Spa settings makes amazingly nice wood products. They are not all that cheap, but they are high quality.
Sylvan Woods makes cheap wood products that are a good value for the price. I have sold both, and Sylvan woods seems to always satisfy. We sell more Sylvan than any other, and we offer about five different lines. Their steps use the poor quality wood, but always with the bad side facing down so they look fine. This apparently allows them to save the best wood for the gazebos and such, and keep costs in line. It works.
BTW - Sylvan is now the distributer for Spa Settings. They are great people to work with, I have known them for over a decade.