Head-to-head · Best Patio Umbrellas

Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights vs The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor 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

The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella comes out ahead by a clear margin (4.6 vs 4.1). The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella is best for: long rectangular dining tables. 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

$149.99 · Buy at bestchoiceproducts.com Full review →

Higher ratedRanked #1 in Best Patio Umbrellas

The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella

4.6

1 source$749as of Oct 11

The Company Store's 8-by-10-foot rectangular umbrella pairs a Sunbrella canvas canopy with an aluminum frame, crank lift and auto-tilt. Forbes Vetted rated it 4.8 out of 5 and named it the best rectangular patio umbrella, finding that it gave broad, even coverage that worked especially well over outdoor dining tables. Forbes's one listed con is a smaller choice of colors, and no base is included.

Strengths

— Rated 4.8 out of 5 by Forbes Vetted
— Broad, even coverage over dining tables in Forbes's testing
— Crank lift and auto-tilt for adjusting as the sun shifts

Watch-outs

— Fewer color options, per Forbes Vetted (six)
— 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.

The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella

The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella is the only rectangular canopy on this page; the Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella, the Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights and the Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella are all round. It uses Sunbrella canvas where the Blissun and Best Choice Products umbrellas use polyester, and Forbes rated it 4.8, the highest of the four. It has no lights, unlike the Best Choice Products umbrella, and like the others it comes without a base.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Best Choice Products 10-Foot Umbrella With Solar Lights	The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella
Canopy size	10 feet	8 by 10 feet
Height	8 feet	8.75 feet
Fabric	Polyester	Sunbrella canvas
Frame material	Aluminum, steel	Aluminum
Tilt	Push-button	Auto-tilt
Lift	Crank	Crank
Lights	Solar LED, six to seven hours per charge	—
Base included	No	No
Shape	—	Rectangular
Colors	—	6

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