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Schlage's Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt with Century trim, model BE499WB CEN 619 in Satin Nickel, sits at the top of the company's Encode line: a touchscreen keypad deadbolt with the Wi-Fi radio built into the lock, so no separate hub or bridge has to sit plugged into an outlet. Schlage lists it at a $329 MSRP and sells it through retailers rather than directly, and Lowe's had the Satin Nickel version in stock at $301.99 on September 23, 2026.
Two questions decide this purchase. The first is what $300 buys over Schlage's own $199 Arrive, which already puts the Wi-Fi radio in the lock and remote access in the same app. The second is whether the door can take it at all, because the deadbolt replaces the one in the bore and both the door's thickness and the spacing of its holes have to fall inside Schlage's published fit range. Get past those and what remains is which finish and which retailer.
Our verdict
Buy it at $301.99 when keyless entry with no hub, tap-to-unlock on an iPhone, and 100 codes are the goal; the $329 MSRP is a suggested figure, and a $199 Arrive keypad deadbolt covers keyless entry for less.
- A good fit for
- A homeowner replacing a front-door key on a standard exterior door, with a 2.4 GHz band reaching that door, who wants visitor codes and a phone or watch that opens the door.
- We would skip it if
- You rent and cannot replace the existing deadbolt, you want only codes and no app, or your smart home runs on Thread and Matter rather than Wi-Fi.
Reasons to consider it
- The Wi-Fi radio lives in the deadbolt, so remote access and code management need no bridge device plugged in anywhere
- Apple home keys add tap-to-unlock from an iPhone or Apple Watch, a feature the cheaper Arrive keypad deadbolt does not list
- Mechanical parts and the finish carry a limited lifetime warranty, and the alarm, auto-lock delays, and up to 100 codes all live in the Schlage Home app
The compromises
- Electronics warranty runs three years while the mechanical and finish side is lifetime, and the touchscreen, radio, and motor sit on the three-year side
- The radio is 2.4 GHz only, so a door covered by a 5 GHz band needs the router split or reconfigured before setup
- Manual programming stops working once the lock is paired: Schlage's own instructions say pairing deletes the programming code, so every later code is created in the app
What we have not verified: Not settled by any source: how many auto-lock delay settings exist or what each alarm sensitivity actually triggers, what the touchscreen and radio cost to replace when the three-year electronics term ends, and whether Schlage will put Matter and Thread into this model rather than only the $399 Sense Pro.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt with Century Trim (Satin Nickel)
Wi-Fi built into the lock, Apple home keys for tap-to-unlock from an iPhone or Apple Watch, up to 100 access codes, and four AA cells rated for about six months cover the keyless-entry case with no bridge device to buy or power.
Before you buy: Satin Nickel is the trim the $301.99 belongs to, with Matte Black at $319.00 at Wayfair and $329.00 at Lowe's; a $199 Arrive keypad deadbolt covers keyless entry without Apple home keys or the built-in alarm, and the warranty drops the electronics after three years.
Price checked September 23, 2026. Retailer prices can change.The radio lives in the lock, so nothing else plugs in
The radio is part of the lock, so the Schlage Home app can lock, unlock, and change codes from another city with nothing else plugged in anywhere, and Allegion's specification sheet describes remote access on the Encode family as no hub required. Schlage's product listing marks built-in Wi-Fi and remote access on the Arrive, Encode, and Encode Plus deadbolts, and marks the $241 Connect model as needing a smart hub, because that one talks Z-Wave instead. The built-in radio is what separates those three from the Connect; it is not what separates the Encode Plus from the $199 Arrive.
The trade is that remote access depends on two things at the door: four AA cells rated for up to six months and a radio that only hears 2.4 GHz. A router that reaches the door only on 5 GHz leaves the lock unable to join, which is worth checking where the door actually is before ordering.
The $329 MSRP and the $301.99 price are two different numbers
Schlage's own figure for this lock is $329, labeled MSRP rather than as a price, and the page has no purchase option: the company routes the deadbolt through retailers. The retailer's number is the one you pay. Lowe's listed the Satin Nickel trim at $301.99 on September 23, 2026, in stock, $27.01 under the suggested figure. A second Lowe's page for the same model, item #5057739, is marked no longer sold, so the live listing is the one to use.
Finish moves the number, and so does the seller. Matte Black Century trim ran $319.00 at Wayfair that same day and $329.00 at Lowe's, so the finish premium swings between $17.01 and $27.01 depending on who sells it, and at Lowe's it lands exactly on the $329 MSRP instead of under it. Read $329 and you are reading a suggestion; read $301.99 and you are reading a checkout price for one finish at one store on one date. That is why the trim and the retailer belong in the same sentence as the price.
What a $199 keypad deadbolt already covers
Schlage sells the Arrive Smart WiFi Deadbolt at $199 MSRP, and its feature set on the same manufacturer listing covers built-in Wi-Fi, remote access through the app, voice control, time-delayed locking, a Grade AAA certified deadbolt, and the same split warranty on mechanics and electronics. Settle for a keypad and an app on your phone and no more, and the Arrive answers the keyless-entry case $130 below the Encode Plus MSRP and $103 below the Satin Nickel shelf price.
Two entries on the Encode Plus list are missing from the Arrive one: Apple home keys, which open the door from a tap of an iPhone or Apple Watch, and the built-in alarm with selectable sensitivity. If neither is a requirement, the difference buys a trim design. Protocol is the third exit: Schlage's product table attaches Matter and Thread only to the $399 Sense Pro, so a household already built on Thread should be shopping there rather than here.
Door fit and installation come before the price
This lock replaces the deadbolt already in the door, so the door has to match: thickness from 1-3/8 to 1-3/4 in, a backset that adjusts to 2-3/8 or 2-3/4 in, and a cross bore of 1-1/2 or 2-1/8 in, with the latch faceplate covering 1 by 2-1/4 in. The exterior housing measures 3 by 5 by 0.9 in and the inside body 3 by 5.5 by 2.2 in, which matters on a narrow stile or where a screen door swings past. Doors thicker than 1-3/4 in need the separate thick-door kit.
Installation is nine steps with a Phillips screwdriver, and the guide repeats its warning at three of them: do not use a power drill. Pairing runs on Bluetooth through the Schlage Home app, using the QR code under the battery cover or the 6-digit programming code instead, then a quick press and release of the inside pairing button that resets the lock if held, and finally the Wi-Fi network, which has to be 2.4 GHz. HomeKit pairing from a phone or watch has a five-minute window.
The warranty splits the lock into a mechanical half and an electronic half
Schlage covers the mechanical side and the finish for as long as the lock is owned and the electronics for three years, a split stated the same way in Schlage's product description and in the specifications listing. That split cuts across the hardware: cylinder, keyway, bolt, and finish on the long side; touchscreen, radio, and motor on the three-year side. The 5-pin C-keyway cylinder and its backup key belong to the mechanical half, so the fallback route into the house does not age out with the electronics.
Codes are the other thing the app reorganises, and Schlage's support article is blunt about it: manual programming stops working once the lock is paired, because pairing deletes the programming code, so every later code is created there. That is convenient until a phone is lost or someone without the app needs access. Year four is the open question, since the electronics term ends while the mechanical warranty continues and nothing published says what a replacement touchscreen or radio costs.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- Schlage: Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt with Century Trim product page (opens in a new tab)
- Schlage: Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt specifications (BE499WBCENFFF) (opens in a new tab)
- Schlage: Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt Quick Start Guide (PDF) (opens in a new tab)
- Allegion Knowledge Center: How to Pair an Encode Series Lock to the Schlage Home App (opens in a new tab)
- Allegion: Schlage Encode Family specification sheet (MR-6445) (opens in a new tab)
- Schlage: Smart Locks and smart deadbolts listing (opens in a new tab)
- Lowe's: Schlage Encode Plus Century Satin Nickel (Item #5292102) (opens in a new tab)
- Lowe's: Schlage Encode Plus Century Matte Black (Item #5292107) (opens in a new tab)
- Wayfair: Schlage Encode Plus Smart WiFi Deadbolt with Century Trim (SKU W112838595) (opens in a new tab)
- Schlage Residential support: Encode Series, manually add or delete codes (opens in a new tab)
