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Best Store-Brand Multipurpose Cleaners

We tested products from Amazon Basics, Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart to find out which budget-friendly cleaner to use on your most stubborn messes. Let the cleaning games—er, tests—begin.

By Lisa Fogarty
Home & Trends Writer

June 20, 2025

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CR discovered that a few of the four popular store-brand multipurpose cleaners we tested performed better than the others when tackling specific cleaning tasks, such as polishing mirrors and removing stubborn grease from stovetops.

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Scoring a product for less money and finding out it’s just as good (if not better) than a more expensive competitor is a major win. CR tested four multipurpose cleaners from Amazon Basics, Target, Trader Joe’s, and Walmart and found that none were inferior to the pricier name-brand multipurpose cleaners CR has tested. That alone is reason to celebrate and commit to saving money on household cleaners.

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Store-Brand Multipurpose Cleaners: Great Value Presto Trader Joe's Up&Up
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Lisa Fogarty

Lisa Fogarty is a senior multimedia content creator at Consumer Reports. She studied journalism at Columbia University and has written numerous health, parenting, fitness, and wellness articles for The New York Times, Psychology Today, Vogue, and NPR. Lisa is passionate about mental health and is a co-creator of The Hunger Trap Podcast, which focuses on eating disorders. In her spare time she surfs, plays the guitar, and kickboxes. Follow her on X: @lisacfogarty