Best Hardware Stores in Ottawa and near you, ranked by the numbers
Quincaillerie Cantley ranks #1 among hardware stores in the Ottawa area with a Score of 4.49. It has a rating of 4.7 from just 92 reviews.
There are only seven stores on this list. The leader has the lowest number of reviews out of the top three. Quincaillerie Cantley has a 4.7 rating and edges Ottawa Fastener Supply by 0.03. Preston Hardware has 1,001 reviews with a rating of 4.4.
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#1 vs Google’s pick on this page
#1Google’s pick
fromOttawa Score 4.49fromOttawaQuincaillerie Cantley
Top of 7Cantley · Gatineau side
267 Mnt de la Source · Google 4.7 (92 reviews)
- Why: Stored rank #1; score 4.49/5.
4.7 stars from 92 reviews; 59% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (59.0%). R = 4.7; v = 92; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.47fromOttawaOttawa Fastener Supply
Bells Corners
2205 Robertson Rd · Google 4.5 (538)
- Why: Stored rank #2; score 4.47/5.
4.5 stars from 538 reviews; 89% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (89.4%). R = 4.5; v = 538; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
fromOttawa Score 4.39fromOttawaPreston Hardware
Centretown West
248 Preston St 2nd Floor · Google 4.4 (1,001)
- Why: Stored rank #3; score 4.39/5.
4.4 stars from 1,001 reviews; 94% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: high (94.0%). R = 4.4; v = 1001; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
Ranks 4 to 7
Showing 4 of 4 places below the first three on this page.
Each marker sits on the address saved with the place, top 3 included. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
None of the places that match have a saved location.
Ranks 4 to 7: Just off the podium
- fromOttawa Score 4.33
Rank 4: Boulons Éclair
4.6 stars from 30 reviews; 32% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (31.9%). R = 4.6; v = 30; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 4.30
Rank 5: Quincaillerie Touraine a Gatineau
4.4 stars from 64 reviews; 50% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (50.0%). R = 4.4; v = 64; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.85
Rank 6: Busy Bee Tools
3.7 stars from 146 reviews; 70% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: medium (69.5%). R = 3.7; v = 146; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
- fromOttawa Score 3.84
Rank 7: Hilti Store - Ottawa
3.3 stars from 43 reviews; 40% of the score is its own rating.
Score breakdown
Confidence: low (40.2%). R = 3.3; v = 43; C = 4.2000; m = 64. Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C.
By part of town
These 7 hardware stores records are grouped by saved address. Gatineau side holds the most, with 3. Each area’s best is a tap away.
3Gatineau sideacross the river
- Gatineau 2#4 · Boulons Éclair
- Cantley 1#1 · Quincaillerie Cantley
1West End
- Bells Corners 1#2 · Ottawa Fastener Supply
1Downtown
- Centretown West 1#3 · Preston Hardware
1East End
- Gloucester 1#7 · Hilti Store - Ottawa
1South Endbelow the Queensway
- Alta Vista 1#6 · Busy Bee Tools
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Same stars, different scores. Why?
Score = (v / (v + m)) × R + (m / (v + m)) × C. Ottawa-area average: C = 4.2; m = 64. R is the recorded Google rating; v is the recorded review count. Confidence is v / (v + m), the rating’s weight in the score.
How we score. Google stars, weighted by review count, pulled toward that average. Data from .
- Quincaillerie Cantley 4.7 stars · 92 reviews
- Ottawa Fastener Supply 4.5 stars · 538 reviews
- Preston Hardware 4.4 stars · 1,001 reviews
Filled square: score. Open circle: Google rating. The axis starts at 4.3; all values are out of 5.
Places screened for this list
745 unique places screened; 738 excluded in the saved list file. 7 ranked places.
- Chains with 10+ locations in Canada
- 257
- Alcohol or excluded type
- 5
- Gambling
- 0
- Under 10 reviews
- 51
- Closed
- 0
- Out of area or category
- 726
- Other source checks
- 4
Reason counts can overlap. Other source checks include identity, rating, branch and pending chain checks. Counts describe the saved screening, not complete local coverage.
Data checked . How we screen and score.
Local talk
Reddit data is partial for this list. Saved matches are review-only research and do not affect the rank.
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TikTok
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Questions
How does a store with 92 reviews beat one with 1,001?
Its rating. Quincaillerie Cantley has a rating of 4.7, which is well above Preston Hardware's 4.4. It's held back by its low number of reviews, since about 41% of its Score comes from the 4.2 area average, but it still leads by 0.11.
Is the #1 spot secure?
Not really. Ottawa Fastener Supply is only 0.03 behind with 538 reviews and high confidence, while Quincaillerie Cantley has medium confidence. A small change when the data is pulled next could flip them.
Why are Princess Auto and BMR Express Emile Charette & Fils missing?
They are both part of a chain with 10 or more locations in Canada, so they are excluded from the ranking.