Brita Elite vs Brita Faucet Mount
Bottom line
In our scoring the Brita Elite Pitcher comes out ahead at 8.4/10 to the Brita Faucet Mount's 7.0/10, mostly on certified breadth. The Elite's certification covers PFOA and PFOS and the faucet mount's does not, which matters a great deal if PFAS is the reason you are filtering at all. The faucet mount has genuine advantages the score does not fully capture: filtered water on demand at 0.5 gpm with nothing to refill, and certified VOC reduction the pitcher's list does not carry. In our view, buy the Elite if lead or PFAS is what brought you here, and the faucet mount if the deciding factor is convenience.
Same brand, two very different ways of living with a filter, so start with how you actually drink water. The Elite is a pour-through pitcher you fill and keep in the fridge; the FF-100 clamps onto the tap and filters only what you draw. On certified scope the pitcher is the broader of the two: its OB06 cartridge is certified for chlorine, lead, mercury, cadmium, asbestos, benzene, particulates, microplastics, and the PFAS compounds PFOA and PFOS. The faucet mount's FR-200 cartridge is certified for chlorine, lead, asbestos, benzene, VOCs, and microplastics, a shorter list that does not include PFOA or PFOS. Running cost is close: about $0.167 a gallon for the pitcher's 120-gallon cartridge against $0.18 for the faucet mount's 100-gallon one.
| 10 certified / 9 marketed | Certified vs marketed contaminants | 6 certified / 5 marketed |
| 9.0 | Verified Contaminant Reduction35% | 6.0 |
| 9.0 | Total Cost of Ownership25% | 6.0 |
| 10.0 | Certification Independence15% | 10.0 |
| 5.0 | Capacity & Flow Fit15% | 8.0 |
| 7.0 | Practical Fit10% | 7.0 |
FAQ
- Is the Brita Elite Pitcher (10-Cup) better than the Brita Faucet Mount (FF-100)?
- In our scoring the Brita Elite Pitcher (10-Cup) rates 8.4/10 and the Brita Faucet Mount (FF-100) 7.0/10. In our scoring the Brita Elite Pitcher comes out ahead at 8.4/10 to the Brita Faucet Mount's 7.0/10, mostly on certified breadth. The Elite's certification covers PFOA and PFOS and the faucet mount's does not, which matters a great deal if PFAS is the reason you are filtering at all. The faucet mount has genuine advantages the score does not fully capture: filtered water on demand at 0.5 gpm with nothing to refill, and certified VOC reduction the pitcher's list does not carry. In our view, buy the Elite if lead or PFAS is what brought you here, and the faucet mount if the deciding factor is convenience.
- Is the Brita faucet mount certified for PFAS?
- No. Its certified list covers chlorine, lead, asbestos, benzene, VOCs and microplastics, and does not include PFOA or PFOS, so we credit it nothing for PFAS. That is a statement about what is on the certificate, not proof the filter does nothing. The Elite pitcher cartridge does carry certified PFOA and PFOS reduction.
- Which is cheaper per gallon?
- The pitcher, narrowly. The Elite's OB06 cartridge is $19.99 for a rated 120 gallons, about $0.167 a gallon; the faucet mount's FR-200 is $17.99 for 100 gallons, about $0.18. Over a year of normal use that difference is small enough that format should decide it, not cost.
- Are both certified for lead?
- Yes. The Elite cartridge is certified under NSF/ANSI 53 for lead, and the faucet mount's FR-200 carries a WQA Gold Seal certification under the same standard. Both are verifiable on a public registry, which is the distinction our scoring turns on.