Clean Up Your Messy House Lightning-Fast With These Top-Rated Cordless Vacuums (2024)

Key Specs
•Dimensions: 9.5 x 11 x 44 inches
• Weight: 6.6 pounds
•Runtime: ~35 minutes
• Small particle filtration: No
• Attachments/accessories: None

If you’re looking for an affordable vacuum, Hoover is a go-to brand that reliably delivers. This cordless upright weighs less than 9pounds and swivels smoothlyaround obstacles like furniture legs. Itfeatures a dust bin that releases with the touch of a button along with a brush roll that adjusts for using onhardwood floors and carpet, and isremovable for easy cleaning. The battery also ejects for charging.

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Key Specs
• Dimensions: 50.6 x 9.8 x 10.2 inches
•Weight: 6.6 pounds
•Runtime: Up to 60 minutes
• Small particle filtration: Yes
• Attachments/accessories: Six, plus wall-mounted dock

If you’re in the market for a smart and powerful high-end cordless with all the bells and whistles, it’s tough to beat the Dyson V11 Torque Drive. There are three cleaning modes—Auto, Eco, and Boost—tailored to specific tasks so you can get the job done efficiently without wasting battery life.

An LCD display on the top of the handle keeps you posted on everything from battery life to maintenance. Other highlights among top features include a whole-machine filtration system and a charging dock that holds attachments.

Key Specs
• Dimensions: 11.4 x 8.3 x 43.3 inches
• Weight: 5 pounds
•Runtime: Up to 25 minutes
• Small particle filtration: No
• Attachments/accessories: Four, plus wall-mounted dock

For a vacuum that’s only 5 pounds, this cordless from Tineco cleans like a heavyweight — plus it has a solid lineup of attractive features. It runs quietly, with a 350-watt motor for capturing dust, dander, and other small particles, plus it converts to a handheld vacuum to clean tough-to-reach corder and comes with a wall-mounted dock. The vacuum has a full-size multitask head with LED lights, and there’s also brush attachments as part of the package, including a mini power brush, and a two-in-one dusting brush. Expect up to roughly 25 minute of runtime on a single charge.

Key Specs
• Dimensions: 5.3 x 9.5 x 47.8 inches
• Weight: 3.4 pounds
•Runtime: Up to 30 minutes
• Small particle filtration: No
• Attachments/accessories: 12-ounce floor cleaner; two disposable pads

Adding a dependable wet-dry vacuum to your arsenal is a must if you have kids and pets that constantly track mud across the house. They’re also incredibly handy for mopping up spilled orange juice and other sticky liquids.

This cordless wonder can tackle those tough tasks and more, with a disposable cleaning pad that has a pocket inside for capturing dirt so it doesn’t get pushed around on the floor. There are LED lights on the vacuum head, with a button on the side to release the pad into the garbage, plus a tiny magnetic charger that customers rave about.

Key Specs
•Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.8 x 44 inches
•Weight: 6.4 pounds
•Runtime: Up to 50 minutes
•Small particle filtration: No
• Attachments/accessories: Eight, plus wall-mounted dock

This cordless from Tineco is built to impress, with a 500-watt motor, a bright display that gives you updates and info on performance, plus a touchscreen to switch modes and adjust power. In addition to its smart features, controlled via app through Wi-Fi, another major highlight is that the vacuum has a sensor to clean hidden dirt and debris and automatically adjusts its power.

The cordless comes loaded with seven attachments, including a multitask brush with LED lights, a flexible wand to dig into crevices, and a two-in-one dusting brush, plus it also converts to a handheld vacuum.

Key Specs
•Dimensions: 49.8 x 10 x 9.8 inches
• Weight: 5.9 pounds
• Runtime: Up to 60 minutes
• Small particle filtration: Yes
• Attachments/accessories: One, plus wall-mounted dock

This Dyson is brilliant forpicking up pet hair, with a mini power tool specifically designed for removing it from carpet and upholstery, plus whole-system filtrations so dander and particles don’t escape after they’ve been vacuumed up. There are three power modes, and the cordless converts to a handheld for cleaning fur off the backseat of the car after a trip to the vet.

Other accessories include a crevice tool, dusting brush, and combo tool, which can be stored in the wall-mounted charging dock.The vacuum will run for up to roughly 60 minutes on a charge, but expect less time if you’re using a motorized attachment.

Key Specs
• Dimensions: 11 x 13 x 47 inches
•Weight: 10.2 pounds
•Runtime: Up to 40 minutes
• Small particle filtration: Yes
• Attachments/accessories: Two HEPA bags; two batteries

Here’s a smart pick for those who would rather skip emptying a dustbin and prefer the convenience of a bagged vacuum. This Hoover cordless upright has large-capacity bags with five-layer HEPA filtration, which makes it an excellent choice for allergy sufferers.

It’s easy to toggle between brush speeds to go from cleaning high-pile carpet to hardwood floors, and to vacuum under furniture, thanks to four bright LED lights on the front. Two HEPA bags are included plus two lithium-ion batteries, so you’ll always have one with a full charge ready to go. It may look heavy to push around, but it weighs only 10 pounds.

Key Specs
•Dimensions: 15.9 x 7.9 x 6.5 inches
•Weight: 2.4 pounds
•Runtime: ~15 minutes
•Small particle filtration: No
• Attachments/accessories: None

This Black+Decker Dustbuster was our Editors’ Choice when we tested handheld vacuums. It’s great for all-purpose cleaning around the house and yard, with a motor that’s powerful enough to handle most jobs. It weighs less than three pounds and runs on a 20-volt battery, with two speeds, including a boost mode for when you need extra juice.

One of its best features is the extendable nozzle, which adds 7.5 inches to clean corners and hard-to-reach spots. There’s also a battery indicator to give you a heads-up for when it needs to be charged and in between cleanings you can wash the filter.