# The 4 Best Dishwashers on Amazon in 2026 > The best dishwasher you can buy on Amazon in 2026: countertop dishwashers with and without a hookup, an 18 inch built-in, and a 24 inch built-in. Guide: https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-dishwashers/ · Updated 2026-09-28 · By TwelveTabs · Search it live: https://twelvetabs.com/?q=best%20dishwasher&guide=best-dishwashers As an Amazon Associate we may earn from qualifying purchases. Our picks are independently researched, written by TwelveTabs AI and never sponsored. Prices and ratings change often: see the guide for today's. ## The top picks - **Apartments, dorms and RVs with a faucet to hook it to:** COMFEE Countertop Dishwasher, 6 Place Settings. It won our main search: an ENERGY STAR certified countertop dishwasher for 6 place settings, with 8 wash programs including speed, eco and glass cycles. - **Kitchens with no way to connect a dishwasher:** AIRMSEN Portable Countertop Dishwasher, No Hookup Needed. It won our countertop search: a portable dishwasher that needs no hookup, with a built-in water tank, five wash programs and hot-air drying. - **Small kitchens with an 18-inch space:** Midea 18-Inch Built-in Dishwasher, 8 Place Settings. It won our 18-inch search: a built-in dishwasher for a standard 18-inch cutout, 8 place settings, six cycles including high-temperature sanitizing and heated dry, and a stainless steel tub. - **A full-size dishwasher for a family kitchen:** Kenmore 24-Inch Hybrid Tub Dishwasher, Stainless Steel. It won our 24-inch search: a full-size built-in with standard under-counter dimensions, a fingerprint-resistant stainless finish, a smart wash cycle and delay start. Our top pick is the **[COMFEE Countertop Dishwasher](https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-dishwashers/#pick-1)**. It won the main TwelveTabs search we ran for this guide, "best dishwasher", out of 24 Amazon listings. It is an ENERGY STAR certified countertop machine for 6 place settings, with 8 wash programs, and it suits an apartment, a dorm or an RV where a built-in dishwasher is not an option. If you cannot connect anything to your faucet, the **[AIRMSEN Portable Countertop Dishwasher](https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-dishwashers/#pick-2)** won our countertop search and needs no hookup: you fill its built-in tank. For a small kitchen with an 18-inch space, the **[Midea 18-Inch Built-in](https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-dishwashers/#pick-3)** won our 18-inch search. And for a full-size family dishwasher, the **[Kenmore 24-Inch Hybrid Tub](https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-dishwashers/#pick-4)** won our 24-inch search. Fitting a new kitchen sink? See our [garbage disposal guide](https://twelvetabs.com/reviews/best-garbage-disposals/). One thing to know first: most of what Amazon shows for "best dishwasher" is detergent. Three of the four finalists in our first search were pods or a machine cleaner, not dishwashers. So we ran three more searches, one for each kind of dishwasher people actually buy on Amazon. ## How to choose a dishwasher Start with where it will go and how many people you feed. Then look at these five things. - **Countertop or built-in.** A countertop dishwasher sits next to the sink and needs no cabinet space. A built-in goes under the counter and needs a water line, a drain and an installer, or a confident DIY afternoon. - **Width.** Built-ins come in two standard widths: 18 inches for small kitchens and 24 inches for full size. Measure the gap before you shop. - **Capacity.** ENERGY STAR explains that a standard-capacity dishwasher holds more than eight place settings and six serving pieces, and a compact one holds fewer. It also notes that compact models may use more energy over time than standard ones, because of their smaller capacity. - **Cycles and sensors.** The same source says a dishwasher with an auto-sensing cycle can detect how dirty the water is, which can save water. Without a soil sensor, look for several cycle options, an energy-saving cycle, or the option to turn off heated dry. - **The EnergyGuide label.** ENERGY STAR suggests checking the yellow EnergyGuide label to compare energy use and running costs between models. ## Our picks in detail ### 1. COMFEE Countertop Dishwasher, 6 Place Settings: best overall **Why it made the list** - It won our main search, "best dishwasher", from 24 listings, and it was the only true dishwasher among that search's finalists. - It is a countertop dishwasher for 6 place settings, with 8 wash programs including speed, eco and glass cycles. - It is ENERGY STAR certified, and the listing names dorms, RVs and apartments as the places it is made for. **Drawbacks** - Six place settings is a compact load. A family of four will run it often. - Its listing title names no water tank, so plan on connecting it to your faucet. Check the listing if that matters. **Watch for this:** COMFEE also sells a mini countertop dishwasher with a built-in water tank under a similar name. Check the place settings and the word "tank" in the title. **Skip it if** you have no faucet it can connect to. The AIRMSEN is the better fit. ### 2. AIRMSEN Portable Countertop Dishwasher: best with no hookup **Why it made the list** - It won our search for "best countertop dishwasher", from 23 listings. - It needs no hookup: it has a built-in water tank, and it can also be filled other ways. - It has five wash programs, rapid hot-air drying and quiet operation. **Drawbacks** - Using the tank means filling it by hand for each load. - Like every countertop model, it takes a small load compared with a built-in. **Skip it if** you can install a built-in. A full-size or 18-inch model holds far more. ### 3. Midea 18-Inch Built-in Dishwasher, 8 Place Settings: best for a small kitchen **Why it made the list** - It won our search for "best 18 inch dishwasher", from 16 listings. - It fits a standard 18-inch kitchen cutout and holds 8 place settings. - It has six wash cycles, including a high-temperature sanitizing cycle and heated dry, and a stainless steel tub. **Drawbacks** - As a built-in, it needs a water line, a drain and installation. - It holds fewer place settings than a 24-inch dishwasher. **Skip it if** you have a standard 24-inch gap. A full-size dishwasher holds more in the same kind of spot. ### 4. Kenmore 24-Inch Hybrid Tub Dishwasher: best full-size **Why it made the list** - It won our search for "best 24 inch built-in dishwasher", from 16 listings. - It has standard 24-inch under-counter dimensions, a fingerprint-resistant stainless steel finish and an adjustable rack. - It offers a smart wash cycle, delay start and several temperature options. **Drawbacks** - It is a full-size built-in, so installing it is a bigger job than setting a dishwasher on a counter. - Its hybrid tub mixes stainless steel with plastic, unlike the Midea's stainless steel tub. **Skip it if** you rent and cannot install an appliance, or your kitchen has only an 18-inch space. ## What we left out, and why Our four searches returned 79 listings. TwelveTabs shortlisted 40 of them, read the listing pages of 17 finalists, and named a winner and runners-up in each search. We kept four and left out these: - **Finish Quantum pods, Cascade Platinum pods and a dishwasher cleaner**, the three runners-up in our main search. None of them is a dishwasher. - **The Hermitlux and NOVETE countertop dishwashers**, runners-up in our countertop search. They overlapped with our two countertop picks. - **Four more 18-inch built-ins** from Honeywell, COMFEE, EdgeStar and SPT, runners-up in our 18-inch and 24-inch searches. They overlapped with the Midea. - **Three more 24-inch built-ins**: the Sharp SDW6504MS, a Honeywell, and the same Kenmore in white. They overlapped with our Kenmore pick. Wirecutter's top pick is the Miele G5008. It is not in the comparison table because Amazon does not sell it: our lookup found no Miele dishwasher on Amazon, and none came up in our four searches' shortlists. ## Questions people ask ### What is the best dishwasher for a small apartment? A countertop dishwasher needs no cabinet space. The COMFEE connects to your faucet, and the AIRMSEN has a built-in tank so it needs no hookup at all. If you can install one, an 18-inch built-in like the Midea holds more. ### What does place settings mean? It is how many people's dishes fit in one load: a plate, a bowl, a cup, glasses and cutlery. ENERGY STAR calls a dishwasher standard size when it holds more than eight place settings and six serving pieces. ### Is a countertop dishwasher worth it? It is if you have no room or no plumbing for a built-in. It holds a smaller load, so you will run it more often, and ENERGY STAR notes that compact models may use more energy over time than standard ones. ### How do you save water with a dishwasher? ENERGY STAR says a dishwasher with a soil sensor can detect how clean the water is and save water. Without one, use a light cycle for lightly soiled dishes, or an energy-saving cycle, and consider turning off heated dry. ### How did TwelveTabs choose these dishwashers? TwelveTabs ranked the Amazon listings for “best dishwasher”, “best countertop dishwasher”, “best 18 inch dishwasher” and “best 24 inch built-in dishwasher”, read the pages of 17 finalists and named a winner in each search. From those 79 listings, we kept the four that each suit a different need, as of September 25, 2026. We checked the advice against ENERGY STAR. TwelveTabs, our AI shopping agent, compared the Amazon listings, and AI wrote this guide from that research. To see what it picks today, run the search yourself with the button on this page. ## How we researched On September 25, 2026 we ran four live TwelveTabs searches of Amazon: “best dishwasher”, “best countertop dishwasher”, “best 18 inch dishwasher” and “best 24 inch built-in dishwasher”. Together they returned 79 listings. TwelveTabs shortlisted 10 from each search, read the listing pages of 17 finalists and named a winner and runners-up in each. We kept four that each suit a different kitchen, and left out near-duplicates and the detergents the first search surfaced. AI wrote this guide from that research. Listings change: we read them on September 25, 2026, and a model, seller or stock may differ today. ### Sources - [ENERGY STAR: dishwashers buying guidance](https://www.energystar.gov/products/dishwashers)