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Water Softeners under $600

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6 water softeners under $600. Most cost $529 to $589, and half cost less than $552.

Aquasure

Salt-based, 32000 Grain capacity

+Whole-house system treats water throughout the home
+32,000 grain capacity
+Automatic digital metered control head
−Salt-based softening requires regular salt refills
$523.29-8%List: $569.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details
Aquasure

Salt-based, 40000 Grain capacity

+Whole-house system treats water throughout the home
+40,000 grain capacity
+Automatic digital metered control head
−Salt-based softening requires regular salt refills
$579.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details
Tier1

Salt-free

+Salt-free design needs no salt refills
+Whole house system treats water at every tap
+Rated for 900,000 gallons of water treatment
−Salt-free units do not soften water by removing hardness minerals
$554.59
as of 11/04/2026 05:40 PST - Details
iSpring

Salt-based, 45000 Grain capacity

+Whole house coverage treats water at every tap
+45,000 grain capacity
+Includes a separate brine tank
−Salt-based, so it requires regular salt refills
$529.40
as of 11/03/2026 23:38 PST - Details
Aquasure

Salt-based, 34000 Grain capacity

+Whole-house system treats water throughout the home
+34,000 grain capacity
+Includes pleated sediment pre-filter
−Salt-based softening requires regular salt refills
$549.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details

Compare specs

water softenerSystem typeGrain capacitySpec scorePrice
Salt-based32000n/a$523.29
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details
Salt-based40000n/a$579.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details
Salt-freen/a$554.59
as of 11/04/2026 05:40 PST - Details
Salt-based45000n/a$529.40
as of 11/03/2026 23:38 PST - Details
Salt-based34000n/a$549.99
as of 11/04/2026 11:42 PST - Details
Salt-basedn/a$589.00
as of 11/03/2026 22:47 PST - Details

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