This page compiles the hands-on testing we have already published in the individual reviews. It adds no new measurements: every score, spec and figure below comes from the linked review.

VIAIR

1 tested model · 12V corded

Best score: 4.7 / 5From $64.99

Milwaukee

1 tested model · Cordless 12V

Best score: 4.6 / 5From $99.00

Ryobi

1 tested model · Cordless 18V

Best score: 4.5 / 5From $49.00

AstroAI

1 tested model · 12V socket

Best score: 4.4 / 5From $39.99

Avid Power

1 tested model · AC/DC dual power

Best score: 4.3 / 5From $59.99

EPAuto

1 tested model · Budget 12V

Best score: 4.1 / 5From $29.99

Kensun

1 tested model · AC/DC dual power

Best score: 4.0 / 5From $49.99

Why brand pages here are short

A brand is not a product, and a brand page that praises a manufacturer without testing its hardware is advertising. Each page below does one job: it collects every unit from that brand we have tested, with the score, the price and the trade-offs we published, so a reader can see whether the brand is consistently good in this category or has one standout.

If a brand has one model here, that is because we have tested one model — not a judgement on the rest of its range. The methodology and equipment are on how we test.