Which Drywall Anchor Brand Wins?
We compared 6 drywall anchor options head to head. E-Z Ancor Drywall Toggle Anchor came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Some figures on this page were transcribed from the test video and have not been independently re-verified. Treat the numbers as a close guide and watch the full video for the exact readings.
E-Z Ancor Drywall Toggle Anchor
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Rated weight capacity | Installation | Pull-out damage | Pull-force test (relative) | Pull-force test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1EZ Ancor Drywall and Stud Anchor (metal, self-tapping screw-in) | 50 lb, rated for half-inch sheetrock | Phillips screwdriver, twisting motion directly into the wall, no pre-drilling | isn't all that bad, about a half inch across, very minimal damage to the backside of the sheetrock | not tested | not tested |
| 2Toggler High Performance Anchor | 675 lb in concrete, 69 lb in half-inch drywall | requires a 1/4 inch drill bit; once the screw is inserted, the anchor expands and locks into position | very comparable to the first anchor tested (EZ Ancor metal), definitely less damage than the earlier anchor | not tested | not tested |
| 3Toggler High Performance Snap Screw (SnapSkru) | 79 lb in half-inch drywall | self-drilling, pressed in with a number 2 Phillips screwdriver or screw gun and driven clockwise until flush, described as a combination of the metal screw-in anchor and a toggle | about an inch and a half across and an inch and a half high | not tested | not tested |
| 4Blue Hawk Toggle Bolts (hollow wall anchor) | 85 lb | toggle bolt requiring a 5/8 inch drill bit; toggle installed through the hole and then tightened | very significant, well over an inch across and about an inch and a half tall | explicitly named in the closing summary as one of two anchors ('the Blue Hawk toggle') that exceeded its rated capacity in the direct pull-out test | not tested |
| 5E-Z Ancor Drywall Toggle Anchor | 100 lb | self-tapping; drilled into the wall until the toggle pops out, then the screw is tightened and the toggle tightens against the wall, described as pretty easy to install | about 2 and 1/2 inches tall by 2 inches wide; narrator notes it doesn't have quite as much strength as the other toggle because there is less contact area with the sheetrock | explicitly named in the closing summary as one of two anchors ('the Easy Toggle') that exceeded its rated capacity in the direct pull-out test | not tested |
| 6Toggler Snap Toggle BA | 238 lb in drywall, 802 lb in concrete; widest range of any anchor tested, 3/8 inch up to 3 and 5/8 inch material thickness | most complex install of all anchors tested: drill a half-inch hole, thread a metal channel behind the wall using plastic straps, snap off the straps flush, then insert and tighten the bolt through the item being mounted | the most damage of any anchor tested, hole about 2 inches tall by 1/2 inch wide with cratering about 4 inches by 4 inches | not tested | described as 'definitely the strongest of all the anchors we tested,' the only anchor whose initial-movement point came close to (but per the narrator did not clearly exceed) its own rated capacity in the first test |
How it was tested
- weight at which each anchor first began to move under direct outward pulling force (chart-based, values shown on screen only, not narrated)
- weight required to cause catastrophic failure of each anchor (chart-based, values shown on screen only, not narrated)
- amount and size of drywall damage caused when each anchor was pulled out / failed
- installation method and required tools for each anchor
“I really like the Easy Anchor toggle. It's pretty easy to install, it doesn't cost that much money, and it has a lot of strength.”
Data notes and caveats
The two core numeric outcomes this video promises (weight at first movement, and weight at catastrophic failure, per the narrator's own framing: 'near the end of this video, I'll provide two charts on our first test') are shown only as on-screen charts and never spoken in the transcript; logged to data/onscreen-only.txt. Only qualitative/relative statements about the pull test survive in narration: every anchor except the Toggler Snap Toggle BA exceeded its rated capacity in the first (movement) test, with the Snap Toggle coming very close; in the direct pull-out test, all anchors performed respectably and the Blue Hawk toggle and the E-Z Ancor toggle specifically were called out as exceeding their capacity, which the narrator calls impressive. No prices are mentioned anywhere in this transcript for any product, so priceMentioned and budgetPick are null throughout. Brand identity for the 85 lb toggle-bolt-style hollow wall anchor is somewhat uncertain between Blue Hawk Toggle Bolts and an Everbuilt Hollow Wall Anchor named only in the description's prose with no matching link or distinct transcript data; resolved to Blue Hawk per the closing summary's explicit naming, with the Everbuilt reference logged to data/re-pull.txt as a likely duplicate or mislabel rather than a confirmed 7th tested product. Winner (E-Z Ancor Drywall Toggle Anchor) is the narrator's practical top pick for the easy install plus strength plus low cost combination, even though the Toggler Snap Toggle BA is explicitly called the strongest anchor tested overall; the Snap Toggle BA's tradeoff of much greater installation complexity and drywall damage is the implied reason it was not chosen as the top pick, though the narrator does not use the words runner up or second place for either it or any other anchor.