Top pick from both Wired and The Spruce, with dual-axis oscillation, a working thermostat, and whisper-quiet operation. Checks every box better than any other heater tested across dozens of models.
This Dreo is the best answer to what I've been looking for in a space heater ever since I started testing them... The Dreo Whole-Room Heater 714 checks the boxes better than any other heater among the two to three dozen I tested this year.
The Dreo Whole Room Heater 714 earns our top spot for quiet operation and small-but-mighty heat output. We keep this at our desk in the morning to defrost before work, and it provides the perfect, like-a-sweater warmth without feeling stuffy.
Good Housekeeping's best overall pick and a perennial community favorite, whisper-quiet, compact, and backed by a 5-year warranty. Circulates warm air throughout a room in minutes despite its small size.
Good Housekeeping's best value pick raised a room's temperature 7°F in 30 minutes and runs as quietly as a refrigerator, all for around $35. Packs more features than heaters costing three times as much.
Wired's pick for best quiet heater runs below 40 dB on low, quieter than any other digital heater tested. Vornado's vortex technology pushes heat to the far corner of the room almost imperceptibly.
Oscillating tower design reaches more vertical and horizontal space than compact heaters, making it one of the few models users say genuinely heats an entire large room. High user ratings and a remote control set it apart.