The 7 Best Small Printers for Home Offices of 2026, Ranked & Reviewed

Our verdict: A compact all-in-one with a small OLED screen and automatic two-sided printing.

Canon's TS6520 is a compact color inkjet with print, scan and copy, a 1.42 inch OLED display and automatic duplex. The screen is the underrated part. It lets you pick paper, check ink and start copies at the machine without opening an app, which saves real friction on a solo desk. Standby draw is low, as with most inkjets.

It ranks first because it delivers the complete office set in a small body for the $50 to $100 bucket. Screenless siblings like the TS4320 style drop the display, while the Brother laser below costs more and gives up color.

Buy it if you are a single user who prints a mix of documents and photos. The caveat is the missing document feeder, so scanning a ten-page contract means lifting the lid ten times, and cartridge ink adds up if you print heavily.

Type

Compact color inkjet

Display

1.42 inch OLED

Duplex

Automatic

Price bucket

$50-100

Our verdict: A fast mono laser that handles duplex, copy and scan for shared offices.

The Brother DCP-L2640DW is a compact monochrome laser that duplexes, copies and scans. Its edge is chemistry: toner is a dry powder, so it never clogs the way liquid ink does during a quiet fortnight. Page output is also faster than the inkjet all-in-ones here, which matters when two or three people send jobs at once.

It takes second place because it costs more upfront, in the $200 to $500 bucket, and pulls more standby power than the Canon TS6520. It beats the HL-L2405W on the strength of its scanner and copier.

Buy it for a shared home office that prints contracts, invoices and reports in bursts. The caveat is no color at all, and no automatic document feeder is listed, so multi-page scanning is still manual.

Type

Mono laser multifunction

Functions

Duplex, copy, scan

Toner

No drying out

Price bucket

$200-500

Our verdict: A compact color inkjet that adds an automatic feeder and fax.

Canon's TR4720 matters for one feature small printers usually skip: an automatic document feeder, paired with built-in fax. Feed a stack of pages and walk away, where a flatbed-only model needs you standing there. Setup runs through the Canon PRINT app, and the body stays compact in the $50 to $100 bucket.

It ranks third because the TS6520 above has the nicer display and more polished everyday handling, while this one wins only when paperwork is the job. It outranks the Epson WF-2930 on size, since the Epson is not the smallest.

Buy it if you scan or fax multi-page originals, such as forms or signed agreements. The caveat is cartridge cost: both color and black cartridges drain quickly on heavy use, and the listing shows no screen to monitor levels.

Type

Compact color inkjet

Feeder

Automatic document feeder

Fax

Built in

Price bucket

$50-100

Our verdict: Feeder, duplex, fax and a color screen without laser pricing.

Epson's WF-2930 is the most feature-dense inkjet in this group. You get an automatic document feeder, duplex printing, fax, scan and copy, plus a 1.4 inch color display, all in the $50 to $100 bucket. That is laser-style functionality without the laser price.

It ranks fourth because cartridge refills are costlier over time than toner or tanks, and because its body is not the smallest. Against the Canon TR4720, the feeder and fax set is nearly identical at the same price, so the Epson's color screen and duplex are what you are paying for.

Buy it if you run a one-person office and want every feature cheaply. The caveat is running cost: if you print hundreds of pages a month, the Epson ET-2400 ranked below it will cost less to feed within a year.

Type

Cartridge color inkjet

Feeder

Automatic document feeder

Display

1.4 inch color

Price bucket

$50-100

Our verdict: A tiny laser that only prints, works with Alexa, and uses retail toner.

Brother's HL-L2405W is a print-only monochrome laser, and it knows it. There is no scanner or copier, which leaves a very small body focused on one job: crisp black text from retail toner cartridges that do not dry out. Alexa voice commands are supported, and the price lands between $100 and $200.

Fifth place reflects a single function limiting who it suits. The DCP-L2640DW above adds duplex, scanning and copying for a bigger jump in price, which makes this the cheaper way into laser, not the stronger one.

Buy it if you are a writer, student or remote worker who prints text on paper and nothing else. The caveat is flexibility: you will need your phone or another device for any scan, and color pages are impossible.

Type

Mono laser, print only

Voice

Alexa compatible

Toner

Retail cartridges

Price bucket

$100-200

Our verdict: A compact color all-in-one with a three-month ink plan trial.

HP's DeskJet 4355 is a compact color inkjet all-in-one with app setup through HP Smart and a three-month Instant Ink trial. The subscription model means ink is shipped to you based on pages printed rather than bought by cartridge, which can cut cost for steady printers and burden occasional ones. Standby draw is low.

It ranks sixth because the feature set is plain beside the Canon TR4720 and Epson WF-2930, both of which add document feeders at a similar price. Its real appeal is a low-risk way to test subscription ink.

Buy it if you want to try the plan and print regularly. The caveat is dependence: after the trial, continued ink depends on that subscription, so skip it if you dislike recurring fees or print only a few pages a month.

Type

Compact color inkjet

Ink plan

3-month trial included

Setup

HP Smart app

Price bucket

$50-100

Our verdict: Cartridge-free tanks last months, though the body is bigger.

The Epson EcoTank ET-2400 replaces cartridges with refillable supertanks, so ink lasts for months between top-ups and each page costs a fraction of cartridge printing. It prints, scans and copies in color, in the $100 to $200 bucket.

It ranks last only because this is a list of small printers, and the ET-2400 has the largest body in the group. For a home office that prints weekly, it is the cheapest to run here, beating the cartridge machines like the TS6520 and WF-2930 once volume climbs. On pure ownership cost it would rank higher.

Buy it if you print color often and have a shelf wide enough. The caveat is footprint, and no document feeder is listed, so it also needs more desk or shelf room than the Canon models above.

Ink system

Cartridge-free tanks

Functions

Print, scan, copy

Refills

Months between

Price bucket

$100-200