Best Roomba Alternatives in 2026: What to Buy Now That iRobot Is Bankrupt

The MOVA S10 is the robot vacuum that made me question why anyone spends $800+ on a Roomba. In Vacuum Wars’ testing, it scored a 90% carpet deep-clean rating, which is better than robots that cost three times as much. That’s not a typo.

The secret is LiDAR navigation mounted on top of the unit. Instead of bouncing off walls randomly like a cheap Roomba, the S10 maps your home with a laser scanner and vacuums in efficient rows. It covers more ground, misses fewer spots, and finishes faster. The 7,000Pa suction handles everything from dust on hardwood to pet hair embedded in carpet. Runtime is 260 minutes on a single charge, which is enough for most homes without needing to dock and recharge mid-clean.

What you don’t get at $149: no self-empty dock and no mopping. You’ll need to empty the dustbin manually every few runs. If that’s a dealbreaker, jump up to the eufy L60 with self-empty station ($250). But if you just want a robot that vacuums well and doesn’t cost a fortune, the S10 is hard to beat.

The eufy L60 is the cheapest way to get a self-emptying robot vacuum that actually works well. The included dock empties the dustbin automatically after each cleaning cycle, and the bag holds about 60 days of debris. That means you can genuinely forget about it for two months at a time.

LiDAR navigation keeps it from bumping around randomly, and the hair detangling system on the roller brush is a real feature, not marketing. If you have pets or long hair in the house, this matters. At 5,000Pa suction, it’s not the most powerful option here, but it handles hard floors and low-pile carpet without issues. Deep carpet cleaning is where it falls short compared to the Roborock Q10 S5+ below.

This is the pick for anyone who wants the convenience of a self-empty dock without spending $300+. If mopping isn’t on your list, this covers vacuuming well at a fair price.

The Dreame L10s Ultra is the best vacuum-and-mop combo you can get for $300. Its all-in-one dock handles everything: empties the dustbin, washes the mop pads, dries them with hot air, and refills the water tank. You fill up the clean water, empty the dirty water every couple of weeks, and the robot handles the rest.

AI-powered navigation means it identifies and avoids obstacles like shoes, cables, and pet toys. The 5,300Pa suction is modest compared to the Roborock Q10 S5+ below, but the mopping system is what you’re really paying for here. If you have a lot of hard flooring (tile, hardwood, laminate), the Dreame earns its spot. It vacuums first, then mops in a second pass, which gives noticeably better results than robots that try to do both simultaneously.

If your home is mostly carpet, the Roborock Q10 S5+ is the better $300 pick. If you have a mix of hard floors and carpet, the Dreame’s mop capabilities tip the balance.

The Roborock Q10 S5+ is our top pick for a reason: 10,000Pa suction at $300 is absurd. That’s nearly double what the Dreame L10s Ultra offers at the same price, and it’s higher than what Roomba puts in robots that cost $700+. Deep carpet cleaning, pet hair, tracked-in dirt, ground-in crumbs: this thing handles all of it.

The self-emptying dock holds 70 days of debris, which is the longest in this price range. Obstacle avoidance keeps it from getting stuck on cables and shoes. The dual anti-tangle brush system means you’re not cutting hair off the roller every week, which was always one of the worst parts of owning a Roomba. Sonic mopping is included too, and auto mop-lifting keeps wet pads off your carpets during transitions.

If you can only buy one robot vacuum and you have $300, this is the one. It vacuums carpets better than anything else in its price range, mops well enough for maintenance cleaning, and the self-empty dock means you can ignore it for over two months. Roborock’s app is also one of the better ones: clean mapping, scheduling, no-go zones, and room-specific settings.

The Roborock Qrevo is for people who take mopping seriously. The 200RPM spinning mop pads apply real pressure to the floor, which gets up sticky spots and dried spills that drag-style mops leave behind. Roomba’s mop offerings never came close to this kind of scrubbing.

Suction sits at 8,000Pa, which is lower than the Q10 S5+ but still more than enough for daily cleaning on all floor types. The all-in-one dock washes the mop pads with clean water, dries them with hot air, empties the dustbin, and refills the water tank. The anti-tangle brush design handles pet hair and long hair without getting wrapped up.

The $100 premium over the Q10 S5+ buys you significantly better mopping. If your home has mostly hard floors (tile, hardwood, LVP) and you want a robot that actually cleans them rather than just dragging a damp cloth around, the Qrevo is worth the upgrade. If carpet cleaning is your priority, save the $100 and get the Q10 S5+ instead.

The eufy X10 Pro Omni is the most hands-off robot vacuum on this list. Set it up once, and it runs on autopilot. The all-in-one dock handles emptying, mop washing, mop drying, and water refilling. The dual mop pads lift 12mm off the ground when carpet is detected, which is the highest auto-lift of any robot here. That means it can vacuum a carpeted room and mop a tile kitchen in the same run without dragging wet pads across your rug.

AI obstacle avoidance is the other standout. The X10 Pro identifies objects on the floor (shoes, cables, pet bowls) and navigates around them instead of pushing them around or getting stuck. Every robot claims obstacle avoidance, but eufy’s AI system is one of the more reliable ones in practice.

At $450, it’s the most expensive pick on this list, but it’s still cheaper than most flagship Roombas were before iRobot went under. If you want a robot that genuinely requires minimal attention and handles both vacuuming and mopping well, this is the one.