The best robot vacuum under € 500 in 2026 in the Netherlands

• Does not matter150, 150 models
• Mostly hard floors (laminate, tiles, wood, PVC)150, 150 models
• A mix, with rugs or some carpet150, 150 models
• Mostly carpet82, 82 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 matter150, 150 models
• Yes, pets (covers long hair too)82, 82 models
• Yes, long hair (no pets)82, 82 models
• No150, 150 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 matter150, 150 models
• Not needed150, 150 models
• Freshening is enough143, 143 models
• Yes, real mopping50, 50 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 matter150, 150 models
• Emptying the bin myself is fine150, 150 models
• As little as possible: it may empty itself93, 93 models
• Nothing: everything automatic, mop included51, 51 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 matter150, 150 models
• Up to 2 cm, or none150, 150 models
• Higher than 2 cm, up to 4 cm0, 0 models
• Higher than 4 cm0, 0 models

Most robots cross 2 cm; higher thresholds need a climbing system. Measure under your sofa too: a low robot fits underneath.

• Does not matter150, 150 models
• Rarely150, 150 models
• Sometimes47, 47 models
• Often18, 18 models

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

• Does not matter150, 150 models
• Only robots that fit under low furniture36, 36 models

It must also fit under low furniture (less than 9 cm of room)

• Does not matter150, 150 models
• Only robots whose dock connects to the water supply6, 6 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 shops150, 150 models
• Dutch shops122, 122 models
• Dutch-language shops, including foreign146, 146 models

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

• Does not matter150, 150 models
• 5% & up14, 14 models
• 20% & up6, 6 models
• 30% & up2, 2 models
• 50% & up1, 1 model

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