The 7 Best Corded Jigsaws of 2026

Six amps, 3,100 strokes per minute, four orbital settings, and the same multidirectional T-shank clamp as the flagship — the JS260 is the Bosch for people who want a controlled cut without paying for headroom they'll never use. In plywood, 1x stock, and trim it cuts as straight as anything here; the gap opens only in thick hardwood, where the bigger motor holds speed better.

We like that Bosch includes the parts people actually lose: an anti-splinter insert, a bevel wrench, and a carrying bag. The insert is the detail we appreciated most, because it's the difference between a clean edge on a shelf and a fuzzed one, and most saws in this group make you buy one separately.

The one thing to check before ordering is the shank. This saw takes T-shank blades only, so a drawer full of old U-shank blades won't fit — that's the incompatibility that sends people back to the listing. Set that aside and it's the value pick of the group: light enough to steer with one hand, smooth through curves, and covered by a one-year warranty.

The DW331K is built like something that lives in a truck bed. The all-metal gear case and the keyless blade lever are the two parts that fail first on a cheap jigsaw, and both are armored here — the lever in particular has a positive, mechanical action we trusted from the first cut. At 6.5 amps with a 500 to 3,100 stroke range it keeps a blade moving through hardwood and construction lumber without bogging, and the four-position orbital action shifts from a clean edge to fast roughing.

It comes as a box kit with an anti-splinter base, so it travels without improvised storage, and the cast foot has detents at the common angles instead of a scale you have to squint at. Small thing, but it's the kind of detail that separates a saw built for a job site from one built for a garage.

The trade-off is intent, not quality. This is a saw for people who cut every week; if yours comes out twice a year for a trellis repair, the JS260 does the same work with less tool to hold. For decking, framing, and demolition, the metal is the reason to pick it.

Vibration is the thing nobody shops for and everybody notices. The JV0600K has a counterbalance system built into the body, and it's the saw here that tired our hands least over a long run of cuts. Six and a half amps with a 500-3,100 SPM dial is the same envelope as the DEWALT, and three orbital settings plus straight cutting cover both roughing and finish work.

The dust port runs through the body rather than hanging off the shoe, so a shop vacuum trails behind your hand instead of dragging across the workpiece. Makita also ships it in a hard case with a 4-1/8-inch 9 TPI blade and the hex wrench for bevel changes — a more complete kit than most of the saws in this group.

Think of it as the finish-work saw of the set. It's happiest in shelving, cabinet parts, trim, and anything where you follow a line for a long time; the Bosch saws still edge it on orbital range, and the SKIL beats it for lighting a dim corner. If your jigsaw work is mostly quick structural cuts, you're paying for smoothness you won't feel.

Plenty of jigsaw cuts go wrong because you can't see the line, not because the saw lacks power. SKIL rings the blade with a light and adds a dust blower with its own on/off switch, and that pair is the most useful thing about the JS314901: the light shows the pencil mark, and the blower clears chips without smearing dust across your line when you don't want it to.

Under the visibility features it's a 6-amp saw with four orbital stages, tool-free blade changes, and a shoe that bevels to 45 degrees without hunting for a wrench. The two-finger trigger is comfortable to hold through a long run of cuts, and the body stays out of the way of the line rather than blocking it.

The speed control is where it gives ground. It's a wheel rather than a trigger, so you set a speed and pull — you can't ease into a cut the way you can on the Bosch or the Makita. Ripping a sheet of plywood, that's a non-issue; starting a cut in the middle of a panel or easing through laminate, you notice it. The light and the blower are what you're buying, and for outdoor work in a shed or under a tarp they're worth the compromise.

At 4.4 pounds with a 4.5-amp motor, the BDEJS300C is the saw for someone who needs to cut a trellis, a few 1x4s, and a sheet of plywood and doesn't want to think about it again. It's light enough to hold at chest height for a long run of cuts, and straightforward to set up: variable-speed trigger, an adjustable shoe that bevels to 45 degrees, and a wire guard that keeps the line visible.

There's more power here than the money suggests. The 3/4-inch stroke and 3,000 strokes per minute walk through 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch plywood and 1x material without complaint, and the trigger lets you back off for laminate or a tight curve. For garden projects, holiday decorations, and small repairs it does what the expensive saws do, just more slowly in thick stock.

Where it gives ground is the base plate. The shoe is the lightest-duty here, and the shoe is what decides whether a cut stays square, so results get less consistent in thick hardwood and long straight rips. That's the honest trade: this jig saw handles occasional projects beautifully and isn't the one for someone cutting every weekend.

There's one thing to check on the PCE345 before you commit: the blade. Sight down the shoe and make sure the blade sits square to the base and the clamp has it firmly, because a jigsaw that runs its blade off square fights every line you draw. That alignment question is the reason this saw sits below the Bosch and DEWALT picks rather than beside them.

Get a good one and there's a lot of saw here. Six amps, four orbital settings, and a seven-position speed dial built into the trigger, which we like — your finger sets the ceiling, so a delicate cut in PVC trim doesn't start at full song. The metal housing has a planted, solid feel that the plastic-bodied saws here don't match.

The lock-on button earns its place on long rips so you aren't squeezing for the whole cut, and the warranty runs three years — the longest of any saw on this page. Run it through a scrap of the material you actually plan to cut before starting the real one; that's the test that tells you whether the blade is tracking true.

Where it earns its place is a mixed-material workload. A shop that cuts wood, PVC trim, and light metal gets more from this than from a one-material specialty saw, and a three-year warranty on a 6-amp tool is a long time to decide whether you like it.