PergoLux vs BON Pergola: which motorized louvered pergola should you buy?

Both sell a 10×13, so the table compares them there. BON’s motorized Villa costs about the same as PergoLux’s motorized Pergola 4 Pro, and about $500 less. PergoLux also sells a hand-crank model that costs well under either, and BON’s heavier retractable roof costs more than double.

Read the Villa row with the extras in mind. BON sells its rain sensor for $150 and its smart-home controller for $379 separately, and the Villa’s listing doesn’t say an app is included. PergoLux’s Pro has app control and the smart-home links built in. Add those two BON extras and the Villa lands around $7,000, right beside the Pro. Neither price includes anchors, a concrete pad, power for the motor or installation.

Owners rate both well, and BON rates a little higher. BON averages about 4.5 stars on Trustpilot from about 160 reviews, with 2% one-star. PergoLux averages 4.1 from about 660, with 8% one-star. BON’s sample is far smaller, so one bad month moves it more. Praise for both is similar: sturdy, good-looking frames and sales staff who answer questions.

The complaints are about what happens after you pay rather than the pergola itself. At BON they cluster on delivery that took weeks longer than quoted, items shown as in stock that weren’t, and slow replies to a buyer who got stuck during the build. At PergoLux they are late or damaged deliveries and slow customer service, mostly on custom sizes. BON owners also report fast replacement parts when something arrived broken.

Watch out: get a delivery date in writing before you pay, don’t book an installer until every box has arrived, and check each one against the parts list the day it lands.

Both cover the aluminum frame for ten years, so the frame isn’t the difference. BON also covers the louver mechanism for ten years on the Villa and fifteen on its heavier Weatherproof, and the electrics for two (five on the Weatherproof). PergoLux covers the moving parts and the electrics for two years each and the finish for five. If you’re worried about the louvers wearing out in year five or eight, BON’s cover is the longer one.

The fine print differs too. BON asks for no registration from the original buyer, while PergoLux wants you to register within six months. Neither warranty passes to the next owner of your house, and BON’s excludes unauthorized modifications, including non-BON parts.

The Pergola 4 Pro runs from an app and works with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings out of the box. BON sells the same kind of control as the $379 add-on above, so budget for it if you want the roof on a schedule. Neither brand lists a rain sensor that closes the roof by itself on its standard kit; BON sells one as an extra for the Villa.

PergoLux rates its roofs for winds up to 165 mph and snow of 50 to 75 pounds per square foot, depending on the model. BON rates the Villa for 80 mph with the louvers closed and 160 mph open, and 20 to 35 pounds of snow per square foot. These are the brands’ own figures and they depend on size and anchoring, so ask each for the rating at your exact size before you order. If you get heavy snow or live where permits need engineering figures, ask in writing. Our permit guide explains when you’re likely to need them.

PergoLux sells seven sizes from 10×10 to 13×19, including a 10×16 and 13×16. BON’s Villa comes in 10×10, 10×13, 13×13 and 13×19, and its Villa 2.0 comes in 10×15, 10×19, 13×15 and 13×19. For a really wide span BON’s Weatherproof starts at 15×15. If your patio is 10×15, BON is the one with a size that fits; at 10×16, PergoLux is.

Both are expensive to change your mind on. BON takes a kit back within 30 days of delivery if it’s in good condition and the original packaging, keeps at least 15% and leaves return freight to you, and doesn’t take back custom-made units. On a 10×13 Villa that is at least about $970. PergoLux lets you return a pergola within 14 days of delivery, or after you’ve installed it under its 100-day trial, but its terms deduct $1,000 for return shipping and a $500 restocking fee. If you want to live with it installed before deciding, PergoLux is the only one that offers that.

PergoLux says its pergolas arrive within 5 to 15 days of shipping and takes three to seven hours with two people to assemble. BON says four to eight hours depending on size and doesn’t give a delivery time on the Villa’s page, though its heavier models list two to six weeks. Both need a level concrete pad or deck. PergoLux sells installation through a partner, and BON sells as a do-it-yourself kit.

Both sell mainly from their own websites; neither sells at Costco. PergoLux has showrooms in Waterbury, Connecticut, and Montclair, California. PergoLux was founded in Norway in 2021 and runs its US business from Connecticut, according to its about page. BON is part of a Southern California company with a showroom in Tustin and a warehouse in Santa Fe Springs. Neither brand says which country its pergolas are made in.