Head-to-head · Best Patio Umbrellas

Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella 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 4.3). The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella is best for: long rectangular dining tables. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #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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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

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.

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	Blissun 9-Foot Patio Umbrella	The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella
Canopy size	9 feet	8 by 10 feet
Type	Center-pole market umbrella	—
Height	8.2 feet	8.75 feet
Fabric	Polyester	Sunbrella canvas
Frame material	Aluminum, iron	Aluminum
Tilt	Push-button	Auto-tilt
Lift	Crank	Crank
Ribs	8	—
Base included	No	No
Shape	—	Rectangular
Colors	—	6

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