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Specialties: the numbers

Everything below is computed from the 273 curated specialties we track - no estimates, no third-party data.

273Curated models
86Brands
★ 4.5Average Amazon rating
325,322Amazon ratings

How Amazon buyers rate them

The average Amazon rating across the category is ★ 4.5. Low-rated products with meaningful rating volume are dropped during curation, so the spread below reflects the survivors.

★ 4.6-5.0
109
★ 4.3-4.5
124
★ 4.0-4.2
31
Below ★ 4.0
9

Brand share of the curated catalog

DeWALT
47 · 17%
Cordless
23 · 8%
MILWAUKEE
21 · 8%
Shop-Vac
18 · 7%
Craftsman
12 · 4%
MAKITA
12 · 4%
Vacmaster
11 · 4%
Ryobi
6 · 2%

Most-rated models

Where these numbers come from

Counts, ratings, and rating totals are pulled from the curated specialties catalog on every build - the same data behind the Specialties category page. Junk listings and no-name brands are filtered out before anything is counted. Product data: last refreshed aug 4, 2026.