Once a cleaning robot looks like a good fit for your facility, a second decision follows: should you buy it or lease it? This guide is for facilities, custodial, maintenance, and operations leaders, along with the finance colleagues who will review the paperwork, who need to compare those two routes for a warehouse, plant, school, or other large commercial property. The short answer is that buying tends to suit organizations that expect to keep a robot in service for years and are ready to manage its upkeep. Leasing tends to suit organizations that want to limit the upfront outlay or keep more room to change course. Either way, the monthly payment tells you very little on its own. What matters is what the contract commits you to, who looks after the robot, and what happens when the term ends. If you are still working out what a robot costs, start with our commercial cleaning robot pricing guide. This article picks up from there and focuses on the contract decision: what to compare, what to verify, and what to ask before you sign. Buying vs. Leasing at a Glance Use this table as a starting point. These are general tendencies rather