them all as short as possible, but still provide enough info on each of them. Otherwise you'd still be trying to get through the list! I think you would be surprised, based on the position of the cross support on the VertDesk, how it doesn't get in the way. It sits high enough to have your legs easily go under if you tuck in close to the desk. Only with 24" deep surfaces and a VERY tall person tucked in as close as possible (belly touching front edge) would you have a chance to hit your knees. Most wouldn't sit like this on a 24" deep desk though, since you'd be super close to your monitors. But if that was you, I'd consider the deeper surface if you want excellent lateral stability, since a cross support is the only way to do this through max height. Wedges in the upper portion of frame will only get you to about 44" tall. -Greg

Yep, the warranty was one of the reasons I got a Vertdesk v3+. As far as the bar getting in the way, I'm 6'2" and will second that with a 30" top and in a normal sitting position, it doesn't get in the way at all.

Agreed!

Thanks for the kind words about the office chair content. I disagree on the fanboy standing desk take though. I agree stability is an important factor, we’ve been talking about stability long before it was on thing in the space. I have videos from 2017 wobbling and rocking all of the popular brands. But range of motion, capacity, component quality, warranty coverage, and a brands customer service are also very important. When the desk stops working, stability won’t mean much -Greg

VIVO makes a universal clamp on desk stabilizer that will fit just about any standup desk. It's about $70. It's on my purchase list.

@@josephphillips865 Thanks for the suggestion. I got a Flexispot E7Q with 4 motors. The thing weighs around 100 kg in total and can lift more than 200 kg. It's as solid as a rock.

@@P8qzxnxfP85xZ2H3wDRV That certainly looks sturdy. I wish I could try a few out before buying. What do you think of a 4 leg frame? Any issues with your legs touching the frame / center supports with the desk at the low setting / seated position? I currently have an IKEA T frame style but seriously considering something different.

@@josephphillips865I have absolutely no issues with the Flexispot E7Q. It doesn't wobble and the lifting action is butter smooth. After a lot of research, it was said to be the sturdiest one and it absolutely delivered. I paired it with a 4 cm thick oak tabletop, which adds even more sturdiness. Everyone who's seen the desk is super impressed that it doesn't even wobble in the standing position. Although, if you really shake it forcefully, you can make it wobble slightly in the standing position. Definitely not by just typing or touching it with your belly.

Not silly at all. That's pro level ergonomics. It's popular to call them standing desks but they truly are "adjustable height desks". Getting the sitting position correct is VERY important. - RG

Future tier list :) -Greg

The Flexispot in the Tier list will, you just need to bump up the size -Greg

Would love to see this

There are other options besides the S tier -Greg

NewHeights XT is the most stable we've tested -Greg

Thanks for sharing! But having seen more than 50+ desks, I would disagree, which is why it's B tier :) -Greg