iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty vs iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo

The iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo rates 4.1 among self-cleaning dock robot vacuums; the iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty rates 3.6 among vacuum only ones. The iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty costs $149.01 less ($279.99 vs $429).

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iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo

#61 in Self-cleaning dock4.1Full review

For large, low-furniture homes that want a hot-wash mopping dock and long runtime without paying for camera obstacle avoidance.

Amazon $429

$429

iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty

#7 in Vacuum only3.6Full review

A budget self-emptying LiDAR vacuum for hard floors and low carpet in homes without pets; its poor pet hair score rules it out for shedding animals.

Amazon $279.99

$279.99

Scores side by side

These two sit in different type classes (self-cleaning dock and vacuum only), and each is scored against the reference points for its own class, so a rating says how well each does among its own type peers. How we rank explains each factor.

Factor weight	iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo	iRobot Roomba 105 Vac + AutoEmpty
Overall rating	4.1/5	3.6/5
Cleaning 30%	48 not yet tested; estimated from 3 tested iRobot robots and the median of the 80 tested robots	29 measured 82% of sand from carpet, 29% of pet hair, some hair tangled (0.8)
Value 25%	88 $429	63 $280
Dock 20%	100 Self-empties the bin, washes the mop, hot-water mop wash, hot-air mop drying	100 Self-empties the bin
Navigation 15%	65 LiDAR	65 LiDAR
Mopping 10%	76 Dual spinning pads, lifts 10 mm, extends to edges	Not scored

Independent tests

iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo

No independent test published yet.