How benchmarksutra rates irons: maker-stated specs and Indian prices only, nothing guessed.
Quick Verdict
The benchmarksutra Iron Score rates 21 irons sold in India. Every spec comes from the maker's own product page, and every price from an Indian retailer's listing. We never use test results from other sites, and we never fill a gap with a guess.
Researched, not hands-on tested. Scores use only the specifications on each maker's own product page (checked 16 November 2026) and prices at Indian retailers (checked 16 November 2026). We did not test these irons ourselves. How the benchmarksutra Iron Score works.
What we rate
Rated power. Rated power the maker states. Steam irons: 1,000 W rates 0, 2,200 W rates 100. Dry irons: 750 W rates 0, 1,250 W rates 100. More power heats up and recovers faster.
Soleplate coating. Soleplate the maker names: a ceramic coating rates 100, another non-stick coating (PTFE, American Heritage, Greblon, Weilburger) 80, an uncoated linished metal plate 40.
Continuous steam. Steam irons only. Continuous steam the maker states, in grams a minute: 5 g/min rates 0, 35 g/min rates 100.
Steam shot. Steam irons only. Size of the steam shot (boost) in grams, where the maker states it: 200 g rates 100, and each 20 g is worth 10 points. A shot named without a figure scores zero.
Water tank. Steam irons only. Water tank the maker states: 100 ml rates 0, 300 ml rates 100. A bigger tank means fewer refills.
Care features. Steam irons only. 25 points each for vertical steaming, anti-drip, anti-calc or self-clean, and auto shut-off, where the maker names them.
Price. Lowest price we found, against the cheapest iron of the same type (steam or dry).
Buyer profiles
What we checked
We read each maker's own product page for rated power, soleplate coating and, for steam irons, continuous steam, the steam shot, the water tank and care features (vertical steaming, anti-drip, anti-calc or self-clean, auto shut-off). Retail listings are used only for the price and the buy link. Where a maker page does not state a rated item, that row scores zero; we never guess. Where a maker's own pages disagree, we say which figure we used.
Two groups
Steam irons and dry irons are scored within their own group, so a dry iron is never marked down for having no steam, and the price score only compares like with like. Dry irons differ mostly in power, soleplate coating and price, so their score rests on those three.
Warranty and BIS
Warranty is shown but not scored: every maker that states one on its own page gives 2 years, so it does not separate the irons, and Havells does not state it on its product pages. Irons sold in India must meet the BIS standard IS 366 under a government quality control order; we mention ISI marking only where the maker states it, and do not score it.
What we do not rate
How well an iron removes creases, how fast it heats up, how smoothly the soleplate glides and whether it leaks after months of use need tests. We do not run them and we do not use other sites' results. Garment steamers are not in this score.
Price vs score
What the score does not measure
How well an iron removes creases.
Heat-up time and soleplate glide.
Leaks and scale build-up after months of use.
Garment steamers. They need different rows and are not in this score.
What we left out, and why
Reason | Products |
|---|---|
We found no product page with this iron's specs on Bajaj's own website, so there are no maker-stated specs to score. | 2 |
Usha's own website did not load for us and we found no Usha product page with this iron's specs, so we did not rank it. | 2 |
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