These upright vacuum cleaners from Kenmore and Shark outshine others in our tests The best upright vacuums excel at removing embedded dirt from carpets and can effectively pick up pet hair.

For more options, see our full ratings for bagged and bagless upright vacuums ... 21814 and Kenmore Pop-N-Go BC4026, clean carpet well, too. Canisters are also a good choice for multilevel ...

All the canister vacuums we test at Consumer Reports do a terrific job cleaning bare floors, and some are very good at cleaning ... easier to move around than upright vacuums.