Robot vacuums · 93 models · 6 stores · 5 test sources
The best robot vacuum for every budget in 2026
Which robot is best, and where it costs least today. Both on one page, shipping included, updated every day.
Prices updated at 8:02 AM ETTest sources' lists: Aug 4 to Sep 25
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Side by side
| Narwal Freo S × | Dreame D30 Ultra × | Roborock Q7 L5 × | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | $349Narwal (brand store) | $442Amazon.com | $139Amazon.com |
| Score | not in our ranking | not in our ranking | not in our ranking |
| Rank | – | – | – |
| Customer rating | ★ 3.4 · 141 reviews | ★ 4.1 · 1,834 reviews | ★ 4.0 · 16,349 reviews |
| Station | self-emptying station | all-in-one station | charging dock only |
| Mop type | flat or vibrating pad | spinning pads | flat or vibrating pad |
| Mop lift on carpet | – | 0.4 in (10.5 mm) | – |
| Automatic mop detach | – | no | – |
| Washes the mop | – | yes | no |
| Hot-air drying | – | yes | no |
| Dust bag lasts | up to 180 days | up to 100 days | – |
| Plumbing hookup | – | no | no |
| Anti-tangle brush | – | yes | yes |
| Obstacle avoidance | – | 3D sensor (structured light) | – |
| Climbs thresholds up to | 0.8 in (20 mm) | 0.8 in (20 mm) | – |
| Climbing system for high thresholds | no | no | – |
| Robot height | 3.9 in (10 cm) | 3.8 in (9.7 cm) | – |
| Noise | 62 dB | 76 dB | – |
| On the market since | June 2025 | April 2026 | January 2025 |
Facts as the maker states them. A dash means the maker does not name it. Each model’s page gives the source of every fact.
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No model fits all these filters.
Only models rated at least 5 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.
How we rank
We never average review scores. We look at where 5 test sources (RTINGS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Vacuum Wars, and Wirecutter) place a model in their top lists: the higher it stands there and the more sources pick it, the higher its score. The price is today’s lowest at 6 stores, shipping included, before sales tax. How our method works →
Where we check prices
We read prices every day at most stores, from their product feed or web store, and Amazon’s through price services such as Keepa. We check them for errors and keep them, so you can see what a price did over the last 90 days.
- Amazon.com · United States
- Dreame (brand store) · United States
- iRobot (brand store) · United States
- MOVA (brand store) · United States
- Narwal (brand store) · United States
- Roborock (brand store) · United States
Which product test sources we take into account
Our ranking is a consensus of the positions in tests from, among others:
How we combine those positions, and why we never average scores, is on the method page.