For this guide, we endeavored to find the best portable carpet cleaners: handheld machines that weigh under 15 pounds and are primarily used for spot-cleaning or tricky spots like carpeted stairs.

This fan-favorite device has been called a "must-have in every home" — and it's on mega-sale at Walmart right now.

Lightweight and easy to use, the Bissell Little Green carpet cleaner is one of the best machines to have in your arsenal of ...

If you’re looking for a portable and powerful carpet cleaner, the Hoover CleanSlate Plus Carpet & Upholstery Spot Cleaner might be the right choice for you. We recently tried out the Hoover ...

In our lab tests, Carpet Cleaners models like the StainStriker PX201 are rated on multiple criteria, such as those listed below. Cleaning: Shows how well each machine removed red clay stain from ...

This popular, pet-friendly and portable carpet and upholstery cleaner ... including a HydroRinse self-cleaning hose, a three-inch Tough Stain tool and a Spraying Crevice Tool to help you get ...

our testers—led by lab technicians Arianna Coger and Tyler Ivester and overseen by Larry Ciufo—stain carpet samples with a mixture of clay and water and use the portable carpet cleaners to ...

To target smaller messes and stains, this portable upholstery and carpet cleaner can ... with a great smell after cleaning. The machine’s 3-inch tough stain tool suctions and scrubs through ...