Origin comparison

Vacuum lifters from Israel vs. Germany

Brands from Israel (9 models) vs. brands from Germany (5 models): prices, capacity and features.

The data at a glance

	Israel	Germany
Number of models	9	5
Price (median)	€266	€90
Price range	€72 to €500	€59 to €179
Capacity (median)	170 kg	300 kg
Highest load capacity	170 kg	300 kg
Capacity per €100 (median)	75 kg	273 kg
Share with removable battery	67%	0%
Share with digital display	56%	40%
Share with automatic re-pump	67%	40%
Share with foam seal	33%	0%
Share with rubber seal	67%	100%

Price distribution

Range, middle half and median per lifter

Price and capacity

IsraelGermany

Nine vacuum lifters from the Israeli brand GRABO face five models from the German brands Schwerkraft and Werkmax. Both sides offer only cordless units, but they are far apart on price.

Prices

GRABO costs a median of €266, German brands €90. The averages are €286 versus €100. GRABO models range from €72 to €500, German models from €59 to €179. GRABO's median is therefore almost €90 above the most expensive German listing.

Load capacity and features

At GRABO, only the Grabo H states a load capacity, 170 kg for €226. German models carry a median of 300 kg within a range of 120 to 300 kg. Per €100 of purchase price, the figures are 75 kg for GRABO and 273 kg for the German brands.

Both sides are fully electric. GRABO uses a removable battery on 67% of its models, while none is stated for the German listings, although 40% of them have a built-in battery. Neither side offers USB-C. An automatic re-pump is found on 67% of GRABO and 40% of German models. For the display, GRABO uses a digital display on 56% of models and a pressure gauge on two, the German brands LEDs on 60% and a digital display on 40%. All GRABO models are oval, compared with 60% of the German ones. Foam seals are found only at GRABO, on a third of the models.

Manufacturing

All nine GRABO listings state China as the country of manufacture. The German listings contain no information on the country of manufacture.

Verdict

German brands deliver far more load capacity per euro and cost around a third as much by median. GRABO, in return, offers removable batteries, an automatic re-pump more often and foam seals for rough surfaces. For a gripster with a pump that restarts by itself when the vacuum drops, take a look at With automatic re-pump. Details: Israel and Germany.