I recommend Nuki (local support, EU based)
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I think if you get a smart lock from AliExpress you're basically inviting someone to rob your house.
Tuya devices are not known for being particularly secure
Tuya is the real issue, but yeah, for a house lock I'd only go with a reputable zigbee/zwave/wired solution.
I can't see it but the only smart lock i would ever consider is a z wave/zigbee device. Never trust Wi-Fi devices with security. It's just to open to attack.
No radio signal/standard/encryption will stay secure in the future. Use a cable whenever possible.
As long as those cables are secure. Can i just pull off your ipcam, plug in an rpi and pillage a network?
Yeah good luck with not getting caught. Climbing a ladder an trying to fiddle with a cable on a foreign house.
Oorrr sitting in a van around the corner and hacking the radio signal...
Jup there is no question (for me) what is more secure in the long run. And that's the important question when choosing home automation equipment. In my opinion. Of course wifi/ZigBee etc is easier to setup (if you don't build the house from scratch)
Avoid Tuya wifi devices. They're nothing but trouble, requiring all kinds of hacks to get working locally, and even then can still be a headache.
If you really want the lock, try to see if you can run the Tuya cloud cutter on it, so it'll be a truly local device. Then control it via HA, using a VPN or HA Cloud if you need remote access.
Watch the "Lockpicking Lawyer" on YT and see how quickly he opens such locks. For many smart locks you don't even need picking skills. A lot open to combing or raking, Or simply apply a strong magnet at the right place.
I use a Nuki Smart Lock Pro for mine (US Version), With this one, it still allows you to unlock your door with your usual house key which is perfect for renters and those who share access. Before this, I used an August Lock. Both of which can interface easily with Home Assistant for example making them cloud free if you should decide to. The Nuki lock for me is better and much nicer than the August (I had the Model 2). It offers local control and also cloud if you want to be able to unlock your door from the office for example.
You have to be careful with Tuya. Tuya allows makers to build products and resell them under a white label system, this can often result in copy cat products. Some companies more secure than others. With the Tuya cloud cutter, this will work and permanently decouple your device from Tuya, but only if it's supported. I use 
the above Tuya controllers for some of my items and each supplements the other. I have a Tuya Dehumidifier, a CO2 detector, camera, light bulbs, panic alarm and a home alarm all of which I can control locally without the Tuya Cloud using thie local keys you can get from Tuya's site.
I keep the tuya plugin so I can log in and control some of those devices which don't have a local key (there are a few), the Xtend Tuya can often provide more functions and then of course the local Tuya plugins for what I can control locally.
The only smart locks I’ve seen are expensive and can be defeated using simple methods.