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Bissell ICONpetvsBlueair Blue Pure 211+

Age hasn't cost the 2017 Blueair Blue Pure 211+ the lead: it averages 8.3 against 7.6 for the 2020 Bissell ICONpet, and takes Performance 8.4 to 7.2.

Bissell ICONpet

Bissell

7.6

Built around pet hair specifically, and priced where impulse purchases live.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Blueair Blue Pure 211+

Blueair

8.3

Moves a large room's worth of air while staying quiet enough to forget about.

Price and availability change constantly, so we don't quote them here — the link opens the current Amazon listing.

Where they diverge

The widest gap is Performance, Blueair Blue Pure 211+ ahead 8.4 to 7.2. They come closest on Value, 8.8 to 8.2. Left of center is Bissell ICONpet, right is Blueair Blue Pure 211+.

Bissell ICONpet versus Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for Bissell ICONpet run left from the axis labels, bars for Blueair Blue Pure 211+ run right. Bissell ICONpet: Performance 7.2, Value 8.8, Durability 7.0, Ease of use 7.6, Quietness 7.4. Blueair Blue Pure 211+: Performance 8.4, Value 8.2, Durability 7.8, Ease of use 8.6, Quietness 8.6.Bissell ICONpet (left)Blueair Blue Pure 211+ (right)PerformanceBissell ICONpet — Performance 7.2 out of 107.2Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — Performance 8.4 out of 108.4ValueBissell ICONpet — Value 8.8 out of 108.8Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — Value 8.2 out of 108.2DurabilityBissell ICONpet — Durability 7.0 out of 107.0Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — Durability 7.8 out of 107.8Ease of useBissell ICONpet — Ease of use 7.6 out of 107.6Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — Ease of use 8.6 out of 108.6QuietnessBissell ICONpet — Quietness 7.4 out of 107.4Blueair Blue Pure 211+ — Quietness 8.6 out of 108.6Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the Bissell ICONpet

Leads on Value.

  • Pet hair is ninety percent of what you are cleaning up
  • A second vacuum for upstairs rather than the only one
  • Replacement parts you can buy at a general store

Take the Blueair Blue Pure 211+

Leads on Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Quietness.

  • An open-plan living space rather than a bedroom-sized box
  • You want one control and no app
  • The washable fabric sleeve catching pet hair appeals to you

What each one gets wrong

Bissell ICONpet

  • Deep carpet cleaning, where the motor runs out of authority
  • You want a machine that feels solid in the hand

Blueair Blue Pure 211+

  • Seeing a particulate number is part of trusting the machine
  • Carbon filtration for cooking smells is a priority

Specs, side by side

SpecBissell ICONpetBlueair Blue Pure 211+
BrushrollTangle-free, pet-focused—
BatteryRemovable—
FilterWashableFabric pre-filter plus particle filter
Coverage—Large rooms
Controls—One button, three speeds

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

The Bissell ICONpet is 3 years newer. Why does it score lower?
Because the axes didn't move the way the release dates suggest. The 2017 model takes Performance, Durability, Ease of use and Quietness, widest on Performance at 8.4 to 7.2. Value is where the 2020 model answers, and whether that is enough is the whole question.
What did the 2020 model improve?
Value. Value runs 8.8 to 8.2. That is not enough to move the average, which stays 8.3 to 7.6.
Which one ranks higher in "The hum you stop hearing, the dock burst you never do"?
Blueair Blue Pure 211+ sits at #2 in "The hum you stop hearing, the dock burst you never do", Bissell ICONpet at #4.