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Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights vs Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

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The short answer

Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.3 vs 4.1). Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella is best for: buyers who want a basic tilting market umbrella at the lowest price. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #3 in Best Patio Umbrellas

Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights

4.1

1 source$149.99as of Oct 10

The Best Choice Products 10-foot market umbrella has solar-charged LED lights in its ribs, a crank lift and a push-button tilt. Forbes Vetted, whose panel testers used the umbrellas in their own outdoor spaces, scored it 4.3 out of 5 and named it the best patio umbrella with lights, with its tester calling it a great value that does not feel cheap or flimsy. No base is included, and Forbes says a very heavy one of more than 100 pounds is recommended.

Strengths

— Solar-charged lights designed to run six to seven hours, per Forbes Vetted
— Forbes's tester found setup easy and straightforward
— Fabric wiped clean of pollen with a damp cloth in Forbes's testing

Watch-outs

— Base not included; Forbes says a very heavy base of over 100 pounds is recommended
— Lights use a manual on/off switch on the pole and do not turn on automatically
— Forbes's tester said it does not have a high-end look like some of the others tested

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Higher ratedRanked #2 in Best Patio Umbrellas

Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella

4.3

1 source$43.99as of Oct 11

The Blissun is a 9-foot center-pole market umbrella with a crank and push-button tilt. Forbes Vetted rated it 4.5 out of 5 and named it the best value patio umbrella, with its tester saying setup was intuitive and that it does not look cheap despite the price. It is a no-frills design, and Forbes lists no base in the box.

Strengths

— Forbes Vetted's tester assembled it and set it in a base with no trouble
— Feels sturdy and does not look cheap, per Forbes's tester
— Push-button tilt to follow the sun

Watch-outs

— Only one finish option, per Forbes Vetted
— A relatively no-frills option, in Forbes's words
— Base not included, per Forbes's spec line

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How they stack up

Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights

This is the only umbrella on this page with built-in lights. It is a 10-foot center-pole market umbrella, between the 9-foot Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella and the 11-foot offset Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella; The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella is an 8-by-10-foot rectangle. Forbes lists no base in the box.

Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella

The Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella is the smallest and plainest umbrella on this page: a 9-foot polyester market umbrella, against 10 feet with solar lights for the Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights and 11 feet for the offset Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella. Forbes rated it 4.5, above the 4.3 it gave both of those. The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella uses Sunbrella canvas and an auto-tilt where the Blissun has polyester and a push-button tilt.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights	Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella
Canopy size	10 feet	9 feet
Height	8 feet	8.2 feet
Fabric	Polyester	Polyester
Frame material	Aluminum, steel	Aluminum, iron
Tilt	Push-button	Push-button
Lift	Crank	Crank
Lights	Solar LED, six to seven hours per charge	—
Base included	No	No
Type	—	Center-pole market umbrella
Ribs	—	8

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