Best Power Strips of 2026

Twelve outlets is the whole argument for this strip. It is the pick for the wall behind a television, where the console, soundbar, router, modem, streaming box, lamp and two chargers all want a socket, and where a 6-foot cord lets the strip sit on the cabinet floor rather than hang off the wall.

Two of the twelve are spaced roughly 2 inches apart for adapters, with the other ten at standard spacing. That covered a couple of power bricks for us but not a row of them, and if your gear is mostly wall warts, the Anker 351's wider body handles that better.

Where it beats everything else here is surge capacity. At 2,700 joules it is the highest in this set, backed by a 15 A circuit breaker and a protected indicator that tells you the protection is still live. The four USB ports, one of them USB-C, sit on the end of the strip where they stay reachable even when it is jammed under a shelf.

What gives us pause is longevity. This is the shakiest long-term picture among the full-size strips here, with the USB bank and the power switch the parts that go first, which is why the 24-month coverage matters more than usual. Buy it for the outlet count and the joules, and keep the receipt.

The problem this strip solves is the socket you cannot use, and it is the best answer to that in this group. Extra space between outlets means a chunky adapter does not take the neighbouring socket out of play, and on a 13-inch body there is room to spread out rather than stack up.

It showed most with the awkward gear: a projector brick at one end, a smart plug at the other, small chargers filling the gaps. The 5-foot cord is cut for a desk or a side table rather than a room crossing, and the whole thing feels denser than the budget strips here, which is part of what the extra outlay buys.

The connected-equipment warranty is the detail that should settle it for expensive gear. Surge protection is rated at 2,100 joules, and if a surge gets through, Anker covers up to $200,000 of what was plugged in, on top of an 18-month warranty on the strip itself. Nothing else here offers that kind of backing.

Where it gives ground is the USB side. There are three ports including USB-C, but the USB bank is the part that can stop working while the outlets carry on, so treat those ports as a bonus and put anything mission-critical on AC. That trade only makes sense if you need the spacing.

Some rooms give you one reachable outlet and no floor space to build a charging station around it. This Anker is built for that: 8.3 inches long and under 2 inches wide, with outlets on three sides, so it sits along the back of a nightstand instead of jutting off the wall.

Two details sold us. The 45-degree flat plug means the furniture still sits flush, and the keyhole slots let you screw the strip to the back of a shelf where nobody has to look at it. On a nightstand running a lamp, a watch charger and two phones, it disappeared entirely.

The 20 W USB-C port is the reason to choose this over a plain strip: a phone left on it overnight charges at full speed rather than trickling. The AC side carries a 2,000-joule rating, and the switch sits where you can reach it without dragging the strip out from behind the bed.

What you give up is capacity and reach. Eight outlets go quickly once a monitor, speakers and a couple of chargers are on them, and the 5-foot cord keeps it close to the wall it is plugged into. For a media wall, the 351 above is the better answer; for one person's corner, this is plenty.

Ten feet is the feature. Most strips here stop at five or six, which is fine until the only free outlet is behind the sofa and the desk is across the room. This one reaches, and the 0.27-inch flat plug means the sofa still sits against the wall afterwards.

The rest is a compact three-sided block: eight outlets, three USB-A ports and one USB-C, mounting holes on the back, and a breaker that cuts the power if you exceed the rating. We liked that it is small enough to sit on a windowsill or behind a curtain without announcing itself.

Two things to know before you buy. The protection described here is overload protection, with no joule rating attached, so if you are guarding a desktop rig or a television, spend the extra on the Anker 341 or the Alestor, which publish a rating and back it with a warranty. And the single USB-C port means a household of USB-C devices will be queuing for it.

Where it earns its place is reach and tidiness together. Routing a thin flat cord around a door frame or under a rug edge is far easier than wrestling a stiff 6-footer, and nothing else on this list goes past six feet.

Spacing is what turns a five-outlet strip into a three-outlet strip. This pair is built around that problem: five AC outlets spread wide enough for adapters, plus three USB ports with two of them USB-C, which is more USB-C than most singles here give you.

The hardware is nicer than the price suggests. The 6-foot cords are braided and rated 14 AWG, the plugs sit flat against the wall, and each strip is rated 15 A and 1,875 W to match a standard wall circuit. There are keyhole slots on the back of both.

What we like about the two-pack is that it answers the second room. One strip behind the television, one on the desk, and no second order. The flat plugs also mean a bookcase can go back against the wall, which is the small thing you notice every day.

The trade-off is outlet count: five per strip is the fewest of any bar here, and a media cabinet will outgrow it fast. The strips are also light enough that a stiff cord can roll one onto its side, so if it is going to slide, spend two minutes on the keyhole slots.

Nobody buys a ten-pack for one desk. This is the purchase for the landlord, the small office, the workshop, or the house where every room has a lamp, a charger and something with a wall wart all competing for a single outlet.

Each strip carries six outlets, one of them spaced for a transformer, a 6-foot cord, a 15 A circuit breaker and a red light showing the surge protection is live. The rating is 790 joules, modest next to the 2,000-plus strips here and fine for lamps, chargers and routers rather than a home theater.

Simplicity is the appeal. There are no USB ports and nothing to configure, which makes them easy to hand out and easy to forget about in a closet. That also means a phone-heavy desk still needs a charger block, so pair one of these with a USB strip rather than expecting it to replace one.

The one annoyance is weight: each strip is light enough to skate across a shelf when you pull a plug, and the transformer outlet is the only one with real room to spare. Mounting through the keyhole slots fixes the sliding, and at this price the two minutes are worth spending.

Two feet of cord sounds like a limitation until you know where the strip is going, and for a wall install it is the reason to buy these. Behind a wall-mounted television, under a workbench, inside a cabinet: there is nothing to coil and nothing to trip over.

Each strip has six outlets, four keyhole slots on the back and four screws in the box, so mounting does not turn into a hardware-store trip. That is a small thing that decides whether a strip ends up screwed to the bench or sliding around on top of it.

The electrical side is plain: 600 joules, 15 A and 1,875 W, ETL listed. That is enough for a television, a router and a console, or for a bench full of chargers, and it is short of what we want in front of a desktop and a monitor.

Both strips are identical, which is the useful part of a two-pack: one goes behind the television, one goes in the garage, and neither needs a cord run across a room. If you do need a strip to travel, this is the wrong shape entirely.