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Shark

Shark offers 12 products on RevWix across Home & Cleaning, with an average ethics score of 74.6/10 and recurring certifications including FSC Certified, orfenefrx fcsa certified, Encryption for data protection.

Ethics avg 74.6 12 products Price $$$ · $$$$
Shark

Standards & certifications

Verified credentials appearing across Shark's product range.

FSC Certified ×1orfenefrx fcsa certified ×1Encryption for data protection ×1EPA Safer Choice certification for its cleaning formula ×1Leaping Bunny ×1RoHS ×1Designed For Carpet, Designed For Hard Floors ×1

Ethics breakdown

Average scores across our scoring pillars.

  • Animal Welfare24.2/10
  • Labor22.9/10
  • Environment22.5/10
  • Sourcing21.9/10
  • Transparency21.9/10

Categories covered

Where Shark shows up across our directory.

  • Home & Cleaning12

What reviewers highlight

Strengths mentioned most often across Shark's products.

  • ✓Powerful suction
  • ✓Self-emptying base
  • ✓Powerful cleaning performance
  • ✓Smart mapping and navigation
  • ✓Convenient 60-day self-emptying base
  • ✓Efficient run time and capacity

Sustainability commitments

"Shark uses recycled materials in its packaging and promotes energy-efficient operations. The 60-day self-emptying base reduces waste and maintenance hassle."

"Features a self-emptying base to reduce litter and dust, and uses HEPA-like filtration to capture allergens and particles as small as 1 micron."

"As a vacuum cleaner, it doesn't have specific sustainability features, but its bagless design reduces waste. It's also energy-efficient with a 7.5 amp motor."

Shark scores & reviews

Average ethics score
75/100
Shopper rating
4.1 / 5
across 12 products
Shopper ratings counted
144,850
from retailer listings
RevWix reader reviews
177836
on product pages

Products from Shark

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum with 60-Day Self-Emptying Base, Perfect for Pet Hair, Carpets, Hard Floors & More, Black, AV2611AE
FSC Certified
4.5 (11,578)

The Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum offers powerful cleaning and 60 days of debris-free living with its self-emptying base. This robot vacuum suits busy pet owners and allergy sufferers, mapping and navigating your home like a pro. AI-enabled, it automatically learns and adapts to your cleaning needs. Keywords: Shark AI Ultra, robot vacuum, self-emptying, pet hair, carpet, hard floors, mapping, efficient.

Shark Stratos Robot Vacuum & Mop Combo
3.8 (398)

The Shark Stratos is a lidar-powered robot vacuum and mop combo, ideal for homes with pets and busy families, offering up to 60 days of self-emptying convenience.

Shark EveryMess 3-in-1 Wet/Dry Vac & Stain Eliminator
4.5 (1,329)

The Shark EveryMess 3-in-1 Wet/Dry Vac is a bagless, energy-efficient vacuum with powerful suction for both wet and dry messes, ideal for pet households.

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum
78Excellent
4.0 (41,362)

The Shark AI Ultra is a smart robot vacuum, perfect for pet owners seeking a convenient cleaning solution. It offers 60-day self-emptying and advanced AI technology. Keywords: robot vacuum, Shark, pet hair vacuum, self-emptying vacuum.

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum with Self-Empty Base
orfenefrx fcsa certified
4.1 (41,293)

The Shark AI Ultra is a high-performance robot vacuum with a self-emptying base, perfect for homes with pets. It offers powerful suction, smart home integration, and advanced features like recharge and resume. Its eco-friendly design includes recycled materials and energy-efficient operation.

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum with Matrix Clean and 30-Day Self-Empty Base
Encryption for data protection
4.0 (41,293)

The Shark AI Ultra is a robot vacuum that's great for homes with pets, offering intense power-lifting suction and self-emptying for up to 30 days. It's designed for multi-surface cleaning and features LiDAR navigation for efficient and systematic cleaning. AI technology enables it to avoid mopping carpets. Key features include auto-emptying, multi-cleaning modes, and avoids obstacles with predictive mapping.

Shark Ur2360s Ultra Robot Vacuum
EPA Safer Choice certification for its cleaning formula
4.0 (1,156)

The Shark Ur2360s Ultra Robot Vacuum is a powerful cleaning device equipped with Matrix Clean Technology, perfect for homes with pets. It offers up to 30 days of dustbin capacity with its self-emptying base.

Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum AV2511AE
Leaping BunnyRoHS
4.0 (23,859)

The Shark AI Ultra AV2511AE is a self-emptying LiDAR robot vacuum that stores debris for up to 60 days, suited for large homes and busy families who want hands-free cleaning. It uses IQ Navigation with 360-degree LiDAR to map rooms and clean in rows, while its 60-day self-emptying base minimizes maintenance for 60+ days.

Shark ZU500 2-in-1 Lift-Away Speed Vacuum with TruePet
Designed For Carpet, Designed For Hard Floors
4.4 (4,559)

The Shark ZU500 is a versatile, upright vacuum cleaner that combines the convenience of a bagless design with the performance of a traditional upright. It's certified as effective on both carpets and hard floors, and comes with advanced features like TruePet to tackle pet hair.

Shark AV2501S AI Ultra Robot Vacuum and Mop
3.8 (4,773)

The Shark AV2501S is a high-tech robot vacuum and mop that's ideal for pet owners and busy homes. It uses AI to learn and adapt to your home, has a 30-day capacity self-emptying base, and features Matrix Clean technology for optimal cleaning.

Shark Navigator Robot Vacuum + Self-Empty Base, Grey, RV2120AE
4.2 (5,696)

The Shark Navigator Robot Vacuum is a high-performance vacuum with a self-emptying base, ideal for pet owners. With high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration and powerful suction, it tackles pet hair and allergens efficiently. The self-emptying base means you empty it once every 30 days.

Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum with XL HEPA Self-Empty Base
4.5 (540)

The Shark AI Ultra Voice Control Robot Vacuum with XL HEPA Self-Empty Base is a pet hair robot vacuum designed for homes with heavy shedding dogs and cats. It features a self-cleaning brushroll that actively removes hair wrap, a HEPA filter for allergens, and voice control via Alexa or Google Assistant. Ideal for pet owners with allergies.

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How to read Shark's ethics scores

Each Shark product on this page carries a 0–100 score built from four checkable inputs: active third-party certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain information, and the brand's watchdog record. Nothing here is based on Shark's own marketing language.

The spread matters as much as the top score. If Shark's highest and lowest products sit far apart, verification is being applied to some lines and not others — common when a company certifies a flagship range and leaves the rest undocumented. A narrow spread, even at a moderate average, usually signals a consistent policy.

Scores can move without any editorial change, because certification status is re-checked as pages refresh. A lapsed certificate, a new audit or a recall notice will all show up in the product's certification and notes sections.

Questions worth asking before buying Shark

Start with ownership: a parent company's testing or sourcing policy can change what a claim on the packaging actually covers. Then check scope — a certification often applies to one fibre, facility or ingredient rather than the whole product.

Finally, compare within the category rather than against Shark's own range. A mid-scoring product can still be the strongest verified option at its price, and a high-scoring one can be beaten by a cheaper certified alternative.

What each score input covers

The evidence behind every Shark score shown above.
InputWhat we checkWhy it matters
CertificationsActive listings in public registers, with scope and expiryOnly externally audited claims can be revoked
Ingredients & materialsFull disclosure, hazard flags, recycled or organic contentComparable without trusting brand narrative
TransparencyNamed suppliers, factories or audit summariesShows whether claims survive scrutiny
RecordRecalls, regulator rulings and greenwashing findingsBest short-term signal of quality control

Buying Shark with confidence

  • Verify the mark, not the adjectiveSearch the certifier's register for the exact product line.
  • Check the parent companyOwnership changes what cruelty-free or organic claims cover.
  • Compare in-categoryThe same score means different things across categories.
  • Read open notes firstAn unresolved recall outweighs a few score points.

Frequently asked

Is Shark an ethical brand?+

Shark's standing here is the average of its scored products, built only from verifiable inputs: active certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain data and its recall or regulator record. Where a claim cannot be checked in a public register, it earns nothing.

Is Shark certified by third parties?+

Any certification we could confirm appears on the individual product cards above. Marks shown are matched to the certifier's own register; self-declared logos and internal awards are not counted.

Why do Shark products have different scores?+

Scores are per product, not per brand. Differences usually come from certification scope, ingredient or material disclosure, and packaging — a certified flagship can sit far above an undocumented line from the same company.

Are there better alternatives to Shark?+

Compare within the category rather than the brand: category rankings list the highest-scoring verified options at each price level, so you can see whether a cheaper certified alternative beats the Shark product you were considering.