The best robot vacuum under € 1,000 in 2026 in the Netherlands

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Mostly hard floors (laminate, tiles, wood, PVC)5, 5 models
• A mix, with rugs or some carpet5, 5 models
• Mostly carpet5, 5 models

With carpet and rugs the robot must lift or drop its mop, or the rug gets wet. Or you put the rug in a no-go zone, so the robot skips it and does not drive on it.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Yes, pets (covers long hair too)5, 5 models
• Yes, long hair (no pets)5, 5 models
• No5, 5 models

Hair wraps around the brush. An anti-tangle brush prevents that. A camera that recognises droppings prevents the other well-known accident.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Not needed5, 5 models
• Freshening is enough5, 5 models
• Yes, real mopping4, 4 models

Mopping freshens the floor. Real stains rarely come off. Spinning or roller mops paired with self-cleaning stations deliver the most effective floor cleaning.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Emptying the bin myself is fine5, 5 models
• As little as possible: it may empty itself5, 5 models
• Nothing: everything automatic, mop included5, 5 models

A station can empty the bin, wash and dry the mop and refill water. The more it does, the bigger and dearer it is.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Rarely5, 5 models
• Sometimes5, 5 models
• Often5, 5 models

A robot with a camera recognises small items and drives around them. Without one it drives over them or gets stuck.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• Only robots whose dock connects to the water supply3, 3 models

The dock must connect to the water supply and the drain, so I never fill or empty a tank (with a separate kit on some models)

• all shops5, 5 models
• Dutch shops4, 4 models
• Dutch-language shops, including foreign4, 4 models

Lowest price at every shop that delivers to the Netherlands, VAT and delivery included. * = delivery cost and VAT estimated for a foreign shop.

• all5, 5 models
• ★★★★☆ 4 stars or higher1, 1 model
• ★★★☆☆ 3 stars or higher1, 1 model
• ★★☆☆☆ 2 stars or higher1, 1 model
• ★☆☆☆☆ 1 star or higher1, 1 model

Counts only models with at least 20 reviews: with fewer, the average says little.

• Does not matter5, 5 models
• 5% & up0, 0 models
• 20% & up0, 0 models
• 30% & up0, 0 models
• 50% & up0, 0 models

Below what the same shop usually asked in the 30 days before, at a shop we followed on all those days.