Solar lights can be a sustainable way to light a backyard. They offer free-to run, automatic, beautiful lighting. However, the market is flooded with cheap, knock-off brands of solar lights that don't provide enough light, or break in a couple of months.

I've tested lots of solar lights over the years, and a handful of brands stand out among the others for their quality, value, and performance. These are the very best solar light brands you can buy. 1.

Brightech Brightech lights are the gold standard for solar string lights. You can tell the brand by the plastic loops on top of each bulb, to allow you to screw them into a wall or chain them with wire. Brightech's lights appear in lots of roundups of the best solar lights, and they have thousands of five-star reviews.

While some people have found that their lights only lasted a couple of years, others report that their solar lights have lasted for five years or more. The only drawback with Brightech is that they only make string lights. They don't offer any other type of lighting, so you'll have to look elsewhere for your security or landscape lighting.

The Ambiance Pro string lights are Brigtech's best-selling set, with tens of thousands of 5 star reviews. These beautiful Edison bulbs are remote controlled, so you can turn your lights on and off whenever you need them, saving energy. Brightech's heavy-duty lights, these hard-wearing lights have brass sockets for extra protection from the elements.

2. Brightown I've tested som.