For a very long time, the Greenworks Pro leaf blower has been our top recommended blower – until today. The Greenworks Pro 80 is still an excellent blower, but with the introduction of the Ego POWER+ leaf blower with a beefy 5.0 Ah battery, it is not only more powerful than the Greenworks Pro, but it has an amazing 200-minute max operating time.

In this article, we’ll compare the Greenworks Pro leaf blower with the Ego POWER+ blower head to head and we think you’ll see why the Ego POWER+ is our new top pick.

The Greenworks Pro has been our top pick for almost 3 years. The Ego POWER+ challenges that top position with some extra features. The two have many similarities, but the Ego POWER+ 650 CFM shows more options, more power, and longer battery life.

One way they are similar is their top variable air speed setting of 500 CFM. Both can maintain a steady 500 CFM. The Ego POWER+ has a variable speed control with a top speed of 500 CFM. The Greenworks Pro has a 3-speed switch with a top speed of 500 CFM.

A major difference, and one reason we pick the Ego Power +, is the Ego’s 650 CFM power boost switch for short blasts of maximum power. The Greenworks Pro unit does not have a feature like this and can only maintain a high speed of 500 CFM.

The other main difference is the total run-time. This can vary quite a bit based on the size of the battery and the speed you choose to work. The slower the speed, the longer the battery life. The Ego Power+ wins in this measure almost exclusively by having a larger stock battery of 5Ah. The Greenworks Pro comes with a much smaller 2Ah battery. The Greenworks Pro can operate with a larger battery, and they do offer a similar 5Ah battery.

The Ego POWER+ has a top run-time of 200 minutes at it’s lowest power setting. The Greenworks Pro has a top speed of 70 minutes. This is not a fair comparison since this compares their two stock batteries, 5Ah and 2Ah. But even if we change out the Greenworks Pro units 2Ah battery with a 5Ah battery, the calculated max run-time of 175 minutes at low power does not beat the Ego Power+ unit at 200 minutes of max run-time.

Conclusion

There’s an easy winner here in the Ego POWER+ with a greater range of speed choices, a more powerful max airspeed, and a longer battery life.

If you have other Greenworks Pro equipment, the Greenworks Pro is still a good choice. But if you have not invested in any Greenworks Pro tools, then we would recommend the Ego Power+.

For more in-depth discussion on features to consider when buying a cordless leaf blower, see our leaf blower buying guide.

We compare the Greenworks Pro 80-volt 500 CFM leaf blower and the Snapper XD 82-volt 550 CFM blowers head to head and tell you what we think.

The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00R6Z4SEQ” locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Greenworks Pro[/easyazon_link] has been our top pick for almost 3 years. The [easyazon_link identifier=”B01IY813X2″ locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Snapper XD[/easyazon_link] is the first to come close to knocking the Greenworks Pro off our top slot. The snapper XD moves more air (CFM) by 10% with a slightly faster MPH. At this point, you might think we’d give Snapper the win. But not so fast.

The Snapper XD suffers from what a lot of over 500 CFM battery-powered leaf blowers do: a short battery life. At full speed, the blower lasts for about 15 minutes which is hardly enough time to get a job done. Slow the blower down to its lowest speed and it can only run for 40-minutes. Whereas the Greenworks Pro can go for 70 minutes. We’ve seen this with other leaf blowers that break the 500 CFM limit utilizing the current battery technology. They are powerful but they just don’t last long.

There is one possible save for the Snapper XD and that is their optional larger capacity batteries. They sell a 4Ah and a 5Ah battery. Using one of those larger batteries, in theory, could possibly give you 45 minutes of run time at full power. The catch is that these larger capacity batteries cost more than the blower alone.

But Greenworks Pro also has a 4Ah battery that in theory would double its run time giving the Greenworks Pro the win.

Conclusion

The [easyazon_link identifier=”B00R6Z4SEQ” locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Greenworks Pro[/easyazon_link] is still our top choice and our recommendation over the [easyazon_link identifier=”B01IY813X2″ locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Snapper XD[/easyazon_link]. The Greenworks Pro can run up to 70 minutes at low speeds which is more than the Snapper’s 40 minutes. The Greenworks Pro wins a head to head comparison.

If you only need a leaf blower and a few other battery-powered yard tools, then the [easyazon_link identifier=”B00R6Z4SEQ” locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Greenworks Pro[/easyazon_link] is the best choice.

If you have other Snapper XD tools (not the 48-volt versions), then you could buy the [easyazon_link identifier=”B01IY814KO” locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]Snapper XD blower only[/easyazon_link] and [easyazon_link identifier=”B07JJ1JLKJ” locale=”US” tag=”about10b-20″]a large capacity battery[/easyazon_link] and boost your setup nicely.

For more in-depth discussion on features to consider when buying a cordless leaf blower, see our leaf blower buying guide.