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The best robot vacuum under $500 in 2026

142 models are on sale today for $500 or less, shipping included. Ranked by our score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The list moves with the prices.

Under five hundred dollars you get a robot with laser navigation, a good map of your home and enough suction for hard floors and low-pile carpet. More and more models in this class have a self-emptying station, and the odd one even a station that washes the mops. What you usually miss: hot water for the mop, a camera that recognizes socks and cables, and extending brushes for the corners.

The list below changes daily with the prices. The order is our score from lab tests and owners’ ratings. The price is today’s lowest including shipping.

SortScore per dollar
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Station type
Priceunder $500
Color
Customer rating4★ or higher
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Discount5% & up
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Ecosystems
Floors
Hair
Mopping
Upkeep
Thresholds
Clutter
Low furniture
Plumbing hookup
Number of reviews
Clear all filters 10 of 142 models

Only models rated at least 4 stars from at least 20 reviews at the stores that report customer ratings. Models with fewer reviews or without a rating fall outside this filter.

Score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% owners’ ratings at the stores that ship to the United States, 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Only models a lab has tested are ranked, and only models sold in the United States count. Method.

Ranked models, most score per dollar first

Every model in our ranking on one list. The number is its place within its own station type.

8
Shark Navigator Self-Empty rank 8 of 13 with a self-emptying station · ★ 4.2 · 6,087 reviews Tested by Vacuum Wars Position 132 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
4.5
$279 free shipping · 1–5 days checked today
56
MOVA P20 Ultra rank 56 of 66 with an all-in-one station · ★ 4.4 · 34 reviews Tested by Vacuum Wars Position 69 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
5.9
$395 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −6% · $369 checked today
37
Dreame L40s Ultra 2025 · rank 37 of 66 with an all-in-one station · ★ 4.1 · 282 reviews · cheapest in white Tested by Vacuum Wars Position 40 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
6.7
$484 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −7% · $449 checked today
4
Bissell FlexClean rank 4 of 13 with a self-emptying station · ★ 4.0 · 37 reviews Tested by Vacuum Wars Position 77 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
5.0
$489 free shipping · 1–5 days checked today

Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.

Other models we track

Models no lab has tested yet, so they are not in our ranking. We do track their prices.

What $500 gets you over $300

Beside the Dreame L40s Ultra above, the best-ranked models that cost more than $300 and at most $500 today, of every station type.

rank 56 of 66 with an all-in-one station MOVA P20 Ultra Position 69 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $395
rank 4 of 13 with a self-emptying station Bissell FlexClean Position 77 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $489

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