The 9 Best Electric Snow Shovels March, 2019 (And 1 Other Model)

The Snow Joe Plus 323E is an electric snow shovel rigged with a 10-amp motor, which makes it one of the most-powerful units you will find in this category (Some of its contemporaries use roughly-8-amp motors only). Consequently, it promises to move up to 400lbs of snow per minute. It has a 13-inch intake width matched by a 6-inch intake height.

This hand-held electric shovel owes its 4-star average user rating to its ability for quick snow pickups on small areas, such as patios, sidewalks, and narrow driveways. A certain happy customer said that it did not bog down and that it threw the snow at a pretty good distance . Another user added that while it's not ready for big jobs, this Snow Joe snow shovel sounds perfect for dealing with areas where larger machines would otherwise be impractical.

On the flip side, like a few other electric snow shovels listed here on AlphaChooser, some of its buyers complained that it is only good enough for fresh, light snow -- a certain reviewer mentioned that its very hard to push around when dealing with even roughly 4 inches of mixed snow. Another complaint we picked up from the 306 reviews that we sampled is that this unit is a tad too heavy, although its 13.8lbs (about 6.2 kilos) overall weight makes it sound lighter than a good number of competing snow shovels, some of which weigh in at around 15-20lbs. Furthermore, its plastic parts also took some flak for being quite flimsy, although this is an expected trade-off, as far as electric-powered snow shovels go.

To rehash, given the Snow Joe Plus 323E's mix of reviews, nearly half of which were perfect 5-star ratings when we were checking it out, and with the aid of our shopping algorithm, which aggregated 5304 reviews for electric snow shovels, we conclude that this model is Alphachooser's best electric snow shovel 2019 (Learn how we rank items), with a confidence level of 98 topping it off (More on confidence levels).

The Toro 38361 Power Shovel is a corded electric snow shovel designed to clear snow out of walkways, small yards, and sidewalks. This particular model comes with a 12-inch intake width and a 7.5-amp motor, but it is also offered alongside siblings that have 15-inch and 18-inch intake widths, with 12-amp and 15-amp motors respectively. It uses a 2-blade curved auger style and weights only 13lbs, putting it on the light side of the spectrum, at least as far as this AlphaChooser list is concerned -- a few other entries on this list weigh 20lbs.

Going over to the 3758 reviews we sampled for this hand-held power shovel, a couple of its users cautioned that its adjustable handle, which is held in place by no more than a little screw, might be a design flaw, since the screw ended up falling loose due to the vibration and rendered the shovel virtually useless. Another user groused about its forward-only blowing direction, which, according to him, could spell some trouble, unless you hate your neighbors. A couple of minor complaints talked about units the stopped working after just a couple of winter seasons.

As for the positive side of things, this 4-star unit was described by one happy buyer as perfect for dealing with snow that's less than 4 inches thick . On the other hand, some tried it out on a blizzard and enthusiastically reported that it helped them clear snow out of deck areas and walk areas with relative ease. Moreover, while having to drag a power cord around does not sound too convenient, its reviewers generally agree on the 38361 being a lightweight power shovel that works pretty well.

Summing up, after sending our review-crawling algorithm to scour 5304 reviews for electric snow shovels across our sources, we can safely say that the Toro 38361 is among the top 9 power shovels out there today, being Alphachooser's second best electric snow shovel 2019.

12-inch snow blower shovel with a 20-feet throwing distance and a capacity of 300 pounds of snow per minute.

With an 11-inch intake width and a 6-inch intake height, the Snow Joe 324E claims to be ideal for clearing snow out of patios, walkways, and steps -- obviously as an alternative to the back-aches of shoveling snow away manually. This electric snow shovel is powered by a 10-amp motor promising to move up to 300lbs of snow per minute and it comes with a 2-blade auger setup.

As of this AlphaChooser write-up, the 324E averaged a star rating of 4 stars, which is largely due to its snow-throwing performance -- one user gave it a perfect 5-star rating for helping them clear some 10-12 inches of snow with ease . A few other buyers also commend this hand-held snow blower for being easy to assemble and fire up out of the box, with a couple of users keeping their reviews simple with enthusiastic one-liners like it does what it says it does. Its small size (relative to full-blown snow blowers, that is), makes it rather easy to store, too.

The 418 reviews that we picked up were not all positive though, with some unhappy campers regretting their purchase due to the 324E's apparently cheap plastic blades that prove to be problematic when dealing with thick snow. A certain buyer also cautioned that it's not an ideal machine for crushed stone walkways, as the rubble tends to get into its chute and potentially damages the blades -- but single-stage snow blowers are always meant for paved driveways anyway.

Some users also claim that it's not as convenient to move around as it promises to be, adding that its cord often gets in the way. Still, however, the fact that more than half of our sampled reviews were 5-star ones makes us believe otherwise, not to mention that electric snow blowers are not exactly work-free anyway.

When it's all said and done, our review crawler, which we sent out to analyze a total of 5304 reviews for electric snow shovels across our sources, concludes that the Snow Joe 324E is an Alphachooser good choice, making it one of the top 9 units in this category.

This one pushes the snow shovel concept a bit farther by getting rid of the power cord with its battery pack system similar to the one used by cordless power tools.

A low-priced electric shovel with a 4-inch intake height.

12.5-inch snow shovel with 3-way adjustable chute and a throwing distance of 20 feet.

Very basic electric shovel with only 5 inches of intake height, but a claimed throwing distance of 25 feet.