AED Brands
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Recertified prices across all seven models

Recertified units are the same models under the same FDA premarket approvals, restored, tested and sold with a minimum three year warranty. Across our network of stores they account for 41 per cent of device revenue, which tells you what buyers actually choose once they see both prices.

Prices verified 16 September 2026 against the public product data of both stores. Both list identical recertified prices, so buy from whichever fits your order size: AED Leader for one to four units, Response Ready for five or more and for compliance and fleet programmes. New prices are the AED Leader list price on the same date.

The honest risk. A recertified AED is a used device. The three year minimum warranty is what makes the saving worth taking. Read recertified versus new and how to choose a refurbished AED before you decide.

Every AED brand ranked, cheapest first

Prices verified against the public product data of AED Leader and Response Ready on 16 September 2026. Ten year consumable cost is our own calculation from published part prices and stated service lives. Warranty and PMA number are the manufacturer figures as published by the seller.

Which brand is right for you

• Cheapest to buy: HeartSine at $1,411.00. It is also one of only two AED families sold over the counter in the United States, so no prescription is needed.
• Cheapest to own over ten years: ZOLL at about $330 in consumables, because CPR-D-padz and lithium batteries have a five year service life. A ZOLL AED Plus at $2,082.00 costs less over a decade than a Philips OnSite bought at $1,589.00.
• Most expensive to own: Cardiac Science at about $1,342 in consumables over ten years, which is more than four times the ZOLL figure.
• No prescription needed: HeartSine Samaritan 350P and the Philips HeartStart OnSite in its adult configuration. Every other model here is a prescription device, although several sellers include a free physician authorisation.
• Longest warranty: eight years on Philips, Defibtech, HeartSine, Physio-Control and Cardiac Science. ZOLL is seven.

How we rank AED brands

We re-check every price against the seller product data each month and publish the date on the page. We rank on total ten year cost of ownership rather than sticker price, because consumables are where the money actually goes. We do not accept payment for placement. Outbound links to AED Leader and Response Ready are tracked referral links, and they do not change the ranking.