
You don’t normally find automatic filter cleaning, and the motor tends to be smaller, so there’s less overall power. Shop vacs usually have a larger diameter hose and they don’t typically arrive HEPA certified (though some do). The Shop-Vac brand is still around, though it went through a rough period and a sale a few years ago. The Shop-Vac brand became so synonymous with wet-dry shop vacuums that people started calling all of them Shop Vacs. Shop Vacs are like Kleenex, Bandaids, and Sawzalls.

Best Cordless: Greenworks 60V Pro Hybrid – Buy at Tractor Supply.Best Overall: Milwaukee Modular w/Air Tip Accessories – Buy at Acme Tools.
