Head-to-head · Best Blenders for Smoothies

Breville Fresh & Furious vs NutriBullet Pro 900

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

Breville Fresh & Furious comes out ahead by a narrow margin (4.4 vs 4.2). The gap is mostly about smoothie-focused buyers who want one-touch green-smoothie presets and don't need nut-butter or grinding ability — read the strengths below before deciding.

Higher ratedRanked #3 in Best Blenders for Smoothies

Breville Fresh & Furious

4.4

$199.95as of Jun 7

The Breville Fresh & Furious is America's Test Kitchen's best midpriced blender and a smoothie specialist: its 60-second green-smoothie program makes some of the best green smoothies TechGearLab has tasted. It blends soft fruit beautifully but can leave grit with berries and isn't meant for nut butter or grinding. At around $200 with presets and an LCD, it's the value-feature pick for people focused mainly on smoothies.

Strengths

— Dedicated 60-second green-smoothie program produces "one of the best green smoothies" TechGearLab tasted
— America's Test Kitchen's best midpriced pick at about half the flagship's cost
— Five speeds plus auto-clean and ice-crush programs on a clear LCD

Watch-outs

— Berry and oat smoothies can leave a slightly gritty texture
— Not built for nut butter or grinding — it's a smoothie specialist
— Lid can pressurize during blending and be hard to remove

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Ranked #5 in Best Blenders for Smoothies

NutriBullet Pro 900

4.2

$99.99as of Jun 7

The NutriBullet Pro 900 is the best personal blender for smoothies: a compact, around-$90 bullet that blends leafy greens into a silky-smooth puree and doubles as a travel cup. RTINGS scores it 8.1/10 for single-serving smoothies and calls it "an excellent choice for smaller batches" of nut butter and dips. It's single-serve only and not built for ice or hot blending, but for solo daily smoothies it's hard to beat on value and convenience.

Strengths

— Blends leafy greens into a silky-smooth puree on single servings, per RTINGS (8.1/10 single-serve smoothie score)
— Compact bullet design fits in a cabinet — no counter real estate needed
— Blend-and-go: jar doubles as a travel cup with a to-go lid

Watch-outs

— Single-serve only — 32 oz jars, no family-size batches
— Not meant for crushing ice or hot blending
— No speed control or presets — you press and hold

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How they stack up

Breville Fresh & Furious

The smoothie specialist: its green-smoothie program out-tastes the Ninja BN701 on greens, but it leaves more grit on berries than the Vitamix 5200 or Vitamix Explorian E310 and isn't built for the heavy-duty work those handle. Pricier than the Ninja BN701, cheaper than the Vitamix picks.

NutriBullet Pro 900

The single-serve specialist: silkier than the Ninja BN701 on small portions and far more compact than any pick here, but it can't match the family-size capacity of the Ninja BN701 or the ice-crushing and hot-blend versatility of the Vitamix 5200 and Vitamix Explorian E310.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	Breville Fresh & Furious	NutriBullet Pro 900
Power	1100W	900W
Capacity	50 oz	32 oz cup
Speed Control	5 speeds + Pulse	Single speed (press & hold)
Programs	Green Smoothie, Smoothie, Ice Crush, Auto-Clean	None
Container Material	BPA-free Tritan	BPA-free, to-go lid
Display	LCD with timer	—
Warranty	3-year limited	1-year limited
Footprint	17.7 in tall	Compact bullet
Dishwasher Safe	—	Cups yes, blades hand-wash

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