If you want a strong vaping experience, you need a good tabletop herb vaporizer.
Desktop vaporizers offer the benefits of vaporizing dry herbs, without the drawbacks of smaller portable dry herb vaporizers.
Since desktop vaporizers are larger, they tend to use convection heating, which is more powerful than conduction on hybrid heating methods. Better heating and larger chamber capacities makes tabletop vapes far more powerful, durable, and better suited for longer smoking sessions.
That’s why we’ve put together a list of the best desktop vaporizers for dry herbs, so you can get the one that better suits your needs, and your budget.
Let’s get started!
1. Volcano Hybrid - Best Tabletop Herb Vaporizer Overall
The Volcano Hybrid is our favorite for multiple reasons. Made by Storz and Bickel, the Volcano Hybrid heats up very fast, is easier to load than its predecessors, and it’s extremely easy to use and customize.
This vaporizer uses a heater with a fan below the chamber. To use, simply place your dry herbs on top of the unit, and it’ll blow hot air over your herbs, vaporizing them into a bag. You can then detach the bag and vape from the mouthpiece.
If you’re going to vape in a group, you can simply pass the bag around until it’s empty, then fill it up again. You can also vape with it using the tube kit for a more traditional experience.
Cleaning is also extremely easy. Simply remove the used herb from the chamber and clean it with the included brush after every vaping session.
If you want dense clouds and simple upkeep, you need the Volcano Hybrid.
2. Extreme Q - Best Runner-Up
The Extreme Q is the best desktop vaporizer in its price range. You can use it with a bubbler, a bag, or a whip, and take advantage of its powerful convection heating system built out of ceramic and glass for better taste.
This vaporizer features an ultra-quiet fan, multiple ceramic heating cups, and even a remote control, so you don’t have to get up to adjust the settings and temperature from 122 to 500°F.
Designed by the ever-popular Arizer, with them, you know you’re getting a reliable dry herb vaporizer.
3. Vaporite Solo - Best Compact Desktop Vaporizer
Built by Vaporite, the Solo Digital Vaporizer is a small yet powerful desk vaporizer. With the classic box-style design, the Solo features an LCD screen, a simple dial, and a remote control, so you don’t have to reach for it when you need to change something. Although it’s an affordable option, the vapor quality does not disappoint, giving you flavorful and dense clouds, especially at higher temperatures.
If you want a compact, affordable and discrete desktop vaporizer, you can’t go wrong with the Solo.
4. Mighty 2-in-1 Vaporizer - Best Portable Vape for a Desktop Experience
Although the Mighty is technically a portable vaporizer, its size still makes it best for use around the house. Even though it is smaller than most desktop vapes, it allows for a powerful vaping experience that rivals some of the best in the game! Made by Storz & Bickel, the Mighty features a full convection heating system, extremely precise temperature control, and dual-lithium-ion battery power.
Using it is extremely simple. Just turn it on and use the plus and minus keys to select your temperature. Once the vaporizer reaches its temperature, you’ll be notified through a short double vibration that you can start using it.
If you want the vapor quality of a desktop vaporizer with most of the portability of a handheld vaporizer, you need the Mighty.
5. V-Tower - Best Desktop Vaporizer for Value
Similar to the Extreme Q, the Arizer V-Tower features almost the same construction and design, except for the Extreme’s internal fan. This means you can only use the V-Tower with whips. This tradeoff allows you to get a great experience at a very competitive price. The V-Tower still features an all-glass vapor pathway for tasty rips and a powerful heating chamber, great for temperature accuracy.
And—it’s not just for dry herbs. The V-Tower is also for wax and oils, making it an extremely versatile option.
However, since it has multiple glass parts, they are more prone to breaking while using, so you may need to prepare to buy replacements fairly often.
6.Puffco Peak Smart Rig - First Desktop Vaporizer with Water Filtration
In our list of vaporizers, Puffco can't stay behind. The Puffco Peak Smart Rig is a unique cone-shaped e-rig. This desktop vaporizer combines the control of an e-nail with the dabbing experience and water filtration of a dab rig, hence the name e-rig. Due to its ceramic bowl and the water filtration, the Smart Rig will give you the purest, smoothest and cleanest flavor experience you've ever had!
With the rapid heating time of this vaporizer (20 - 25 seconds) you're ready to dab at any time. The vaporizer features intelligence temperature calibration, which means that the temperature automatically adjusts while the bowl is still hot. This feature will make sure you have a consistent hit, every single time.
The powerful battery gives you the opportunity to enjoy 30 dabs from one single load.
With its unique design and special features, this vaporizer will take your dabbing experience to the next level!
7. Super Vaporizer - Coolest-Looking Budget Desktop Vaporizer
The Super Vaporizer is designed to be an aromatherapy vaporizer for oil and herbs. Its advanced vaporization system produces a decent amount of vapor, especially at this price range.
However, it’s the design that puts this desk vaporizer on a different level. The vaporizer features a transparent globe at the top where the vapor passes to cool off, filling it up with clouds as you use it.
At a very affordable price, this is a good desk vaporizer for anyone looking for a unique-looking, great value herb vape.
8. ROOR Vapor Basic Vaporizer - Best Full-Glass Desk Vaporizer
If you just can’t go without the nostalgia of a glass piece, the ROOR Vapor is the desk vaporizer for you.
This vaporizer has a full 5.0 mm borosilicate glass body, and a heating element that produces dense, flavorful vapor. The vaporizer is equipped with an integrated diffuser, and has a detachable mouthpiece and glass bowls for easy cleanup.
This vaporizer is a perfect option when you’re looking for unmodified vapor flavor!
9. Vaporite Mini Air - Best Affordable Desktop Vaporizer
The Mini Air vaporizer from Vaporite is a very popular budget option with surprising capabilities. The vaporizer features a very fast-acting ceramic heating element that heats up faster than some more expensive desk herb vaporizers. The temperature is easily set up with its LED display and side buttons.
You can also use the included remote to turn it on and off, control the fan, change the temperature, and even change between different temperature pre-sets.
Plus, it comes with a one-year warranty—not bad for the lowest-budget tabletop herb vaporizer on this list!
10. Gold Edition Volcano Classic Vaporizer - Best Luxurious Desktop Vaporizer
If you want a flashy, limited edition, high-quality tabletop herb vaporizer, you need the Volcano Classic Gold edition.
This is a traditional Volcano Classic design, one of the best desk vaporizers in the market, but plated with extravagant 24k-karat gold.
This elegant and sleek vaporizer packs all the power Storz and Bickel can offer, with a pure convection heating unit, precise temperature control, and ease of cleaning.
If you want the best of the best—and you like to show it off—you need this gold-plated vape.
Final Thoughts
Tabletop herb vaporizers typically offer you the instant, packed puffs of combustion coupled with the clean experience of vaporization. Although these are our favorites, that doesn’t mean these are the only ones worth getting!
Go to our desktop vaporizer collection, and we’re sure you’ll find the right one for you.
Ramon van Wanrooij - Managing Director - LinkedIn
Ramon is a well-known face in the cannabis accessories industry. As the managing director of Grasscity, Ramon is in charge of all the daily operations. He started working for Grasscity in 2014 as the Manager Supply Chain and is currently overseeing, besides his role at Grasscity, the global supply chain of High Tide Inc. Under his supervision, Grasscity, the best-rated online headshop, has shipped over a million bongs worldwide. Ramon is born and raised in Amsterdam, a.k.a. the “Grasscity”, and is educated in e-commerce, supply chain management, and cross cross-cultural management. He is an avid user and passionate expert on smoking accessories, who loves to educate the world about the latest innovations, product tips, guides, and other important information regarding using weed.