The Best Dual Monitor Arms

The Ergotron LX Dual is the arm to get if you want the best-built option and plan to keep it for years. Ergotron is a long-standing name in office ergonomics.

Each arm reaches out up to 25 in and gives you 13 in of lift, so you can pull screens close or push them back to clear the desk. Both screens rotate between landscape and portrait, and the clamp fits desk edges up to 2.6 in thick. Ergotron backs it with a 10-year warranty, far longer than the budget arms here.

The trade-off is cost: it's the most expensive arm in this guide by a wide margin. It also tops out at 27 in screens. If you use bigger monitors, look at the HUANUO FlowLift or DS7 instead. Check the current price of the Ergotron LX Dual on Amazon.

The HUANUO FlowLift gives you most of what a premium arm does for a fraction of the cost. It fits screens from 13 to 32 in and holds 4.4 to 19.8 lb on each arm, which covers most home office monitors.

The arms are aluminum, and HUANUO says its gas springs are tested for 20,000 cycles. You get tilt up to 85 degrees, 180 degrees of swivel and full rotation, plus a C-clamp or grommet mount. The warranty runs up to 5 years, which is generous for a budget arm.

Like every gas-spring arm, it needs a few minutes of tension tuning to match your monitors. The max height of 15.75 in above the desk also suits seated work best. Check the current price of the HUANUO FlowLift on Amazon.

The HUANUO DS7 is the arm to pick if your screens are big or heavy. It fits monitors from 13 to 40 in and holds 4.4 to 26.4 lb on each arm, the highest weight rating in this guide. That covers large and ultrawide screens that would overload most budget arms.

The arms use gas springs with a tension bolt on top, and HUANUO says they're tested for over 50,000 movement cycles. Screens can sit up to about 21 in high, well above the FlowLift's limit. There's a built-in USB 3.0 port, and the C-clamp fits desks up to 3.54 in thick, with a grommet option for holes 0.39 to 1.97 in wide.

It costs more than the FlowLift, and at nearly 18 lb it needs a solid desk edge. If your monitors are 27 in or smaller, the FlowLift does the same job for less. check the current price of the HUANUO DS7 Dual Monitor Arm, 13 to 40 in (HNDS7) on Amazon.

If you just want two monitors off the desk and don't plan to move them much, the VIVO STAND-V002 is the simplest way to do it. It's a steel pole mount with two arms, and it holds screens up to 30 in and 22 lb each, one of the highest weight ratings here.

The arms slide up and down a 17 in pole, with 16 in of height range. Screens tilt up to 90 degrees each way, swivel 180 degrees and rotate fully, and you can mount it with a C-clamp or through a grommet hole. VIVO includes a 3-year warranty.

There's no gas spring, so changing height means loosening the arm on the pole and tightening it again. Set it once and it stays put, but it's not for people who move screens around every day. check the current price of the VIVO Dual Monitor Desk Mount on Amazon.

The VIVO STAND-V002O is a step up from the pole mount above. Instead of fixed arms on a pole, it has articulating arms with counterbalance mechanical springs, so you can lift, lower and pull each screen toward you by hand, without tools.

Each arm holds 4.4 to 19.8 lb and fits 17 to 32 in screens. Screens move between 6.25 and 16 in high and extend up to 19.75 in. They tilt 90 degrees each way, swivel 180 degrees and rotate fully for portrait use. The C-clamp fits desks 0.4 to 3.1 in thick, with an optional grommet mount for desks up to 1.9 in. VIVO includes a 3-year warranty.

The 16 in max height suits seated work more than tall standing setups. The arms also span 33 in when fully opened, so check the space around and behind your desk. check the current price of the VIVO Mechanical Arm Dual Monitor Desk Mount, 17 to 32 in (STAND-V002O) on Amazon.

The Amazon Basics Gas Spring Dual Arm suits people with a pair of lighter 15 to 27 in monitors who want gas-spring movement on a budget. Each arm holds 4.4 to 15.4 lb and has its own tension screw, so you can balance two different screens.

The clamp and grommet options fit desks from 0.39 to 4 in thick, the widest range here, which helps with thick butcher-block or solid wood tops.

The 15.4 lb limit is the lowest in this guide, so check your monitor weights first. The listing also notes the arms ship set for heavier screens and the joints ship tight, so expect to loosen and tune them before they move freely. check the current price of the Amazon Basics Dual Monitor Arm on Amazon.