PergoLux vs Mirador: which louvered pergola should you buy?

Both brands sell a 10×13, so the table compares them at that size. Mirador’s hand-crank kits cost about $2,400 to $3,000 and its motorized one about $3,300. PergoLux’s crank kit costs about $5,600 and its motorized ones about $7,000 and up.

Per square foot, that’s roughly $18 to $25 for Mirador and $43 to $78 for PergoLux. Mirador’s price includes anchor bolts for a concrete patio. PergoLux’s doesn’t include the bolts, and its motorized roofs need an outdoor outlet. Neither price includes installation. Both brands change prices often, so check them on the day you order.

Owners rate both brands well. Each averages 4.2 stars on Trustpilot, PergoLux from about 650 reviews and Mirador from about 250, and Mirador’s 10×13 has 4.7 stars from more than 2,100 member reviews on Costco’s listing. The praise is similar: sturdy frames that look better than the price suggests.

The complaints match too, and they’re mostly about what happens after you pay rather than the pergola itself: slow replies from customer service, and deliveries that arrive late, damaged or short of a part. At PergoLux the long waits mostly involve custom sizes.

Watch out: get a delivery date in writing, check every box against the parts list the day it arrives, and don’t book an installer until everything is there.

Most Mirador kits open with a hand crank. Its one motorized model, the 111S e-Motion, comes in 10×13 only and runs from a wireless remote, with color LED lights built in. PergoLux sells a crank model too, but its Pergola 4 Pro and Pro Max are the draw: they run from your phone and work with Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home and SmartThings. Neither brand lists a rain sensor for these roofs, so neither closes itself when a storm arrives.

PergoLux rates its roofs for winds up to 165 mph and for up to 50 to 75 pounds of snow per square foot, depending on the model and setup. Mirador rates the 111DA for 102 mph and 26.6 pounds per square foot when it’s professionally assembled and anchored. Both figures are the brands’ own.

If you get heavy snow, that gap matters, and many towns ask for engineering figures before they’ll issue a permit. Ask either brand for the rating at your exact size before you order. Our pergola cost guide explains when a permit is likely.

PergoLux covers the aluminum frame for ten years, the finish for five, and the moving parts and electrics for two. You have to register within six months, and the cover doesn’t pass to the next owner of your house. Mirador covers the whole kit for three to five years across its 111 models: four years on the 111DA, plus a fifth if you register. On the frame PergoLux covers you far longer; on the parts that move, Mirador’s cover is the longer of the two.

PergoLux sells seven sizes from 10×10 to 13×19, including a 10×16 and 13×16 that Mirador doesn’t make, and quotes custom sizes. Mirador sells its 111 kits at 10×10, 10×13 and 10×20, the 111DA also at 13×13 and 13×20, and a 12×12 and 12×24 in its Infinite line. If your patio is long and narrow, Mirador’s 10×20 is the longer option.

Both deliver free in the lower 48 states. PergoLux says its pergolas arrive within 5 to 15 days of shipping; Mirador’s freight company calls to book a day.

Returns are where the two differ most. Mirador takes a kit back within 30 days and deducts a 15% restocking fee and the return label. 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, a $500 restocking fee and a 10% cancellation fee. If you might change your mind, Mirador’s return costs less; PergoLux’s is the one that lets you try it installed first.

Both are made for two people to build. Mirador says about four hours and puts anchor bolts for concrete in the box; PergoLux says three to seven hours and leaves the bolts to you. Both need a level concrete pad. Mirador refers buyers to certified installers on request, and PergoLux sells installation through a partner, quoted per job.

Mirador sells on its own website and through Costco, Home Depot, Wayfair and other stores, sometimes under the name Sorara Mirador. Costco lists its 10×13 louvered aluminum pergola at a regular price of $2,199.99, and runs sales on it. Where you buy decides who handles a problem: Mirador says returns, missing parts and warranty claims on a Costco purchase go through Costco.

PergoLux sells only from its own website and its showrooms in Waterbury, Connecticut, and Montclair, California. It isn’t sold at Costco.

Neither brand says which country its pergolas are made in. PergoLux was founded in Norway in 2021 and runs its US business from Connecticut, according to its about page. Mirador is based in Chino Hills, California.