Looking for an alternative to traditional hardwood or stone flooring? Laminate flooring is an excellent choice, offering the aesthetic appeal of wood or stone with added durability. Our guide to the best laminate flooring brands highlights options that combine a high-quality decorative layer with robust scratch, scuff, and spill protection. We’ve also included waterproof laminates, perfect for high-moisture areas like bathrooms, kitchens, and mudrooms. Discover the top brands that bring both style and resilience to your floors.
When researching the best laminate flooring brand, look for its overall strength or AC rating — the wear rating given to laminate flooring, which measures resistance to abrasion, impact, and stains, and indicates the durability of laminate. To learn more about if this flooring type is right for you, explore our laminate flooring guide for additional information.
Top 10 Laminate Flooring Brands
- Average Cost: $1.79 to $5.52 per square foot
Pergo
What We Love
Pergo became synonymous with laminate flooring when the company was first to hit the market in the early 1990s. Since then, its quality has only improved and popularity skyrocketed. Even with industry heavy hitters like Mohawk and Mannington entering the market, Pergo continues to be among the best laminate flooring companies, offering superior quality serving a variety of budgets. The company offers 10 laminate collections organized by performance, and all feature an AC 4 rating for durability and 10mm or 12mm thick planks. Warranty coverage depends on the product line and ranges from 10 years to lifetime.
Cost Information
Given the number of laminate collections and products, there is a wide range in Pergo pricing. Many are sold through independent flooring retailers and professional installers, and specific pricing is not published online. Home Depot and Lowe’s Pergo costs between $1.79 and $5.52 per square foot.
Best Product
With its authentic oak-look planks, Pergo’s TimberCraft Elite collection offers timeless design with waterproof performance that’s backed by a lifetime warranty.
- Average Cost: $2.39 to $5.39 per square foot
AquaGuard Performance
What We Love
AquaGuard is an exclusive laminate line from retailer Floor & Decor, and it is earning a reputation of a quality mid-range flooring offering good value for the money. Its most notable feature is its AC 5 rating, which makes it one of the most durable laminate products on the market. AquaGuard is available in 12 mm planks and 65 wood-inspired looks, including an on-trend herringbone style. The collection’s aluminum oxide coating, while not fully waterproof, provides up to 30 minutes of resistance to spills and small amounts of standing water. All AquaGuard products are GreenGuard certified and come with a limited lifetime residential warranty and a 15 or 20-year commercial warranty.
Cost Information
At publication, AquaGuard’s cost ranged from $2.39 to $5.39, placing it in the upper middle of all the brands featured in this product guide.
Best Product
AquaGuard Performance is the only laminate flooring collection from Floor & Decor, so any finish and color will provide similar performance and value.
- Average Cost: $1.59 to $5.50 per square foot
Newton Flooring
What We Love
Newton is an up-and-coming laminate flooring manufacturer and is gaining popularity due to its quality and overall value. Its 11 product lines feature a total of 45 products, most of which feature impressive 12 mm thick planks, floating floor installations, and AC ratings between 4 and 5. The company also features several waterproof products that will allow you to extend your home’s flooring into bathrooms and other high-moisture areas. Product variety and design quality are also pluses — Newton boasts an authentic wood look across several species and includes a popular chevron pattern and stone-look surfaces.
Cost Information
Newton products are available through flooring retailers and professional installers and range from $1.59 to $5.50 per square foot.
Best Product
With its eight styles, real wood look, and AC 5 durability rating, Newton’s Clearwater collection offers a good value for the $5.13 price per square foot.
- Average Cost: $2.49 to $4.09 per square foot
Quick-Step Flooring
What We Love
Quick–Step laminate flooring, part of the Mohawk family of brands, is known for its waterproof protection and solid warranty. The company offers two primary laminate collections, NatureTeK Select and NatureTEK Plus, and each feature product subcategories largely organized by plank size, wood species, and stain color. Quick–Step Studio is the company’s laminate line exclusive to Lowe’s. All Quick–Step laminate features a plank thickness between 10mm and 12mm and an AC 4 rating, making it an incredibly durable flooring that is ideal for high-traffic areas. NatureTEK Select comes with a lifetime wear warranty and 10-year wet protection warranty. NatureTEK Plus offers a lifetime warranty for both wear and water. Quick–Step Studio features are very similar to the company’s NatureTEK Plus line.
Cost Information
Quick–Step’s NatureTEK collections range from $3.29 to $4.09 per square foot. Quick–Step Studio laminate costs $2.49 per square foot.
Best Product
Quick–Step Studio offers most of the same features and benefits as the company’s NatureTEK Plus line at a lower cost: a 10mm plank thickness, AC 4-rated wear layer for durability, and a lifetime warranty against wear and water.
- Average Cost: $1.69 to $5.09 per square foot
Mohawk Flooring
What We Love
Founded in 1878, Mohawk is one the oldest and most respected flooring companies in the world. While they have a nearly overwhelming array of flooring products and sub-brands (including Pergo), its laminate flooring collections are relatively straightforward. The company offers lower-cost exclusive products to big-box stores that cater to a budget-focused buyer, as well as it RevWood collections that are more moderately priced and offer improved performance. RevWood Select, Plus, and Premier are fully waterproof, AC 4 rated, and FloorScore certified with plank thicknesses that are above industry standard and between 10mm and 12mm. RevWood’s warranty also includes pet protection, a plus for busy households with lots of activity.
Cost Information
RevWood Select ranges from $1.69 to $4.09 per square foot, Revwood Premier from $3.57 to $3.71, and Revwood Plus from $4.49 to $5.09.
Best Product
RevWood Plus offers the most value, a Lifetime All Pet Protection Warranty, and lifetime wear protection warranty.
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- Average Cost: $3.40 to $3.70 per square foot
Mannington
What We Love
Mannington is a family-owned flooring manufacturer with a more than 100-year history. All of its products are made in the U.S.A. and are FloorScore certified, the industry’s indoor air quality certification. The company’s Restoration Collection offers an impressive 60 different styles and colors in a variety of wood species to complement most interiors. Planks are 12 mm in thickness, feature a waterproof SpillShield Plus aluminum oxide coating, and come with a 25-year warranty. Mannington laminate also features an AC 4 rating. The company released a new Charter Collection that’s lower in cost and features a small selection of styles in 10 mm planks with a 20-year warranty.
Cost Information
Mannington laminate flooring is a quality mid-range option with prices from $3.40 to $3.70 per square foot.
Best Product
Of Mannington’s two product lines, the Restoration Collection offers the most benefits, durability, and value for the money.
- Average Cost: $2.09 to $3.49 per square foot
Evoke Flooring
What We Love
Evoke is the laminate line from Canada-based Metropolitan, a flooring company also known for its vinyl plank and engineered hardwood. The company prides itself on its laminate products’ ease of its click-and-lock installation that is suitable for many confident DIYers. Evoke is available in two collections featuring a total of 11 styles and colors. Heritage features an AC 3 rating, 14mm thick planks, and a 20-year warranty. Montane Trail products are GreenGuard gold certified and have a durable AC 4 rating. Planks are 10mm thick and also come with a 20-year warranty.
Cost Information
Evoke products are available through independent flooring retailers and professional installers. Pricing is not available on the manufacturer’s website; however, several independent flooring websites indicate Evoke laminate ranges from $2.09 to $3.49 per square foot.
Best Product
With its impressive AC 4 rating, Evoke’s Montane Trail offers the most value, especially for high-traffic rooms that require more durability.
- Average Cost: $2.29 to $2.69 per square foot
StainMaster
What We Love
Of the laminate flooring lines exclusive to Lowe’s, StainMaster offers the highest performance and most value for the money. StainMaster products are waterproof and earn the highest rating of AC 5, so they can be installed in any room in the home, including bathrooms and kitchens. Planks are 12mm thick, offer improved impact resistance, and come with an attached underlayment. All StainMaster laminate flooring is backed by a lifetime residential warranty to offer years of worry-free enjoyment and peace of mind.
Cost Information
At $2.29 to $2.69 per square foot, StainMaster prices place the laminate flooring brand in the mid-range of products in this rating guide.
Best Product
If you like the look of oak hardwood flooring, StainMaster laminate may be a good lower-cost option. All StainMaster products have the same features and rival some of the more popular laminate flooring brands.
- Average Cost: $.69 to $3.99 per square foot
Dream Home Interiors
What We Love
Dream Home is the exclusive laminate flooring line from Lumber Liquidators and offers three collections organized by performance: Traditional, Water-Resistant, and Waterproof laminate. Its Traditional Laminate is the company’s lowest-cost line with plank thicknesses ranging between 7mm and 12mm (7mm or 8mm is the most common) and a 10-year warranty. The Water-Resistant Laminate collection includes a moisture-repelling top layer, AC 4-rated planks, and a lifetime warranty. Waterproof Laminate features a synthetic core and AC 5- and AC 4-rated planks, and comes with a lifetime warranty.
Cost Information
Dream Home Traditional Laminate costs $.69 to $2.24 per square foot, Water Resistant Laminate $1.16 to $2.29 per square foot, and Waterproof Laminate $1.42 to $3.99 per square foot.
Best Product
Dream Home’s Waterproof Laminate in 10mm or 12mm planks are a quality mid-range flooring option offering many of the same benefits as top-tier brands.
- Average Cost: $.79 to $1.99 per square foot
TrafficMaster
What We Love
TrafficMaster is a Home Depot exclusive brand and a quality budget laminate flooring option with the convenience of big box retailer availability. Its pricing is one of the brand’s key features — several styles are as low as $.79 per square foot at the time of publication. Planks come in 7mm, 8mm, and 12mm thicknesses and are AC 3 or AC 4 rated, depending on the product. Because TrafficMaster laminate is not waterproof, it’s most suitable for rooms that do not see a lot of moisture. It’s a Home Depot branded product, so TrafficMaster’s click-and-lock installation method is intended for the DIY homeowner. TrafficMaster products come with a 15-year, 30-year, or limited lifetime warranty, depending on the product.
Cost Information
TrafficMaster is the lowest cost laminate flooring option in this brand guide with products ranging from $.79 to $1.99 per square foot.
Best Product
TrafficMaster is a single line of laminate flooring products with no clear quality hierarchy, however the best overall value comes with its 12mm thick planks. Several products in this category are GreenGuard certified and offer more durability, wear resistance, and a stronger warranty.
