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In case you missed it, we polled our readers on the smart home tech they use and love. The Mashable Readers’ Choice 2025 results are in, and your favorite smart home brands have been revealed. We also asked our readers which smart home brands they trust in the vacuum category, and you probably won’t be surprised to learn that Dyson and iRobot scored highly.
Keep reading for our breakdown of our readers’ preferred vacuum brands.
Readers’ Choice Awards 2025: Your favorite smart home brands
Your favorite vacuum brands
Dyson and iRobot were the two most popular vacuum brands with Mashable readers, with Dyson slightly beating out iRobot in the overall satisfaction ranking (7.6 and 7.4 out of 10, respectively). See how they fared against each other in the chart below. Pro tip: Use the arrow keys or dropdown menu to cycle through different scoring categories. And check out more vacuum guides from our experts.
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Reliability and ease of use
iRobot Roomba scored more favorably on reliability (7.7 compared to 6.1) and ease of use (7.9 compared to 5.9) than Dyson. One respondent said of their Roomba robot vacuum, “It’s an easy-to-use, simple feature, low-end smart vacuum robot; however, that makes it desirable for a lot of people like me because it’s easier to use than complicated systems.”
Cleaning performance
Our survey found Roomba to have better cleaning efficiency among the brands (though our vacuum expert swears by her Dyson stick vacuum). A survey respondent who has a Roomba commented that it vacuums well and they prefer it to using a traditional vacuum.
Another said, “I have had the Roomba for more than five years, couldn’t be happier. I use it just about every other day — has never needed repairs. I am very satisfied. I wish I had another one.”
Likelihood to recommend
Even though there were clear preferences in some of the scoring categories, the overall likelihood to recommend was about even for our readers’ top two brands. Dyson secured a 7.3, while iRobot landed at 7.2. And, according to our in-house vacuum expert, both are solid brands worth adding to your cleaning arsenal.
