Ecovacs
Comparison · 2 robots
Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni · iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
All robot vacuums. Every measure below is plotted against the full class, so a difference can be read against how much the class itself varies.
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni
- iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
iRobot
iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
- Autonomy
- IIIConditional Autonomy
- Score
- Not scored
- Readiness
- New to Market
- Price
- $699.99list
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01 Classification
What each one does on its own.
The Autonomy Ladder is the same five rungs for every robot on the site. A rung describes the conditions a robot handles without you, not how good it is.
V
Generalized
Any task, any setting
IV
Environmental
Handles new obstacles without help
III
Conditional
Finishes familiar jobs on its own
Ecovacs Deebot T80 OmniiRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
II
Assisted
Runs preset routines, needs rescue
I
Manual
One action, on command
02 Assessment
Where they actually differ.
The Robovations Score is nine inputs across three pillars, each weighted as shown and each scored so that more is better. A robot can lead on one and trail on another, which is the point of showing them apart. Cost of ownership and data handling are reported on each robot's own page and are never averaged into the score.
Capability
Task completion16% of score
Does it finish the job it is sold to do, unattended
62
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni62
18median 72 across 433 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Coverage and navigation10% of score
Does it work the whole area, and hold that between runs
85
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni85
0median 70 across 421 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Edge-case recovery10% of score
Does it recover from the failures its category presents
84
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni84
18median 52 across 320 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Operating envelope4% of score
How far conditions can vary before performance drops
68
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni68
28median 68 across 397 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Dependability
Field failure rate16% of score
Documented hardware failures per owner-year
80
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni80
6median 70 across 359 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Software stability14% of score
Whether updates fix more than they break
65
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni65
15median 65 across 342 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Support longevity10% of score
Committed parts, service and updates, with dates
58
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni58
0median 62 across 429 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Ownership burden
Routine maintenance12% of score
Hands-on time it asks for in normal operation
75
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni75
22median 67 across 434 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
Consumables8% of score
Parts that must be bought to keep it working
57
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni57
8median 69 across 434 scored robots100
Not scored: iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
03 Measured against the class
How far apart is a long way?
A number only means something next to the spread it sits in. Each track below is the real range across every classified robot in the class, with the median marked.
Price217 with a published figure
$549.99$699.99
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni$549.99
- iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo$699.99
$160median $799.99$2,599
Runtime187 with a published figure
223 min295 min
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni223 min
- iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo295 min
60 minmedian 180 min360 min
Height226 with a published figure
3.8 in3.3 in
- Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni3.8 in
- iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo3.3 in
2.6 inmedian 3.8 in7.8 in
Not compared, because fewer than two of these robots carry a published figure: Suction, Charge time, Noise, Weight.
04 Ownership
What the numbers leave out.
The trade-off
What each design gives up to be good at what it is good at.
Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni
OZMO Roller solves lift-skip on hard floors but adds dock complexity; continuous-pressure rolling introduces additional wear surfaces and maintenance surfaces unknown at this stage.
iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
The dock takes over water, pads and debris for up to three months, but it stands far taller than the 3.29 in robot it serves and needs a fixed spot with power.
Suction is sold only as 3x the Plus 505, a relative claim with no pascal figure on iRobot’s own page.
Who each one is wrong for
Stated by the record itself. A robot being wrong for a household is a fact about fit, not a fault.
Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni
- Homes with wall-to-wall high-pile or dense Berber carpet
- OZMO Roller is optimized for hard floors and low-pile transitions. High-pile surfaces limit roller effectiveness; mop-only coverage adds no value.
- Homes that are entirely carpeted
- Most of what this machine adds over a plain vacuum is mopping: the OZMO Roller, the station's wash and dry cycle, and the heated water circuit. On carpet only, that hardware sits unused.
- Owners who want a long field record before buying
- The OZMO Roller itself is not new; it shipped on the Deebot X8 Pro Omni in February 2025. The T80 Omni as a whole is recent, so multi-year owner data on this configuration does not exist yet.
- Owners who want a plumbed-in station
- The T80 Omni station is self-contained. A 4 L clean tank is filled by hand and a 2.2 L dirty tank is emptied by hand; there is no water-line or drain connection on this model. Ecovacs offers plumbed refill and drainage on other models, not on this one.
iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
- Large homes beyond 2,000 square feet per run
- iRobot rates coverage at 2,000 sq ft per charge and has not documented recharge-and-resume behavior for larger floor plans on this model.
- Deep or high-pile carpet
- Pads lift only 10 mm on carpet detection, and no independent carpet test of this model has been published to show how it handles dense pile.
- Buyers who want detergent dosed automatically
- The dock does not add cleaning solution itself; iRobot directs owners to add a compatible solution to the tank by hand.
- Buyers waiting for independent performance testing
- Launch coverage from Vacuum Wars and Reviewed contains no test results, so every suction, runtime and coverage figure today is iRobot's own.
What stays your job
The upkeep ownership hands back to you, whatever the autonomy level says.
Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni
- After every use: Check the roller and mop pad for hair tangles; the station washes and dries them automatically.
- Weekly: Refill the 4 L clean tank and empty the 2.2 L dirty tank, more often with heavy mopping; inspect the station’s wash nozzles for blockage and wipe the exterior.
- Monthly: Clean the pre-filter and the motor filter.
- Every few months: Replace the pre-filter and the motor filter; descale the wash nozzles.
- As they wear: Replace the OZMO Roller pad and mop pad assembly, the brush roll and the side brush.
iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo
- Every 3-6 months: Empty the dock’s debris storage and dirty-water tank, and refill clean water, per iRobot’s up-to-three-month rating.
- As needed: Add a compatible cleaning solution to the tank by hand; the dock does not dose it.
- Weekly: Check the rubber and bristle main brush and side brush for hair.
- Monthly: Wipe the LiDAR window, cliff sensors and charging contacts.
- As needed: Replace DualClean pads, filters and brushes from iRobot’s Plus 515 accessory series as they wear.
05 Evidence
How much each of these is standing on.
Classifications rest on different depths of evidence. A pre-release assessment and a verified one are not the same kind of claim.
| Robot | Evidence status | Sources reviewed | Last assessed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecovacs Deebot T80 Omni | Pending | 3 | Aug 2026 |
| iRobot Roomba Plus 515 Combo | Provisional | 4 | Sep 2026 |
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