Top 10 Best Blenders for Smoothies in 2024 – Reviews & Buying Guides

If you want the most powerful and efficient blender on the market, the Vitamix Professional Series 750 kitchen blender is the top of the line for producing the smoothest smoothies ever for the whole house. Offering a 2.2 HP motor that is shockingly quiet on the encapsulated larger 90oz, 64oz, or 48oz jar, the Vitamix will do far more than just make a great smoothie.

With intellectual design and blade’s movement, this incredible machine will completely mush even the toughest of vegetables, turning them into a smooth, drinkable smoothie. The giant 64-ounce container will allow you to make smoothies for the whole family as well as hot soups, homemade ice cream, frozen desserts, whole-food juices, nut butter, and more. It is just so powerful and efficient that you don’t have to pre-chop ingredients, just throw them in the jar, filled to capacity and come out with the best smoothies. Peanut butter, not a problem, go ahead.

Best of all, the Vitamix Professional 750 self-cleans in just 60 seconds when you are done and comes with a full 7-year manufacturer’s warranty. Now that’s a great blender.

Beware though, the older version of Vitamix tends to shed Teflon while blending; this issue was fixed in its 2016 revision. Just watch for the manufacturing date when you’re buying.

This is the strongest, most powerful motor blender on the market. The Blendtec Total Blender Classic is one of the most trusted names in manufacturing commercial blenders and also a frequent choice of many juice bars, coffee houses, and smoothie shops around the world.

The Total Blender Classic offers a whopping 3 HP motor and delivers 1,560-watts of peak power. The Blendtec comes with a proprietary four-sided BPA-free copolyester jar with a vented gripper lid and a blunt safety blade that is thicker and stronger than most traditional blender blades.

Whip up a cake batter, crush ice, juice the heartiest of vegetables, and make ice cream and soup with this versatile 10-speed blender with easy-to-read touchpad controls. There are just too many things you can do with their 6 available cycles for handling from a smoothie to puree, soup, and etc.

With the powerful 3 HP motor, this beast could blend through anything without the need for tamper in between.

At 15.5 inches tall, the Blendtec fits easily under most kitchen cabinets, and with its heavy base, the machine would sit nicely still through any blending vibration.

All of those pros are back up with full 8 year manufacturer’s warranty.

Flaw, you may ask? Apart from being on the pricier side (less than the Vitamix), some Blendtec owners might complain about the actual blend-able capacity. E.g despite being at 64oz, the carafe shouldn’t be filled more than half to function efficiently. So that leaves 32 oz of smoothies, soup, or whatever you’re blending, which if you have to serve 5 or more would present a tedious task.

Another flaw, when comparing to the Vitamix, is that its uncleared accompanying user manual, which is kind of frustrating for newcomers.

If you want an all-in-one appliance that combines a complete blending system with the versatility of a food processor, mini chopping bowl, and to-go blender cups for smoothies and juices on-the-go, then the Ninja Mega Kitchen system is for you. The 2 HP motor offers you 1500 Watts of peak blending power and enough juice to pulverize even the sturdiest fruits and vegetables.

When you’re ready to make bread, pie dough, or cinnamon rolls, the food processing attachment with blade dough will make quick work of kneading the dough for you or chop up a batch of veggies for a stir fry. For smaller jobs like chopping onions or cilantro, throw in the 1 cup bowl to make quick work of all your dicing and chopping needs.

The ninja also comes with several attachments like a double-sides shredder and slicer for even French-fries and cheese shredding. This is just perfect for daily use, you’ll get the most out of this.

Choose from the giant 72-ounce blender jar for family gatherings or the individual smoothie cups to take with you. The single-serve cup is so useful, especially for the morning/post workout scenarios, just pop the blade in, blend for 2-3 seconds, replace with the sippy cap and you’re ready to enjoy. 5-minutes max quick smoothies.

Cons, yes, with the variety of attachments and parts, you will end up with a big box that would eventually cost a whole cabinet space. If you’re blessed with a large kitchen, this won’t be a problem, otherwise running for storage space might be frustrating, as all parts loosen, uneven, and do not stack.

If all you want is a small, inexpensive low-profile system for blending smoothies and accomplishing smaller tasks like chopping or dicing a small amount of vegetables, then the NutriBullet is for you. Unlike the Ninja Mega Kitchen system, the 12 pieces that come with the NutriBullet are strictly accessories for the three cups. The 12 piece set includes:

Offering only a single speed and 600 watts of power, the NutriBullet is quite good for blending smoothies and emulsifying them. Though liquidity tougher vegetables and frozen fruits are not that great compare to Vitamix or Blendtex. With a maximum 3-cup capacity, it is not ideal for large batches of drinks. On the other hand, the low profile base costs the minimum spaces of your counter and is great for taking on-the-go when traveling or camping.

The NutriBullet is also ideal for an RV, small kitchenette or to use at the office. The small base and minimal containers make it perfect to fit right in a desk drawer to use right at your desk. The less powerful motor also makes for quieter operation, which means you can use it in a small space or office without bothering others nearby. Whip up a cup of bulletproof coffee in the morning right at your desk and then whip up a quick mid-morning smoothie to tide you over until lunch.

While the NutriBullet offers a single handle ring for use with one of the cups, however, it doesn’t offer a to-go lid. If you want to take a smoothie or blended drink with you, you’ll have to pour it in a separate to-go cup or take it with you lidless. On the other hand, not taking the cup with you makes it less likely you will lose the blender cup or leave it behind somewhere.

If there is any blender that standing out for its ice-crushing capability, it’s this Oster Reverse Crush Counterforms blender. The blending power is at 600W and combined to 1000W to cut through anything. This machine can turn any fruit, leaf veggies, frozen… into Smoothie, a good one at that too.

The most spectacular thing is its reversing blade feature. It helps remove air pocket formed from stubborn fruit/food chunk, turning everything uniformly. The gears are all metal, and the blade is stainless steel too. So many goods at such a decent price, this Oster definitely a considerate purchase for any serious smoothie drinker with a budget.

At the juncture between size, price, power, and respected brand name sit the Breville BBL605XL Hemisphere Control Blender.

Far less pricey than the Vitamix or Blendtec blenders, the Breville BBL605XL still offers a hefty but quiet running 750 Watt motor that will chew through the toughest of ingredients in its large 48 oz. Eastman Tritan copolyester jug.

The unique hemisphere bowl and blade system actually draws the top ingredients down to the bottom of the pitcher ensuring you get the smoothest of smoothies with no leftover chunks or lumps. Final results are comparable to that of a Vitamix or Blendtec.

Another plus for this Breville is its extremely quiet operation, so blending in the morning won’t wake anyone, especially useful for those who live in an apartment or need the peace.

An LCD Timer counts up and down for pre-programmed settings and even offers a pre-programmed smoothie setting. While it doesn’t offer the versatility of the Ninja kitchen system, Breville is still one of the most respected names in kitchen appliances that is well-known for its product longevity and outstanding customer support.

This is not a full capacity smoothie blender, it does possess some capabilities such as blending and pureeing. It will not however, smoothly make smoothie, but still, if you can tolerate, it does make a convenient and useful gadget for a small home kitchen.

This OXA hand blender is an immersion blender. That is you just stick and immerse it directly into any pot, jar, glass, or whatever you’re using. There are also some attachments included for whisking eggs, chopping dry ingredients. Most of the parts are dishwasher safe, so cleaning is a breeze. So, for an apartment, travel, or small home, this machine can be considered since it could double as a food processor, hand mixer, frother, etc.