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Toddleroo by North States Easy Swing & Lock Gate Series 2 vs Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall Safety Gate
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Baby Gates: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Toddleroo Easy Swing & Lock is the gate to buy where safety stakes are highest - it hardware-mounts, has no trip bar, and controls its own swing direction at the top of stairs. The Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall covers everywhere else in the house for far less money and installs in minutes.
Toddleroo by North States Easy Swing & Lock Gate Series 2
Buy itThe hardware-mounted stairway gate that does the one job pressure gates can't - and does it with a genuinely one-handed latch.
- Hardware-mounts into studs or another solid surface, so it is appropriate for the top of stairs
- No bottom threshold bar to trip over on a stair landing
- One-hand latch and a swing control that stops the door opening out over the stairs
- Steel build, Baby Safety Alliance and ASTM certified, fits openings from roughly 29 to 48 inches
- Installation requires drilling and careful measuring - plan on a real DIY session
- Hardware mount only, so it must attach to a solid surface such as a wooden stud, and pressure-mount adapters are not supported
Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall Safety Gate
Buy itThe budget workhorse for doorways and hallways - extra height, a walk-through door, and a quick pressure fit.
- Pressure-mounts in minutes with included wall cups - no drilling for doorway use
- Extra-tall frame buys time against early climbers
- Lever-style handle most adults can work one-handed while carrying a child
- Easy to move between rooms or take down for guests
- Pressure mount means it must not be used at the top of stairs
- Bottom threshold bar sits across the floor - a known trip point in busy doorways
Side by side
The 6 criteria below are the ones our full comparison judged every product on, narrowed to these two.
| Toddleroo by North States Easy Swing & Lock Gate Series 2 Our pick | Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall Safety Gate | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | The top of stairs and any opening where the gate must not move - the one to buy first. | Doorways, hallways, and kitchen openings on a budget - the sensible second gate. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $ · budget |
| Mount type | Hardware (screws into a stud or solid surface) | Pressure (wall cups included) |
| Safe for top of stairs | Yes - designed for it | No - never |
| Barrier style | Rigid steel bars, no bottom bar | Rigid steel bars, bottom threshold bar |
| Fits openings | Roughly 29 to 48 inches | Roughly 29 to 36.5 inches |
| One-handed use | Yes - one-hand latch | Yes - lever handle |
| Install effort | Drilling and measuring required | Minutes, tool-free |
Which one is right for you?
Pick the Toddleroo by North States Easy Swing & Lock Gate Series 2 if
the top of stairs and any opening where the gate must not move - the one to buy first.
Know before buying: installation requires drilling and careful measuring - plan on a real DIY session.
Pick the Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall Safety Gate if
doorways, hallways, and kitchen openings on a budget - the sensible second gate.
Know before buying: pressure mount means it must not be used at the top of stairs.
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Toddleroo by North States Easy Swing & Lock Gate Series 2 - The hardware-mounted stairway gate that does the one job pressure gates can't - and does it with a genuinely one-handed latch. Choose the Regalo Easy Step Extra Tall Safety Gate instead if doorways, hallways, and kitchen openings on a budget - the sensible second gate.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Baby Gates: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).