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Best Roomba Alternatives to Keep Your Floors Clean – CNET

October 17, 2023 Admin

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The good news for those folks is that the robot vacuum category is as diverse as ever, with a number of brands producing interesting cleaners of note, many of which have performed quite well in our cleaning and navigation tests. The best of those Roomba alternatives we’ve tested (as pulled from our overall list of best robot vacuums) are listed below.

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Currently available for $650, the Roborock S7 won us over across hours of controlled tests, with laser-guided navigational smarts, strong cleaning scores with pet hair and sand, and on-board Wi-Fi for anyone who wants to control the cleaner with an app or sync the thing with a voice assistant (both Alexa and the Google Assistant are supported, along with Siri Shortcuts). Roborock gets points for versatility, too, as the S7 can double as a robotic mop thanks to the on-board water reservoir and mopping attachment.

As for cleaning power, the Roborock S7 was our top overall finisher among 18 robot vacuums for the percentage of sand vacuumed out of our low-pile test carpet, and it finished in a close second behind the Roomba S9 on plushier mid-pile carpet. It also cleaned our test floors about 36% faster than the Roomba S9 did, so it’s a good pick if you’re looking for something efficient, too.

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The new Roborock S7 vacuums and mops where it should and shouldn’t.

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Neato is one of iRobot’s top competitors, and its robot vacuums often give Roombas a run for their money as far as performance is concerned. That was the case with the Neato D10, which picked up more than twice as much sand from low-pile carpets as the Roomba S9 Plus did, while essentially tying it on hardwood floors, picking up an impressive 91% of sand in our tests. 

Results like those landed Neato a spot on our best list as a solid mid-range pick, but the Roborock S7 ultimately replaced it as our favorite mid-range pick. The D10 is still an excellent app-enabled robot vacuum, though, and worth considering alongside the Roborock S7 at its asking price of $600. Better still, it’s currently marked down to $400, saving you $200.

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The new Neato D10 robot vacuum with clean floors and pass dirt through its HEPA filter.

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$600 at Neato