Head to head
Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus vs Bissell Little Green ProHeat (2026)
PowerDash Pet Plus vs Little Green ProHeat: compact upright against portable spot cleaner, compared for small pet homes.
#5 in our rankings · Best compact upright
Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus, FH50704
Best for: Smaller homes and flats with pets, where a full-size upright would be too much machine and too much storage.
#7 in our rankings · Best budget spot cleaner
Bissell Little Green ProHeat, 2513
Best for: Anyone who needs a grab-and-go machine for spills, pet accidents, and car seats without buying a full upright.
Our recommendation
Buy the Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus if you want upright coverage of rugs and small rooms in a compact body. Buy the Bissell Little Green ProHeat if you want a true portable for spills, stairs, and cars, with heated cleaning. Small pet homes that can only buy one should choose by room size: rugs and small rooms favour the Hoover, while spills and stairs favour the Bissell.
Coverage against portability
The Hoover covers floors like an upright, walking across a rug or a small room in steady passes. The Bissell covers spots like a portable, carried to the stain with a hose tool. That is the whole decision in one line: floors favour the Hoover, spots favour the Bissell.
Heat and stain power
The Bissell brings heated cleaning to oily and set-in spots, which the compact Hoover does not emphasise. On a fresh pet accident both perform well, but on an older, oily spot the heated Bissell has an edge, while on a whole rug the Hoover's upright coverage wins.
Storage and handling
Both store easily compared with a full-size upright, but the Bissell is the smaller and more portable of the two, fitting a cupboard shelf and travelling to a car. The Hoover needs upright storage space, though far less than a full-size machine, and it is easier to push across a room than to carry up stairs.
Choose Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus, FH50704 if…
- You want to clean rugs and small rooms end to end
- You prefer pushing an upright to carrying a portable
- You have pets and mostly carpeted floors
Choose Bissell Little Green ProHeat, 2513 if…
- You mainly treat spills and pet accidents
- You need to clean stairs and car interiors
- You want heated cleaning for oily spots
Spec-by-spec comparison
| Spec | Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus, FH50704 | Bissell Little Green ProHeat, 2513 |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | Budget | Budget |
| Type | Compact upright carpet cleaner | Portable spot and stain cleaner |
| Focus | Pet stain removal and deodorising | - |
| Size | Compact and lightweight for easy storage | - |
| Surfaces | Carpet and rugs | Carpet, upholstery, and car interiors |
| Best for | Smaller pet homes | Spills and spot stains |
| Heat | - | ProHeat heated cleaning technology |
| Tool | - | Self-cleaning HydroRinse tool |
| Best for | Smaller homes and flats with pets, where a full-size upright would be too much machine and too much storage. | Anyone who needs a grab-and-go machine for spills, pet accidents, and car seats without buying a full upright. |
| Skip if | You clean large carpeted rooms end to end, or you want the biggest tanks and the widest cleaning path. | You want to deep clean whole rooms, or you dislike carrying a small machine and hose from room to room. |
Strengths and limitations
Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus, FH50704
Strengths
- The compact, lightweight body is easy to carry between rooms and simple to store, which means it actually gets used rather than staying in a cupboard.
- Pet-focused design tackles stains and odour on carpet, so everyday pet accidents are handled without hiring a cleaner.
- It bridges the gap between a portable spot cleaner and a full upright, covering rugs and small rooms an upright would handle slowly.
Limitations
- Smaller tanks mean more refills and emptying on a large room, so whole-house cleans take longer than with a full-size machine.
- The narrower cleaning path covers less carpet per pass, which shows on large open floors.
- It is not a portable spot cleaner, so car interiors and high stairs still call for a hose tool or a second machine.
Bissell Little Green ProHeat, 2513
Strengths
- Heated cleaning helps loosen oily and set-in spots that a cold-water spot cleaner leaves behind.
- The compact size stores easily and travels to the mess, including car interiors, rather than asking you to bring the mess to the machine.
- The self-cleaning HydroRinse tool flushes the hose after use, which keeps the machine fresher between jobs.
Limitations
- The small tanks and narrow tool cover one stain at a time, so a whole room would be a long, repetitive job.
- The hose reach limits how far from a socket you can work, which matters on stairs and in cars.
- It needs its own Bissell formulas for best results, adding a small running cost to every clean.
How they fit the wider field
- Hoover PowerDash Pet Plus, FH50704: ranked #5 (Best compact upright) in The Best Carpet Cleaners.
- Bissell Little Green ProHeat, 2513: ranked #7 (Best budget spot cleaner) in The Best Carpet Cleaners.
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Made your call?
Questions, answered
Can the Little Green clean a rug?
Yes, a small rug, in sections, with patience. A large rug or a whole room is upright work, and the Little Green would need many refills and passes, so judge it as a spot machine that can stretch, not as a room machine.
Can the PowerDash clean stairs?
Not comfortably. It is an upright, so stairs need a hose tool and careful handling, and a portable is far easier on a flight of stairs. Homes with carpeted stairs should pair the PowerDash with a portable, or choose the portable first.
Which is cheaper to run?
Both need their own maker's formulas, so running costs are similar in kind. The difference is usage: the upright uses more solution per clean because it covers more area, while the portable uses less because it treats less area.