BISSELL Little Green Portable Cleaner vs Bissell Big Green Professional Carpet Cleaner

Buy the Little Green if you clean spots, stairs, upholstery and car seats and need something you can carry one-handed. Buy the Big Green if you have whole rooms of carpet and want a deep clean that rivals a rental machine. The Little Green is a 9.7 lb spot cleaner with a 48 oz tank; the Big Green is a 42 lb, 1400 W professional-grade extractor with 8 L tanks and a 7.7 m cord. Owners praise the Little Green for quick pet-mess cleanup and knock its small tank and short hose; the Big Green draws consistent praise for cleaning power and consistent complaints about weight and bulk.

• Choose the Little Green if your messes are spots, pet accidents, stairs, couch cushions or car interiors and you want a cleaner you can grab and carry.
• Choose the Big Green if you have wall-to-wall carpet in several rooms and want one deep pass to pull out embedded dirt and leave the carpet damp rather than soaked.