Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Ellipticals (2026)
The cheapest ellipticals is Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 at $179. Best by the numbers — Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 (lowest price), NordicTrack AirGlide 14i (newest). This page compares 12 ellipticals across 8 brands on price and key specs — every figure sourced, updated June 2026.
12 ellipticals compared on the specs that matter and US price — ranked cheapest-first. Every spec and price links to its source and the date we captured it.
Key takeaways
- Lowest price: Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 at $179 (Typical Amazon/retail price (~$179-181); marked sold out on manufacturer site).
- Typical price: from $179, median $1499.99, up to $4199 — across 12 priced.
- Tracked: 12 products across 8 brands, current through 2026-06-19.
- Compared on: type, stride length in, resistance levels, power incline, max user weight lb, flywheel lb.
Best by the numbers
Objective winners — each is the leader on one measured spec, with the figure. No subjective ranking.
- Lowest price: Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 ($179)
- Newest: NordicTrack AirGlide 14i (2023)
- Lowest max user weight lb: Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 (220 max user weight lb)
Comparison
| # | Elliptical | Price | type | stride length in | resistance levels | power incline | max user weight lb | flywheel lb | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 | $179 | front_drive | 11 in | 8 | false | 220 | — | sunnyhealthfitness.com |
| 2 | Schwinn 411 | $699 | front_drive | 18 in | 16 | false | 300 | — | schwinnfitness.com |
| 3 | ProForm Carbon EL | $799.99 | front_drive | 19 in (manual adjustable) | 18 | false | 275 | 15 | scheels.com |
| 4 | Horizon EX-59 | $999 | front_drive | 18 in | 10 | false | 300 | 14.3 | horizonfitness.com |
| 5 | Schwinn 470 | $999 | front_drive | 20 in | 25 | true | 300 | 20 | garagegymreviews.com |
| 6 | Sole E25 | $1299.99 | front_drive | 20 in | 20 | true | 350 | 20 | soletreadmills.com |
| 7 | Sole E35 | $1699.99 | front_drive | 20 in | 20 | true | 350 | 25 | soletreadmills.com |
| 8 | NordicTrack AirGlide 14i | $1799 | front_drive | 17.8-18.5 in (auto-adjustable) | 26 | true | 300 | 32 | barbend.com |
| 9 | NordicTrack Commercial 14.9 | $1799 | front_drive | 17.5-18.7 in (auto-adjustable) | 26 | true | 350 | 32 | thefithouse.com |
| 10 | Bowflex Max Trainer M9 | $1999 | center_drive | — | 20 | false | 300 | — | bowflex.com |
| 11 | NordicTrack FS14i FreeStride Trainer | $2499 | center_drive | 0-32 in (auto-adjustable) | 26 | true | 375 | 20 | nordictrack.com |
| 12 | Precor EFX 245 | $4199 | rear_drive | 18-21 in | 16 | true | 275 | — | treadmilldoctor.com |
Specs are as published by the manufacturer (or a reputable spec source where the official page was unavailable); prices are US launch MSRP. Full per-product records and all spec columns are in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest ellipticals?
Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 is the cheapest at $179 (Typical Amazon/retail price (~$179-181); marked sold out on manufacturer site), as of 2026-06-19.
How much does ellipticals cost?
Across the 12 ellipticals with a published price, the median is $1499.99, ranging from $179 to $4199, as of 2026-06-19.
Which ellipticals is best by the numbers?
Lowest price: Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 ($179). Newest: NordicTrack AirGlide 14i (2023). Lowest max user weight lb: Sunny Health & Fitness SF-E905 (220 max user weight lb).
How many ellipticals are compared here?
12 ellipticals across 8 brands, with US price and key specs, current through 2026-06-19.
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How we compiled this
Roster covers twelve home elliptical trainers (rear-drive, front-drive, and center-drive) spanning the $179-$4,199 price range, including current models, recently replaced models, and one discontinued model still widely searched. Primary sources are manufacturer product pages (NordicTrack, Schwinn, Sole, Bowflex, Horizon, ProForm, Sunny Health) and high-authority review sites (BarBend, Treadmill Review Guru, Treadmill Doctor, The Fit House, Garage Gym Reviews, FitRated). Prices are published US MSRPs or typical current retail prices as of the access date; discontinued models retain last-known/last-verified MSRP noted explicitly. Adversarial re-verification (2026-06-19) corrected the Precor EFX 245 price (3499->4199 per Treadmill Doctor) and Schwinn 470 drive type (rear->front per multiple sources), and nulled the EFX 245 release year. resistance_levels and built_in_programs are integer counts; flywheel_lb and max_user_weight_lb are numbers; stride_length_in is a string carrying units when the stride is a range. accessedAt 2026-06-19.
Last verified 2026-06-19. We re-check published specs and prices on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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