Dreame D20 Air Plus vs Eufy 11S MAX

The Dreame D20 Air Plus, thanks to LiDAR mapping, a self-emptying dock, stronger suction and a three-year warranty. The Eufy 11S MAX answers with a lower price, a quieter rating and total simplicity.

The Eufy 11S MAX has no Wi-Fi or app of any kind, run entirely by remote. The Dreame D20 Air Plus connects to Wi-Fi, builds LiDAR maps, and works with Alexa and Google Home.

The Eufy 11S MAX, rated at 55dB against the Dreame D20 Air Plus's 76dB, which is the clearest trade-off for its extra suction and self-emptying dock.

It is a light refresh rather than a deep clean: a flat pad fed by a 280ml tank, with no washing, drying or lifting on carpet. The Eufy 11S MAX does not mop at all.

Buyers who want a mapped, room-by-room clean with a dock that empties itself for weeks at a time, especially in pet households on hard floors, and who can tolerate a louder robot.

Buyers on a tight budget who want the quietest, simplest possible robot vacuum, do not care about an app or mapping, and are fine emptying a 600ml bin by hand.