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Best portable carpet cleaners

Our top pick is the Shark StainStriker. A portable cleaner handles spills, stairs, sofas and car seats. We favor compact models experts rate for suction and owners grab for every spill.

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Our top pick portable is the Shark StainStriker: it suits you if you have pets and deal with regular accidents on carpet or furniture.

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What is the best carpet cleaner portable?

The Shark StainStriker. It suits you if you have pets and deal with regular accidents on carpet or furniture.

Based on: Highest score of the 5 carpet cleaners we rank portable.

How much should I spend on a carpet cleaner portable?

The top-rated ones start around $79 and go up to about $330. The Bissell Little Green 1400B is the lowest-priced of the leaders.

Based on: US prices quoted in expert reviews and at Amazon.com for the six highest-scoring models.

What should I look for in a carpet cleaner portable?

A portable cleaner handles spills, stairs, sofas and car seats. We favor compact models experts rate for suction and owners grab for every spill.

Based on: What expert reviews and owners stress for this need.

The leaderboard

60% overall score · 40% fit for this need
  1. 01Shark StainStriker

    Shark StainStriker

    A handy, capable stain fighter for spots, not whole rooms

    EXPOWNREL81
    88 for this need5 of 5 expert reviews recommend it for this97% of owner mentions are positive
  2. 02Bissell Little Green 1400B

    Bissell Little Green 1400B

    A handy, affordable stain fighter for couches, carpets, and car seats

    EXPOWNREL71
    80 for this need8 of 8 expert reviews recommend it for this86% of owner mentions are positive
  3. 03Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro

    Bissell ProHeat 2X Revolution Pet Pro

    Strong pet-stain cleaner for carpets, but durability is a real question

    EXPOWNREL67
    73 for this need3 of 5 expert reviews recommend it for this83% of owner mentions are positive
  4. 04Bissell Revolution HydroSteam

    Bissell Revolution HydroSteam

    A powerful stain-lifting carpet cleaner that's heavy, loud, and sometimes slow to dry

    EXPOWNREL72
    65 for this need1 of 5 expert reviews recommend it for this69% of owner mentions are positive
  5. 05Hoover SmartWash

    Hoover SmartWash

    Cleans carpets well when it works, but durability is a gamble

    EXPOWNREL44
    55 for this need3 of 3 expert reviews recommend it for this44% of owner mentions are positive

Fit = share of expert reviews that recommend it for this, plus what owners report on the related topics. How we score.

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