The 7 Best Mops for Every Type of Flooring

Casabella Original Mop

Built with high-quality Italian craftsmanship, the Casabella Original Mop is made to last. An excellent choice for cleaning linoleum, vinyl and tile floors, the 10-inch cellulose sponge head absorbs liquid spills and scrubs off stubborn dirt and grime. Just start mopping—no special bucket needed. Use the sturdy steel shaft with rust-resistant push-and-pull lever to squeeze out excess water for faster drying floors.

When it’s time to swap out the sponge, the head detaches and can be replaced with little effort. Big bonus: It’s one of the few mops that offer a lifetime guarantee. Store it on this mop and broom holder to keep your space neat and tidy.

Looped-End String Wet Mop

The highly-rated commercial-grade industrial Yocada string mop is one of our favorite throwbacks. Cotton and synthetic string mops are ideal for cleaning up wet spills. The classic design gets a modified upgrade in the Yocada: It’s sewn at the ends of the loops to keep them from fraying and catching on objects.

And because the mop is made of absorbent microfibers, it removes four times more dirt than conventional cotton alone. The sturdy iron handle has a jaw clamp end that grips the mop head. Once fastened in place, it stays put through all sorts of rigorous cleaning. Use it on every type of floor from tile to marble to hardwood—even cement.

Bissell Power Fresh Steam Mop

More than 31,000 Amazon reviewers swear by the Bissell Power Fresh Steam Mop. Praised as being one of the best and easiest ways to clean, this Bissell mop is approved for use on tile, hardwood and laminate floors. The low-profile swivel head gets into corners and edges, blasting in sanitizing steam to eliminate up to 99.9 percent of germs and bacteria.

Choose high, medium and low steam options. For extra stickier situations, flip down the handy scrubber attachment. The best mop pick comes with soft and scrubby microfiber pads that can be tossed into the washing machine and reused.

Microfiber Spin Mop Cleaning System 

From a company known for making your life easier, the O-Cedar Microfiber Spin Mop eliminates the bending and wet hands often associated with washing floors. Just pump the bucket’s foot pedal to engage the rotating mechanism. It dries the mop head, while the splash guard prevents dirty water from going everywhere.

Safe for all kinds of surfaces, the triangle microfiber head is designed to fit into corners and snaps on and off for easy laundering. The entire system comes with a bucket, mop, head (plus one refill) and telescoping handle. With more than 111,000 five-star ratings on Amazon, this affordable pick is a must-have household cleaning tool.

Multi-purpose and highly rated, the Mangotime Mop is two floor mops in one. Suitable for all types of wood floors, it comes with two microfiber pads (wet) and two absorbent chenille pads (dry), plus a scraper to clean pads of trapped pet hair or other gunk. Even better: All of the mop heads are machine-washable!

The adjustable handle extends to 54 inches to reach under and behind furniture. The extra-wide, wear-resistant aluminum head lays flat on the floor and resists flipping over, like some plastic heads can on other models.

A must-have mop that offers the best way to spot clean, the Swiffer WetJet Starter Kit has been popular for more than two decades. Sporting a unique spray nozzle, this all-in-one mopping system breaks up and dissolves grime by releasing a cleaning solution exactly where you need it. The absorbent disposable pads grab onto dirt and won’t let it go—no more pushing messes around the room.

The convenient starter kit comes with a mop, heavy-duty and all-purpose refill pads, batteries and a bottle of cleaning solution. Traditional wet mopping on laminate floors is a big no-no. But spray mops like the Swiffer leaves floors looking shiny and new without over-saturating them, which causes damage.

iRobot Smart Robot Mop

When you don’t have time to mop, the iRobot Braava Jet does it for you. Select from one of three vibrating cleaning modes—wet mopping, damp mopping and dry sweeping—attach a pad, press “clean” and walk away. The Braava uses a maximized edge design to get into corners and along edges, under furniture and around toilets.

But our favorite feature is the high-tech navigation technology, which learns the layout of your home and builds personal smart maps to clean and move around efficiently. You can even create an invisible boundary that keeps the mop out of rooms you don’t want it to enter.