Head to head · Updated June 2026
Eufy RoboVac 11S MAX vs iRobot Roomba 694
The two budget classics, still the smartest sub-$220 buys in 2026. The app-less Eufy 11S MAX and the entry Roomba 694 take opposite approaches to cheap: one strips everything optional, the other keeps the brand's bones. Your floors and your patience for apps decide this one.
In this corner
Eufy
Eufy RoboVac 11S MAX
$239.99 at Amazonlow stock
price as of Jun 12, 7:25 PM ET — subject to change
And in this corner
iRobot
iRobot Roomba 694
typical price $199
check Amazon for the current price
Scores side by side
| Category | Eufy RoboVac 11S MAX | iRobot Roomba 694 |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | 7.9 | 7.6 |
| Cleaning | 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Navigation | 6.5 | 6.8 |
| App & smarts | 6.0 | 7.8 |
| Value | 9.5 | 8.6 |
Round by round
01Cleaning
too close to callSplit decision by surface: the Eufy took hard floors in our lanes (88% vs 84%) while the Roomba's three-stage brush system won carpet convincingly (81% vs 78%) and re-attacks dirty patches with Dirt Detect. Mostly-hardwood homes lean Eufy; mostly-carpet homes lean Roomba.
02Fit & noise
winner: Eufy RoboVac 11S MAXAt 2.85 inches the Eufy slides under sofas and beds the 3.6-inch Roomba bounces off — in furnished homes that's whole square footage the Roomba never sees. It's also the quietest robot we've tested, at conversation-friendly volume; the Roomba is unmistakably a vacuum.
03Smart features
winner: iRobot Roomba 694The Roomba connects to a stable, genuinely useful app: schedules, voice control, maintenance alerts. The Eufy gives you a TV-style remote and a timer — which is either a limitation or a feature, depending on how you feel about cloud accounts. Objectively, the Roomba does more.
04Upkeep
winner: Eufy RoboVac 11S MAXThe Eufy's bristle brush needs weekly de-fuzzing in a long-haired home and its side brushes are consumables, but its parts are everywhere and cheap. The Roomba's dual brushes wrap hair too, and its consumables cost more. Slight edge to the simpler, cheaper-to-feed machine.
The verdict
Low furniture, hard floors, thin walls, or app fatigue: the 11S MAX. More carpet than hardwood, or a household that wants schedules and voice control: the Roomba 694. Either way you're getting the best of budget — just don't expect either to navigate like the LiDAR class.
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