Best Vacuum Cleaners in India

There should be no compromise when choosing the best vacuum cleaners for your home. Here are some of the best vacuum cleaner models in India.

Just as charity, cleanliness also begins at home. So, a vacuum cleaner is the most sought-after home appliance in every Indian home. Choosing the ideal cleaner for the home can be challenging because of varied individual requirements and preferences. However, we endeavor to simplify the process by reviewing the best vacuum cleaners in India.

Key takeaways

We have tested each of the vacuum cleaners discussed here. Each model has its plus and minus points.

• Performance is the key criterion, but we have also focused on the budget because not everyone can afford a Dyson.
• The Agaro Ace Wet and Dry vacuum cleaner is among the best vacuum cleaners for dry and damp floors.
• Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX is a compact device for small homes.
• Amazon Basics has one of the most durable motors available at reasonable prices.
• Eureka Forbes Supervac Vacuum Cleaner has one of the most flexible wheel arrangements for easy maneuverability.
• Inalsa Handheld vacuum cleaner eliminates the need for tugging along heavy machines around your home.
• Agaro Supreme is a flexible model that can function as a stick and handheld machine, depending on the circumstances.
• Kent Zoom is an inexpensive alternative to the more expensive models like Dyson and Philips PowerPro.
• Philips PowerPro has one of the best suction performances among the models discussed here.

How do we test the machines?

Our reviews differ from others because we purchase and test every machine before posting them. Our dedicated team tests each machine for at least six months for performance, motor, suction power, accessories, ease of use and maintenance, cleaning, maneuverability, etc.

This quick comparison table should make choosing the right option for your home comfortable.

Agaro Ace Wet and Dry

Generally, you expect a vacuum cleaner to clean dry surfaces. So, if you have water spillage, you rush to your mop. But Agaro Ace Wet and Dry vacuum cleaners can comfortably remove liquid spillages from floors. However, that does not mean you can use this vacuum cleaner to clean your bathroom floors.

The plus point of the Agaro Ace Wet and Dry vacuum cleaner is its 21-liter dust and debris container, which should prove sufficient for all Indian homes. This appliance has a steel dust container with its lid having a blower attachment and a vacuuming attachment at the sides.

The HEPA filter proves handy in trapping the minutest dust particles and preventing them from recirculating inside the home. The body is mounted on a sturdy plastic frame with four swiveling wheels for easy maneuverability.

This machine features a telescopic wand among its various accessories, allowing you to vacuum walls and ceilings comfortably. The accessories include distinct brushes for dry and wet cleaning floors. The upholstery brush is ideal for cleaning your sofa sets, beds, and car interiors. Besides, it has other regular accessories like crevice nozzles and small brushes.

This machine has a powerful 1600W motor with a suction capacity of 21.5 Kpa. You can use its two pressure options according to your requirements. The wet vacuuming function lets you suck liquid spillages. But you must remove the dust bag from the dust container before using the wet vacuuming option.

This machine makes more noise than other vacuum cleaners discussed here. It is one of the best appliances for cleaning hard-tiled floors and carpets. However, I do not recommend using it on fluffy carpets and rugs because the high suction power can damage the fibers.

The appliance is easy to disassemble, emptying the dust container and cleaning the filters conveniently. Though the 21L dust container can accumulate significant dust, I recommend cleaning the machine regularly to extend its lifespan.

Pricing-wise, it is easily affordable compared to expensive models like Dyson. This machine has a drawback as it does not have a retractable cord feature. But it compensates by offering an accessible facility to roll and hang the power cord on its lid.    

Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX

While the Agaro Ace is bulky, the Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX is a compact machine ideal for vacuuming tiny Indian homes. The Agaro Ace has a sturdy body design. In contrast, the Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX has a body made of plastic that is vulnerable to damage. However, it makes up for it by offering excellent maneuverability because its large rubber wheels make moving over hard and soft floors comfortable.

This model has a significant drawback as it does not have a blower arrangement. Therefore, you cannot use this machine to blow away stubborn dust from hard-to-reach places. However, it displays excellent suction power, enabling you to remove dust from uncomfortable places like window railings. If you want a similar model with a blower and suction feature, you can go for the Eureka Forbes Quick Clean NXT.

The foot-control option is an excellent feature because it enhances the machine’s convenience. The dust bag full indicator is another good feature, especially for vacuum cleaners in this budget. Unlike the Agaro Ace, this machine has a 2L reusable dust bag. Eureka Forbes offers three free dust bags worth Rs 500 with this machine.

The 1200W motor is robust as it can run continuously for 15 to 20 minutes without getting hot. So you can vacuum clean your entire house comfortably. While it is ideal for cleaning hard and soft floors, you cannot use it on damp floors. The Agaro Ace Wet and Dry machine is better equipped to handle liquid spillage.

Eureka Forbes supplies sufficient accessories with this machine for cleaning different surfaces like hard floors, soft rugs and carpets, upholstery, ceilings, and wall crevices. You must choose a suitable accessory according to your requirements.

This machine offers extension tubes capable of extending up to seven feet. But Amazon Basics offers sturdier pipes, making it a better machine to clean cobwebs from the ceilings.

The noise levels are reasonable. Cleaning the machine is easy because the plastic body repels dust. Since the dust bag has a small capacity of 2L, I suggest emptying it regularly and not waiting for the dust bag’s full indicator to alert you.

Pricing-wise, Amazon Basics is cheaper. But the Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX provides total value for your money.

Amazon Basics 1200W

Amazon is the ideal ecommerce marketplace for purchasing vacuum cleaners from the top brands. However, Amazon presents its products under the Amazon Basics brand that compares with the best. Amazon Basics vacuum cleaner is one of the best vacuum cleaners in India.

Looks-wise, this vacuum cleaner resembles the Eureka Forbes model discussed earlier. Though it does not have features like a dust bag full indicator, this machine has foot-operable controls for better convenience. This machine offers sturdier extension pipes, making it a better vacuum cleaner than the Eureka Forbes model for cleaning cobwebs from the ceiling.

Like most vacuum cleaners in its budget, Amazon Basics 1200W does not offer a blower facility. That would make it a complete vacuum cleaner, but the suction power is good and compensates for the lack of the blower. Though the design is compact, there could have been a controlling option on its handle for added convenience.

While the Eureka Forbes model features a 2L dust bag, Amazon Basics has a 1.5L reusable dust bag. It does not have a dust bag full indicator. So I recommend emptying the dust bag after every three or four uses to enhance the machine’s efficiency. HEPA filters ensure that the debris does not recirculate inside your rooms. Cleaning the filters every six months prolongs the filter’s lifespan.

Usually, compact vacuum cleaners have a 700W or 800W motor. But this Amazon Basics model offers a powerful 1200W motor. A variant with a 1400W motor is also available. While these motors consume more power, they compensate with better vacuuming performance.

Performance-wise, Amazon Basics 1200W competes well with other models like Eureka Forbes Quick Clean DX and Eureka Forbes Supervac. This machine is ideal for hard and soft floors. However, I advise not to use it on damp surfaces because it is unsuitable for wet floors.

This machine has a complete set of accessories, including multiple brushes for cleaning floors, upholstery, and small surfaces like fan blades, window rails, and computer keyboards. The foot option on the floor brush is an excellent feature because you can control the suction power according to your requirements.

Cleaning the machine is not an issue. But I advise emptying the dust bag outside the house to prevent the dust from recirculating inside your rooms. I suggest cleaning the bags once a month. Pricing-wise, it is affordable, making it one of your home’s best budget-friendly vacuum cleaners.

Eureka Forbes Supervac

Vacuum cleaners of the earlier generation used to be heavy and unwieldy. They had small wheels, making it challenging to maneuver around the house. Eureka Forbes recognized this drawback and introduced Supervac, a handy vacuum cleaner with large, rubberized wheels, helping users move it around hard and soft floors comfortably.

This machine is compact and lightweight, but the plastic quality leaves much to be desired. However, it is one of the best budget-friendly machines priced considerably less than its contemporaries like Philips PowerPro. The retractable cord is a good feature, but the cord length could have been more.

The Supervac has a transparent dust container, making it convenient to find out when to empty and clean it. This machine has a complete set of accessories, including multiple brushes for cleaning hard floors, carpets, upholstery, a crevice nozzle, and extension pipes, allowing you to clean hard-to-reach areas. However, the extension pipes need to be made of better-quality plastic. The Philips PowerPro offers better rods.

The Eureka Forbes Supervac uses a powerful 1600W motor to achieve a suction power of 21 Kpa, making it convenient to suction dust from the most challenging places in your home. A blower arrangement could have been helpful, but this machine does not have one. Our tests show that the motor becomes hot within 15 minutes. The Philips PowerPro has a sturdier motor.

The Eureka Forbes Supervac motor uses cyclonic technology to suction the most stubborn debris. This motor can work at different speeds, depending on your requirements. The floor brush has foot-operable controls for better convenience.

This vacuum cleaner is adept at suctioning dust from hard floors and soft carpet rugs. However, you must adjust the speeds accordingly. It is an ideal machine to clean unobstructed areas. But you might find it challenging to clean the floors under your furniture. The Philips PowerPro is better equipped to handle such jobs because it features a roller brush.

The telescopic extension pipe keeps collapsing frequently. The design could have been better. Hence, users can find cleaning fan blades and removing cobwebs from the ceiling challenging. Secondly, with its vacuuming option on the sides, the machine’s design tilts it upwards when stretching the pipe too far to clean ceilings.

Compared to other vacuum cleaners, the Supervac makes more noise. Cleaning the dust container is easy because you can detach it from the machine comfortably. I recommend cleaning the HEPA filters regularly to extend the machine’s lifespan.

Inalsa Handheld Vacuum Cleaner

Usually, vacuum cleaners are heavy appliances people might find challenging to tug along the house. A handheld machine is preferable because it is light and comfortable to use. Inalsa offers a user-friendly vacuum cleaner that is also light on the budget.

Inalsa handheld vacuum cleaner is versatile as it can remove dust from hard-to-reach places. The Kent Zoom and Agaro Regal models are better than Inalsa because of their versatility. But Inalsa handheld vacuum cleaner has its plus points, like excellent suction power, flexibility, and budget-friendliness.

Inalsa handheld vacuum cleaner has a user-friendly design with an ergonomic handle, allowing users to grip it firmly while vacuuming. However, this corded appliance has a drawback as its power cord is not long enough, making it less flexible than the cordless Kent Zoom.

The advantage of handheld vacuum cleaners is their ability to clean car interiors comfortably. These appliances are flexible to clean upholstery beneath the car seats, AC vents, and other interiors.

This vacuum cleaner offers adequate accessories like a hosepipe attachment, crevice nozzle, floor/carpet brush, and dusting brush. Since the machine is lightweight, cleaning fan blades is not an issue. However, older adults can find it challenging to do so because keeping their arms stretched continuously can be uncomfortable.

The Inalsa machine has a HEPA filter to capture and trap the minutest dust particles, like animal hair. This vacuum cleaner has powerful suction to prevent the filters from clogging. However, the filter is made of plastic. Hence, it is delicate and vulnerable to damage.

Handheld vacuum cleaners usually have an 800W motor with a suction capacity of 16 Kpa. That makes it less potent than traditional vacuum cleaners. However, the primary drawback of handheld vacuum cleaner motors is that they become hot quickly. You cannot use the machine for more than five minutes continuously. So, it can restrict your ability to clean the entire house in one go. The solution is to allow the motor to cool down by switching it off for ten minutes between two successive operations.

Performance-wise, the Agaro Regal and Kent Zoom are better options because they offer facilities to use the machine as a stick-held vacuum cleaner. Hence, they are better equipped to clean floors. The cordless Kent Zoom is the best in this category because it has extensive mobility.

Handheld vacuum cleaners usually do not have blower functions. The Inalsa machine has good suction power, but the motor can only function at a one-speed setting. It affects the machine’s versatility.

The Inalsa vacuum cleaner is convenient to clean because you can detach the dust collection chamber with one flick of the switch. Secondly, you can wash the HEPA filters with water. Please dry the filters thoroughly before using them again.

The Inalsa handheld vacuum cleaner might not be as flexible as the Kent Zoom and Agaro Regal, but it is a decent, budget-friendly vacuum cleaner to have in your home.   

Agaro Supreme

Agaro Supreme is more convenient than the Inalsa handheld vacuum cleaner because it is cordless. We have tested and used this machine for nearly six months and found it ideal for Indian homes. This model resembles the Dyson V11 Absolute Pro model, which is expensive. In comparison, the Agaro Supreme is priced attractively.

The Agaro Supreme is a convenient vacuum cleaner because it offers a stick option besides the handheld mode. It enables you to vacuum clean floors comfortably without bending your back.

Pricing-wise, the Kent Zoom is cheaper than the Agaro Supreme. However, the Kent Zoom offers 30 minutes of usage time. In contrast, the Agaro Supreme is a better appliance because it can function continuously for up to 60 minutes in its lowest suction mode.

This Agaro Supreme stick vacuum cleaner qualifies as the most flexible vacuum cleaner in its price range. But the best aspect of this machine is that you can remove the stick and use it as a handheld machine. Cleaning car interiors, window channels, and mattresses becomes more convenient. The stick model is convenient for cleaning below your furniture and removing cobwebs from the ceiling.

The Agaro Supreme has a transparent dust collection chamber, making it convenient to watch the dust accumulate inside. Thus, it becomes easy for you to empty the dust when it becomes full.

This vacuum cleaner works on a 400W brushless DC motor with 25 Kpa suction power, making it a powerful domestic vacuum cleaner. The Kent Zoom does not have such suction power. Therefore, Agaro Supreme is a better performer. Besides, this vacuum cleaner offers three suction power modes – low, medium, and high. This vacuum cleaner has a 2000 mAh battery, which recharges in five hours.

LED indicators help determine which mode you use. For instance, the blue light is the lowest suction mode, where the machine can work for 60 minutes. The violet color indicates the medium suction mode, where the machine can work for 20 minutes. The red LED indicates the highest suction mode, where the vacuum cleaner can work for eight minutes. The Dyson V11 offers an LCD screen, and the Kent Zoom has no LED indicators.

Agaro Supreme offers a complete set of accessories for cleaning hard floors, carpets, rugs, upholstery, wall crevices, ceilings, mattresses, and car interiors. This machine delivers top-quality performance, with its highlight being the motorized brush with LED lights to illuminate dark areas.

Kent Zoom

The Kent Zoom resembles the Agaro Supreme vacuum cleaner discussed above. However, the Kent Zoom has a vertically shaped dust collection chamber, whereas the Agaro has a horizontally positioned transparent container. Both appliances can have multi-purpose uses, as you can use them as a stick or handheld vacuum cleaner, depending on your preferences and requirements.

The Kent Zoom is a decent performer but not as good as the Philips Power Pro and the Dyson V11. However, users must also note that the Kent Zoom costs substantially less than its better-renowned counterparts. So, if you are looking for a budget-friendly cordless vacuum cleaner, your search must end with the Kent Zoom.

One of the drawbacks of Kent Zoom is that it can work for a maximum of 20 to 30 minutes on a fully charged battery. In contrast, the Agaro Supreme can work for an hour at its lowest suction power.

Kent Zoom works on a powerful motor and uses cyclone technology to remove dust from your home. This Advanced Force technology can suction the smallest dirt particle comfortably to leave your home spic and span. However, it is recommended for vacuum cleaning small-to-medium-sized Indian homes.

Kent Zoom offers a range of useful accessories, including a motorized LED illuminated brush for removing dust from floors, carpets, mattresses, and upholstery. The other accessories include a crevice nozzle that can reach places like AC vents, window railings, flooring joints, computer keyboards, etc.

Kent Zoom offers a sturdy extension pipe that can be used for cleaning cobwebs from the ceiling. You can also use it to clean the space below your bed and other furniture. This vacuum cleaner has a washable and reusable HEPA filter to prevent dust from recirculating inside the house.

Since you can see the dust collected inside the chamber, you know when to empty the container and clean the filters. However, I advise you to clean the filters regularly. Bagless vacuum cleaners are convenient because they eliminate dust bags.

Performance-wise, the Kent Zoom is decent and matches its contemporary models. The Philips PowerPro is more powerful but also expensive. The Agaro Supreme and Agaro Regal are its nearest competitors in performance and pricing.  

Philips PowerPro

Compared to all the vacuum cleaners discussed here, the Philips PowerPro is the highest priced. However, it offers the best performance because the Power Cycle 5 technology removes the tiniest specks of dust and ensures the cleanest environment in your home.

Philips PowerPro has a design resembling the Eureka Forbes Supervac, with its large-sized wheels and dust container. However, the Philips model has a more powerful 1900W motor. At the same time, this machine has a shorter power cord than other models, making it slightly inflexible. You can use an extension cord but must connect the machine to a 15A power source for best operations.

This machine differs from the Eureka Forbes Supervac because it offers a blower and suction facility, whereas the Supervac does not have a blower. This machine is considerably heavy at 4.5 Kg but easily maneuverable because of its large wheels. The hose length is small, but the extension pipe compensates for it, enabling users to cover a 9m radius.

The transparent dust collection container is handy because you can track and empty the dust collection regularly. Besides, the HEPA filters require frequent washing to remain clog-free and perform excellently. I advise thoroughly drying the HEPA filters before re-fitting them into the machine.

Philips offers complete accessories, including a telescopic extension tube, a turbo brush, multiple small brushes, and a multi-clean nozzle to clean floors. The advanced allergy EPA 10 filter provides the highest quality filtration to capture almost all dust particles, including pollen, dust mites, and insects.

Cyclone 5 Technology ensures powerful suction to remove dust from inaccessible places like window channels, behind and beneath the furniture, AC vents, etc. Philips PowerPro has a suction capacity of 33 Kpa, the highest among the models discussed here, making it the most powerfully equipped vacuum cleaner.

The Turbo Brush is handy for cleaning surfaces like hard tiles, wooden floors, sofa upholstery, car interiors, etc. However, you cannot use this machine on damp surfaces. The Agaro Wet and Dry vacuum cleaner is better equipped to clean damp areas and liquid spills.

The primary drawback of this machine is its weight and higher pricing. However, it provides excellent value for your money to qualify amongst the best vacuum cleaners in India.

Conclusion

We have discussed nine of the top vacuum cleaner models available today. Each machine has its plus and minus points. Performance-wise, nothing can beat the Philips PowerPro. However, it is uncomfortable on the wallet. So, if budget is not a significant concern, I recommend the Philips PowerPro as the best vacuum cleaner for Indian homes.