Two years ago we replaced the steel Jeld-Wen door in our 1996 built home. It was rotting around the base. This was a door with sidelights and elliptical window above. Cost of steel door was around $5700 plus installation. We couldn't find any other dealers/brands that could "fit" the opening in our brick home or were interested in dealing with it. Needless to say even the new Jeld-Wen door didn't quite fit as expected after numerous measurements by dealers before ordering. If you're getting a door with sidelights make sure it's a continuous seal along the bottom. That helps so the dividers don't wick up moisture & rot. We also went with a non-wood product so the dividers won't rot plus it's covered so we'll never need to paint. We went with a factory paint finish on the door that I hated after installation so immediately had an auto body company repaint. We've had no problems with denting in the 14 years of a steel door on any of our doors. I do use a magnetic door plate at the base- ordered from Amazon I think. We have had problems with leaking with both the old Jeld-Wen and the new Jeld-Wen door around the windows when we get a hard driving horizontal rain. Recently I took some auto-sealant around the windows on the exterior to seal any cracks and that seems to have solved the problem. We went with steel because we get direct sunlight from the south and don't have any major overhang to protect the door. We were told the fiberglass would fade and perhaps have more problems than the steel. We were also told not to get a storm door due to the heat build-up. Hope this helps a little. I have no experience with the other brands or fiberglass. Therma-tru was the brand I wanted to get at replacement, but their elliptical was a different shape. In hindsight, I kind of wish we had a fiberglass. We have an oval window that the guys in our house wanted. Now wish we had a full rectangle - it seems to be more modern. Good luck with your decision.

My opinion Therma Tru would be the lowest I would go on the food chain. I would seriously consider Provia at the very least for your front door.

Good advice above, although I'd add that with their Timberframe option, Homeguard does offer a fully rot-proof door with no wood at all. Plastpro makes a nice slab that is used by some other manufacturers, I can't comment however on the quality of their assembly and finishing of a full unit (including frame, staining, etc). Thermatru's Classic Craft is solid. I believe that all of their products do have some wood in them however. That said, I agree with WOW regarding termite control. The entire frame of your home is wood (most likely), so a little bit of wood in the door is not the biggest worry.

Ultimately way back when we did go with Codel. Overall, we were happy with thr quality of the door, purchased through Lowes. HOWEVER, the first door came with the wrong hole drilled for our chosen handle. blame it on mistake by Lowes employee. This was all before Covid… Codel delivered a replacement door in three weeks! install went well, Lowes contractor was great. One note: if you install a door this big and heavy, be sire to use hefty hardware. We experienced some sag about 6 months later due to insufficient bolts from Codel. our handyman easily fixed the problem.