Best Shop Vacuums Models 2021 And List By Brand (For USA)

Peak horse power (HP) is far from being the only thing that matters when choosing Shop vacuums.Other factors such as Air flow and Amps are also important in how much power shop vacuums will deliver. Let Alphachooser sort things out for you and compare each model based on their specifications and features.

The current best shop vacuum 2021 is the Milwaukee M18 Cordless and the 2nd-best model is the Craftsman CMXEVBE17595. Here is the full top 10 list, followed by special categories and, finally, a complete list of shop vacuum brands and models.

Best Model 2021

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9.6/10

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Milwaukee M18 Cordless

9.6Out Of 10

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Second Best

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9.6/10

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Craftsman CMXEVBE17595

9.6Out Of 10

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9.4/10

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Vacmaster 5 Gallon Beast Series Professional

9.4Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Stanley SL18116P

9.2Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Vacmaster VOC507PF

9.2Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Vacmaster VQ607SFD

9.2Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Stanley SL18115

9.2Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Craftsman CMXEVBE17250

9.2Out Of 10

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9.3/10

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DeWALT DXV04T

9.3Out Of 10

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9.2/10

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Stanley 8255618

9.2Out Of 10

Best Shop Vacuums For Specific Categories

Best Industrial Shop Vacs 2021

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Best Shop Vac Blowers 2021

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Best Ash Vacuums

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Best Garage Shop Vacs

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5 Or 6-gallon Wet Dry Vacuums

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Cordless Shop Vacuums

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Small Shop Vacuums

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List of all shop vacuum brands and their latest models 2021:

Ridgid (41 models)

The Ridgid RT1600 is the newest Ridgid model.

All Ridgid shop vacuums.

Shop-Vac (39 models)

The Shop-Vac 5989400 is the latest shop vacuum by Shop-Vac.

All Shop-Vac shop vacuums.

Vacmaster (29 models)

The Vacmaster VOC809PF is the latest shop vacuum by Vacmaster.

All Vacmaster shop vacuums.

Workshop (20 models)

The Workshop WS0255VA is the newest Workshop model.

All Workshop shop vacuums.

Craftsman (16 models)

The Craftsman CMXEVBE17925 is the newest Craftsman one.

All Craftsman shop vacuums.

Stanley (15 models)

The Stanley SL18910P-3 is the latest shop vacuum by Stanley.

All Stanley shop vacuums.

DeWALT (9 models)

The DeWALT DXV05P is the newest DeWALT one.

All DeWALT shop vacuums.

Makita (7 models)

The Makita XCV13Z is the latest model by Makita.

All Makita shop vacuums.

Dayton (5 models)

The Dayton 1VHF9 is the latest shop vacuum by Dayton.

All Dayton shop vacuums.

Nilfisk (5 models)

The Nilfisk ALTO Aero 26 is the newest model by Nilfisk.

All Nilfisk shop vacuums.

Milwaukee (4 models)

The Milwaukee 0882-20 is the latest Milwaukee shop vacuum.

All Milwaukee shop vacuums.

Dustless (3 models)

The Dustless Pit Hawg is the newest Dustless shop vacuum.

All Dustless shop vacuums.

Sun Joe (3 models)

The Sun Joe SWD6600 is the newest Sun Joe model.

All Sun Joe shop vacuums.

Vonhaus (3 models)

The VonHaus Dust is the latest Vonhaus shop vacuum.

All Vonhaus shop vacuums.

Ryobi (3 models)

The Ryobi P7131 is the newest Ryobi one.

All Ryobi shop vacuums.

Porter-Cable (3 models)

The Porter-Cable PCX18604P-9A is the newest Porter-Cable shop vacuum.

All Porter-Cable shop vacuums.

Pullman-Holt (2 models)

The Pullman-Holt B160487 is the newest Pullman-Holt shop vacuum.

All Pullman-Holt shop vacuums.

Snow Joe (2 models)

The Snow Joe ASHJ202 is the latest model by Snow Joe.

All Snow Joe shop vacuums.

Bosch (2 models)

The Bosch Advanced Vac 20 is the newest Bosch one.

All Bosch shop vacuums.

Hoover (2 models)

The Hoover BH57125 is the newest Hoover shop vacuum.

All Hoover shop vacuums.

Proteam (2 models)

The ProTeam 1071281 is the latest Proteam shop vacuum.

All Proteam shop vacuums.

Loveless Ash (Just 1 model): Cheetah MU305

One BISSELL shop vacuum: BISSELL Garage Pro 18P03

A wall-mountable, wet and dry vacuum and blower that can handle multiple tasks including use in fine-detailing of autos.

One Love-less Ash shop vacuum: Cougar Ash Vacuum MU405-R

The costway 5 gallon ash vacuum cleaner.

1 Costway shop vacuum: costway 5 gallon ash vacuum cleaner

1 Eureka shop vacuum: Eureka 3670G

1 Dirt Hound shop vacuum: Dirt Hound DH0500

Wall-mounted vac with a one-button release.

1 Armor All shop vacuum: ArmorAll AA255

Small 2.5-gallon wet/dry utility vacuum that trumpets its auto-shutoff feature and its 2-HP motor coupled with an air and noise diffuser.

United States Stove Company (Just 1 model): US Stove AV15

One PowerSmith shop vacuum: PowerSmith PAVC101 Ash

One Wagan shop vacuum: Wagan 750

Car-centric wet and dry vacuum that runs on 12v and includes an air inflator feature to boot.

One Pulse-Bac shop vacuum: Pulse-Bac Model 1050

20-gallon capacity shop vacuum equipped with automatic filter-cleaning and air-shunting features meant to prolong both filter and motor life.

One Vacumaid shop vacuum: Vacumaid Garage Vac Pro

Powder-coated 7-gallon garage vacuum cleaner that is powered by a 120-volt Ametek Lamb motor, and is equipped with a HEPA-style bag.

1 Worskhop shop vacuum: Workshop WS0450VA

One Global Industries shop vacuum: Global Industrial BJ134-25L

1 Plow and Hearth shop vacuum: Plow and Hearth 13997

GarageVac (Just 1 model): GarageVac GH120W

One Duravac shop vacuum: Duravac EAT606S

1 Honeywell shop vacuum: Honeywell HWM6530I

1 Porter Cable shop vacuum: Porter Cable 4 Gallon Ash Vac

Numatic (Just 1 model): Numatic WV470

One Koblenz shop vacuum: Koblenz canister

One Tower shop vacuum: Tower TAV10

1 Blaupunkt shop vacuum: Blaupunkt WD5000

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