These 24 Cleaning Tools Are the Very Best in 2026, According to Our Editors
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Vacuum cleaners, dusters, sponges, and mops all have one thing in common: These are the tools you use to get your home clean. But with hundreds of cleaning tools out there, which one is the best? Lucky for you, Apartment Therapy’s editors spent hundreds of hours testing so many cleaning tools in their homes to find out which ones were the finest, most effective ones to use.
Without further ado, here are the 24 cleaning tools we think are the best, as featured in our 2026 Cleaning Awards program, our guide to the cleaning essentials everyone needs in their home.
See the full list of the 50 winners of Apartment Therapy’s Cleaning Awards here.