Cordless drill price comparison
Every price we hold for the 31 drills in the DrillTable dataset, sorted into tiers you can act on: budget under $100, mid $100 to $199, premium $200 and up. Bare tool price and kit price sit in separate columns, torque per dollar gets its own table, and every number traces back to the sourced dataset behind the comparison tool and the full comparison chart.
How to read this price comparison
- Street prices move. These are recent street prices as our sources recorded them (product pages, dealer listings, test roundups). Treat each as the middle of a band, not a quote. A model one tier cheaper on sale day is a deal, not a data error.
- Tier follows the verified price. Where a model sells kit-only, the kit price sets its tier. That is why the Skil DL6290A-11 kit at $70 lands in budget while its 12V sibling class straddles tiers elsewhere.
- Watch the torque units. Most brands quote inch-pounds (in-lbs). DeWalt quotes UWO (units watts out) for the DCD1007, DCD999B, DCD771C2, and Craftsman does the same for the CMCD726B. The units do not convert, so UWO rows are flagged and kept out of the torque-per-dollar ranking. Details in specs explained.
- Blank cells stay blank. Where the manufacturer does not publish a figure or our sources disagree, the cell is empty. That is the same honesty rule the whole dataset runs on.
Budget tier: under $100
Seven models. This is where price comparison pays off fastest, because the spread inside the tier is real: $48 for the Hart HPDD02B brushed kit up to $99 for the Milwaukee 3601 bare. Two standouts. The Hercules 59420 bare at $69.99 claims 1200 in-lbs, matching the two 1200 in-lbs rows in the mid tier at a lower price than either. The Bauer 59368 hammer drill bare at $49.99 is the cheapest bare tool in the dataset and keeps a brushless motor.
| Model | Type | Max torque | Max RPM | Weight (lb) | Bare $ | Kit $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee 3601 (M18 Compact) | Drill/driver | 550 in-lbs | 1700 | 2.3 | $99 | |
| Ryobi PCL206K2 (18V ONE+) | Drill/driver | 515 in-lbs | 1750 | $99 | ||
| Bauer 20V Brushless Hammer Drill (59368) | Hammer drill | 575 in-lbs | 1800 | 3.2 | $49.99 | |
| Hart HPHD25B (20V Brushless) | Hammer drill | 650 in-lbs | 2100 | 3.38 | $98 | |
| Hercules 20V Brushless Drill/Driver (59420) | Drill/driver | 1200 in-lbs | 2000 | 3.26 | $69.99 | |
| Skil DL6290A-11 (PWRCore 12V) | Drill/driver | 350 in-lbs | $70 | |||
| Hart HPDD02B (20V Brushed) | Drill/driver | 475 in-lbs | 1500 | $48 |
Weights are bare tool, no battery. Hart and Ryobi kit rows include battery and charger; the Hercules and Bauer rows are tool-only street prices from Harbor Freight.
Mid tier: $100 to $199
Twelve models, and the widest quality spread of the three tiers. At the top end, the Makita XPH14Z bare at $189 carries 1250 in-lbs and a 31500 bpm hammer rating. The Kobalt KXDD 24V XTR kit at $129 and the Hercules HCB92B kit at $179 both claim 1200 in-lbs, matching premium torque for mid money. At the other end, the Bosch GSB18V-800C bare at $159 claims 565 in-lbs, which buys you the lightest hammer drill in the dataset at 2.7 lb rather than raw torque.
| Model | Type | Max torque | Max RPM | Weight (lb) | Bare $ | Kit $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules HCB92B (20V) | Hammer drill | 1200 in-lbs | 2000 | 3.3 | $179 | |
| Ryobi PBLHM102 (18V ONE+ HP) | Hammer drill | 850 in-lbs | 2150 | 3.1 | $129 | |
| Makita XPH14Z (18V LXT) | Hammer drill | 1250 in-lbs | 2100 | 4.3 | $189 | |
| Ridgid R86116 (18V) | Hammer drill | 800 in-lbs | 2100 | 3.85 | $129 | |
| Bosch GSB18V-800C (18V) | Hammer drill | 565 in-lbs | 2100 | 2.7 | $159 | |
| Skil DL6293B-10 (PWRCore 20V) | Hammer drill | 450 in-lbs | 1800 | $110 | ||
| DeWalt DCD800B (20V MAX XR) | Drill/driver | 900 in-lbs | 2000 | 2.82 | $149 | |
| DeWalt DCD771C2 (20V MAX) | Drill/driver | 300 UWO | 1500 | $130 | ||
| Bosch PS31-2A (12V Max) | Drill/driver | 265 in-lbs | 1300 | 1.8 | $116 | |
| Kobalt KXDD 1424A-03 (24V XTR) | Drill/driver | 1200 in-lbs | 2000 | 2.4 | $129 | |
| Ryobi PBLDD01B (18V ONE+ HP) | Drill/driver | 750 in-lbs | 2100 | $129 | ||
| Flex FX1131 (24V Compact) | Drill/driver | 650 in-lbs | 1800 | 2.5 | $150 |
The DeWalt DCD771C2 kit price is for the two-battery compact kit, a brushed model. The Flex FX1131 kit price is the 24V compact platform entry.
Premium tier: $200 and up
Eight models, all hammer drills, and here the price comparison gets interesting: the three 1400 in-lbs rows cost $229, $259, and a $329 kit. The Flex FX1271T at $229 bare is the cheapest route to 1400 in-lbs. The Milwaukee 2904 at $259 bare carries a 33000 bpm hammer rating, second only to the DeWalt DCD999B at 38250 bpm. The Metabo HPT DV36DC and Ridgid R861152 sell kit-only at $329 each. The two DeWalt rows are UWO-rated, so keep them out of any in-lbs ranking.
| Model | Type | Max torque | Max RPM | Weight (lb) | Bare $ | Kit $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee 2904 (M18 Fuel) | Hammer drill | 1400 in-lbs | 2100 | 3.2 | $259 | |
| Flex FX1271T (24V) | Hammer drill | 1400 in-lbs | 2500 | 3.7 | $229 | |
| Metabo HPT DV36DC (MultiVolt) | Hammer drill | 1400 in-lbs | 2200 | 3.9 | $329 | |
| Makita GPH01 (18V X2 LXT) | Hammer drill | 1250 in-lbs | 2600 | 3.7 | $259 | |
| Ridgid R861152 (18V) | Hammer drill | 1250 in-lbs | 2000 | 3.5 | $329 | |
| Bosch GSB18V-1330CN (18V) | Hammer drill | 1330 in-lbs | 2200 | 4.1 | $249 | |
| DeWalt DCD1007 (20V MAX) | Hammer drill | 1530 UWO | 2000 | 4.2 | $249 | |
| DeWalt DCD999B (20V MAX FLEXVOLT) | Hammer drill | 1219 UWO | 2250 | 3.54 | $239 |
The Makita GPH01 runs on two 18V packs (36V X2); its weight is with both packs fitted, unlike every other bare weight in these tables.
Torque per dollar: the value ranking
Divide bare price by rated in-lbs torque and the dataset sorts itself into a clear ladder. Only models with both a bare price and an in-lbs rating qualify (12 of 31); UWO models and kit-only models are excluded rather than fudged. Hercules dominates the top and Bosch GSB18V-800C closes the list at 28.1 cents per in-lb, which is the price of weighing 2.7 lb.
| Model | Rated torque | Bare price | Cents per in-lb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hercules 20V Brushless Drill/Driver (59420) | 1200 in-lbs | $69.99 | 5.8 |
| Bauer 20V Brushless Hammer Drill (59368) | 575 in-lbs | $49.99 | 8.7 |
| Makita XPH14Z (18V LXT) | 1250 in-lbs | $189 | 15.1 |
| Ryobi PBLHM102 (18V ONE+ HP) | 850 in-lbs | $129 | 15.2 |
| Ridgid R86116 (18V) | 800 in-lbs | $129 | 16.1 |
| Flex FX1271T (24V) | 1400 in-lbs | $229 | 16.4 |
| DeWalt DCD800B (20V MAX XR) | 900 in-lbs | $149 | 16.6 |
| Milwaukee 3601 (M18 Compact) | 550 in-lbs | $99 | 18.0 |
| Milwaukee 2904 (M18 Fuel) | 1400 in-lbs | $259 | 18.5 |
| Bosch GSB18V-1330CN (18V) | 1330 in-lbs | $249 | 18.7 |
| Makita GPH01 (18V X2 LXT) | 1250 in-lbs | $259 | 20.7 |
| Bosch GSB18V-800C (18V) | 565 in-lbs | $159 | 28.1 |
A cheap cents-per-in-lb number is not a verdict. It ignores weight, RPM, hammer mode, chuck, and platform lock-in. Use it to spot outliers, then compare the full spec rows in the tool.
No verified price
Four models have torque or RPM data but no price that meets the dataset's two-source standard: Milwaukee 2801 (M18 Compact), Makita XFD131 (18V LXT), Craftsman CMCD726B (V20 Brushless RP), Metabo HPT DS18DBFL2 (18V). They stay in the comparison tool with their specs; they stay out of these price tables until a verified price lands.
Where to go next
Pin any of these rows against each other in the interactive comparison tool, see every model at once in the flat comparison chart, read what the units mean in specs explained, or work through three common buying situations in the buying guide. If the choice is between motor types first, start with brushless vs brushed and hammer drill vs regular drill; if it is between platforms, 18V vs 20V Max settles that naming trick.