Our pick
This shower caddy is easier than others to install and remove, has better stability, ample capacity, high-quality materials, and a durable design that’s backed by OXO’s guarantee.
The OXO Aluminum 3-tier Shower Caddy is easier than others to hook over the shower arm, and it’s more stable thanks to a grippy rubberized hook and sturdy wall-hugging suction cups along its bottom. All sizes of bottles stayed tidy and easily accessible on its durable aluminum shelves, and its lower soap dish removes easily for cleaning. These high-quality materials and features stood apart from the cheaper caddies—which can be cramped, flimsy, and prone to rust—as did OXO’s reputation and guarantee, a bit of long-term assurance we’d welcome for any home upgrade.
Upgrade pick
More adjustable and versatile than the OXO, this Simplehuman product is a truly excellent shower caddy, although it costs a lot and is not quite as simple to install.
Similar to the Plus, Simplehuman’s XL adds a vertical space between the shelves to accommodate a handheld showerhead hose.
The Simplehuman Adjustable Shower Caddy Plus and Simplehuman Adjustable Shower Caddy XL cost more than the OXO but provided added versatility, with features like adjustable-height necks and shelves to fit varying sizes of bottles, multiple hooks, and more storage options overall. The Plus is excellent for fixed showerheads, and if you have a handheld showerhead—with a dangling hose that normally interferes with a shower caddy—get the XL. It’s very similar but adds a vertical cutout between the shelves where the hose can hang and it helps with stability when using the handheld showerhead.
Also great
If you can’t use a traditional shower caddy, this tension rod fits into the corner and extends from 5 to 9 feet. Its easy, one-step extension beat out the others we tested.
A pole-style caddy in a far corner of the shower can improve your shower experience. It holds a lot, declutters the showerhead area, keeps the shower tidy, and is super-sturdy. A good one, like the OXO Good Grips Quick-Extend Aluminum Pole Caddy, is more expensive than a hanging caddy. Why spend this much money on a pole caddy when you can get a cheaper one for a fraction of the price? This model’s extendable single-pole design was easier to install than multiple-pole competitors we tested—it’s less frustrating than fitting multiple poles together, and the telescoping pole design is sturdier too. A single connection locks it in place between 5 and 9 feet, and it securely wedges between the floor (or flat tub ledge) and ceiling without shaking. Plus, its shelves can pop on and off for cleaning. On others we tried, removing the shelves meant taking down the whole pole. While cheaper pole caddies might last a couple of years before they get rusty or wobbly, this one carries OXO’s lifetime guarantee—a reassurance we appreciate given this item’s price.
