Circular saws side by side, mostly from Amazon’s Best Sellers list, plus models we added by name. The section below says how we chose each one. Every figure links to where we found it.
Specs are from each model’s Amazon listing, checked Oct 25, 2026. Listing text can come from the maker, a seller or Amazon, and can be wrong or out of date. We didn’t check it against the maker’s manual. Scroll sideways on a small screen. Rows added Oct 31, 2026 use the maker’s page or manual, or the Home Depot listing, as each cell shows. Where that source didn’t state a spec, we filled the cell on Oct 31, 2026 from the maker’s page, spec sheet or manual, or else a major store’s listing or a review; each cell’s source says which, and “Not published by maker” means we found no maker figure. Release columns use the maker's page and the sources shown.
4.4 out of 5 from 512 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[27]
Prices are what Amazon showed on Oct 25, 2026, for comparison only. They change often and may differ by store, region and option. We don’t sell these circular saws, and the links aren’t paid or affiliate links. Prices for the rows added Oct 31, 2026 are what the linked store or maker page showed that day; each price names its seller. Rows marked “checked Nov 1, 2026” were rechecked on that date.
Shopper ratings and counts are Amazon’s figures, copied on Oct 25, 2026, not our ratings. They change daily, and a small count says little. Ratings for the rows added Oct 31, 2026 come from the store named in each cell, on that day. Ratings from different stores aren’t comparable with each other. Where Amazon had no rating for a model, its rating cell names the store it comes from, or says that store showed none, checked Oct 31, 2026. A maker’s own store reviews are the maker’s figures, not an independent retailer’s. Ratings from different stores are collected and counted in different ways, so ratings from different stores in this column aren’t comparable with each other. Rows marked “checked Nov 1, 2026” were rechecked on that date.
Model by model
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Why it’s here: Added Oct 31, 2026 to cover more major tool brands; specs from the maker’s page or manual where it states them, price and rating from the linked store page[19].
Shopper rating: 4.6 out of 5 from 2,804 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[18]
Why it’s here: Added Oct 31, 2026 to cover more major tool brands; specs from the maker’s page or manual where it states them, price and rating from the linked store page[22].
Shopper rating: 4.8 out of 5 from 763 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[21]
Why it’s here: Added Oct 31, 2026 to cover more major tool brands; specs from the maker’s page or manual where it states them, price and rating from the linked store page[24].
Shopper rating: 4.3 out of 5 from 233 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[23]
Why it’s here: Added Oct 31, 2026 to cover more major tool brands; specs from the maker’s page or manual where it states them, price and rating from the linked store page[26].
Shopper rating: 4.5 out of 5 from 1,874 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[25]
Why it’s here: Added Oct 31, 2026 to cover more major tool brands; specs from the maker’s page or manual where it states them, price and rating from the linked store page[28].
Shopper rating: 4.4 out of 5 from 512 reviews (Home Depot), checked Oct 31, 2026[27]
What the linked page says
Lifetime service agreement with registration (RIDGID claim)[27]
We started from Amazon’s Best Sellers list for circular saws, checked Oct 25, 2026.
We kept the highest-ranked models from named tool makers and left out accessories, tools for other jobs and listings whose description didn’t match the product.
A list rank shows recent sales on that store, not quality.
Pros are features the linked Amazon listing states; claims we couldn’t check are marked as the maker’s. Cons are our own comparisons within this table, or things the listing doesn’t state. We didn’t test these tools, and we didn’t use independent reviews for this batch.
On Oct 31, 2026 we added 5 circular saws from more tool brands (DEWALT, Milwaukee, Makita, Bosch, RYOBI, RIDGID and others) that were on sale that day. Their specs come from the maker’s product page or manual where it states them, otherwise from the Home Depot listing; “Not published by maker” means neither stated it. Their prices and shopper ratings come from the linked store page; each cell links its source.
Specs come from Amazon listing text (feature list, description and spec table) and weren’t checked against maker manuals. Where parts of a listing disagree, the cell shows both. Where a listing didn’t state a spec, we filled it on Oct 31, 2026 from the maker’s page or manual, or else a store listing or a review, as each cell’s source shows.
Amazon’s listing for the SKIL 5080-01 showed no featured offer on Nov 1, 2026, so its price comes from Hardware World’s listing (checked Nov 1, 2026); its specs come from its Amazon listing (checked Oct 25, 2026).
The DEWALT DCS391B listing doesn’t state depth of cut, so that cell is from DEWALT’s spec sheet.
Sources
Every page below was opened on the date shown. Review dates are the publication dates on the review.
DEWALT, ATOMIC, SKIL, Milwaukee, M18 FUEL, Makita, Bosch, RYOBI, ONE+ HP and RIDGID and the product-line names shown here are trademarks of their respective owners. Names are used only to identify the products. No maker or store sponsored, reviewed or endorsed this page.
We didn’t test these tools. Each figure links to the page it came from.
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