Nutribullet Pro 900W review: The reigning champ of affordable blenders

Nutribullet is famous for making affordable, easy-to-use blenders that please both your time-keeping and nutrition levels. The Nutribullet Pro 900W is no different. On top of being compact and versatile, the Pro 900 has enough power to turn frozen fruit into smoothies in under thirty seconds. But is it enough to be one of our best blenders? 

At only $84/£89, the Pro 900 is one of the cheapest personal blenders I’ve seen. On top of the appealing price, it’s available in a range of aesthetic and stylish colors, meaning it could match even the most vibrant of kitchens. I tested the champagne version, which looked amazing on my countertops. 

I put the Pro 900 to the test making smoothies, dips, and iced coffees, and let me tell you, they were delicious. Could it be our top personal blender? Find out in my Nutribullet Pro 900W blender review. 

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Cheat sheet

• What is it? A personal blender to make smoothies, sauces, and dips
• Who is it for? For smoothies, ideally a couple or single person, but it can make up to 4 servings of dips
• What does it cost? $84 at Amazon U.S. or £89 at Amazon U.K.
• What do we like? The affordable price, ease of use, ease of cleaning, compact size, blending power
• What don’t we like? The max cup size is 32 oz, which is only enough for 2 servings at once

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Specs

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Price & availability

The Nutribullet Pro has two different names depending on your geographic location, so make sure you know what’s what. If you’re in the U.S., it’s Nutribullet Pro 900W and it’s $84 at Amazon. If you’re in the U.K., it's the Nutribullet 900 Series and it’s £89 at Amazon. The Ninja BN301 is $79 and has the same 900W power, but doesn’t have the stylish oomph of the Pro 900.

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Design & controls

The Pro 900 is available in a glorious array of colors. I tested the metallic champagne hue, but you can also get matte: indigo, eucalyptus, linen, lavender, sand, jade, clay, slate, pink, white, black. The metallic offerings are more concise: black, white, silver, champagne, rose gold. This is a welcome reprieve to the world of aesthetically timid kitchen appliances we’re all too used to, like the Beast Blender’s ($164) white, black, or gray range, or Vitamix’s range of red, white, or black.

Unlike Nutribullet’s family blender Smart Touch ($99), the Pro 900 has semi-removable blades so you can clean with ease — but more on that in the storage and maintenance section below. To round off the design points, the Pro 900 comes with a range of accessories, like two cups (32oz and 24oz), a sippy lid, a handle, and a screw-on lid for when you just want to throw your smoothie in your bag and not have it spill. 

Unlike the Smart Touch ($99), there are no buttons on this blender. It’s as simple as screwing on the blade attachment, locking the cup into place, and twisting to start the blending process. But like the Smart Touch ($99), if the lid isn’t on correctly, blending won’t start until it is.

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Blending performance

As the Pro 900 is only intended to be a personal blender, it’s not supposed to be able to make multiple servings of smoothies or soups. This would suit a couple or an individual user, and is only suitable for a family if you have enough patience to blend over and over again. I’d recommend the larger Smart Touch if blending for a family.

To test the Pro 900’s blending capabilities, I first made the most ubiquitous Nutribullet meal: a smoothie. To the 32 oz blending cup, I added frozen mixed berries and oat milk to the ‘max’ line. After screwing on the blades, I secured it on the base and twisted the cup to blend. Immediately the Pro 900 made light work of transforming the chunky berries into a smooth liquid. I added a touch more liquid after the initial blend and the result was a creamy, semi-frozen smoothie that I spent the next hour drinking with the handy sippy lid.  

Let me preface this next section by warning you that Nutribullet explicitly advises against blending up dry ingredients in the Pro 900 as it may damage the motor and blades. But I’ve owned a Nutribullet 600 Series for seven years, have always blended dry ingredients in it, and it’s still alive. So while I’m not recommending you do it, it is possible to do and represents a good stress test for us to perform (A.K.A. don’t try this at home!)

As I was making a cheesecake, I decided to let the Nutribullet do the hard work for me and save my arm. I put an entire packet of cookies in the 32oz cup and set it to blend. I had to stop the blending a couple of times and shake the cup, but the Pro 900 pulverized my cookies with ease. Then, just to push it even further, I blended up cream cheese, cream, and icing sugar to make the cheesecake filling, and the Pro 900 didn’t even break a sweat. 

The final task I asked of the Pro 900 was making me a blended iced coffee. As I used to be a barista at a certain siren-themed coffee chain, I’m very familiar with the world of blended iced coffees. I filled the cup about halfway with freshly brewed coffee, ice, and oat milk. I blended for about five seconds — that’s all the Pro 900 needed to make me a smooth, refreshing iced frappe! The volume level while making said iced coffee was 92dB — not the quietest thing I’ve ever heard, but quieter than the Ninja Professional Plus at 94dB (and that was blending nothing but water, so ice will be much louder). 

As the long-time owner of the cheapest entry-level Nutribullet since 2017, I knew Nutribullets were good for their price, but I didn’t know the newer models were this good. I can hardly believe the Pro 900W is only $84! To me, it operates like a much pricier model. It’s comparable to the $164 Beast Blender, even a family-sized blender like the Blendtec Total Blender Classic ($379). 

Nutribullet Pro 900W review: Storage & maintenance

Given that the cups are dishwasher-safe, this is one of the easiest cleanups I’ve ever seen on a blender. I clean mine by rinsing in the sink then blending with a drop of washing up liquid and warm water. After a careful brush of the blades, the Pro 900 looks as good as new. 

And another bonus: the blending base is only 4 inches deep so you can store this on your kitchen countertop even if you’ve got a small kitchen like me. It’ll fit in a cupboard too, unlike the Smart Touch, which is way too big to hide away easily. 

Should you buy the Nutribullet Pro 900W blender?

If you need a personal sized blender with enough power to make smoothies, iced drinks, and dips in seconds, the Nutribullet Pro 900W is more than enough. At only $84, this is a complete steal and does everything you’d want it to for half the price of competitors. The Pro 900W can’t make hot soups or multiple servings at once, but if you’re making smoothies or coffees for a single person or a couple, this is the perfect kitchen accessory. I’ll be using it indefinitely.