The Best Vacuums Under $400 of 2022

TheiLife A4sis an affordable robot vacuum that gets the job done. It has a similar design to our top affordable cleaner, the Eufy RoboVac 11S. What gives the A4s an advantage is its low, three-inch profile. Its cleaning cycles were long but effective. With a vacuum like this, dirt has nowhere to hide.

TheEufy Robovac 30Clives where the budget-minded shopper and the smart home enthusiast can meet. This robot vacuum incorporates everything we loved about previous Robovac models and adds even more.

You still get the easy-to-use app. However, this time around, Eufy also includes two magnetic boundary strips that can be used to keep the 30C from wandering off into sensitive areas.

我们found the smart features to be both robust and simplistic. From the app, you can dictate cleaning schedules, initial cleanings, and check on the battery status. If you don’t have your phone on you, the 30C can also be controlled via Amazon Alexa or Google Home Assistant. On the cleaning front, the 30C proved to be ahead of the pack. During our cleaning tests, it picked up, on average, over 10 grams of dirt. Over the course of the week, the 30C can keep up with a light cleaning from a regular vacuum.

TheEcoVacs DeeBot N79Sis an amazing value. However, that doesn't change the fact the N79S is among one of the more basic robot vacuums we've tested.

The smart app basically transfers the functions from the N79S's remote control onto your smartphone. You can also control this robot vacuum via Amazon Alexa.

Putting the N79S to the test, we found it cleaned well—but sometimes skipped under furniture and shied away from throw rugs. There's no way to keep it out of a room, either. However, the smart functions worked well. Setup was a breeze—just remember you need a 2.4GHz connection.

TheRoomba 690replaces theRoomba 650as the entry-level offering from iRobot, one of the best-known names in the world of home robotics.

So why isn't this superb cleaner our favorite? Well, it still has a few flaws. For instance, it's based on the iRobot 650, which is rough on furniture, hitting the table and chair legs with 3.3 pounds of force in our tests. That's hard enough to knock an item off the edge of a table.

You can buy theRoomba 614for even less money, but it loses value in our eyes because it lacks both connectivity and the ability to schedule cleaning ahead of time.

TheTineco A10 Herocomes from the same people that brought us the Ecovacsrobot vacuum系列。它有很多生活to-iLifes是知道的n for being affordable workhorses. The A10 does its robot vacuum cousins proud. And if you're worried about delving into a new brand, the A10 is covered by a two-year warranty.

我们liked the fact this vacuum picked up 47% of we laid out for it; for the going rate, the performance is impressive. Plus, the A10 has the endurance to match our top pick, around 7 minutes on the max settings and 14 minutes on the regular. Unlike the Dyson, you can buy additional batteries and swap them in for even more cleaning time.

The A10 comes with the standard assortment of attachments including a crevice tool, a mini-powered brush, and an upholstery brush. While none of these wowed us, we like the fact that the default brush head has bright LED lights to help us spot dirt and debris under furniture. When you combine these aspects, we consider this cordless a great value pick.

Cordless vacuums tend to be lighter, less powerful versions of their tethered cousins. TheHoover Air Cordless Liftbucks that trend, standing as a colossus among cordless vacuums.

Consumers looking for an easy-to-lift cordless vacuum might turn their noses up at the Lift's 12-pound bulk, but its size has plenty of advantages. The Lift includes two 20V batteries that can last up to 50 minutes each. Like other Hoover cordless vacs, the battery is interchangeable.

In a technical sense, the Lift is also a two-in-one. With a touch of a button, the main body can be removed, turning the Lift into a seven-pound handheld canister that can easily be taken up and down the stairs.

Basically, the Hoover Air Cordless Lift costs a lot because it offers two cordless vacuums for the price of one. So if you've ever wanted a cordless vacuum that even stood a chance at replacing a normal floor cleaner, the Lift is probably your best bet.

If you want to spend less—alotless—than the Dyson, we recommend theBlack+Decker Pivot 20V. Unlike the Dyson, which is based on astick vac design, the cordless Pivot is a dedicated handheld unit.

One of the great design features is a pivot joint that lets you bend the unit 200º. This literal flexibility lets you turn the Pivot into a hook to get cobwebs off the tops of cabinets, or fold it up for easy storage. However, its big body and lack of a hose make its hard to maneuver under car seats. The crevice and dusting tool are permanently attached, too.

我们clocked the Pivot's run time at 11-and-a-half minutes—third in endurance of all the vacuums we tested. It came in second place during our pickup test, capturing 70% of the dirt we laid out. Considering that it only costs around $70, that's an impressive showing.

At the end of the day, if you need help cleaning up small messes in tight spaces, but don't need a top-of-the-line tool, the Pivot is a safe choice.

Formerly Dyson's cordless flagship until the V8 replaced it, theDyson V6is the cordless vacuum to buy if even your smallest messes require significant cleaning. It's as powerful as the V8, but has a weaker battery life (20 minutes on low compared to the V8's 40 minutes) and lack of a bare floors attachment.

However, the V6 does not lack for customizing options. It can be reconfigured to better clean your car, the stairs, the ceiling, the floor, and your carpets. On paper, that's all very well and good, but we found it cumbersome in practice because there's no place for the extra parts to go when they're not in use.

Do you ever have spills at your home that are too small for a mop, but too big for a paper towel? Well, that's where theBlack+Decker HNV215BW52comes in. During our dirt pickup test, it captured 60% of the dirt, placing it in the top half of our roundup. And it picked up water, too, so you won't have to go through a roll of paper towels. This was the lightest handheld we tested, tipping the scales at only 1.5 pounds.

所以,为什么它不是我们的一个绝对的最爱呢?我们ll, its battery life wasweak. It only ran for a total of 10 minutes, and we noticed a decline in suction at around the eight-minute mark. That might be fine for a small spill, but that's not nearly long enough for cleaning a car or any of the other more involved uses for a compact vacuum.

TheShark SV1106shares a number of design features with full-sized Shark vacuums, primarily the same dust bin setup and a similar Lift-Away filter system.

As a cordless vacuum, the SV1106’s performance landed it in the middle of the pack. It has admirable battery life: On its carpet setting, it lasted around 14 minutes before cutting out. But the SV1106 stumbled during the dirt cleanup test, only picking up 44% of the dirt we laid out for it. While that’s good for how affordable this cordless is, you can spend a few bucks more and get much more powerful suction.

Prolux is best known for its professional cleaning equipment, and the company put its know-how to use to create theProlux Ion. Our tests showed that the Ion’s battery lasts about 20 minutes while cleaning. While cleaning our carpets, the Ion picked up around 45% of the testing dirt we laid out for it.

Those test results put this cordless in the middle of the pack. We really liked that this is a two-in-one vacuum, with the ability to act as an upright or as a hand vacuum. The hand vac tips the scales at around 3.4 pounds, so it’s a little heavy, but we appreciate that it has the capability.

TheKenmore 81614cleans nearly as well as vacuums that cost twice as much. In our tests, it had no problem with getting debris off floors, or scaring up dirt from the darkest corners of a thick carpet. We appreciated how many attachments it came with, and the height-adjustable powered floor brush will work on any kind of carpet.

The Pet PowerMate attachment on the 81614 is unique to Kenmore. It's a tiny, powered brush meant for cleaning pet hair off upholstery, drapes, and car seats. It was the only vacuum attachment we tested that reliably got the wiry fur of a Great Pyrenees dog out of floor mats.

The main difference between this inexpensive Kenmore and pricier canister vacuums is fit and finish. You'll immediately notice that the Kenmore is averyloud. While the Kenmore 81614 weighs about the same as other canister vacuums, the wand frequently topples over, and its attachments feel cheap and clunky. Still, nothing cleans better for so little money.

If the thought of wrapping up a cord when you're done cleaning fills you with dread, you may want to check out theHoover WindTunnel Rewind Plus, which comes with a retractable cord. While it costs a little more, that higher price tag gets you a cord that winds up automatically with the touch of a lever.

In our carpet tests, the WindTunnel picked up almost the exact same amount of dirt as the vacuums at the top of our list. There's also onboard storage for all the Hoover's attachments, so they'll always be at hand when you need them—instead of lost in the back of a closet.

The downside? All these features keep the WindTunnel from breezing through rooms. With everything onboard, this Hoover tips the scales at 17.3 pounds. Even worse, there's no carrying handle on the back, which means it's a huge pain to lug up and down stairs. It also struggled with pet hair.

The popularShark Navigator Lift-Awaywas one of the most unusual vacuums we tested. Its Lift-Away feature means that users can detach the motor from the handle, which turns the unit into a pseudo-canister. Unfortunately, you cannot use attachments unless the motor is detached, and you have to lug the "canister" around because it doesn't have wheels.

Other features don't come with as many tradeoffs. For instance, automatic height adjustment means you can go from cleaning a thick area rug to short-pile carpet without skipping a beat. This Shark is also the only vacuum in the running that has a swivel joint in the brush head, which allows the Shark to pivot around furniture and other obstacles. The Shark's small brush head also helps you reach tight spaces.

However, we feel that the Shark isn't as good a value as other vacuums on the list. Even though it's the most expensive cleaner we included, it only picked up 38 percent of testing dirt we put down on a normal carpet. Other vacuums cleaned better and cost less.

Given all the trade-offs, the Shark Navigator Lift-Away is a fine choice for small apartments that feature a variety of floor types.