Humidifiers / Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 vs Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier
Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 vs Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier
Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier
Warm mist that never boils: 86°F is comfort, not sterilisation.
Wins overall by 0.4 points
Quick Verdict
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier takes this by a clear 0.4 points. Warm mist that never boils: 86°F is comfort, not sterilisation. The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 only makes sense if it wins on a category you care about more than the total.
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 and Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier are both closely matched humidifier models, and the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier is $69 cheaper than the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 ($89.99 vs $159). On Freedom From White Dust, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 leads (10.0 vs 2.5/10) — the thing marketing never mentions. Ultrasonic humidifiers aerosolise whatever is dissolved in the water and deposit it as white dust on furniture — the EPA notes they are 'very efficient at dispersing minerals in tap water into the air', along with microorganisms from the tank. Evaporative and boiled-steam units do not do this at all. A high score means the technology cannot produce dust; a low score means you are buying distilled water for the life of the machine.. On Humidity Control, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads (8.5 vs 3.5/10) — whether there is a genuine closed-loop humidistat holding a setpoint, or just fixed output steps and a timer with a humidity label on it. On Runtime & Refill Interval, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads (8.0 vs 4.5/10) — how long a full tank really lasts at a useful output setting, rather than at the lowest setting the runtime is quoted for, and how painful the refill is. Overall, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores 6.8/10 across our 8 scoring categories versus 6.4/10 for the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0. Below, we break down the full spec sheet, category-by-category scores, and exactly who should buy which one.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Spec | Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 | Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $159.00 | $89.99 |
| Release Year | 2024 | 2023 |
| Humidification Technology | Evaporative and deliberately mist-free — a fan draws air through a paper wick past a UV LED. No aerosol is produced at all | Ultrasonic, sold as "cool and warm mist". The warm mode pre-heats the water before the piezo disc atomises it — it does not boil it |
| White Dust & Mineral Aerosol | None, by design. Minerals are captured in the paper filter rather than thrown into the air, which is the single strongest argument for the whole Canopy concept and the reason it can honestly advertise tap-water operation | Yes, in both modes. Warming the water does not change the mechanism: a piezo disc still aerosolises everything dissolved in it. the EPA's "Use and Care of Home Humidifiers" states that ultrasonic and impeller humidifiers "are very efficient at dispersing minerals in tap water into the air" and that they "can disperse materials, such as microorganisms and minerals, from their water tanks into indoor air". Dreo fits a mineral-absorption pad and sells no first-party replacement, so the aftermarket pads on Amazon are third-party and unverified |
| Tank Capacity | 2.5 L / 0.66 gal — the smallest reservoir in this set | 6 L / 1.58 gal, top-fill |
| Rated Output per Day | Not published by Canopy. AirQualityNest's review measured roughly 150 mL/hr, which is about 3.6 L (0.95 gal) a day if it ran flat out — more than the tank holds | Published, unusually: 300 mL/hr in cool mist, 500 mL/hr in warm mist — 7.2 L/day and 12 L/day respectively if run continuously. Both exceed the 6 L tank, so the 60-hour runtime cannot be a high-output figure |
| Quoted Runtime (and at which setting) | "Up to 36 hours" — that requires the low setting. AirQualityNest reports refills every 16 to 36 hours depending on the setting, and that it took nine hours to lift a room to 45% RH against three and a half hours for an ultrasonic Levoit | "Up to 60 hours" — arithmetic settles this one. 6 L at the published 300 mL/hr cool-mist rate is 20 hours, and at 500 mL/hr warm it is 12. The 60-hour claim implies about 100 mL/hr, i.e. the lowest setting only |
| Rated Room Coverage | Up to 500 ft² claimed (Anthropologie and Canopy list the same figure); Target's listing for the 2.5L unit says 300-500 ft² | Not published by Dreo on the product page — the only sizing language is the retail headline "for Large Room". Dreo publishes output instead, which is arguably the more useful number |
| Humidistat | Not a closed loop. Canopy offers low, medium, high and an "auto" mode that Target's listing describes as light-sensitive — i.e. it responds to room light, not to humidity. No humidity readout on the unit | Real closed-loop humidistat. Dreo rates the sensor at ±5% precision with a 30-90% RH adjustable target, plus manual, auto and sleep modes and 30 days of app-side history |
| Noise | Not published as a decibel figure. It is a small fan, and Canopy sells the sound as a feature — there is a deliberate adjustable white-noise function layered on top | 28 dB claimed by Dreo — a manufacturer figure with no independent measurement published, and comparable ultrasonics measure several dB higher in third-party testing |
| Filters & Cartridges (Annual Cost) | The most expensive consumable habit here. Canopy's own filter is $17 one-off, $14 as a single purchase or $12 on a 45-day subscription, and Canopy says replace every 45 days (Target and the Amazon 3-pack both say every six weeks). That is roughly eight filters a year — about $96-136/yr, more than half the price of the machine | A mineral-absorption pad sits in the tank. Dreo does not sell a first-party replacement pack; the only replacements listed are third-party multi-packs, so budget is unclear and the pad does not eliminate white dust regardless |
| Cleaning Burden & Dishwasher-Safe Parts | The best in this set. The tank, cap and tray are genuinely dishwasher-safe, the filter is disposable so there is nothing to scrub, and Smart Persistent Airflow dries the internals between runs. This is the one unit where the every-few-days cleaning advice is realistic to actually follow | Top-fill opening takes a hand and the aroma tray lifts out, but the warm-mist heater adds a scale surface an ordinary cool-mist ultrasonic does not have. Nothing is dishwasher-safe. Dreo ships a cleaning guide and brush in the box, which is more than most |
| UV / Antimicrobial Claim | An embedded UV LED treats the water and Canopy's filter has an antimicrobial core. AirQualityNest reports the UV claim as 99.9% of bacteria in the water before evaporation — a water-side claim, not an air-purification claim | None claimed. No UV lamp, no antimicrobial coating. The warm mode is not hot enough to sterilise anything |
| Mist Temperature & Burn Risk | Cool, invisible vapour — no burn risk, no wet surfaces, and nothing to knock over that is hot | This is the trap. Dreo's own spec says warm mode "reaches 86°F in 5 minutes" — 30°C, barely above body temperature. That is comfort, not sterilisation: a genuine warm-mist unit boils at 212°F. It also means the 280W warm mode buys you no hygiene benefit at all, and the mist is not sterile |
| Warranty | 12 months | 12 months |
| Colors | Cream, Moonstruck, Lavender, Butter Yellow | Silver, Blue |
Category Scores
Freedom From White Dust
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 leads clearly here, 10.0 against 2.5 — a 7.5-point margin on the thing marketing never mentions. Ultrasonic humidifiers aerosolise whatever is dissolved in the water and deposit it as white dust on furniture — the EPA notes they are 'very efficient at dispersing minerals in tap water into the air', along with microorganisms from the tank. Evaporative and boiled-steam units do not do this at all. A high score means the technology cannot produce dust; a low score means you are buying distilled water for the life of the machine.. If that is what you are buying for, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier does not close the gap elsewhere.
Output
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads clearly here, 7.5 against 4.5 — a 3.0-point margin on actual moisture put into the room per day in gallons or mL/hr, judged against the coverage the manufacturer claims — not the square-footage number on the box. If that is what you are buying for, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Runtime & Refill Interval
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads clearly here, 8.0 against 4.5 — a 3.5-point margin on how long a full tank really lasts at a useful output setting, rather than at the lowest setting the runtime is quoted for, and how painful the refill is. If that is what you are buying for, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Cleaning & Access
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 leads clearly here, 9.5 against 6.5 — a 3.0-point margin on whether the tank opening takes an adult hand, whether any part is dishwasher-safe or boilable, and how realistic the manufacturer's stated cleaning interval is to actually keep to. If that is what you are buying for, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier does not close the gap elsewhere.
Running Cost
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads clearly here, 6.0 against 2.5 — a 3.5-point margin on wicks, demineralisation cartridges, antimicrobial additives, distilled water and electricity — everything you keep paying after the purchase. If that is what you are buying for, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Quietness
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads clearly here, 7.5 against 7.0 — a 0.5-point margin on noise at the setting people actually run it overnight, weighted toward independently measured figures over manufacturer claims. If that is what you are buying for, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Humidity Control
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier leads clearly here, 8.5 against 3.5 — a 5.0-point margin on whether there is a genuine closed-loop humidistat holding a setpoint, or just fixed output steps and a timer with a humidity label on it. If that is what you are buying for, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 does not close the gap elsewhere.
Safety Around Children
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 leads clearly here, 9.5 against 7.5 — a 2.0-point margin on burn and scald risk from boiled or heated water, tipping hazard, and whether the hygiene story holds up in a nursery. If that is what you are buying for, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier does not close the gap elsewhere.
Best For
Choose the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 if…
- • Freedom From White Dust matters most to you — the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 scores 10.0/10 here (the thing marketing never mentions. Ultrasonic humidifiers aerosolise whatever is dissolved in the water and deposit it as white dust on furniture — the EPA notes they are 'very efficient at dispersing minerals in tap water into the air', along with microorganisms from the tank. Evaporative and boiled-steam units do not do this at all. A high score means the technology cannot produce dust; a low score means you are buying distilled water for the life of the machine.).
- • Your main use case is no-white-dust or easy-clean.
Choose the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier if…
- • Humidity Control matters most to you — the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores 8.5/10 here (whether there is a genuine closed-loop humidistat holding a setpoint, or just fixed output steps and a timer with a humidity label on it).
- • Runtime & Refill Interval matters most to you — the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores 8.0/10 here (how long a full tank really lasts at a useful output setting, rather than at the lowest setting the runtime is quoted for, and how painful the refill is).
- • Running Cost matters most to you — the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores 6.0/10 here (wicks, demineralisation cartridges, antimicrobial additives, distilled water and electricity — everything you keep paying after the purchase).
- • Output matters most to you — the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores 7.5/10 here (actual moisture put into the room per day in gallons or mL/hr, judged against the coverage the manufacturer claims — not the square-footage number on the box).
- • You want to spend less — it's $69 cheaper.
Pros & Cons
Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0
Pros
- +Mist-free evaporative with a UV stage: no white dust, no wet nightstand, tap water fine
- +Tank, cap and tray are dishwasher-safe — the only unit here where following hygiene advice takes no effort
- +Smart Persistent Airflow dries the wet internals automatically, which is a real answer to the mould problem evaporative units have
- +Genuinely pleasant as a bedside object — adjustable white noise, red reading light, and no glowing plume
Cons
- −The filters cost roughly $96-136 a year at Canopy's own 45-day interval — after 18 months you have spent more on paper than on the humidifier
- −2.5L is the smallest reservoir here, and the "36 hours" is the low setting; in practice it is a daily refill
- −Slow: AirQualityNest measured nine hours to bring a room to 45% RH versus three and a half for a comparable ultrasonic
- −No humidistat — the "auto" mode reacts to room light, not to humidity, so nothing closes the loop
- −$159 with a one-year warranty, against three years on humidifiers costing a third as much
Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier
Pros
- +One of the very few humidifiers at any price that publishes a real output figure — 300 mL/hr cool, 500 mL/hr warm
- +Genuine closed-loop humidistat rated ±5% with a 30-90% setpoint range and 30 days of app history
- +6L top-fill tank plus app, Alexa and Google control for $89.99
- +Because output is published, you can actually compute the refill interval instead of trusting a runtime claim
Cons
- −"Warm mist" tops out at 86°F by Dreo's own spec — warm water, not steam. It does not sterilise, and it costs 280W against 26W in cool mode
- −Ultrasonic in both modes, so it aerosolises minerals as white dust; the mineral-absorption pad reduces scale, it does not stop dust
- −The 60-hour runtime and the published 300-500 mL/hr output contradict each other — 6L at 300 mL/hr is 20 hours, so 60 hours is the lowest setting
- −Dreo sells no first-party replacement mineral pad; the only options are unverified third-party multi-packs
- −Twelve-month warranty and no published coverage figure or independent noise measurement
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FAQs
Is the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 or Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier better overall?+
Based on our 8-category scoring, the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier comes out ahead overall. See the full breakdown in the scores section above — the right pick still depends on which categories matter most for your use case.
Which is better for Freedom From White Dust, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 or the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 scores higher on Freedom From White Dust (10.0/10 vs 2.5/10) — the thing marketing never mentions. Ultrasonic humidifiers aerosolise whatever is dissolved in the water and deposit it as white dust on furniture — the EPA notes they are 'very efficient at dispersing minerals in tap water into the air', along with microorganisms from the tank. Evaporative and boiled-steam units do not do this at all. A high score means the technology cannot produce dust; a low score means you are buying distilled water for the life of the machine..
Which is better for Humidity Control, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 or the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores higher on Humidity Control (8.5/10 vs 3.5/10) — whether there is a genuine closed-loop humidistat holding a setpoint, or just fixed output steps and a timer with a humidity label on it.
Which is better for Runtime & Refill Interval, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 or the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores higher on Runtime & Refill Interval (8.0/10 vs 4.5/10) — how long a full tank really lasts at a useful output setting, rather than at the lowest setting the runtime is quoted for, and how painful the refill is.
Which is better for Running Cost, the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 or the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier scores higher on Running Cost (6.0/10 vs 2.5/10) — wicks, demineralisation cartridges, antimicrobial additives, distilled water and electricity — everything you keep paying after the purchase.
Is the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 worth the price difference over the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier is the cheaper option at $89.99 versus $159. Whether the pricier model is "worth it" depends on how much you value its lead in Freedom From White Dust.
Which is better suited to my use case?+
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 is the better fit if you mainly care about no-white-dust or easy-clean. The Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier is the better fit for warm-mist.
What's the warranty on the Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 vs the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier?+
The Canopy Bedside Humidifier 2.0 ships with a 12-month warranty; the Dreo HM713S 6L Smart Humidifier ships with a 12-month warranty. Always confirm current terms on the manufacturer's site before buying.
Should I wait for the next model instead of buying either of these?+
If either model is more than two years old, a successor may be close — check the "Latest Model" link on each product page. Otherwise, both are current, well-supported options and there's no strong reason to wait.
Cheaper Option
Honeywell HCM350 Germ Free Cool Mist Humidifier (HCM350W / HCM350B) — $89.95
Premium Option
Carepod One Stainless Steel Humidifier (MS031S2) — $279.00
Specifications and prices for both products last verified . Scores are calculated from published specifications — see how we compare products.