Greenworks 13 Amp 20" Corded Electric

20" wide · 80V, 1×4.0Ah battery · 34 lb

This is Greenworks' answer to the Ego SNT2102, and at around $250 with a 4.0Ah battery and rapid charger it undercuts every serious battery single-stage on the market — which is exactly why it keeps showing up in budget threads. The brushless motor chews through 4-6 inches of powder without drama, the dual LEDs are genuinely useful, and if you already own Greenworks 80V mower or blower batteries the value gets silly. The honest limits: one 4.0Ah battery is good for roughly a 2-4 car driveway (30-45 minutes) in light snow, and that shrinks fast in the wet cement-grade stuff, where the 20-foot-ish real-world throw drops to a dribble that lands back in your path. Owners also note lithium packs sulk below about 10°F unless stored indoors. It's the right machine for a suburban driveway in a 3-8 inch snowfall climate — buy a second battery, or step up to a two-stage if your plow berm regularly tops a foot.

Best for Suburban homeowners with a 2-4 car driveway who want quiet cordless clearing and may already own Greenworks 80V batteries.

20" wide · 60V brushless · 34 lb

Greenworks runs two battery platforms and this is the 60V one, sitting below the 80V machines already in this catalog. Ten inches of intake and 34 lb put it firmly in sidewalk-and-deck territory rather than driveway duty — it is closer to a powered shovel than to the 80V 24-inch two-stage. Worth buying only if the 60V batteries are already in the garage; if you are starting fresh, the 80V line is the better platform to enter.

Best for Decks, sidewalks, steps and short paved paths, for someone already on the Greenworks 60V platform.

24" wide · 80V, 2×4.0Ah batteries (5kW brushless) · 176 lb

This is one of the few battery two-stages that owners genuinely describe as a gas replacement — the 5kW brushless motor is pitched as 252cc-equivalent, and Best Buy reviewers back it up with reports of no bogging and no clogged chute in heavy snow. The self-propelled drive with reverse, 24x18-inch mouth, and up to 50-foot throw put it squarely against the EGO SNT2405 and Toro 60V Power Max, usually for less when Best Buy runs its frequent $1,400 sales (list hovers near $1,800-$2,000). Real-world limits: the two included 4.0Ah packs are the small ones — expect 30-45 minutes in deep, wet snow, so the tri-port's third-battery slot isn't a gimmick, it's the upgrade path. At 176 lbs it's a handful in the garage with the power off, cold soak below 10°F cuts runtime, and there are no heated grips at a price where gas rivals include them. For an 8-car driveway in a 40-inch-a-year climate, it's the quiet, no-maintenance pick.

Best for Homeowners with large driveways in real snow country who want gas-class two-stage power without the engine maintenance.

20" wide · 29 ft throw · 36 lb

WEN's follow-up to the long-running 5664 Snow Blaster bumps the spec where it counts — 15 amps instead of 13.5, a 20-inch path instead of 18, a claimed 29-foot throw, and dual LED lights — while keeping the price around $140, which is why Amazon owners call it the best value in electric snow removal and hold it at 4.4 stars. It moves up to 900 lbs of snow per minute in dry powder and the quick-adjust deflector lets you drop the throw low so you're not sandblasting the neighbor's car. The honest limits are the usual corded single-stage ones: wet snow sticks to the chute and clogs it every few feet until you stop and knock it clear (the most common owner complaint), the 10-inch intake wants storms taken in skims, and there's no light-commercial durability here — it's stamped steel and plastic backed by WEN's 2-year warranty. Against the Snow Joe SJ627E it gives up 2 inches of width and some intake depth but costs $60-80 less with a longer claimed throw. For small paved driveways, it's the price-to-power champ.

Best for Value hunters with a small paved driveway or long walkway who want near-SJ627E performance for WEN-tool money.

22" wide · 25 ft throw · 35 lb

The SJ627E is the muscle car of corded snow blowers — a 15-amp motor, a 22-inch steel auger, and a 13-inch intake that out-specs every other plug-in on the market, moving a claimed 840 lbs of snow per minute with zero runtime anxiety because the 'battery' is your house. In 6-10 inches of reasonably dry snow it genuinely embarrasses cordless units costing more, and the dual LEDs plus 180° crank chute round out a spec sheet nothing else corded matches. The honest knocks, per its middling 3.9-star Home Depot average: you're tethered to a 12-gauge extension cord you must choreograph around every pass, wet slush overwhelms the chute and drops the 25-foot throw to a sad arc, and some owners report auger belts and plastic chute parts wearing out after a couple of seasons. Against the cheaper WEN 5670 you're paying roughly $80 more for 2 extra inches of width and a deeper intake. For a 50-foot city driveway near an outlet, it's the most power per dollar in snow removal.

Best for Owners of short urban driveways and long sidewalks within cord range who want maximum snow-moving power for around $200.

18" wide · 48V (2×24V), 2×4.0Ah batteries · 38 lb

Snow Joe's bread-and-butter cordless kit runs two 24V packs together for 48 volts feeding a 1200W brushless motor, and the pitch — up to 14 tons of snow per charge — mostly holds up as long as the snow is the light, fluffy kind. In 3-6 inches of powder it clears an 18-inch path down to pavement and feels almost effortless at 38 lbs; sidewalks, patios, and one- to two-car driveways are its natural habitat. The catches are the same ones owners flag at Lowe's and in the forums: roughly 30 minutes of real runtime, a 20-foot best-case throw that collapses in wet snow, and slush that packs the small chute until you stop and clear it. Against the Greenworks 80V 20-inch it gives up width and throw but costs about the same with two batteries instead of one, and Snow Joe's 24V packs share with their mowers and trimmers. Skip it in lake-effect country; for a Mid-Atlantic sidewalk-and-driveway routine it's a sensible, genuinely cheap-to-run pick.

Best for Townhouse and small-driveway owners in moderate snow climates who want the lightest credible cordless snow blower.