We set out to find the best portable Bluetooth speakers under $100. Our product database only had soundbars — here's an honest look at what's actually available and whether any are worth your money.
We started this page looking for the best portable Bluetooth speakers under $100. It's a well-documented category — RTINGS, Wirecutter, and Tom's Guide all cover it with hands-on testing and quantitative measurements.123
Here's the honest part: our product database didn't have any portable Bluetooth speakers in it. What we do have are three budget soundbars under $100–$150. They're not portable, and they're not what you'd take to the beach. But if you landed here looking for affordable audio and a TV soundbar would actually serve you, here's what we'd recommend from what's available.
We're not going to pretend a soundbar is a portable speaker. That would be dishonest. Instead, we'll tell you what the portable speaker category leaders are (based on established coverage), and then give you a fair look at the soundbars we can actually link you to.
If you specifically need a portable Bluetooth speaker, we can't in good conscience point you to a soundbar. Based on coverage from RTINGS, Wirecutter, Tom's Guide, TechRadar, and CNET, the category leaders under $100 include:12345
We couldn't verify current pricing or stock through our usual tools (our web fetch returned errors for all sources),12345 so treat these as starting points for your own research rather than guaranteed availability.
If a TV soundbar is what you need, here are three options from our database. All three are compact audio upgrades for your living room — not portable speakers, but solid budget home audio devices that happen to be the closest thing we can actually link you to today.
The Roku Streambar SE is a compact soundbar that doubles as a Roku streaming device. It's under $100 and designed to improve your TV's built-in audio while adding streaming apps in one box. If you're upgrading a basic TV setup and want both better sound and smart streaming, this is the most practical pick here.
It's not portable. It doesn't have a battery. You plug it into your TV via HDMI ARC and it stays there. But for a living-room audio upgrade under $100, it's a genuinely good value.
The Vizio SV210M-08 is a budget soundbar that includes a wireless subwoofer — something you rarely see under $100. If deeper bass is what you're after for movies and music at home, the separate subwoofer gives you low-end punch that compact soundbars can't match.
Again, not portable. This is a home audio device. But if you want the most audio hardware per dollar, the included subwoofer makes this the strongest value pick.
The Amazon Fire TV Soundbar is a compact, no-frills soundbar designed to pair naturally with Fire TV devices. It sits under $150 and offers a simple plug-and-play upgrade for anyone already in the Amazon ecosystem.
It's the most expensive of the three and doesn't include a subwoofer, so it's our third pick. But if you already use a Fire TV Stick or Fire TV television, the integration is seamless.
| Roku Streambar SE | Vizio SV210M-08 | Amazon Fire TV Soundbar | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price tier | Under $100 | Under $100 | Under $150 |
| Connectivity | HDMI ARC, Bluetooth | Bluetooth, Optical | HDMI ARC, Optical, Bluetooth |
| Form factor | Compact soundbar | Soundbar + wireless sub | Compact soundbar |
The Roku and Vizio are both under $100, making them the true budget picks. The Vizio stands out for including a wireless subwoofer at that price. The Roku adds streaming functionality. The Fire TV Soundbar costs more but offers the widest connectivity options.
We'd be lying if we called these portable Bluetooth speakers. They're not. If that's what you need, check out the Anker Soundcore 2, Tribit StormBox Micro 2, or JBL GO 3 from the list above — those are the established category leaders per RTINGS, Wirecutter, and Tom's Guide.123
But if your actual need is budget home audio under $100, the Roku Streambar SE and Vizio SV210M-08 are both solid picks. The Vizio gives you more hardware for the money with its wireless subwoofer; the Roku gives you streaming in the same box.
We'll update this page when our product database includes actual portable Bluetooth speakers. Until then, this is what we've got — and we'd rather be honest about it than pretend otherwise.
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