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Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights vs Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever 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

Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights and Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella score essentially the same (4.1 vs 4.1). Pick the one whose trade-offs match your priorities — the strengths and watch-outs below are where they actually differ.

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

$149.99 · Buy at bestchoiceproducts.com Full review →

Ranked #4 in Best Patio Umbrellas

Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella

4.1

1 source$309as of Oct 11

The Purple Leaf is an 11-foot offset umbrella with a double canopy, 360-degree rotation and an aluminum frame. Forbes Vetted, whose panel testers used 11 umbrellas in their own outdoor spaces, gave it 4.3 out of 5 and named it the best cantilever patio umbrella, saying the double canopy proved useful for stability on an umbrella this large. The base is sold separately and, once filled, makes the umbrella very hard to move.

Strengths

— Offset pole leaves the shaded area unobstructed, per Forbes Vetted
— Rotates 360 degrees with six height and angle combinations, which Forbes calls one of the best ranges it tested
— Double canopy helped wind resistance and stability in Forbes's tests

Watch-outs

— Heavy and difficult to move around, per Forbes Vetted
— Base is sold separately; filled as instructed it weighs about 220 pounds, Forbes's tester reports
— Needs a permanent spot: Forbes's tester says it is very hard to move once the base is filled

$309 · Buy at purpleleafshop.com Full review →

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.

Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella

The Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella is the only cantilever umbrella on this page: its pole stands to the side, where the Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella, the Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights and The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella are center-pole designs. At 11 feet it is also the widest round canopy here, ahead of the 10-foot Best Choice Products and 9-foot Blissun. Like the other three, Forbes lists it without a base.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights	Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella
Canopy size	10 feet	11 feet
Height	8 feet	Up to 11 feet, depending on angle
Fabric	Polyester	Yarn-dyed polyester
Frame material	Aluminum, steel	Aluminum
Tilt	Push-button	Yes
Lift	Crank	—
Lights	Solar LED, six to seven hours per charge	—
Base included	No	No
Type	—	Cantilever (offset)
Rotation	—	360 degrees
Other sizes	—	10, 12 or 13 feet

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