Best pick for your answersall-in-one station
#41 Roborock QV 35S Rank 41 of 66 robots with an all-in-one station in our ranking
Score 6.5 / 10Tested by Vacuum Wars $479 black · incl. shipping · checked on October 3, 2026
The best robot vacuum under $500 in 2026
144 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.
#41Under 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.
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, cheapest first
Every model in our ranking on one list. The number is its place within its own station type.
Roborock Q10 S5+ Position 47 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$279 free shipping · 1–5 days checked on October 3, 2026
MOVA P50 Pro Ultra Best mid-range · RTINGSPosition 2 of 4 for pets · RTINGS
$389 free shipping · 1–5 days Prime −2% · $379 checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Qrevo S Pro Position 81 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$429 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock QV 35S Best value · Tom's GuidePosition 75 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$479 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Roborock Qrevo S5V Position 50 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$499 free shipping · 3–7 days checked on October 3, 2026
Dreame L40 Ultra Gen 2 Position 66 of 151 · Vacuum Wars
$499 free shipping · 1–5 days checked on October 3, 2026
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.
$189 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$224 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$239 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 1, 2026
$289 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$360 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −15% · $303
$379 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$384 free shipping · 3–7 days · checked on October 3, 2026 Prime −6% · $359
$399 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$468 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
$499 free shipping · 1–5 days · checked on October 3, 2026
What $500 gets you over $300
Beside the Roborock QV 35S above, the best-ranked models that cost more than $300 and at most $500 today, of every station type.
rank 46 of 66 with an all-in-one station Roborock Qrevo S5V Position 50 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $499
rank 51 of 66 with an all-in-one station Dreame L40 Ultra Gen 2 Position 66 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $499
rank 53 of 66 with an all-in-one station Roborock Qrevo S Pro Position 81 of 151 · Vacuum Wars $429