Comparison · 2 models
Comparing 2 robot vacuums
Your shortlist side by side: today’s price, our score and every fact the maker states.
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| Price and ranking | ||
| The lowest price today at a store that ships to you, shipping included. A price with an asterisk comes from a store abroad, and its shipping cost is our own estimate. Lowest price | $1,099Narwal (brand store) | $589MOVA (brand store) best |
| Our own score out of 10: 60% lab tests, 25% store ratings and 15% the maker’s facts. Price does not count. Score same on both | ||
| The labs that have tested this model, each linked to its own review. Tests | Vacuum Wars | Just A Dad Approved |
| Where the model stands in our ranking, among the robots with the same kind of station. Rank | rank 4 of 85 with an all-in-one station | rank 3 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| The average of the stars buyers give at the stores, with the number of reviews behind it. We only compare it from 20 reviews. Customer rating | – | – |
| Mopping | ||
| How the mop is built: flat pads, two spinning discs or a roller. Discs press harder on dried-on dirt, a roller rinses itself while it works. When it matters
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| roller mop | roller mop |
| How far the robot lifts the mop when it drives onto a carpet. From about 0.4 in (10 mm) a medium pile stays dry. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 0.4 in (10 mm) | 0.5 in (12 mm) best |
| The robot leaves the mop at the dock before it vacuums a carpet, so the carpet never gets wet. When it matters
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| no | no (assumed) |
| The dock washes the mop for you, so you do not rinse it by hand. When it matters
Source
| yes | yes |
| Drying is done with warm air instead of cold. It is faster and it helps against smell. When it matters
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| yes | yes |
| Station | ||
| The station the robot returns to, and what it does by itself, such as emptying the bin or washing and drying the mops. Station same on both | all-in-one station | all-in-one station |
| How long the maker says a dust bag lasts with daily use. With pets or a lot of carpet it is shorter. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| up to 120 days best | up to 100 days |
| The dock can be connected to the tap and the drain, so you never fill or empty a tank. It does need a connection nearby. When it matters
Source
| – | no |
| Brush and obstacles | ||
| A brush that guides hair to the side instead of letting it wind around the shaft. It saves the cutting work in homes with long hair or pets. When it matters
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| yes (best) | no (assumed) |
| How the robot sees loose things on the floor, such as cables, socks or a pet accident. A camera with depth sensing sees more than a bumper that reacts on contact. When it matters
Source
| AI camera | AI camera |
| The highest threshold the robot takes, as the maker states it. Measure your own: the step into a bathroom or onto a balcony is often higher. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 1.6 in (40 mm) best | 0.9 in (22 mm) |
| An extending leg or wheel that carries the robot over a high threshold. Without one it usually stops at about 0.8 in (2 cm). When it matters
Source
| no | no (assumed) |
| Size, noise and age | ||
| How tall the robot is. It decides whether it fits under your sofa, bed or cabinet. In this comparisonWhen it matters
Source
| 3.7 in (9.5 cm) | 3.5 in (9 cm) best |
| The noise in decibels, in the setting its source names: makers mostly give the standard setting, stores often the highest. 65 dB is like a vacuum at half power, 55 dB like a conversation. When it matters
Source
| – | 73 dB |
| The month the model first went on sale. It shows how old the technology in it is. On the market since | June 2026 | February 2026 |
| Suction and brushes | ||
| Suction in pascal, as the maker measures it. More pascal helps on carpet, but it says little about how well the robot picks grit off a hard floor. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 31,000 Pa | 28,000 Pa |
| The side brush swings out in a corner or along a baseboard, so the dust there is swept in too. When it matters
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| no (assumed) | no (assumed) |
| The robot notices when it drives onto a carpet. Most then raise their suction, and a mopping robot lifts its mop or leaves it at the dock. When it matters
Source
| detects carpet | – |
| Whether the robot copes with pet hair: a brush that hair does not wind around and a dock that empties the bin for you. Where the maker does not say so itself, we read it from those two. When it matters
Source
| yes | – |
| A sensor notices where more dirt lies, at the doormat for example, and the robot cleans that patch longer or a second time. When it matters
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| yes | – |
| Mopping | ||
| The pad slides out along a wall or a baseboard, so the last few inches are mopped as well. When it matters
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| yes | yes |
| The robot returns to the dock during a run to rinse the mop, instead of pushing dirty water around. When it matters
Source
| yes | yes |
| How much clean water the robot carries. It sets how long it mops before a refill, which a dock does by itself. When it matters
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| – | 150 ml |
| Dock | ||
| The dock empties the robot’s dust bin, usually after every run. You only empty the dock’s bag or bin. When it matters
Source
| yes | yes |
| The dock collects dust in a bin instead of a disposable bag. No bags to buy, but you empty it yourself. When it matters
Source
| no | no |
| How much the dust bag in the dock holds. In this comparisonSource
| 2.4 l | 3.2 l |
| How hot the dock washes the mop. Above 140 °F (60 °C) grease comes off, which is what keeps a mop from smelling. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 212 °F (100 °C) | 176 °F (80 °C) |
| The dock dries the mop afterwards, so it does not sit there wet and start to smell. When it matters
Source
| yes | yes |
| The dock mixes detergent into the water itself, from its own bottle. When it matters
Source
| no | no |
| The clean water tank in the dock, which wets the mop. When it matters
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| – | 5 l |
| The tank that catches the dirty water from the mop. You empty this one yourself. When it matters
Source
| – | 4.5 l |
| Navigation and obstacles | ||
| How the robot maps your home and follows that map. Lidar measures with a laser and works in the dark, a camera looks along and recognizes more. When it matters
Source
| built-in LiDAR, no turret | built-in LiDAR, no turret |
| How you keep the robot out of a place: a zone you draw in the app, a virtual wall or a magnetic strip on the floor. When it matters
Source
| zones in the app | – |
| Whether the robot has a camera, and what for: to recognize obstacles, or also to show you a live picture of your home in the app. When it matters
Source
| obstacle camera | obstacle camera |
| You pick one or more rooms on the map in the app, and the robot cleans only those. When it matters
Source
| yes | – |
| Sensors under the robot that see a drop, so it stops at the top of a staircase instead of falling down it. When it matters
Source
| yes | – |
| The maker says the robot recognizes a pet accident and drives around it, so it does not smear it across the floor. This is the maker’s claim, not a test of ours. When it matters
Source
| yes | – |
| Robot | ||
| What the robot weighs. It counts most if you carry it up a staircase every day. In this comparisonWhen it matters
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| 11 lb (4.99 kg) | 10.4 lb (4.73 kg) |
| How much dust the robot holds before you empty it. It matters less with a self-emptying dock, which empties the bin after every run. In this comparisonWhen it matters
Source
| 300 ml | 240 ml |
| How wide the robot is. Narrower gets between chair legs more easily, wider usually means a bigger dust bin. When it matters
Source
| – | 13.8 in (35 cm) |
| Battery | ||
| How long the robot cleans on one charge, at its quietest setting. After that it recharges and carries on where it stopped. In this comparisonWhen it matters
Source
| 210 min | 220 min |
| How long an empty battery takes to charge fully in the dock. When it matters
Source
| 3 h | – |
| The capacity of the battery. It hints at the runtime, but how much the robot draws counts just as much. Source
| – | 5,200 mAh |
| Smart features and warranty | ||
| Which voice assistants the robot works with, such as Google Assistant or Alexa. When it matters
Source
| Alexa, Google Assistant | – |
| You set days and times, and the robot starts by itself, also when you are not at home. When it matters
Source
| yes | – |
| Matter is the standard that lets devices from different makers work together. With it you can run the robot outside the maker’s own app. When it matters
Source
| – | no (assumed) |
| The warranty the maker gives in the United States. When it matters
Source
| – | 3 years |
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. Noise is the maker’s own figure, so we do not judge it, and a customer rating only counts from 20 reviews.
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.
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.
Lowest price at every store that ships to the United States, shipping included, before sales tax.
How we rank
Six rules every robot is ranked by
The same rules for every brand, every day. No brand or store can pay its way up.
Tested, or not ranked
A robot enters the ranking only after a cleaning test. 173 have been tested so far.
Price never counts
A discount can’t lift a model. The price sits beside the score, checked every morning at 6 stores.
Cleaning weighs most
60% of the score is measured cleaning: carpet, pet hair, mopping, obstacles and navigation.
Owners and makers have a say
25% comes from owners’ star ratings at the stores that ship to you, 15% from the facts the maker states.
Thin evidence counts less
The fewer tests behind a result, the more we pull it toward the average of its station type, so one lucky run can’t top the list.
Reviewers shown, not blended
The picks of RTINGS, TechRadar, Tom's Guide, Vacuum Wars, and Wirecutter sit next to our score, so you can see where they agree.
5 tests, 5 different winners
The number one on the main list of each test we follow, and where that model stands in our ranking. Their picks are shown beside our score and do not count in it.
| Test | Their number one | With us |
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| RTINGS ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Roborock Saros 10R | rank 17 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| TechRadar ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Roborock Qrevo Curv | rank 25 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| Tom's Guide ↗list as of September 25, 2026 | Dreame X60 Max Ultra Complete | rank 6 of 85 with an all-in-one station |
| Vacuum Wars ↗list as of September 26, 2026 | MOVA V70 Ultra Complete | not on sale today |
| Wirecutter ↗list as of August 4, 2026 | Roborock Q7 M5+ | rank 11 of 18 with a self-emptying station |
The main list is a test’s overall top list, not its lists for a budget, pets or carpet, which we show too. The date is the day we last read the list.
Robot vacuum market report, September 2026 A median price of $699 and 8 new models.
Where we check prices
We read prices every day at most stores, from their product feed or web store. We check them for errors and keep them, so you can see what a price did over the last 90 days. We link to Amazon too, but show no Amazon price until we read it through Amazon’s own API. Until then the price is on Amazon itself.
- Dreame (brand store) · United States
- Ecovacs (brand store) · United States
- iRobot (brand store) · United States
- MOVA (brand store) · United States
- Narwal (brand store) · United States
- Roborock (brand store) · United States
Whose tests we use
The lab part of our score comes from the measured tests of Just A Dad Approved and Vacuum Wars.
Beside each model we also show where these testers place it in their own lists, without counting it in the score:
How we combine lab tests, owners’ ratings and facts into one score is on the method page.
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