To keep things tidy, most homes will need a vacuum cleaner. The vacuum cleaner that you choose can make a big difference in ensuring that the cleaning process is as quick and efficient as possible.
Below you can find the top upright bagless vacuum cleaners on the market.
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Name | Type | Our Rating |
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Shark Rotator Lift-Away Pro (NV501) | Corded | 9.4 / 10 |
Shark Navigator Deluxe (NV42) | Corded | 9.2 / 10 |
Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro (NV356E) | Corded | 9.2 / 10 |
Dyson 206900-01 Ball Multi-Floor | Corded | 9 / 10 |
Bissell CleanView 9595A | Corded | 9 / 10 |
Bissell CleanView 1330 | Corded | 8.8 / 10 |
Dyson DC33 Multi-Floor | Corded | 8.6 / 10 |
Bissell CleanView Plus Rewind 1332 | Corded | 8.6 / 10 |
Hoover WindTunnel T-Series Rewind Plus (UH70120) | Corded | 8.4 / 10 |
Eureka AirSpeed Unlimited Rewind (AS3030A) | Corded | 8.2 / 10 |
The Rotator Lift-Away Pro offers consumers the best features of upright and canister vacuums in one adjustable package. This particular model, the NV501, comes with a raft of attachments and peripherals, including microfiber pads and hose extensions as well as a number of tools designed to reach into difficult nooks and crannies.
Aesthetically, the Rotator Lift-Away Pro has a retro style, with a red grill and LED headlights lending the white-and-silver vacuum an art deco look. The Rotator Lift-Away Pro weighs a little over 15 pounds, and comes with a 30-foot power cord.
Check price on Amazon.comThe Navigator Deluxe is an upright bagless vacuum cleaner like the Navigator Lift-Away Pro.
The main distinction between the two vacuums (as the difference in names suggests) is that the Navigator Deluxe is a straightforward upright vacuum cleaner, lacking the Lift-Away capacity that gives the Lift-Away Pro the benefits of both upright and canister vacuums. If you don’t imagine you’d make much use of the Lift-Away functionality, the Navigator Deluxe is worth considering.
The specifications of this particular Navigator Deluxe (the NV42) are otherwise similar to the Lift-Away Pro (NV356E), weighing 15 pounds and coming with a 30-foot power cord.
Check price on Amazon.comThe Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro is a sleek, modern-looking upright bagless vacuum cleaner, with a smooth silver-and-grey design and a clear dust compartment.
Calling it an upright vacuum cleaner might not actually do the Navigator Lift-Away Pro justice, because Shark’s Lift-Away system means you can detach the vacuum canister to easily clean hard-to-reach areas. In this way, the Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro is more of a fusion vacuum cleaner, offering consumers the benefits of upright and canister vacuums.
It might be more expensive than some of the vacuum cleaners covered here, but it’s markedly cheaper than the premium models, and you’re paying for an innovative piece of technology.
The Shark Navigator Lift-Away Pro is available with a variety of optional extras: the model covered here is the NV356E, which weighs in at just under 14 pounds and comes with a 30-foot power cord, dusting tools & extensions for the intake port, and microfiber pads for vacuuming on hard floors.
Check price on Amazon.comThis is unsurprisingly a premium model that comes with a premium price tag. It is an upright vacuum, with all the benefits in terms of power and capacity that come with that. Dyson’s Ball technology gives it 360-degree flexibility, making it simple to steer into difficult places and steer back out again.
Aesthetics may not be the most important thing when it comes to vacuum cleaners, but there’s no denying Dyson’s models look the part, and this particular Ball vacuum looks sharp in yellow and silver colors.
The Dyson Ball weighs in at a little over 17 pounds and comes with a 30-foot cord.
Check price on Amazon.comBoasting Bissell’s trademarked OnePass technology, the CleanView 9595A is a corded upright bagless vacuum cleaner that takes pride in doing the fundamentals well. It’s simple in appearance, with a clear dust compartment and simple black-and-purple body.
The OnePass technology it features is comprised of a powerful cyclonic vacuum, and an innovative rotating brush design which means the cyclone can do its thing without obstruction, while getting into tight corners and thick carpets with ease.
The CleanView 9595A weighs 15 pounds and comes with a 25-foot power cord.
Check price on Amazon.comThis offering from Bissell’s CleanView range boasts many of the same features as the 9595A. The rotating brushes are present, as are all the peripheral extras, including the TurboBrush tool and extension wand.
The OnePass cyclonic vacuum is also part of the CleanView 1330’s design, but the motor powering it is smaller than the motor in the 9595A.
The Bissell CleanView 1330 weighs 15 pounds and comes with a 25 foot power cord.
Check price on Amazon.comThe Dyson DC33 Multi-Floor is an upright bagless vacuum cleaner from the leading name in high-end vacuums. Like any Dyson product, you should expect to pay more than you would for most other vacuum cleaners, but you can also expect quality construction and cutting-edge innovation.
The Dyson DC33 Multi-Floor is one of Dyson’s more conventional offerings, being a standard upright bagless design, but is packed with Dyson’s trademark engineering.
It may not have the flexibility or maneuverability of the Dyson Ball, but it’s still a very powerful vacuum. It’s a little heavy, weighing more than 17 pounds, but the 35 foot power cord is longer than most comparable offerings and will come in handy if you’ve got a lot of ground to cover.
Check price on Amazon.comThe Bissell CleanView Plus Rewind is the luxury version of the CleanView 1330.
There are two main differences between the Rewind and the basic CleanView: the first is the retractable power cord, which makes stowing the vacuum cleaner after use easier.
The second difference is probably the most important: the CleanView Plus Rewind is fitted with Bissell’s Triple Action Brush Roll, an intake port brush system which uses different bristle types to improve the vacuum’s efficiency across a number of surfaces.
Beyond that, this is a Bissell CleanView with Bissell CleanView features: a OnePass cyclonic vacuum, TurboBrush tool and extension wand.
The CleanView Plus Rewind is significantly heavier than its simpler relation, weighing in at more than 17 pounds.
Check price on Amazon.comHoover are a well-known name in vacuum cleaners, to the extent that “hoover” is now synonymous with “vacuum cleaner” in some countries.
The WindTunnel T-Series Hoover are offering here makes a good effort of living up to the name. It’s an upright bagless vacuum cleaner with a 25-foot retractable power cord, and comes with all the features you’d expect from a quality vacuum, including a range of optional attachments to adjust the cleaner to your cleaning needs.
It’s also worth commenting on the look of this vacuum cleaner: with a clear plastic dust compartment and the rest of the body colored olive green, it’s an unusual but eye-catching design.
The Hoover WindTunnel T-Series Rewind Plus weighs in at a little over 16 pounds.
Check price on Amazon.comThe Eureka AirSpeed Unlimited Rewind is a heavy-duty vacuum cleaner, figuratively and literally. It sports cutting-edge air speed suction seal technology to ensure that none of the suction power generated goes to waste.
The intake port itself features extendable and retractable brushes for ease of use across multiple different surfaces, and the vacuum cleaner comes with a small number of extras, including a telescopic extension wand.
It’s heavy by nature, weighing in at 19 pounds, but it doesn’t look imposing, being available in an attractive black and purple design. The Eureka AirSpeed Unlimited Rewind comes with a retractable 27-foot power cord.
For a small price increase, you can instead opt for the Eureka Airspeed Unlimited Rewind Pet, which proudly carries all the same features but also comes with a specialist brush for getting pet hair out of any surface.
Check price on Amazon.comIf you’re looking for a new vacuum cleaner, you’ve got a few choices to make, and the style of vacuum that’s best for you will depend heavily on how you’re going to be using it.
A big part of that depends on your home: if you live in a big place with a lot of carpet, the best vacuum cleaner for you will be different compared to someone living in a small apartment with wooden flooring.
Beyond that, there are a variety of reasons why someone might choose one style of vacuum over another, including allergies and environmental concerns, so there’s a lot to think about. It’s worth doing the thinking though because the difference a quality, suitable vacuum cleaner can make to housework shouldn’t be underestimated.
One key decision to be made is whether you want an upright vacuum cleaner or a canister model. Upright vacuum cleaners are just that: they stand upright, with an intake port at floor level which sucks up dust and debris into a central compartment. If it’s not a bagless vacuum, this compartment will contain a removable dust bag.
A canister vacuum cleaner works in the same way, but the main body of vacuum – the canister, which contains the motor and the dust compartment – is separate from the intake port, which is connected to the canister via a flexible hose.
This makes canister vacuum cleaners smaller and lighter than upright models, which has benefits when it comes to getting into difficult places and storing the vacuum after use.
Unfortunately, this smaller size also means canister vacuums have a smaller storage capacity than upright vacuums, meaning you’ll be emptying it that much more often. The angle upright vacuums work at, coupled with the brushes usually present on their intake ports, also make them a better choice on carpets.
The second choice to narrow down your vacuum cleaner options is between bagged and bagless. The difference is simple: bagged vacuums use removable dust bags, making emptying the vacuum cleaner at full capacity a straightforward and mess-free task.
Bagless vacuums have no dust bag; instead they use a detachable container which is emptied directly into the trash. If you’re worried about running costs, environmental impact, or both, the fact that you won’t be regularly purchasing replacement dust bags is a real benefit. Clear dust compartments are a bonus, making it easy to see when it’s time to empty the vacuum.
Another option, now more and more common, is to opt for a cordless vacuum cleaner instead of a conventional vacuum which needs to be plugged in to use.
Cordless vacuum cleaners are, by their nature, easier to maneuver and store. But issues with battery life are unfortunately still common, and the fact that you can plug in a corded vacuum and start hoovering immediately will be a big help to those of us who don’t always remember to charge our appliances.
Upright bagless vacuum cleaners are available corded and cordless, so if you’ve decided upright and bagless is the way to go, you can weigh up the benefits and drawbacks of both types.
Upright bagless vacuum cleaners are only one of the options available if you’re looking for a new vacuum cleaner, but there are a lot of reasons why they might be the right choice for you.
If you’ve decided that an upright bagless vacuum cleaner is the way to keep your home clean, there are a few things to keep in mind when you’re comparing different models.
There are a number of good reasons to consider choosing an upright bagless vacuum cleaner but they do have some drawbacks, including the release of dust which usually accompanies emptying out the dust compartment.
Take care when emptying the dust compartment so as to minimise the release of allergens into the air, particularly if you suffer with allergies. If you know dust in the air is really going to cause aggravation, you might even want to consider wearing a face mask to do this.
You should also be regularly emptying your bagless vacuum cleaner (before the dust compartment reaches full capacity) to avoid clogging the inner workings of the vacuum, which can be hard to get at to clean.