A freeze dryer is sold by the year.
It is used by the batch.
Every unit here is listed by what fits on its trays in one run — the makers’ own per-batch figure, from 4 to 220 lb of fresh food. Where a maker also claims “up to N lb per year”, the site works out how many back-to-back cycles that takes and how many hours of running it assumes. Of the 9 units that make the claim, 1 would need more than the 8,760 hours a year has at the long end of their own published cycle time.
New to this? Start with freeze drying 101 or the explainer on what size you actually need.
Every unit we track
Harvest Right Small Pro
- Batch
- 8 lb
- Trays
- 4
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 1,800 lb/yr = 225 cycles est.
Prep4Life Cube Select
- Batch
- 12 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 3,400 lb/yr = 283 cycles est.
Prep4Life Cube Elite
- Batch
- 12 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil-free
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 3,400 lb/yr = 283 cycles est.
Harvest Right Medium Pro
- Batch
- 12.5 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 3,000 lb/yr = 240 cycles est.
Stay Fresh Home 5-Tray
- Batch
- 15 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 3,600 lb/yr = 240 cycles est.
Holland Green Science Xiros Mikro
- Batch
- 21.2 lb
- Trays
- 5
- Pump
- not included
- Power
- 220 V
Harvest Right Large Pro
- Batch
- 22.5 lb
- Trays
- 6
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 15 A
Claims up to 5,000 lb/yr = 222 cycles est.
Stay Fresh Large
- Batch
- 27.5 lb
- Trays
- 6
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 20 A
Claims up to 7,000 lb/yr = 255 cycles est.
Blue Alpine XL Commercial
- Batch
- 40 lb
- Trays
- 10
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 220 V · 30 A
Claims up to 8,000 lb/yr = 200 cycles est.
Harvest Right X-Large Pro
- Batch
- 45 lb
- Trays
- 7
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 110 V · 20 A
Claims up to 10,000 lb/yr = 222 cycles est.
TechSource TSS-E111 Econoline
- Batch
- 80 lb
- Trays
- —
- Pump
- Oil-free
- Power
- 220 V
Harvest Right HRC100 Pro
- Batch
- 82.5 lb
- Trays
- 9
- Pump
- Oil
- Power
- 220 V · 30 A
Claims up to 18,300 lb/yr = 222 cycles est.
By type
All →Home units are specified in trays and pounds; lab units in condenser litres and degrees. They are not the same purchase.
By size class
All →The maker's own size tier. Batch capacity is the number to read across them.
By pump
All →Oil pumps need changing every few batches; oil-free pumps cost more up front. The one in the box decides your maintenance.
By brand
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Data last updated 2026-09-20