How are these results chosen?

By matching your answers against the specifications each manufacturer publishes, as quoted in the review of that vacuum. Nothing is measured or tested here; a vacuum whose listing does not state a figure is shown as 'not stated' rather than dropped or guessed.

Why is there no suction figure?

Because almost no listing publishes one in a comparable unit. Pascals, air watts and 'powerful suction' are not the same measurement, and three vacuums in this catalogue state a figure at all. A filter built on that would look decisive and mean nothing.

Vacuum finder: four questions, matched against the spec sheet

Type, weight, corded or battery, and what your floors are. Every result is a vacuum reviewed on this site, and the review is one click away.

The finder searches every product reviewed on this site. It does not rank them by anything we were paid to prefer, and it does not hide one because its listing is incomplete — a listing that never states a figure still appears, labelled not stated, because an incomplete listing is not a worse product.

Your requirements

What are you shopping for?

Weight only means something within a type — a 3 lb handheld and a 3 lb stick are not the same kind of light — so the class medians below are always computed inside one.

How heavy can it be?

The figure the maker publishes for the machine. It is the specification that decides whether a vacuum gets carried upstairs or stays on one floor.

Featherweightunder 5 lb — carried in one hand · 34 statedLight5–9 lb · 33 statedMid-weight9–14 lb · 27 statedHeavy14 lb and over · 21 stated

Corded or battery?

Corded never runs out and never fades; battery goes where the cable will not and gives you a run time to plan around. Robots are battery by definition.

Cordedno run time to watch · 46 statedBatterycordless, with a run time · 74 stated

What are your floors?

Makers list the surfaces a vacuum suits; most claim several. A listing that names only one is the more useful signal.

Carpetpile needs agitationHardwoodwood needs a gentle headTile, vinyl or laminatesealed hard floors

HEPA filtration

Only listings that state HEPA filtration are shown when this is ticked. Absence means the maker did not say, not that the filter is poor.

Yesonly vacuums that state it

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Bissell CleanView Rewind Upright Bagless Vacuum: A 2026 Review of Performance and Features

CordedCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floorHEPA

Filtration: HEPA filter with multi-level filtration
Brush design: Rotating brush roll with TurboBrush® tool
Intended use: Pet households, allergen-sensitive environments, and general cleaning

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Weight

13.5lb

Upright · 9–14 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is +12% against the class median of 12.

Robot Vacuum and Mop with 70-Day Self-Emptying Base and 6000Pa Suction for Pet Hair and Carpets

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floor

Filtration: Cartridge filter
Brush design: Multi-surface cleaning head
Intended use: Smart home cleaning

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Weight

17.91lb

Too few vacuums in this class to publish a baseline.

JELLYPIG X100 Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review: 55KPA Suction, HEPA Filtration, and Smart Design for 2026

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floorHEPA

Filtration: 8-Layer HEPA Filter
Brush design: V-Shaped Anti-Tangle Brush
Intended use: Home, Pet Hair, Pet Hair, Carpets, Floors

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Weight

6.3lb

Stick & cordless · 5–9 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is 0% against the class median of 6.

Tikom V500 Cordless Vacuum Review: 450W Motor, HEPA Filtration, and 6-in-1 Versatility for 2026

BatteryHEPA

Filtration: HEPA Filter
Brush design: Motorized Cleaner Head
Intended use: Home, Car, and Multi-Surface Cleaning

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Weight

5.5lb

Stick & cordless · 5–9 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is -13% against the class median of 6.

Handheld Vacuum Cordless: Powerful Cleaning for Cars and Homes

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floorHEPA

Filtration: Washable HEPA filter
Brush design: Crevice tool and dusting brush attachments
Intended use: Cars, homes, offices, couches, pet hair cleanup

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Weight

1.19lb

Stick & cordless · under 5 lb — carried in one hand · 17 vacuums

Weight is -26% against the class median of 2.

Fanttik Slim V8 APEX Car Vacuum Review: 4-in-1 Cordless Cleaning Solution for 2026

BatteryHEPA

Filtration: HEPA filter with 95.99% particle capture
Brush design: Rotating brush roll with multiple attachments
Intended use: Car detailing, office cleaning, pet hair removal

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Weight

1.1lb

Stick & cordless · under 5 lb — carried in one hand · 17 vacuums

Weight is -31% against the class median of 2.

iRobot Roomba 105X Combo Robot Vacuum & Mop Review

BatteryCarpet · Hard floor

Filtration: 4-Stage Cleaning System with Anti-Allergen Seal
Brush design: Multi-Surface Brush, Edge-Sweeping Brush
Intended use: not stated

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Weight

13.2lb

Too few vacuums in this class to publish a baseline.

roborock q7 l5 robot vacuum and review Review

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floor

Filtration: Washable, multi-layer filter
Brush design: Dual anti-tangle brushes for carpets and hard floors
Intended use: Homes with pets, mixed flooring, and high-traffic areas

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Weight

7.3lb

Robot · 5–9 lb · 11 vacuums

Weight is +7% against the class median of 7.

Shark Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum Review: Cleaning Performance, Filtration, and Floor Compatibility for 2026

BatteryCarpet

Filtration: Foam Filter
Brush design: Rotating Brush Roll
Intended use: Pet Hair, Allergen Control

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Weight

6.93lb

Stick & cordless · 5–9 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is +9% against the class median of 6.

Green LED Headlight Cordless Vacuum Cleaner Review: 1.5L Dust Cup, 180° Bendable Wand, HEPA Filter

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floorHEPA

Filtration: Washable HEPA filter (0.3μm capture)
Brush design: 2-in-1 crevice duster tool, goose-head brush
Intended use: Home cleaning, car cleaning, furniture surfaces

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Weight

6.36lb

Stick & cordless · 5–9 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is 0% against the class median of 6.

Bissell Cleanview XR Pet 300W Cordless Vacuum Review: Power, Versatility, and Pet Hair Control

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floor

Filtration: Foam filter
Brush design: Deep cleaning fur brush, dusting brush, crevice tool
Intended use: Pet hair removal, upholstery cleaning, small area detail work

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Weight

5.9lb

Stick & cordless · 5–9 lb · 16 vacuums

Weight is -7% against the class median of 6.

Vacmaster 10.8V Cordless Stick Vacuum Review: 2-in-1 Design for Pet Hair & Mixed Flooring

BatteryCarpet · Hardwood · Hard floorHEPA

Filtration: HEPA Filter
Brush design: 2-Speed Power Control
Intended use: Pet Hair, Dust, and Debris Removal

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Weight

4.43lb

Stick & cordless · under 5 lb — carried in one hand · 17 vacuums

Weight is +177% against the class median of 2.

How to read the results

The figure on the right of each result is its weight, and beneath it how far it sits from the median for its own type and weight class. Lighter is not better on its own: an upright carries its motor in your hand and a canister drags it behind you, which is why the comparison is always inside one type. The bar shows where the vacuum sits across its class, with the median marked.

Where a class holds fewer than eight products, no comparison is shown. That is a deliberate limit, not a missing feature. Read the review under each result opens this site’s review of that product; Check price on Amazon opens the listing.

Why incomplete listings still appear

Every figure here is the manufacturer’s, as quoted in the review. A filter that dropped everything it could not confirm would discard much of the catalogue the moment you answered, and what it discarded would not be worse products, only less completely described ones. So a filter excludes a product only when its listing positively contradicts what you asked for.

The catalogue is 124 vacuums at the time of writing, and coverage of the questions varies: weight by 94%, power by 98%, floors by 93%, HEPA filtration by 47%. Those are the manufacturers’ own publishing habits, not gaps we chose to leave.

What the finder cannot tell you

It cannot tell you how well a vacuum picks up, because that is a test result and this site does not test. It cannot compare suction, because three listings in this catalogue state a figure and they do not use the same unit. And it cannot tell you how long a battery really lasts, because the run time a maker publishes is the lowest power setting on a bare floor.

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