The Spruce / Jason Donnelly

Cleaning floors is not one of my favorite chores.

I live in a home with hardwood or ceramic tile floors in every room.

Yes, a vacuum takes care of the area rugs but I must use a mop everywhere else.

Swiffer vs. microfiber mop comparison

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly

Here are the results of my one-month test as I cared for my hard surface floors.

There’s no need to push that around while using a cleaning product.

I tested amicrofiber dust mopand a Swiffer with two different types of Swiffer dry cloths.

Person using a microfiber dust mop on floors

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly

If the head is not removable, it can be cleaned in a bucket of soapy water.

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The Dry Comparison

Both the microfiber mop and Swiffer dry mop removed dust and hair easily.

Person using a dry Swiffer on floors

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The thicker heavy-duty Swiffer cloths were exceptionally good at trapping large amounts of dust.

Swiffer Wet Jet

Swiffer offers both a WetJet and Power Mop for floor cleaning.

The mop works by spraying the solution onto the floor to be mopped away.

Person using a wet microfiber mop to clean floors

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly

Neither pop in of mop did an exceptional job cleaning the grout between ceramic tiles.

Thegrout required some additional scrubbing.

Person using a Swiffer wet jet on floors

The Spruce / Jason Donnelly