Compare the top 3 socket sets in Australia 2026

For most people the SEDY 12-Piece Socket Set is the cheapest way in, a tiny 1/4 and 3/8 inch starter with deep and shallow sockets and a magnetic rail, ideal for a glovebox or a first toolbox, though it is a starter rather than a full kit. Step up to the GearWrench 11-Piece 3/8 inch set if you want a top rated SAE only set for American cars and bikes, the DEWALT 23-Piece 1/2 inch impact set if you run a rattle gun and want impact rated sockets that will not shatter, the Neiko 15-Piece 1/2 inch metric impact set if you want deep impact sockets for tight metric fasteners, or the TEKTON 46-Piece 3/8 inch set if you want a complete chrome hand tool set in both metric and SAE with a 90 tooth ratchet. The standout for a once and done buy is the DEWALT 168-Piece Mechanics Tools Kit: it covers 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 inch drives in one case so you are not buying three separate sets, even though it is the heaviest spend here. Note that DEWALT appears twice - the 23-piece is a focused 1/2 inch impact set, the 168-piece is the full all-in-one kit - so pick by whether you want one job covered or everything in one box.