Start with what you intend to heat. Dry flower needs a dry-herb chamber; solid extracts need a concentrate-compatible atomizer or e-rig. A cartridge battery is a separate format.
Dry herb vaporizers
Learn conduction, convection, portability and chamber cleaning before comparing the 12 devices in our three-person panel.
How dry herb vaporizers work →Best dry herb vaporizers →
Electric dab rigs (e-rigs)
For solid or semi-solid concentrates, e-rigs favor at-home sessions and dedicated heating chambers. Seven tested rigs have rankings; the new CARTA 3 remains unranked.
Best electric dab rigs →
Dab pens and wax pens
A smaller form factor for compatible wax and concentrates. We distinguish true pocket pens from bulkier hybrid devices.
Best dab pens & wax pens →
Electric shisha and hookah
Charcoal-free hookah heat and waterpipe setups differ fundamentally from the concentrate and flower categories.
Understand electric shisha →Which vaporizer should you choose?
Dry flower user
Read the dry herb education guide and compare VENTY, Utillian 850 and other tested models.
Concentrate user
Start with material, texture and device compatibility; then choose a dab pen or e-rig.
All category-specific scores, criteria and individual user observations belong to their respective guides. See how Smokegear compares devices.