The Seville Classics 3-Tier Resin Slat Utility Shoe Rack stacks vertically or connects horizontally to make the best use of your available space, and also allows you to remove or reposition shelves to accommodate tall shoes and boots that don’t fit on other designs. Tiny toddler sneakers, tall heels, and men’s size 12 shoes stay on this rack equally well, and it offers three generously sized shelves whereas most racks in its price range include only two.
Runner-up
Oceanstar 2-Tier Bamboo Shoe Rack
This bamboo rack strikes a great balance between stability and portability, but it’s less customizable and isn’t as simple to assemble as others we tested.
If you’re looking for a modern style, the Oceanstar 2-Tier Bamboo Shoe Rack is a great choice. Easy to assemble (although not as effortless as our main pick), this model is lighter and easier to move around than our top pick. Like the Seville Classics model, this rack stacks vertically to increase storage, but the shelves don’t adjust or configure in any other ways.
Upgrade pick
Yamazaki Home Tower Shoe Rack
This investment-worthy rack is slim enough to fit in a closet and sleek enough for an entryway. It has a wooden shelf on top and can house up to 24 shoes.
If you can make the investment, the Yamazaki Home Tower Shoe Rack, in steel and wood veneer, is versatile and sturdy enough that it should last years. The rack’s design works only for adult-size shoes. But its five racks, plus space on the floor beneath, will comfortably hold as many as 24 shoes. Plus, it looks nice enough to use in an entryway as a piece of furniture, and you can set your keys and mail on the top wooden shelf.
Also great
If you need a place to store five pairs of shoes in the footprint of one, the “tall” version of the Yamazaki Home Tower Shoe Rack fits the bill. Minimalist and sturdy, it’s great for corners, closets, and tight spaces. The handle on top makes the design portable and easy to move around as needed.
Also great
IKEA Bissa
Cabinets are the only style we tested that store shoes out of sight, and this one costs a fraction of the price of similar models. It’s slimmer and fits a narrow entryway better than any other we tried.
Unlike most shoe cabinets, which are many times the price, the IKEA Bissa offers hidden shoe storage for a bargain. It was smaller and slimmer than the other cabinet we tested, and it wasted less space on thick cabinet walls. It was also far, far easier for us to assemble. This cabinet will help your shoe storage area look neater than our other picks, but it still takes up more space and stores fewer shoes than most freestanding styles.
Also great
Whitmor 36 Pair Over the Door Shoe Rack
If you’re short on floor space, the Whitmor avoids the usual over-the-door rack annoyances: Its rubber-lined hooks are more secure than any other we tested, and its configurable shelves hold a wider variety of shoe sizes and types.
If you don’t have the floor space to use freestanding or cabinet-style shoe storage, the Whitmor 36 Pair Over the Door Shoe Rack stores lots of shoes in a small, unused spot. Its unusual design allows you to configure its shelves to fit different-size shoes, and its nonadjustable rubber-lined hooks are more secure than competitors’ hardware. This rack is more visible and looks messier than our other picks, and like most door racks, it can be cumbersome (especially if you need to use the door frequently). But in a category that generally isn’t the greatest shoe storage option, the Whitmor model is the best hanging rack we tested.
