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
| Roborock Q7 M5 × | Narwal Freo S × | Roborock Saros 10R × | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest price | $179Roborock (brand store) | $349Narwal (brand store) | $1,099Roborock (brand store) |
| Score | picked by 2 of 5 tests | not in our ranking | picked by 1 of 5 tests |
| Rank | rank 1 of 1 without a station | – | rank 4 of 26 with an all-in-one station |
| Customer rating | ★ 4.2 · 4,344 reviews | ★ 3.4 · 141 reviews | ★ 4.0 · 5,114 reviews |
| Station | charging dock only | self-emptying station | all-in-one station |
| Mop type | flat or vibrating pad | flat or vibrating pad | spinning pads |
| Mop lift on carpet | no | – | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| Automatic mop detach | no | – | yes |
| Washes the mop | no | – | yes |
| Hot-air drying | no | – | yes |
| Dust bag lasts | up to 30 days | up to 180 days | up to 70 days |
| Plumbing hookup | no | – | yes |
| Anti-tangle brush | yes | – | yes |
| Obstacle avoidance | – | – | AI camera |
| Climbs thresholds up to | 0.8 in (20 mm) | 0.8 in (20 mm) | 1.6 in (40 mm) |
| Climbing system for high thresholds | no | no | yes |
| Robot height | 3.9 in (9.9 cm) | 3.9 in (10 cm) | 3.1 in (8 cm) |
| Noise | 65 dB | 62 dB | 55 dB |
| On the market since | April 2025 | June 2025 | September 2024 |
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.