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NutriBullet Pro 900vsVitamix A3500

Vitamix A3500 edges NutriBullet Pro 900, 7.8 to 7.0. The 5 axes split 3-2, widest on Performance at 3.0.

NutriBullet Pro 900

NutriBullet

7.0

A 900-watt motor under a cup you drink from. One person, one smoothie, under a minute.

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

Vitamix A3500

Vitamix

7.8

A ten-year warranty, a tamper, and a self-clean cycle. Noise is what the drivetrain costs.

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, Vitamix A3500 ahead 9.4 to 6.4. They come closest on Ease of use, 8.8 to 8.6. Left of center is NutriBullet Pro 900, right is Vitamix A3500.

NutriBullet Pro 900 versus Vitamix A3500 — axis scores out of 10Horizontal bar chart of editorial scores out of 10 across 5 axes. Bars for NutriBullet Pro 900 run left from the axis labels, bars for Vitamix A3500 run right. NutriBullet Pro 900: Performance 6.4, Value 8.8, Durability 6.2, Ease of use 8.8, Quietness 5.0. Vitamix A3500: Performance 9.4, Value 6.2, Durability 9.2, Ease of use 8.6, Quietness 5.4.NutriBullet Pro 900 (left)Vitamix A3500 (right)PerformanceNutriBullet Pro 900 — Performance 6.4 out of 106.4Vitamix A3500 — Performance 9.4 out of 109.4ValueNutriBullet Pro 900 — Value 8.8 out of 108.8Vitamix A3500 — Value 6.2 out of 106.2DurabilityNutriBullet Pro 900 — Durability 6.2 out of 106.2Vitamix A3500 — Durability 9.2 out of 109.2Ease of useNutriBullet Pro 900 — Ease of use 8.8 out of 108.8Vitamix A3500 — Ease of use 8.6 out of 108.6QuietnessNutriBullet Pro 900 — Quietness 5.0 out of 105.0Vitamix A3500 — Quietness 5.4 out of 105.4Editorial score out of 10 — higher is better

Which one to pick

Take the NutriBullet Pro 900

Leads on Value and Ease of use.

  • One smoothie at a time, drunk from the cup it was made in
  • A dorm room, an office, or a counter with no room for a jar
  • Frozen fruit and greens, which is the job the extractor blade is shaped for

Take the Vitamix A3500

Leads on Performance, Durability and Quietness.

  • Nut butters, doughs, and hot soup — jobs that stall lesser machines
  • You keep appliances for a decade and want containers still orderable then
  • Frozen batches thick enough that a tamper is the only way through

What each one gets wrong

NutriBullet Pro 900

  • Hot liquids — the manual rules them out and a sealed cup has nowhere to vent
  • Anything that runs past a minute; the motor is duty-cycled and will cut out
  • Cooking for more than one person, unless you enjoy blending in shifts

Vitamix A3500

  • Thin walls or a sleeping household; this is among the loudest machines here
  • You blend a single cup at a time — a 64 oz container needs volume to circulate
  • Your upper cabinets sit lower than seventeen inches above the counter

Specs, side by side

SpecNutriBullet Pro 900Vitamix A3500
Motor900 watts2.2 peak horsepower
Cups32 oz and 24 oz, dishwasher safe—
BladeTwist-on stainless extractor blade—
WarrantyOne year10-year full warranty
Container—64 oz low-profile with Self-Detect
Controls—Touchscreen, variable speed dial, pulse, timer
Programs—Smoothies, hot soups, dips, frozen desserts, self-clean
Size—11 x 8 x 17 in

Rankings they both appear in

Questions

NutriBullet Pro 900 or Vitamix A3500 — which should I buy?
Vitamix A3500 leads on Performance, Durability and Quietness. If Value and Ease of use matter more to you, take the NutriBullet Pro 900 instead.
Is 0.8 a real difference?
Barely. NutriBullet Pro 900 averages 7.0 and Vitamix A3500 averages 7.8, and the total is the plain average of 5 axes, so 0.8 is what one axis moving 4.0 looks like after averaging. The axis split, 3-2, tells you more.
Which of our lists do both of these appear in?
Vitamix A3500 sits at #2 in "Batch size decides a blender before wattage does", NutriBullet Pro 900 at #4. They also share 1 other list on the site.