Which Tower Fan Brand Wins?
We compared 13 tower fan options head to head. Levoit came out on top. See the measured results, the runner-up, the budget pick, and a link to the full test video.
Levoit
Price shown in test: $75
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Dreo
Price shown in test: $80
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OmniBreeze
Price shown in test: $48
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The measured results
Every number below is read straight from the test. Scroll sideways to see all measurements. Products are listed in the order they finished.
| Product | Specs | Close range low speed | Close range high speed | Energy efficiency recap (high speed) | Air speed recap (close range, high speed) | 10ft tissue air speed test | 10ft test final ranking | Noise (36in, low/medium/high) | CFM at highest speed | Tip-over angle | Durability after tip-over impact | Noise recap (high speed) | Noise recap (low speed) |
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| 1Levoit$75 | 8.68 lb, claims 28 dB noise, claims 25 ft per second wind speed and 1,062 CFM, claims 90 degrees oscillation, remote with storage pocket, 12 hour timer, made in China | 17 W at 6.6 mph | 34.6 W at just over 17.1 mph (moved into the lead on air speed at that point in the video) | 3rd most efficient at 34.6 W | very close 2nd place at 17.12 mph, behind Dreo's 17.15 mph | around 1.76 m/s, almost 4 mph, held the tissue steady | 2nd place at 3.95 mph, behind Dreo's 4.94 mph | 37.8 dB / 46.7 dB / 56 dB | 855 CFM, tied for 3rd in the final CFM ranking (with Pelonis) | base close to 12in, tipped at 16.8 degrees, tied for 2nd overall with Comfort Zone | seems well constructed and handled the impact just fine, no damage noted | not tested | not tested |
| 2Dreo$80 | 7.72 lb, claims 25 ft per second air velocity, claims 28 dB, claims a supercharged electric motor, claims 90 degrees oscillation, 4 speeds, up to 8 hour timer | just over 23 W at 8.3 mph | 37.8 W at 17.15 mph, moved into the lead over Levoit | not tested | 1st place at 17.15 mph | around 1.92 to 2.51 m/s, almost 5 mph, most air speed yet at that point | 1st place at approximately 4.94 mph | 37.8 dB / 42.2 dB / 54.5 dB | around 925 CFM, 2nd place in the final CFM ranking | base pretty narrow at 11.8in, tipped over pretty easily at 13.7 degrees | held up fine, no visible damage | not tested | not tested |
| 3Vornado$100 | 11.15 lb (by far the heaviest of all 13), claims powerful AC motor and higher air volume, 70 degrees oscillation, 4 modes (normal, natural, sleep, auto), 4 speeds, designed and supported in Andover, Kansas, made in China | almost 43 W at 5.3 mph | just over 89 W (the most of any fan tested) at 15 mph, described as better than average | not tested | not tested | close to 3 mph; has a very large grill that moves a large volume of air at a lower air speed | not tested | 37.8 dB / 45.6 dB / 62.1 dB (loudest of all 13 on high speed) | around 1,170 CFM, by far the highest of any fan tested, described as very impressive; 1st place in the final CFM ranking | base right at 12in, tipped at 16.3 degrees, better than average | held up fine, no visible damage | not tested | not tested |
| 4OmniBreeze$48 | 7.1 lb, 4 modes (normal, natural, sleep, auto), remote with about 20ft range and LED display, made in China | close to 28 W at 10 mph | close to 56 W at 15.7 mph | not tested | 3rd place at 15.7 mph | around 1.7 m/s, 3.8 mph, almost twice the Comfort Zone's speed | 3rd place at 3.8 mph | 43 dB / 51 dB / 58.3 dB | average of 750 CFM | base 11.5in, tipped at 17.5 degrees, the best (highest) tip-over angle of all 13 fans tested | no noticeable damage from direct impact | not tested | not tested |
| 5Comfort Zone$29 | least expensive fan tested, 5.18 lb, 32in fan, 3 speeds, claims 90 degrees oscillation, claims whisper quiet, made in China | around 33 W at 7.8 mph | close to 41 W at 9.8 mph | not tested | not tested | around 0.85 m/s, 1.9 mph | not tested | 46.1 dB / 51.2 dB / 57.6 dB (loud on low speed despite the whisper quiet claim) | range of 160 to 174 CFM, midpoint 167 CFM | base only 10.75in, tipped at 16.8 degrees, tied for 2nd overall with Levoit | no noticeable damage from direct impact | not tested | not tested |
| 6Amazon Basics$53 | 40in fan, 70 degrees oscillation, claims 50 W of power, 7.28 lb, 4 speeds, 3 modes (standard, breeze, nature), timer up to 15 hours, made in China | 34.5 W at 10.8 mph, most air speed on low fan speed at that point in the video | 56.4 W at 14.7 mph | not tested | not tested | 1.48 to 1.6 m/s, average around 3.65 mph | not tested | 50 dB / 55.6 dB / 59.6 dB (loudest yet on low and medium fan speed at that point in the video) | 704 CFM, 2nd place at that point in the video | base 11.5in, but top heavy, tipped at only 13.9 degrees | no noticeable damage from direct impact | not tested | not tested |
| 7Senville$55 | 42in tower fan with customizable height (32 to 42in), LED display, remote control, 3 modes, 7 hour timer, 8.65 lb (heaviest of the fans introduced up to that point), made in China | around 24.2 W at 8.8 mph | around 34 W at 13 mph | 2nd most efficient at 34 W | not tested | 1.18 to 1.46 m/s, approximate average just under 3 mph, 3rd place behind Amazon Basics at that point in the video | not tested | 37.8 dB / 48.4 dB / 52.6 dB (quietest yet on low at that point in the video) | average of 608 CFM | base 13in, but described as very top heavy, tipped at 13.7 degrees | no noticeable damage from direct impact | 2nd quietest on high at 52.6 dB | not tested |
| 8Honeywell$56 | oscillating fan, automatic shutoff, 5 fan speeds, 5 lighting levels (100 percent, 75, 50, 25, off), remote control, 6.62 lb, made in China | close to 20 W, struggling with air speed at less than 4 mph | only 29.2 W at close to 9 mph | named most energy efficient on high speed at 27.9 W (note: this figure differs slightly from the 29.2 W stated during its own segment; both kept as stated) | not tested | not tested | not tested | 37.8 dB / 50.1 dB / 54.1 dB | 522 CFM | narrow base at only 10.5in, described mid-video as 'the most tip happy yet' at 12.2 degrees | damaged: the snap fit clip holding the plastic leg together broke from the direct impact | 3rd quietest on high at 54.1 dB | not tested |
| 9VAGKRI$60 | 42in oscillating tower fan, claims 90 degrees oscillation and 135 degrees vertical tilt, 4 modes, 4 wind speeds, remote control, 15 hour timer, claims air speed of 24 ft per second, 6.84 lb, made in China | close to 30 W, air speed only 6 mph | around 44 W at 12.6 mph, moved into 4th place behind Senville at that point in the video | not tested | not tested | around 1.4 m/s, works out to around 3.1 mph, less consistent than Honeywell but blows harder | not tested | 37.8 dB / 43.6 dB / 57.5 dB | 637 CFM, moved into 3rd place at that point in the video | base about the same as Amazon Basics, tipped at 15.6 degrees | held up fine from the impact | not tested | not tested |
| 10Holmes$66 | 42in digital tower fan with accent light, clear reading display, high/low brightness, claims 90 degrees oscillation, claims 19.7 ft per second air speed, claims 1,070 CFM, 5 speeds, 4 modes, 8 hour timer, remote storage built into the back, 7.19 lb, made in China | close to 30 W at 7 mph | close to 47.8 W, moved into 2nd place at close to 15 mph at that point in the video | not tested | not tested | around 1.2 m/s, 2.64 mph | not tested | 37.7 dB / 50 dB / 58.5 dB (quietest yet on low at that point in the video) | around 525 CFM, about the same as Honeywell | narrow base at 10.2in, tipped at only 12 degrees, the lowest tip-over angle of any fan measured in the video | held up fine from the impact | not tested | not tested |
| 11Pelonis$72 | 42in tower fan, 6 fan speeds, claims whisper cool comfort and a high quality AC motor, 4 modes, 24 hour timer, 7.95 lb, made in China | very energy efficient at under 13 W, 5.6 mph | 37 W at 13.7 mph | not tested | not tested | around 1.39 m/s, 3.1 mph, a little better than Holmes | not tested | 37.1 dB / 37.7 dB / 54.5 dB (quietest yet on low at that point in the video, tied with Dyson for quietest overall on low speed) | 720 CFM, moved into 2nd place behind OmniBreeze at that point in the video | base 12.5in, tipped at 15.5 degrees, better than most | damaged: several plastic pieces on the top of the fan that snap into place are now out of position | not tested | not tested |
| 12Lasko$77 | 42in tower fan, 7.5 hour timer, 3 fan speeds, remote control, claims oscillation and quiet operation, 9.19 lb, by far the heaviest fan introduced up to that point, made in China | uses a lot of power at 42.6 W, 11 mph | just over 55 W at around 14.5 mph | not tested | not tested | 1.1 to 1.37 m/s, average of 2.7 mph, less consistent and slower than Levoit | not tested | 49.3 dB (described as a humming or drone sound) / 51.3 dB / 51.7 dB | around 855 CFM, described as very close to Levoit's figure | base 13in, described as a little top heavy, tipped at 16.7 degrees | damaged: the base came loose and the top plastic housing began to separate | quietest of all 13 on high fan speed at 51.7 dB | not tested |
| 13Dyson$483 | most expensive fan tested by far, claims automatic air quality detection, claims 77 gallons of air per second, oscillates 45 to 350 degrees, includes a HEPA filter and real time PM2.5/PM10/VOC/NO2 air monitoring, just over 10 lb, the only fan made in Malaysia (all others made in China) | by far the most energy efficient at only 4 W, but produces less than 1 mph of air speed | 40.6 W at 7.6 mph | not tested | not tested | around 0.65 m/s, average speed of 1.45 mph, does not produce much movement despite looking sporty | not tested | 37.1 dB / 45.9 dB / 60.1 dB | struggled badly, around 105 CFM on average, by far the lowest of all 13 fans | narrow base at only 8in despite being bottom heavy, tipped at 13.8 degrees | held up fine, no visible damage | not tested | tied with Pelonis for the least noise on lowest fan speed at 37.1 dB |
How it was tested
- close range air speed and power draw on low and high fan speed settings
- air speed measured 10 feet away using a tissue with paperclips and an air speed meter (m/s and mph)
- noise level measured from 36 inches on low, medium, and high fan speed (dB)
- air volume (CFM) at highest fan speed
- tip-over angle test (base width and degrees of tilt before falling)
- build quality and durability assessment after the direct tip-over impact
- overall average finish computed by converting each graded test's raw data into a 1st-through-13th ranking per category
“the Levoit came out on top with the best average finish of second place. It scored well in every category and would definitely be my choice if the budget allows.”
Data notes and caveats
13 tower fans tested (Comfort Zone, OmniBreeze, Amazon Basics, Senville, Honeywell, VAGKRI, Holmes, Pelonis, Levoit, Lasko, Dreo, Vornado, Dyson), no meta chapters provided. Three brand names show consistent phonetic caption drift, resolved against the description's product list: 'Seville' to Senville, 'Valkyrie' to VAGKRI, and 'Polonis' to Pelonis. The narrator explicitly excludes noise level from the graded/scored categories used to compute each fan's average finish ranking ('I decided not to include noise levels'); only a partial average-finish ranking is stated in the transcript (Levoit 2nd average, Dreo 3rd average), not a full 1st-through-13th list for all 13 products, so the order of products in this file beyond the winner/runner-up/budget pick reflects test performance and introduction order, not a disclosed full ranking. All fans are made in China except Dyson, made in Malaysia. Three fans sustained visible damage in the tip-over impact test: Honeywell (broken snap-fit leg clip), Pelonis (top plastic pieces knocked out of position), and Lasko (base came loose, top housing began separating); the other ten showed no noticeable damage. Two brands (Holmes and Levoit) show a meaningful gap between their own marketed CFM claim and the video's measured CFM (Holmes claimed 1,070 CFM vs measured about 525; Levoit claimed 1,062 CFM vs measured 855); both are genuine claim-versus-test discrepancies from the transcript, not caption errors. Honeywell's high-speed wattage is given as 29.2 W in its own segment but recapped later as 27.9 W in the efficiency ranking; both kept as stated. Lasko measured 855 CFM (matching Levoit and Pelonis) but the closing CFM recap names only Pelonis and Levoit as tied for 3rd place, omitting Lasko despite the same figure; kept as stated rather than merged. Honeywell is called 'the most tip happy yet' at 12.2 degrees mid-video, but Holmes (tested later in the sequence) tipped at an even lower 12 degrees without the narrator revisiting that claim.