10 Top-Rated Home Depot Tools For Under $10

The feeling when you walk into a Home Depot knowing you've got a gift card or designated funds with which to play can really put a skip in your step. Whether you're a professional tradesperson or a DIYer, it's hard not to appreciate the wide selection and new innovations, and everyone digs a deal. But if you only have a plan for how to spend $90 of that $100 gift card, or you're trapped within a really tight budget, you may be struggling to find something interesting to spend those last few bucks on. Don't worry, if all the budget-friendly options at Home Depot are still too expensive, we've got you covered.

It's not only possible, but easy to spend less than $10 on a new tool at Home Depot and go home happy. And we don't mean Best Value, Home Depot's in-house budget tool brand. We're talking top-rated products from name brands like Milwaukee, DeWalt, and Husky — and there are new RYOBI tools to consider in 2025, too. This list, though, highlights 10 different sub-$10 tools that satisfied around 90% of customers who left reviews on the Home Depot website. They may be cheap, but each one comes highly recommended by dozens, hundreds, or in some cases more than a thousand purchasers.

At the top of the top-rated tools at The Home Depot sit several Milwaukee Shockwave Impact Duty products sure to improve upon whatever came standard with whichever cordless drill you own. These impact bits and drives have a Wear Guard tip and are engineered to absorb torque and extend life expectancy — even for highly demanding projects and/or consistently tough working conditions.

Most customers opt for the two-inch Phillips #1 or #2 Alloy Steel Screw Driver Bit. At $5 for a two-pack, they're a steal. Another option gives you a bit more length: the 3.5-inch Phillips #1 or #2 bit. The fatter, flatter Phillips #3 ranks high among the most-purchased, too, as do the six-inch Phillips #1, #2, and #3 bits, although they come in one-packs. There are sub-$10 drives and T25 Torx options, too. All of them are under $10.

Product pages on the Home Depot website show 98% of customers recommend the Shockwave series. Out of around 11,000 customer reviews, more than 9,500 give the Impact Duty bits five stars, and more than 1,000 reviews ranked the bits at four stars.

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What's better than one tool? A multi-tool that groups several regularly used tools together. Rarely do you get more than 10 tools under $10. This particular product puts 15 tools together in the palm of your hand. The Husky 15-in-1 Painters Multi-Tool with Stainless Steel Blade is a handled, stainless steel blade designed as a spreader for painters that tacks on a ton of extra use. It's also a nail puller featuring several screwdrivers, nut drivers, and nut wrenches.

Listing some more of the extras, this thing has a chisel scraper, convex scraper, paint can opener, and a paint roller cleaner. It also boasts a hammer end, a crack opener, and a bottle opener. Incorporated in the handle are four slotted screwdrivers, a ¼-inch nut wrench, and a ⅜-inch nut wrench. 

Even non-painters find this multi-tool to be extremely handy. "My favorite do everything tool," one review says. "Also got one for my daughter's tool chest. A must-have for anyone working on house." You can add it to your toolbox for $6.98.

Both top-rated and a best seller at Home Depot, Titebond III 16 oz Premium Wood Glue is unique in how it interacts with water: You can use water to wipe away or clean up the glue while applying it, and it is waterproof once dry. The indoor/outdoor glue is also non-toxic and FDA-approved for indirect food contact, so you can safely use it to make or repair butcher block countertops or cutting boards.

Titebond III holds a 4.8-star average among consumer reviews on its Home Depot store page. Customers say the glue provides serious stick, with some claiming its bond is stronger than the wood on which it is used. Titebond III touts a long drying time on wood before being joined with another piece of wood, allowing users extra time to apply and manipulate the glue. 

Couple this $9.98 product with other top-rated, under-$10 wood products like Birch Wood Biscuits or a 400-piece bucket of dowels and you'll have the makings of an at-home wood hobby shop.

Another best seller for wood workers is this premium cutting tool. The Diablo 7¼ inch Framing Saw Blade for Wood features 24 carbide-tipped teeth for chewing through hardwood and pressure-treated wood. It's good for ripping 2x lumber and also handles oriented strand board (OSB) and laminated beams with ease, the company says. 

The beauty of this saw blade is a technological advantage that delivers value: tracking-point design in the teeth makes it more efficient, Diablo claims, with 65% more cuts per charge on battery-powered saws with this blade than others. The Home Depot customers are thrilled with it: 98% of them recommend it.

"Used them on my DeWalt brushless circular saw on treated lumber (2x6 to 2x10 and 4x4) and they went through it like a hot knife thru butter. Very impressed with Diablo tracking point blades," one reviewer wrote.

The arbor size of this blade is ⅝-inch and the kerf size is .059 inches (1.5 millimeters) — a nice fit for any size-matched miter saw. It runs for $9.97.

For impressive cutting capability that can fit in your pocket, you might consider the Milwaukee Fastback Compact Folding Utility Knife. Clip one of these bad boys to your belt as a quick-draw cutter — just press and flip to open it one-handed. 

If you've ever had to replace a blade on a utility knife, you know how much of a pain it can be. The old-school ones required a screwdriver to remove the cover. The Fastback is fast for a reason: just push a button to quickly replace the blade — no extra tool needed. 

If you need a blade for scoring, the Fastback is designed to do just that. A look at the reviews shows 1500 of 1700 customers recommend the tool. It comes with one general-purpose (48-22-1500) blade and is priced at $9.97. Milwaukee's General Purpose Utility Blades (5-Pack) sell for $2.47 and Drywall Utility Blades (5-Pack) cost $5.97. Fastback also holds hook blades and Carton Utility Blades. 

If you're more of a DeWalt person, consider the $9.97 Atomic Folding Utility Knife with secure blade lock and "slide and click" blade replacement.

An alternative to those beeping, blinking, battery-dependent electronic stud finders is the C.H. Hanson Magnetic Stud Finder. Powerful magnets pinpoint the nails and screws in drywall studs, letting you know exactly where the wood is located. The magnets in this top-rated product also keep it in place on the wall while you drive new nails or drill holes. More than 80% of reviews are five stars, and more than 90% of customers recommend the $9.97 finder on the Home Depot store page. 

"This stud finder is so simple, yet so effective! It finds drywall screws aligned with studs in the wall. I have other stud finders which also work well, but not nearly as simply as this one. Recommended by a cabinet installer who did some work for me. Highly recommended!" reviewer LemonCove wrote.

Its also small in size and has a rotating bubble level, making it a multi-use tool that can not only help you hang your pictures straight but hang with some of the adorable mini tools you can get at Home Depot.

Swanson 6-inch Pocket Combination Square is compact to help craftspeople and woodworkers do their thing in small places and tight spaces. It's a square, it's a level, it's $9.97, and it makes 93% of customers happy enough to tell others they should buy it.

"The ruler was made on a CNC machine which makes it very accurate. The level bubble is very easy to see. The [45 degree] and [90 degree] angles are spot on. This square can be used for different uses such as a square, depth-gauge, scriber and level. I am very happy with this much used tool," said one customer. 

Another frequent review poster called it "a perfect addition to anybody's tool box or tool bag."

For an even smaller square, consider the Milwaukee 4½ inch Metal Trim Square. Milwaukee calls this top-rated offering a compact speed square, one of those things you can comfortably keep in your pocket and quickly pull out to make measurements and keep your lines straight.

A Home Depot best seller, the PIP Professional Emergency Flare LED and Magnetic Light sprays super-bright light all around. It comes with nine different patterns of flare, or modes of operation, and 12 brilliant light bulbs.

You can use a built-in hook or the $9.98 product's magnet to place it on the side of your ride in case you have car trouble at night. This light puck is also water resistant, in case you get caught in the rain. According to the Home Depot product page, 100% of customers recommend the 3.8-inch flare and light, hailing it as an "excellent light for everyday use" and a "very useful safety device" in a number of reviews. 

For a useful light that will stay in your garage, there's the Handy Brite Ultra-Bright LED 8.35 inch Yellow Cordless Work Light Lamp, one of the must-have Home Depot tools for every home garage.

There is must-have safety equipment for your next at-home DIY project, and then there is must-have safety equipment for your next run-in with danger. Some jobs require bursts of pepper gel, and the $9.98 Sabre Red Police Strength Pepper Spray with Hand Strap is apparently perfect for the "wife/daughter who runs trails or enjoys a city jog" according the store page(!) — one would expect everyone else will find it useful too.

All that aside, this pepper gel is strong enough to ward off a "goal oriented attacker under the influence of drugs or alcohol," backed by the brand's own in-house testing. The canister contains enough material for 35 bursts, if you find yourself needing to spray more than one person, or someone more than once. The velcro wrist strap also means you won't have to hold it in your hands while out on your run.

Customers give this stay-safe-in-an-emergency product 4.9 stars for, as the company behind it brags, "making grown men cry since 1975."

Providing a more welcome sort of heat than police-strength pepper gel, another best seller — HotHands Hand Warmers Value Pack (10 Pairs) – provides a cure for cold hands. Each pair of warmers provides up to 10 hours of contact warmth. Put the warmers in your pockets or gloves to make work in the elements during fall and winter more tolerable. 

The customer reviews are littered with people bringing up specific activities and locations where these warmers have been a big help. Some use them during the winter while working at a year-round farmers market. Others use them while outside for baseball games or hunting outings, even just walking around on particularly cold days. Apparently, they even make great toe warmers in boots and shoes. The possibilities seem limited only by where you can think to stuff them.

10 pairs of made-in-the-U.S. HotHands Hand Warmers in this value pack will run you $7.47.