Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower vs Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower

How they differ in real use

Built from our battery snow blowers for small driveways scoring, each product's published specifications, and verified owner feedback — not hands-on testing.

Both the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower and the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower made our Top 5 Battery Snow Blowers for Small Driveways, at #4 and #5. A light, simple 18-inch machine whose real advantage is its batteries: two 5.0Ah IONMAX packs hold more energy than the Westinghouse's 4.0Ah pair, and they run Snow Joe's wide range of inexpensive 24V yard tools. It ranks below the Westinghouse because it costs more for the same width and its 20 ft throw is the shortest here. It ranks above the Greenworks because it ships with two batteries instead of one small 2.0Ah pack and uses a rubber-tipped steel auger, though its path is 2 inches narrower. The most owner-reviewed machine here, with more than 4,000 Amazon ratings, a 20-inch path and a light 33 lb build, and a good buy for anyone who already owns Greenworks 80V batteries. As a complete kit it lands last: it ships with a single 2.0Ah battery, the smallest in this list, so it runs out well before the two-battery Snow Joe and Westinghouse kits on a full driveway, its listed throw of about 20 to 22 ft is among the shortest, and Greenworks does not list a steel auger. It also costs more than the SENIX, which clears a wider path with a steel auger and two batteries.

We score battery snow blowers for small driveways on Clearing Power (25%), Battery Kit & Runtime (20%), Auger & Build (15%), Handling & Storage (15%), Battery Ecosystem (10%) and Value (15%). On that basis the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower totals 7.4 out of 10 and the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower 7.2. The widest gap is Battery Kit & Runtime, where the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower scores 7.8 against 6 for the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower: number and capacity of the batteries included in the box, charger speed, and the manufacturer's rated runtime per charge. Clearing Power also separates them: 7.2 for the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower versus 6.4 for the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower. The Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower claws back ground on Battery Ecosystem and Handling & Storage.

On paper, the specifications that actually differ: Clearing Width: 18 in on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus 20 in on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower; Clearing Depth: 10 in on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus Up to 10 in on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower; Throw Distance: Up to 20 ft on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus Up to 20–22 ft (Greenworks US / Amazon listing) on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower; Battery Platform: Snow Joe IONMAX 48V via 2 x 24V packs on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus Greenworks 80V on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower; Batteries Included: 2 x 24V 5.0Ah + dual-port charger on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus 1 x 80V 2.0Ah + charger on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower; Auger: Rubber-tipped steel on the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower versus Not listed as steel by Greenworks on the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower.

Check current pricing at the merchant links below. Owners praise the Snow Joe 24V-X2-SB18-XR 48V Cordless Snow Blower for two 5.0Ah batteries, more stored energy than the similarly sized Westinghouse kit and about 29.5 lb (Snow Joe, 4.0Ah kit), among the lightest machines here; the most common complaint is up to 20 ft throw, the shortest in this list. Owners praise the Greenworks 80V 20" Brushless Cordless Snow Blower for over 4,000 Amazon ratings: the longest ownership track record here and 20 in path, wider than the 18 in Snow Joe and Westinghouse; the most common complaint is ships with a single 2.0Ah battery, the smallest kit here, so runtime is short without a larger pack.