Best Lightweight Strollers of 2025

Umbrella strollers are a category of strollers named for their shape when folded up: They collapse into a long, narrow package that’s easy to tote and store. They’re already a lightweight class of strollers, but we’ve identified the very lightest among them that perform the best in our tests.

Traditional strollers are great for all-purpose mobility: They can withstand daily wear and tear, are sturdy and maneuverable on a variety of terrain, and tend to have pretty good features like storage space and protective canopies. But many weigh 20 pounds or more. Lighter-weight traditional strollers may lack those extra features, but they’re more well rounded than umbrella strollers—though that tends to mean a larger price tag.

You can find lightweight traditional strollers at lower prices than those above, though they may be lighter on features and may not be quite as ruggedly sturdy as other traditional strollers. Still, the models below performed very well in our tests and make great lightweight stroller options.

Lightweight strollers offer a huge advantage if you frequently go up and down stairs—if you live in an apartment building, for instance—or if you make frequent transfers into and out of a car. You also may not want to maneuver something heavy and bulky (especially immediately postpartum): Among the single strollers we’ve tested are models that weigh as much as 34 pounds.

While these lighter strollers are easy to lift, carry, fold, and stow—and most meet strict Disney theme park requirements—they do have limits. Some may feel less than sturdy, and their small wheels can make them a little more difficult to maneuver. They may not be car seat compatible, and few accommodate babies who can’t sit up on their own. (For infants, you may want to consider a car seat carrier: These are stroller frames that use a car seat as a stroller seat, making it easy to transfer sleeping babies into and out of the car. Lightweight strollers also tend to have less storage space than larger strollers.

At our labs in Yonkers, N.Y., CR’s engineers put strollers through their paces to assess which ones are safe, maneuverable, and easy to use. They use each model the way parents do, using weights to simulate a child—up to 30 pounds in our maneuverability tests and 40 pounds for our safety evaluations—pushing each model through an S-curve test course, steering them between cones, up and down curbs, and over obstructions including grass, mulch, and tree roots.