Our Best Lab-Tested Performers for Less Than$ 300: The Best Cheap Vacuums for 2025

Manufacturer	Make	Model		Wholesale Value	Weight ( lbs )	Wattage ( W )	(air watts ) Suction power	Dustbin Capacity ( L )	Battery Amperage (mAH)	TX- Battery Life	Cleaning Time ( minutes )	Rechargeable batteries	Price of a new battery	Filter Type	Charging Dock	Dock Type	Gadgets and Brushes Additions	Warranty (years )	How much dust is removed from wood floors?	How much dust is removed from low-pile floor?	The percentage of sand that has been removed from floor with a mid-pile	General Sand is typical
Tineco	Pure One	S15 Pet		500	6.8	500	120	0.47	2500		40	Yes	90	HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	Crevice resource, mini energy brush, 2-in-1 dusting brush, and anti-tangle brush	2	100	88.33	81.43	89.92
Shark	Rocket	Pet Pro		300	7.2	181					40	Yes	89	HEPA	No	n/a		5	100	67.59	72.41	80
Moosoo	TC1M Cordless Vacuum	XL-618A		109								No			No	n/a		1	99.07	41.3	52.22	64.19666667
Miele	Triflex	HX2		749								No			No	n/a			98.89	81.33	67.56	82.59333333
Tineco	Pure One	S11		400	5.8	450	130	0.6	2500		40	Yes	90	HEPA	Yes	Wall-mounted	Crevice application, 2-in-1 cleaning brush, mini power brush, and multi-tasker power brushes are available.	2	98.77	93.38	78.43	90.19333333
Dyson	V8	Absolute		412								No			No	n/a			97.94	68.3	52.12	72.78666667
Dyson	V11	Torque Drive		700								No			No	n/a			99.59	78.43	71.57	83.19666667
Greenworks	24V Deluxe Cordless Stick Vacuum	‎SVW24L410		306								No			No	n/a			98.72	85.94	81.77	88.81
Tineco	A11	Hero		260	5.3	450	120	0.6	2500		40	Yes	80	HEPA	Yes	Wall-mounted	Crevice Tool, Mini Power Brush, 2-in-1 Dusting Brush, and Power Brush	2	98.47	82.5	72.45	84.47333333
Dyson	V15	Detect		750	6.8		230	0.76	2850		60	Yes	150	Cloth	Yes	Wall-mounted		2	96.93	95.28	88.43	93.54666667
Black+Decker	PowerSeries	Extreme Max		229								No			No	n/a			98.92	81.82	66.23	82.32333333
LG	CordZero	ThinQ										No			No	n/a			97.12	80.88	67.97	81.99
Lubluelu	23Kpa Cordless Vacuum Cleaner	KB-H009		99.99		225		0.8			45			HEPA	No	n/a			95.65	66.67	59.2	73.84
Samsung	Jet	75		600	6.2	550	200	0.8	2850		60	Yes	150	HEPA	Yes	Wall-mounted	Turbo Brush, Long-Reach Crevice Tool, Combination Tool, and Flex Tool are available.	1	98.61	90.56	78.89	89.35333333
Samsung	Jet	90		650	6.2	550	200	0.8	2850		60	Yes	150	HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	Adaptive tools for long-reach crevices, smooth action brushes, mini Powered brushes, and combo brushes are available.	1	93.05	85.71	97.73	92.16333333
Samsung	Bespoke	Jet		899	5.7	700	210	0.5	2850		60	Yes	150	HEPA	Yes	Wall-mounted		2	94.87	81.25	77.08	84.4
Bissell	IconPet Turbo	31781		366								No			No	n/a			89.74	66.16	54.04	69.98
Eureka	RapidClean Pro is a	NEC186		155								No			No	n/a			94.44	64.81	60.37	73.20666667
Aposen	4-in-1 Stick Vacuum that is Portable	H22S		124								No			No	n/a			67.09	27.95	37.67	44.23666667
Prosenic		P11 Lite		139.99	4.7	180		0.55	2200		36	Yes		HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	2 in 1 clean, hole paint, wall support, etc.	2	92.75	45.98	48.28	62.33666667
Cuckoo		A1410NW		349.99	6.8	400	140	0.6	2000		33	Yes	70.93	HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	Linen brush, 2 in 1 clean, hole tool, dusting brush, flexible extension pipe, and supplement holder	1	89.74	79.8	80.31	83.28333333
Shark	Pet	IX141H		259.99	7.63	181		0.78			40			HEPA	No	Free-standing	dog multitool, broad upholstery tool, and brush crevice tool	5	88.89	83.82	84.31	85.67333333
Shark	Power Direct	Empty and clear,		499.99	18.48	450		0.74	3750		26	Yes	54.99	HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	Pet Multitool, Duster Crevice Tool,	5	96.15	90.1	88.02	91.42333333
Dirt Devil		DB57000V		199.99	7	150		0.48	2500		23.5	No		Other	No	Free-standing	2-in-1 Upholstery Tool, Dusting Brush, and Crevice Tool all in one	2	98.77	69.12	70.1	79.33
LG	CordZero	A9 Kompressor		749.99	7.05	400	265	1	3840		10.5	Yes	113.95	Cloth	Yes	Free-standing	2 quick-release batteries, a combination tool, a crevice tool, an additional filter, a power mop professional nozzle, and a power mini nozzle	1	95.06	87.75	86.76	89.85666667
Levoit		LVAC-200		199.99	3.2	180	70	0.75	2200		25	Yes	69.99	Other	No	n/a	2 in 1 dog instrument, 2 in 1 gap application,	2	98.72	80.21	73.96	84.29666667
Shark Ninja	Pet Pro ( red )	UZ351H		299	7.92	181		0.78			40			HEPA	No	Free-standing	dusting clean and hole tool		91.36	81.47	80.39	84.40666667
Shark Ninja	VERTEX	IZ492H		379.99		281					60			HEPA	No	n/a	flexible rod, upholstery tool, and duster hole tool	5	97.53	78.43	80.39	85.45
Shark Ninja	Pet Plus ( blue )	IZ361H		329.99	7.94	181		0.32						HEPA	No	Free-standing	large upholstery tool, pet multitool, and multi-angle cleaning brush	5	93.83	89.71	84.31	89.28333333
Shark Ninja	Stratos AI			499.99	8.9	309		0.68			60	Yes		HEPA	Yes	Free-standing	anti-allergen cleaning paint and duster crevice tool	5	97.22	93.89	94.44	95.18333333
Dyson	Gen5 Detect			949.99	7.72	350		0.75			70			HEPA	No	Free-standing	Combination application, built-in resource for cleaning and crevices, hair screw tool, online motorbar cleaner head, soft optical cleaner head	2	95.4	65.3	66.67	75.79
Dyson	Detect Submarine	V15s		799.99	8.3	1200		0.75			60			HEPA	Yes	Wall-mounted	Wet wheel cleaner head for a submarine, mix application, online motorbar cleaner head, hair screw tool, soft optical cleaner head, crevice tool, and combination tool	2	91.36	84.8	74.02	83.39333333
Shark	Fresh and void	2025 IP3251		499.99	7.96	380		0.7						HEPA	Yes	Free-standing		5	65.38	88.54	85.94	79.95333333

Dyson

One of the more inexpensive Dyson vacuums you can buy is the V8 Absolute. It’s currently on sale for$ 350, which is typically$ 520 at full price. Even so, it is still more costly than the majority of the cleaners on this list. It performed well on timber in our testing, removing nearly 98 % of sand, but it wasn’t as popular on carpet. The Absolute was able to get 68.3 % of the sand out of the low-pile and 52 % from the middle-pile, falling behind many companies like the Levoit LVAC-200 and Shark Stratos.

Shark

If you can find the Shark Rocket Pet Pro in stock, it will typically cost less than$ 350. It has exceptional delivery ability on rugs and with dirt, and it has crumbs and other small bits of dirt on wood floors. It can be used as a convenient handheld cleaner when needed thanks to HEPA filtration and a self-cleaning, anti-tangle brush head ( helpful for preventing pet hair clogs ).

Tineco

The Tineco A11 Hero ( Update: Out of stock ): Although the Tineco A11 Hero is no longer available, it was a reliable and reasonably priced cordless vacuum when we tested it, earning it a spot as best overall on our list. It scores 98.5 % removing sand from hardwood, 82.5 % from low-pile and 72.5 % from midpile. In terms of efficiency and price, it has been traded with the Tineco Pure One S11 and S15 Pet. After the device vacuumed mid-pile upholstery and hardwood floors, there was scarcely any trace of the material when cleaning up animal hair. When crossing our low-pile check floor, some pieces were visible. The Tineco A11’s strong power life delivers up to 35 days of uninterrupted work time, compared to the typical middle-pile furnishings that causes more issues for cleaners. The A11 line ‘ design has a dustbin that is simple to empty, and it looks nice and is practical. To prevent the vacuum from operating constantly with just one finger, there is also a nice trigger lock lock. A strength brush, a small power clean, a two-in-one cleaning brush, and a crevice tool are included with the Tineco A11 for use with various cleaning tools.

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Moosoo XL-618: Despite not being particularly strong in our test-driven tests, the Moosoo XL-618 was perfectly capable of simple washing, especially with leftovers and on wood floors. You can also use it to wash your car or other items with a small vacuum. The XL-618 is frequently on sale for less than$ 80, making it about as affordable as cordless vacuums can get. It’s worth a search if you’re willing to give up some of your cleanup energy in order to save some money.

The Bissel IconPet Turbo offers good entire performance for a sensible$ 199. Designed for tackling animal hair, the Bissell IconPet Turbo offers good overall effectiveness. It performed fairly well in testing, receiving scores of 89.7 % for removing sand from hardwoood, 66 % for low-pile carpet, and 54 % for midpile. Despite the reasonable price and good performance, our value picks, the Levoit LVAC-200 and Dirt Devil BD5700V, did it fare better than it did.

Eureka RapidClean Pro is a: The RapidClean Pro is a from Eureka is another affordable cordless stick vacuum that you can get for under $200. It offers generally solid performance, removing 94% sand from hardwood, 64.8% from low-pile and 60% from midpile. However, like many vacuums in this price range, it’s edged out in performance by other picks that earn a spot on our best list.

Aposen Cordless 4-in-1 H22SL: ( Update: Out of Stock ) Another affordable cordless vacuum is no longer available. Additionally, it’s not one we would recommend because of how poorly it performs in most categories. It only managed to remove sand from hardwoods with a score of 67 %, and it also did so with carpet, where it had 28 % from low-pile and 37 % from mid-pile. You could do a lot better for the money.

Lubluelu 009 ( Update: Currently Out of Stock ): The Lubluelu 009 is a simple recommendation for those looking to save some money while still doing some cleaning without dragging around a cord at a very affordable price of$ 85. The stick vac did a commendable job, removing 96 % of the hardwood’s test sand on average. That percentage dropped to a respectable 66.7 % on low-pile carpets. Even the Lubluelu 009 did well to clean the thicker mid-pile carpet, resulting in a higher sand pickup rate of 59.2 %. The V-shaped brush design avoids tangles well for pet owners or those who live with long-haired people. However, the Lubluelu 009 had some trouble removing all the pet dander from the carpets.

If the Prosenic P11 Lite‘s performance on carpeted floors had been as good as hardwood, it would have earned a spot on our list. In testing, it was able to remove 92.75 % of the sand from hardwood, but it struggled with carpeting, managing only 46 % on low-pile carpet and 48 % on mid-pile carpet. Anything under 50 % we don’t consider to be very good, for reference. Even though it costs only$ 160 at full price, we can’t recommend the Prosenic when the Levoit LVAC-200 and Dirt Devil BD5700V offer better performance.