Our Experts Written by Ry Crist Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Why You Can Trust CNET 16171819202122232425+ Years of Experience 14151617181920212223 Hands-on Product Reviewers 6,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,00012,00013,00014,00015,000 Sq. Feet of Lab Space How we test CNETs expert staff reviews and rates dozens of new products and services each month, building on more than a quarter century of expertise.Table of Contents Our Picks Best overall Cree 65W Replacement Floodlight LED bulb View details $18 at Amazon View details Excellent, flicker-free alternative Philips BR30 Floodlight LED with warm glow dimming View details $40 at Amazon View details Best budget pick GE Basic 65W Replacement Floodlight LED View details $29 at Amazon View details Best low-light choice for nondimmer switches Philips SceneSwitch Floodlight LED View details $32 at Amazon View details Best color quality upgrade GE Reveal BR30 Floodlight LED View details $12 at Walmart View details Table of Contents Having good lighting inside your home and outside is important, and you need the right bulbs to properly illuminate your space. LED floodlight bulbs can help brighten up dark outdoor areas to help improve visibility. Your porch, driveway, yard, garage and basement might benefit from one. LED floodlight bulbs provide better security outside your home, allowing you to see more clearly outside in the dark. Also, a bright light is sure to deter trespassers, especially when paired with a good security camera. You typically get a 10-year warranty with a new bulb, so you won't have to replace it for a long time.As with most lighting, however, there are many options on the market. Plenty of LED floodlight manufacturers are out there, and it can be difficult to tell which ones are good, apart from bog-standard bulbs that may lack brightness or the particular color temperature you need. If you have a smart home system and want to add a compatible LED bulb, youll want to make sure your new smart light is compatible with what you have installed.We've tested the top options on the market to find the best LED floodlight bulbs for your home. Whether youre after a budget bulb, security lighting or energy-saving models to keep down the electricity bill, we've found top picks to meet your needs.Read more:Best Smart Bulbs for Less Than $20: Wiz, Wyze, Cree, GE and More Best LED floodlight bulbs $18 at Amazon After countless hours spent testing floodlights in CNET's lighting lab, the Cree 65W Replacement Floodlight LED emerged as our Editors' Choice for the best LED floodlight. It's brighter than advertised (and super bright compared with most of the competition), it's energy-efficient enough to pay for itself in energy savings within a year and it'll work with a dimmer switch without flickering or buzzing. Best of all, Cree's LED bulb comes with a category-leading 10-year warranty to back up the 22.8-year life span. These light bulbs are seriously great for either an indoor floodlight or an outdoor space. $40 at Amazon The BR30 floodlight LEDs from Philips match Cree's outstanding and durable 10-year warranty. They're also super bright, a bit more efficient and a bit better at heat dissipation than Cree. They don't flicker or buzz on dimmer switches and they get warmer and more candle-like in tone as you dim them down, which some will appreciate. On top of all that, they're less expensive than Cree at about $4.50 per bulb.So why don't they get the top spot? It's honestly neck and neck, but to my eye, Cree offers a slight uptick in color quality, and if you want the full 10-year warranty, you'll have to register your bulbs -- otherwise, you only get five years of coverage. In addition, the Philips bulb's lumen output topped out at a too-low average of 92% of its actual brightness on the dimmer switches I tested it with. That undercuts the brightness and efficiency selling points to a small extent. But make no mistake, this bright light is still a terrific choice for almost everyone. $29 at Amazon If you need to replace a bunch of floodlights and you want to keep the cost as low as possible, then put the GE Basic floodlight LED at the top of your list. Available in a six- or 12-pack at Lowe's for around $4 per bulb, it's one of the lighting aisle's best values. Don't let the Basic branding fool you -- these bulbs are energy efficient, fully dimmable, durable and they manage heat surprisingly well.Their light output isn't quite as bright as Cree and they won't last as long, but those tradeoffs are fair at this price -- especially given that each energy-efficient GE Basic LED will pay for itself in energy savings in less than six months if you're upgrading your outdoor security lights or indoor LED floodlights from incandescent bulbs.