Ecovacs Deebot X9 Pro Omni vs Shark PowerDetect Never Touch Pro

The Deebot X9 Pro Omni is the stronger cleaner on paper: 16,600 Pa suction, a self-rinsing roller mop, and an OMNI station that washes and dries the mop and holds dust up to 90 days. The Shark PowerDetect Never Touch Pro is the simpler, lighter machine with a self-cleaning pad and 60-day self-empty, but its suction is unpublished and its pad mops rather than scrubs. Buy the Ecovacs for deep carpet and pet-hair cleaning with hands-off mopping; buy the Shark if you want a lighter, easier-to-live-with robot and mostly hard floors.

• Choose the Deebot X9 Pro Omni if you have pets, wall-to-wall carpet, and want the mop scrubbed and rinsed with fresh water on every pass.
• Choose the Shark PowerDetect Never Touch Pro if you want a lighter robot that lifts over obstacles, self-cleans its pad, and needs less babysitting.