Ryobi 40V HP Brushless 21" Single-Stage Auger-Propelled

24" wide · 40V 6.0Ah × 4 · 187 lb · heated grips

Ryobi's Whisper Series 24 is the RY40870 in its current form — a 187-lb two-stage running four 6Ah packs through dual brushless motors, with heated grips, an LED headlight, and a claim of out-powering a 252cc gas engine. It's genuinely quiet, too; the 35%-quieter-than-gas marketing tracks with owners clearing at 5 a.m. without complaints. Runtime is where owners get blunt: Ryobi says up to 45 minutes, reviewers measure closer to 30 under load, and one owner's 120-by-30-foot driveway in a 12-inch storm about exhausted all four packs. The cable-operated chute deflector feels flimsy next to EGO's electronic control and doesn't always lock position, and a handful of units have shut down when the auger engaged — though Ryobi's warranty service earns praise. At $1,799 street ($1,999 direct) it slots between EGO's $1,649 SNT2405, which lacks its heated grips, and the $2,419 SNT2807. Four replacement 6Ah packs at roughly $200 apiece make the battery-fleet math real. Versus an Ariens Classic 24 gas machine you pay about $700 more for silence and no engine to winterize.

Best for Homeowners in quiet neighborhoods with moderate 6-12 inch storms who want a full two-stage experience with heated grips at mid-tier battery pricing.

21" wide · 60V MAX FlexVolt brushless · 88 lb

DeWalt's case for this machine is not really about snow. It is that a contractor or homeowner already holding a shelf of 60V FlexVolt batteries can add a snow blower without adding a second battery platform, a fuel can, or a spring carburetor cleaning. The machine itself is a conventional 21-inch single-stage: 88 lb, a 40-foot throw, and the paved-surface-only limitation every auger-propelled machine carries. It competes directly with the EGO SNT2102 and the Ryobi 40V single-stage, and the deciding factor between them is almost always which batteries are already in the garage.

Best for Anyone already invested in DeWalt's 60V FlexVolt platform who wants a paved driveway cleared without keeping a gas machine running.

21" wide · 60V 7.5Ah (405Wh) · 55 lb

Toro's battery single-stage is the rare cordless machine that gas people concede is legitimate - one six-season owner on Snowblower Forum called it flat-out better than his EGO and only a notch behind a gas 721 E. The 60V brushless motor ramps power with load, the Power Curve paddles scrape to pavement and pull the 55-pound machine forward, and it throws cold powder up to 40 feet. It's also quiet enough for 5 a.m. and starts with a bail squeeze - no cord, no choke, no carburetor to gum up over summer. The honest limits: the included 7.5Ah pack clears roughly an 8-to-12-car driveway of moderate snow, but wet heavy stuff can halve that, spare L405 batteries are painfully expensive, and the stubby chute's deflector is awkward to adjust mid-pass. At $749 it undercuts EGO's comparable kit while sharing packs with Toro's 60V mowers and trimmers, which is the whole ecosystem play. Over 1,000 Ace Hardware reviews average 4.5 stars. For paved driveways and storms under 10 inches, this is the future arriving politely.

Best for The suburbanite with a paved 2-4 car driveway who already owns (or wants) Toro 60V yard tools and is done with gas cans.

21" wide · 56V 5.0Ah × 2 (Peak Power) · 61 lb

The SNT2102 is the cheapest way onto EGO's 56V snow platform and still one of the best-reviewed battery single-stages anywhere — 4.4 stars across more than 4,000 Lowe's reviews. With two 5.0Ah packs feeding Peak Power it genuinely handles the 6-8 inch storms most of the country actually gets, starts with a button in any temperature, and is light enough to lift onto a deck. Owners are blunt about the limits: heavy wet snow chews through the packs in 20-30 minutes, and the rubber-tipped auger rides up on compacted plow crust instead of biting in — that's exactly what the steel-auger SNT2114 fixes for $350 more. The 35-foot throw is a dry-powder number; expect half that in slush. Batteries stored indoors behave fine in the cold, but packs left below 20°F sag noticeably until they warm up. At $649 with batteries it undercuts Toro's 60V Power Clear e21 kit while sharing packs with EGO mowers and blowers, and it embarrasses a similarly priced gas Toro on noise, starting, and maintenance. In deep-snow country, though, treat it as a second machine, not the only one.

Best for Budget-minded EGO owners in moderate-snow regions clearing short driveways, sidewalks, and decks of 8 inches or less.

21" wide · 56V 7.5Ah × 2 (Peak Power) · 62 lb

The SNT2114 is the steel-auger trim of EGO's 21-inch single-stage line, and that auger is the whole story — it bites through the crusty end-of-driveway berm that stalls the rubber-paddle SNT2102 and scrapes cleaner down to pavement. Peak Power pulls from both 7.5Ah packs at once, and owners say the gas-equivalent claim mostly holds through 8 inches. Runtime is the honest catch: the hour of light-powder clearing shrinks to 25-35 minutes in heavy wet snow, and the 40-foot throw drops to 15-25 feet once things turn slushy. Cold behavior is manageable if you store the batteries indoors; packs left in a freezing garage give up 10-20% of their capacity until they warm up. Replacement math stings — a BA4200T 7.5Ah runs about $430 — but the $999 kit undercuts a comparable Toro Power Clear gas machine on noise and maintenance while matching it on typical storms. Against Toro's 60V Power Clear 21, the EGO throws harder in wet snow thanks to the dual-battery surge. Skip it only if you routinely get foot-deep dumps — that's two-stage territory.

Best for Homeowners with a 2-4 car driveway and regular 4-10 inch storms who want the single-stage EGO that can actually bite through plow crust.

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.