Top cordless vacuums compared

About Top cordless vacuums compared

This cordless vacuum ranking covers 61 brands and brings the stronger offers together on the things that decide a purchase: what a machine costs when you first meet it, what the top of the range asks, and whether it can be bought, shipped and warranted where you live. Each brand is given its entry price and its flagship price, kept apart because cordless vacuums are bought once rather than subscribed to, so there is no renewal term to weigh. Both numbers stay attached to the product line they describe, and the currency travels with them, which matters when Czech crowns, euros and dollars share one list. The main trade-off runs through the whole ranking: the lowest entry price here either buys a machine that navigates and mops like the rest, or it buys one that does not. The top-pick label sits with the lower cost and a self-emptying dock. The longest runtimes and the most capable navigation sit further down, where the price is higher and the market cover narrower.

How we picked

Scores combine weighted signals: cost carries 40%, offer carries 40% and trust carries 20%, so price and specification decide most of the order while service quality settles the close calls. Cost reads each entry and flagship price against what the rest of the category charges, benchmarked on the €99.99 entry median and the €414.98 flagship median. Offer reads suction, bin capacity, runtime, self-emptying dock, mop type and navigation, checked against medians such as 16,200 Pa and 362 m³/h. Trust reads warranty length, support channels, spare parts availability and the legal entity behind each seller. Figures come from manufacturer product pages, delivery pages and policy pages, with site-wide statistics supplying the medians and quartiles used for comparison, and market qualifiers stay with the claim they came from. Partners that serve your country are listed first in this ranking, then the rest by score.

Our top picks

1. B4. Buture

   Buture holds a place in this ranking as the long-session stick specialist: stick and handheld cover the formats, a 1,500 bin sits under the motor, and runtime is 60 on a charge. Prices are quoted in euros, an entry price of €96.95 and a flagship price of €236.95, and the market list of AT, BA and BE is the broadest of any member, so shipping is not the limit. The warranty is 3 years, and a spare parts shop is listed. What it does not do is robots, so self-emptying docks and Lidar navigation are absent, unlike Samsung above. Support runs on email and help centre with no phone line.

   • Reference models: Buture VC90, Buture BP20, Buture X9, Buture JR700 Blue
   • Entry price: €96.95
   • Flagship price: €236.95

   Pros

   • Runtime of 60 minutes on a charge covers a full clean of a flat or a medium sized home in a single pass.
   • The 1,500 ml bin is large enough that a full runtime is usable without stopping mid clean to empty it.
   • A 3 years warranty is a long commitment on a machine bought outright, more cover than most buyers budget around.
   • A spare parts shop sells filters, brushes and batteries separately, so a worn part does not mean buying a new machine.
   • The Buture entry machine at €96.95 makes a cordless stick affordable, well under the €236.95 flagship step.

   Cons

   • The Buture range is stick and handheld only, while Hoover, Ewbank and Daewoo Electricals also list robot vacuums, uprights and wet-dry machines.
   • Support runs on email and help centre only, so anyone who wants to speak to a person is left with written replies.
   • The reference models, Buture VC90, Buture BP20, Buture X9, Buture JR700 Blue, top out in stick and handheld form, so there is no robot or wet-dry flagship to move up to.
   • Delivery follows AT, BA and BE, so buyers outside those markets have to check shipping before committing to €96.95 or €236.95.

2. 6. Ewbank: best for lowest-price-entry

   The lowest-price-entry label belongs to Ewbank, and this ranking rewards the pairing of an entry price of £26.99 with a phone line that most sellers in the field leave out. The catalogue is broad, with robot vacuum, stick and upright all sold under one roof, so a stick machine such as the MOTION Pet Upright and a self-emptying robot can come from the same maker. The robot side carries Lidar, a pad mop, a self-emptying dock and 5,000 suction, matching the Hoover figure below, though the bin is 400 against Hoover's 800. Support covers help centre, email and phone and a spare parts shop is listed. The warranty is 2 years.

   • Reference models: RV1AUTO, AIRSTORM 2-in-1 Cordless, MOTION Pet Upright
   • Entry price: £26.99
   • Flagship price: £219.99

   Pros

   • Entry price of £26.99 sits at the front of the brands compared, so the cheapest Ewbank machine is the lowest starting point on the table.
   • The self-emptying robot brings a self-empty dock and lidar to a machine priced in the lower part of the ranking, with 150 minutes of runtime per run.
   • One maker covers robot vacuum, stick and upright, where Philips covers robot vacuum and wet dry, so you can buy a robot and a cordless from the same brand.
   • A 2 year warranty, a spare parts shop and support on help centre, email and phone make upkeep and repairs straightforward.

   Cons

   • Suction tops out at 5,000 Pa, below the site median of 15,000 Pa and short of the front of the ranking.
   • Support runs on help centre, email and phone, so live chat is not one of the listed routes.
   • Cover of 2 years is modest for a machine sold with a self-empty dock.

3. 7. Hoover

   Hoover carries the fullest specification in this ranking at a mid-range flagship price of £319.99: Lidar, a pad mop, a self-emptying dock and a 800 bin, the largest of the robots listed. Runtime of 160 outlasts Daewoo's 130 and Ewbank's 150, while the entry price of £64.99 keeps the range open to anyone avoiding a flagship outlay. Against Nilfisk next in line, Hoover adds the robot category, phone support and a spare parts shop, though obstacle avoidance is listed as none. The warranty band of 1 to 5 years is the widest here, and the UK site is operated by Haier Smart Home UK&I Ltd.

   • Reference models: HG4, HG2 Hydro TurboSlim, HG2 Hydro ProTurboSlim
   • Entry price: £64.99
   • Flagship price: £319.99

   Pros

   • Entry price of £64.99 places Hoover near the front of the field on price at entry, and the flagship adds lidar and a self-empty dock.
   • The range covers robot vacuum, stick and upright, so a single brand covers robot, stick, upright, wet-dry and handheld cleaning.
   • Support runs on email, chat and phone, and a spare parts shop plus 10 years of parts cover keeps machines in service.
   • Cooking runs alongside floor care, with energy class A and annual energy use of 40 kWh.
   • Warranty on vacuums runs 1 to 5 years.

   Cons

   • Suction of 5,000 Pa sits below a category median of 15,000 Pa, so deep carpet pile is not the strong suit.
   • Obstacle avoidance is listed as none, which leaves cables and clutter to be moved by hand.
   • Suction ranks 40 of 46 brands, and the flagship rank is 29 of 66.
   • The catalogue lists robot vacuum, stick and upright against a narrower focus from Philips, which covers robot vacuum and wet dry.

4. 8. Nilfisk

   Nilfisk earns its place in this ranking as the wet-and-dry specialist with the widest reach of the group. stick, upright and wet dry cover the main floorcare formats, and the shop serves BE, DK and DE, with an entry price of €54.99 and a flagship price of €399.99 in euros. What it does not offer is a robot: stick, upright and wet dry lists no robot entry, so self-emptying docks and Lidar navigation are out of reach, unlike Hoover above. Runtime for the cordless line is 60, at the short end for this ranking, so sessions are brief. Support covers email, phone and help centre, a spare parts shop keeps filters and batteries on sale after the machine, and the warranty is 2 years.

   • Reference models: VU200, VU500, GU700A
   • Entry price: €54.99
   • Flagship price: €399.99

   Pros

   • Entry machines start at €54.99, ranking 8 on price at entry out of 65 brands.
   • A flagship price of €399.99 is modest beside a site flagship range that reaches €6,386.19.
   • A 2 year warranty covers each purchase, and the spare parts shop keeps consumables available afterwards.
   • The store covers BE, DK and DE, so a direct purchase is possible across much of Europe rather than a single home market.
   • Cordless runtime of 60 minutes is published plainly, which keeps side by side checks with Hoover or Ewbank simple.

   Cons

   • stick, upright and wet dry holds no robot vacuums, where Hoover, Ewbank and Daewoo Electricals all list them.
   • Cordless runtime of 60 minutes is the figure to plan around in larger homes.
   • Warranty cover of 2 years is modest, so the spare parts shop does more for a long owned machine than the guarantee does.
   • Support runs on email, phone and help centre, with no chat or community option listed.

What to look for

Entry price against the field

The median entry price is €99.99, with the middle band running from €70.15 to €185.94. A brand at or below the lower mark opens the list cheaply, while €639 is the far end of the field.

What the flagship actually costs

Flagship prices here run €87.69 to €2,698.95, around a median of €414.98. The step up from entry to flagship is where the self-emptying dock and the better navigation kit appear.

Suction against the middle

Median maximum suction is 16,200 Pa and the upper quartile begins at 22,000 Pa. Sitting under 8,000 Pa usually means extra passes on carpet and long pile.

Coverage and bin size

The typical rated room is 139.35 square metres, with clean air delivery near 362 cubic metres per hour. A large bin matters less when a self-emptying dock is in the box.

Navigation and mopping

Lidar is fitted on 80.6% of the field, and camera-based obstacle avoidance on 50%. A pad mop is the most common setup at 37.5%, and mop lift across the field runs 8 mm to 15 mm.

After the sale

A help centre is close to universal at 93.2%, phone support reaches 54.2%, and a spare parts shop sits at 98.2%, so filters, pads and batteries can be replaced without posting the machine back.

Frequently asked questions

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