The Best Cat Litter Boxes of 2026

Available in several colors, the Frisco High-Sided XL has a lot going for it. Sized at 24 x 18 x 10 inches, it offers more than enough space for most cats to do their business in.

As its name suggests, the High-Sided XL’s sides are tall, which helps to limit the amount of urine and litter from escaping the box. We liked how easy it was to scoop this box out.

You should know that the High-Sided XL’s wide entryway and small lip weren’t able to keep litter in as well as our best overall pick does. As such, some litter does excuse the inside of the box.

The Catit Jumbo Hooded Cat Pan is a hooded litter box equipped with a filter to reduce odors.

The Jumbo Hooded Cat Pan comes in two pieces, which are held together by four sliding latches. Unfortunately, I found that I was never able to secure all four latches, at the same time. This might not be an issue for those who are able to clean the litter box, in place. However, if the litter box needs to be relocated, the hood’s being insecure could become an issue.

This box has a swinging door that my cats simply did not approve of. In order to check the Jumbo Hooded Cat Pan, I ended up having to fold the door back, so my cats would be comfortable using it. While the door is reasonably sized, scooping out cat waste through it was difficult.

Available in several colors, the Petmate Booda Cleanstep Litter Dome is a hooded cat box with a filter to reduce odors. As with other hooded litter boxes in this guide, the latches that secure the hood to the lower half of the Booda Dome were questionable, at best. That said, Outside of this, I was pleased with its overall build quality.

With its 20 x 24 x 19 inch dimensions, the Cleanstep Litter Dome sounds like it should have plenty of room for all but large cats. However, half of the inside of the box is eaten up by a steep plastic ramp, designed to allow cats easier access to their bathroom. While this might be desirable for those with elderly cats or young kittens, the amount of space the Cleanstep Litter Dome devotes to litter is limited.

Punch got to the top of the ramp, felt litter under her paws, and let loose, causing a cat pee waterfall. The Cleanstep Litter Dome’s ramp has a tread pattern molded into it, likely to help cats climb and to catch litter. If you have a messy cat or your feline companion is on the extra large side, you may want to consider a different option.

The Modkat Flip Litter Box is a lidded cat box with no filter. However, you can purchase a filter to add to it. Measuring 20.08 x 14.96 x 16.93 inches and available in several colors, its unique design provides high sides with a lid that can be adjusted to three different positions. This adjustability makes scooping out litter without removing the lid a cinch.

The Modkat Flip has a removable, reusable liner. This made emptying soiled litter easy. It also proved adept at preventing the main part of the litter box from getting scratched up by my cats’ claws. However, the liner has seams and features a textured surface.

As such, you’ll need to scrub the liner with soap and water in order to completely clean your cat’s mess out of it.

Modkat also offers replacement liners, should your cats wear the one that comes with the litter box out, or if you want to cycle through a couple, instead of immediately washing a soiled liner out. The Modkat Flip kept litter inside, but Punch still managed to pee out of its doorway.

The Petphabet Jumbo Hooded Cat Litter Box is a two-piece hooded cat litter box with an activated charcoal filter for odor control.

The hood to this box is transparent, which might make it a good fit for kitties that are afraid of the dark. It’s reasonably well made and proved easy to clean. However, its wide entryway allowed a lot of litter to get kicked out by my cats.

The Lucky Champ Cat Litter Pan is a simple, one-piece box with no odor mitigation. It’s 25 x 16.75 x 9 inches in size and has a contoured front designed to help small or infirm cats have easy access to their bathroom. It’s a good idea, in theory.

However, my cats peed on the steps. It also failed to keep cat litter from getting out of the box and onto my floor. To make matters worse, the contoured ramp proved difficult to clean.

The PetFusion BetterBox Large Non-Stick Cat Litter Box is a one-piece model, with no odor mitigation.

Its simple design lends itself to durability, and as it doesn’t have a hood, cleaning it is a breeze, especially when the non-stick material that covers its floor is factored in.

That said, we’d love it more if it had handles to assist in dumping it out or carrying it when it’s full of litter. Additionally, its wide, shallow entryway allows litter to scatter outside of the box.

The Omega Paw Elite Roll 'n Clean is a hooded cat box that uses an activated charcoal filter for odor control. It is 16.5 x 18.5 x 17 inches and comes in several colors. However, half of this not-very-large box is taken up with its self-scooping mechanism.

As a result, Punch peed right out the door most of the time. This box also landed far down on this list because, with its many pieces, there were too many things to clean.