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KENT Gold Optima₹2,79020% offScore 7.4/10
Pureit Classic Gravity₹1,44920% offScore 7.2/10
ZeroWater 5-Stage Filter Jug₹4,29022% offScore 7/10Under ₹5,000 you can buy genuine microbiological safety. You cannot buy TDS reduction. Any listing at this price claiming to be an 'RO purifier' is either mislabelled or a carbon filter with an RO sticker — a real RO membrane plus pump plus housing costs more than this on its own.
What you can buy, and what is genuinely worth buying: a gravity purifier with a germkill processor or a hollow-fibre UF membrane, which reliably removes bacteria, viruses and cysts from treated municipal supply. The Pureit Classic Gravity at ₹1,449 and the KENT Gold Optima at ₹2,790 both do this properly.
So the honest answer depends entirely on your water. If you are on treated municipal supply below 200 ppm, a ₹1,500 gravity purifier solves your actual risk and you should stop shopping. If you are on borewell or tanker water, nothing in this price band will help you — save up, because a mis-bought purifier is worse than no purifier since it produces false confidence.
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4 water purifiers
Non-electric UF gravity purifier for low-TDS supply
M.R.P. ₹3,500 Save ₹710
Running cost: ≈ ₹900/yr
Indicative price, verified 2026-08-01. Confirm on the marketplace before buying.
The ₹1,500 purifier that made safe water universal
M.R.P. ₹1,800 Save ₹351
Running cost: ≈ ₹1,100/yr
Indicative price, verified 2026-08-01. Confirm on the marketplace before buying.
The only jug that genuinely takes TDS to near zero
M.R.P. ₹5,500 Save ₹1,210
Running cost: ≈ ₹9,000/yr
Indicative price, verified 2026-08-01. Confirm on the marketplace before buying.
Taste and chlorine filtration with zero installation
M.R.P. ₹3,000 Save ₹710
Running cost: ≈ ₹2,400/yr
Indicative price, verified 2026-08-01. Confirm on the marketplace before buying.
| # | Product | Price | Score | Max input TDS | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KENT Gold Optima | ₹2,790 | 7.4/10 | 200 ppm | Homes on genuinely low-TDS treated municipal supply — Kerala, coastal Karnataka, Srinagar, Himachal. |
| 2 | Pureit Classic Gravity | ₹1,449 | 7.2/10 | 200 ppm | Low-TDS treated supply, homes with unreliable power, hostels, site offices and second homes. |
| 3 | ZeroWater 5-Stage Filter Jug | ₹4,290 | 7/10 | 400 ppm | Renters and hostellers on moderate-TDS supply who cannot install anything permanent. |
| 4 | Brita Marella Filter Jug | ₹2,290 | 6.9/10 | 150 ppm | Offices, hotel rooms, travel, and improving the taste of already-safe municipal water. |
Prices are indicative street prices, last verified 2026-08-01. Always confirm the current price on the marketplace before purchasing.
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Tell us your city, your water source and your budget. For homes we will recommend the right technology — including telling you when a ₹3,000 purifier is genuinely enough. For offices, societies and factories, our team will size a system against your water report and send a specification-backed quotation.
Or email betterworkindia@gmail.com — attach a water analysis report and we can quote faster.
Homes
Right-sized recommendation for your TDS, not the most expensive unit
Offices & societies
25 LPH to 2,000+ LPH, sized on headcount and feed water
Industry
Pharma, food, textile, boiler feed — engineered to your specification
Service & AMC
Installation, repair and AMC with written response times
