Head-to-head · Best Patio Umbrellas

Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever 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 4.1). The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella is best for: long rectangular dining tables. Read the strengths below before deciding.

Ranked #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 →

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

$749 · Buy at thecompanystore.com Full review →

How they stack up

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.

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	Purple Leaf 11-Foot Cantilever Umbrella	The Company Store 8' x 10' Rectangular Outdoor Patio Umbrella
Canopy size	11 feet	8 by 10 feet
Type	Cantilever (offset)	—
Height	Up to 11 feet, depending on angle	8.75 feet
Fabric	Yarn-dyed polyester	Sunbrella canvas
Frame material	Aluminum	Aluminum
Rotation	360 degrees	—
Tilt	Yes	Auto-tilt
Base included	No	No
Other sizes	10, 12 or 13 feet	—
Shape	—	Rectangular
Lift	—	Crank
Colors	—	6

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