Touchless and Manual Soap Dispensers Compared: 8 Models for 2026

What matters when you choose soap dispensers?

Eight products, two designs. Aunmaon, KANBOSH, PZOTRUF and BRMUEIX read your hand with an infrared sensor. The two JASAI models, Topsky and YAUKPH are manual pumps. Everything below comes from the makers’ own figures, and plenty of figures are missing, so the gaps are named where they matter.

Touchless or manual pump

A sensor spares you from touching the pump with wet or greasy hands. It also needs power, and the four sensor models sit in the upper-middle and top price classes, while the four pumps are in the entry and lower-middle classes. A pump needs no power at all. For a guest bathroom the glass options give up little. At a kitchen sink where hands are often messy, the sensor earns its keep.

Capacity, size and refilling

Capacity runs from 8.5 fl oz on the YAUKPH to 18 fl oz on both JASAI pumps. Among the sensor models, the PZOTRUF holds 17 fl oz (500 ml), the KANBOSH 13.5 fl oz (400 ml) and the BRMUEIX 13 fl oz (380 ml). The Aunmaon gives no tank size: the 2.5 ml in its specification table is the largest dose, not a reservoir. The YAUKPH holds less than half of what a JASAI does, which means more trips with the refill bottle. Refills usually come from a larger bottle, and the empty jugs need sorting; dual-compartment recycling bins are one way to handle that.

Refilling is easier on some models. The Topsky’s pump head unscrews, the Aunmaon and the PZOTRUF have wide openings, and the Aunmaon adds a clear window that shows the level. Footprints matter at the sink too. The glass pumps are 2.9 to 3.52 inches across, and the PZOTRUF needs 6.37 by 3.34 inches, a strip of counter you may also want for dish drying racks compared on a shared sink.

Dose control and soap type

Dose control is where the sensor models differ most. The Aunmaon’s dial sets 0.4 to 2.5 ml per dispense in 15 steps, the PZOTRUF offers 5 levels on plus and minus buttons, and the KANBOSH and BRMUEIX offer 4 each. Only the Aunmaon puts a volume on its steps. No manual pump states a dose at all, because the amount follows the pump stroke.

The Aunmaon says it takes thick dish soap undiluted. The PZOTRUF and BRMUEIX say they work with most liquid soaps, and the YAUKPH, the green JASAI and the Topsky name dish soap among the liquids they can hold. The KANBOSH names no soap type.

Sensor reach, power and splash protection

Reach is short wherever a number is given: 0 to 1.57 inches (40 mm) on the KANBOSH, 1.18 to 2.36 inches on the BRMUEIX and 0 to 2.36 inches on the PZOTRUF. The Aunmaon gives no range. Power splits three ways. The Aunmaon takes 3 AA cells and the PZOTRUF 4 AA alkaline cells, while the other two have rechargeable batteries. The KANBOSH lists 1800 mAh and Type-C charging, about 2 to 3 hours from a 5 V/1 A source; the BRMUEIX gives no capacity.

Splash ratings are IPX5 on the KANBOSH and BRMUEIX, IPX4 on the PZOTRUF and none on the rest. Even so, the BRMUEIX description asks you to keep its sensor and charging port dry.

Materials and warranty

The two JASAI models are glass with a 304 stainless steel pump, and the Topsky pairs glass with a black plastic pump. The PZOTRUF is brushed aluminum, the BRMUEIX and YAUKPH are ABS plastic and the Aunmaon is BPA-free plastic. The KANBOSH lists no body material. Only the KANBOSH lists a warranty, one year; the other seven give none.

Which soap dispenser fits which sink?

• For dish soap at a kitchen sink, take the Aunmaon for its dose dial and thick-soap claim, or the PZOTRUF when 17 fl oz matters more than fine control.
• Wall mounting frees the counter: the Aunmaon ships with a kit, and the BRMUEIX is listed for counter or wall.
• A rechargeable unit with the only listed warranty is the KANBOSH, at the top price class.
• With no power to manage, the clear JASAI is the entry-class choice, the green JASAI adds embossed glass and a gold-finish pump, and the Topsky is the slimmer 13 fl oz bottle.
• The YAUKPH suits a small vanity where space is tight and plastic is safer than glass.

Soap is one of several small sink-side fixes, and a checklist of small kitchen fixes covers the rest of the kitchen, beginning with dishes. For a bathroom shelf, scent is the other small decision, and aroma diffusers compared lays out the options; the wider range sits in the home and living comparisons.

Common mistakes when buying a soap dispenser

• Trusting one size line. The clear JASAI gives 3.52 inches square and 7 tall in its table but 3.2 across and 7.7 tall in its text, and the BRMUEIX lists a height of only 1.8 inches. Use the larger figure and look at the photos.
• Reading IPX5 as waterproof. It describes splashes, and one IPX5 maker still says to keep the sensor and charging port dry.
• Forgetting the power. The PZOTRUF does not include its four cells, and the Aunmaon’s page does not say whether its three are in the box.
• Judging tank size by the title. The Topsky’s title says 13.5 oz and its text 13 oz, and the Aunmaon names no tank at all.
• Taking material labels literally. The Topsky’s table says plastic free while its title lists a black plastic pump.
• Skipping the warranty line. Only the KANBOSH has a term, and the other seven leave it blank.

Care tips for pumps and sensors

Dried soap blocks a nozzle first. Rinse the nozzle with warm water now and then, and on the PZOTRUF clean it right away if nothing comes out, as its description advises. Both JASAI bottles are described as dishwasher safe, and the Topsky’s pump head unscrews for rinsing. Wipe the sensor window, and keep charging ports dry.

How we compared the eight soap dispensers

Every figure above is taken from the makers’ pages: sizes, tank volumes, sensor ranges, battery data, splash ratings and the price class. Nobody here filled, mounted or ran these dispensers. The 8 models came out of 16 candidates, and each one was marked from 0 to 10 per criterion relative to the rest. Dispensing performance is worth the most, 35%. Features and versatility add 25%, and build quality and handling split the remaining 40% evenly. Where a figure is absent, as with the Aunmaon’s tank size or the BRMUEIX’s battery capacity, the model gets no credit for it. The scoring method and weights are laid out in full on the methodology page.