Launch monitors by budget
Fifteen launch monitors from $599.99 to $15,999, set out by price. For each one: where it sits, the room it needs and what it costs to keep using, as its maker and retailers publish them.
We have not tested any of these. The list is in list-price order and is not a ranking. Where a store we track sells a unit on its own, its price on 15 November 2026 is shown with a link. For complete setups, see the package comparison.
Under $1,000
Garmin Approach R10
List $599.99- Kind
- Radar
- Sits
- 6 to 8 ft behind the ball
- Room depth
- 14 ft at minimum; PlayBetter recommends 21 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $499.99, The Indoor Golf Shop from $499.99
- Ongoing cost
- Course play (Home Tee Hero) needs a Garmin Golf membership: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year
- Note
- Often sold below list price.
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, PlayBetter’s R10 space guide
Rapsodo MLM2PRO
List $699.99- Kind
- Radar
- Sits
- 6.5 to 8.5 ft behind the ball
- Room depth
- 14.5 ft at minimum; PlayBetter recommends 21.5 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $549.99, The Indoor Golf Shop $549.99
- Ongoing cost
- Premium membership: $199 a year, $329.99 for two years, or $600 once
- Note
- Radar with two built-in cameras.
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, PlayBetter’s MLM2PRO space guide, Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide
Square Golf
List $699.99- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- The Indoor Golf Shop $699.99
- Ongoing cost
- No subscription for basic use; simulator courses cost about 2 cents a hole
- Note
- Indoor use only.
- Sources
- Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison, PlayBetter’s Square Golf space guide
$1,000 to $3,000
FlightScope Mevo Gen2
List $1,299- Kind
- Radar
- Sits
- Behind the ball
- Room depth
- 16 ft at minimum; PlayBetter recommends 21 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $1,149, The Indoor Golf Shop $1,149
- Ongoing cost
- No annual subscription; extra data packages are sold separately
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
SkyTrak+
List $1,795- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Ongoing cost
- Course-play plans listed from $99.99 to $499.99 a year
- Note
- Closeout price, as listed by Breaking Eighty.
- Sources
- Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Bushnell Launch Pro
List $2,499.99- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $2,999
- Ongoing cost
- Simulator use needs the $499-a-year plan; a $199-a-year plan is also sold
- Note
- The same unit as the Foresight GC3, sold with a subscription.
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Uneekor EYE MINI LITE
List $2,750- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $1,699, The Indoor Golf Shop $1,699
- Ongoing cost
- No subscription for core features
- Sources
- Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
SkyTrak ST MAX
List $2,995- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $1,695, The Indoor Golf Shop $1,695
- Ongoing cost
- Plans listed from $99.99 to $499.99 a year
- Note
- Launched in late 2025.
- Sources
- Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
$3,000 to $7,000
Uneekor EYE MINI
List $4,500- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $1,999
- Ongoing cost
- No subscription for core features
- Sources
- Breaking Eighty’s 2026 launch monitor guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Full Swing KIT
List $4,999- Kind
- Radar
- Sits
- 8 to 10 ft behind the ball
- Room depth
- 18 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $3,999, The Indoor Golf Shop $3,999
- Ongoing cost
- Not confirmed by our sources; ask the retailer
- Note
- Radar with a built-in camera.
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s space comparison, PlayBetter’s KIT space guide, PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide
Garmin Approach R50
List $4,999.99- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- About 1.5 ft to the side of the tee
- Room depth
- 10 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $4,499.99, The Indoor Golf Shop $4,499.99
- Ongoing cost
- Simulator play needs Home Tee Hero: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, Carl’s Place’s space guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Foresight GC3
List $6,999- Kind
- Floor camera
- Sits
- Beside the ball
- Room depth
- 10 to 12 ft
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf from $3,999, The Indoor Golf Shop $3,999
- Ongoing cost
- No annual subscription
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, PlayBetter’s GC3 space guide
$10,000 and up
Uneekor EYE XO2
List $10,999- Kind
- Ceiling-mounted
- Sits
- On the ceiling, in front of the tee
- Room depth
- 14 to 18 ft is typical
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $7,999, The Indoor Golf Shop $7,999
- Ongoing cost
- Uneekor’s Player software is included
- Note
- Needs 9 to 10 ft from floor to sensor; Uneekor lists 10 ft as optimal.
- Sources
- Uneekor’s comparison page, PlayBetter’s EYE XO2 page, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Trackman iO
List from $13,995- Kind
- Ceiling-mounted
- Sits
- On the ceiling
- Room depth
- 10 ft or more from screen to ball, plus swing room
- Store prices
- The Indoor Golf Shop from $13,995
- Ongoing cost
- Trackman Virtual Golf course play is listed at $700 to $1,100 a year
- Note
- Trackman recommends a ceiling of 10 ft or more and 15 ft or more of width.
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, Trackman’s room guide, best-golf-simulator.com’s software list
Foresight Falcon
List $15,999- Kind
- Ceiling-mounted
- Sits
- On the ceiling
- Room depth
- 14 to 18 ft is typical
- Ceiling
- 9 ft or more, by the fit tool’s rule for ceiling units
- Store prices
- Top Shelf Golf $16,999, The Indoor Golf Shop $16,999.99
- Ongoing cost
- No subscription fees; 25 courses included
- Sources
- PlayBetter’s 2026 simulator guide, PlayBetter’s space comparison
Units we left out
Some launch monitors are missing because we could not confirm a consistent set of published room and price figures for them. They include the Blue Tees Rainmaker, Square Omni, Swing Caddie SC4 Pro, Uneekor EYE XR, Foresight QuadMAX and Bushnell LPi. Being left out says nothing about how good a unit is.
Sources
- PlayBetter, The best golf simulators of 2026
- PlayBetter, Garmin Approach R10 space requirements
- PlayBetter, Rapsodo MLM2PRO space requirements
- Breaking Eighty, The best indoor golf launch monitors of 2026
- PlayBetter, Space requirements for a launch monitor and home golf simulator
- PlayBetter, Square Golf launch monitor space requirements
- PlayBetter, Full Swing KIT space requirements
- Carl’s Place, Measuring your space for an indoor golf simulator
- PlayBetter, Foresight GC3 space requirements
- Uneekor, Compare launch monitors
- PlayBetter, Uneekor EYE XO2 product page
- Trackman, How much room for a golf simulator
- best-golf-simulator.com, Golf simulator software platforms in 2026
Figures checked 14 November 2026.