Best Drones Under $100 in 2019 - my top 7
The price range of under $100 when it comes to drones is very popular, especially for beginners or people who want to try flying their first drone.
If you really want to learn how to use the controls at first, I would recommend getting a drone under $50.
The drones in this category will be a little bit more powerful and with more advanced features.
There’s a WHOLE LOT of drones under this price range, especially in China, so I made this article with my absolute best ones so you don’t have to sift through all of them.
But if you want to filter though all those drones by criteria, I recommend trying my Drones For Sale Comparison Tool.
There is no reason why you should expect much from a drone of this price. However the ones on my list all have pretty impressive features and are some of the ones I’d personally recommend to a close friend.
The criteria bellow is something you should really look for in any drone of this price range. I left out features found in more expensive drones like “camera gimbal” or “flight modes”
Transmitter
If you’re a beginner trying to learn how to fly, I recommend not using a phone-controlled drone, but one with a proper controller instead.
Battery life
Don’t expect much battery life for Drones of smaller size and especially under $50, but most of them are over 5minutes.
Range
Flight range for beginner drones this cheap will most of the time be somewhere between 50m-100m.
Camera
Most drones at this price range come with a camera. But don’t expect it to be extremely high quality.
This table is not necesarily ordered by what’s the best one, as I tried to put a variety of different quadcopters that can appeal to a wider audience. Therefore make sure you choose what you like best, as they’re all pretty much in the same range of quality.
| Product | Battery life | Range | Camera | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MJX Bugs 3 review – Best Cheap Brushless GoPro Drone( In-Depth review) | $69.99 | ||||
 | Bugs 3 Mini – Cheap and fast brushless drone | $79.74 | ||||
 | SG900 drone review – 20min battery life ( has a GPS version too) | $15.99 | ||||
 | JJRC H78G/KK10S drone review – Long flight time GPS under $100 | $86 | ||||
 | Ryze DJI Tello Review | $79.00 | ||||
 | ThiEye Dr.X Review | $79.99 | ||||
 | JJRC H55 tracker review – a gps drone for under $100 | $99.99 |
Battery Life
15min
Range
300m
Controller
Yes
Camera
Supports Action Cam
Battery Life
12min
Range
100m
Controller
Optional
Camera
720p/4k photos
Battery Life
7min
Range
100m
Controller
no
Camera
1080p
Battery Life
15min
Range
300m
Controller
Yes
Camera
1080p
Battery Life
20min
Range
100m
Controller
Yes
Camera
720p
Battery Life
8min
Range
300m
Controller
Yes
Camera
720p optional
Battery Life
8min
Range
150m
Controller
yes
Camera
720p
Hi Paul, I see not yet any contact page so I’m abusing this feature to let you know there’s another problem on your site: If I use the “drone searching tool” and only select drones “upto 5000m” range, it will come with drones of 1000m as well!
Hope you appreciate my feedback, hoping to read from you. Good luck with your site.
Sorry to be such a bother, but number 4 in the list JJRC H78G is also pointing to ‘gearbest’ site while carrying a label Amazon!