Concept2 vs Hydrow: what can you compare on the published figures?

The RowErg is $990 with no subscription, 96 by 24 inches, and splits in two for storage. Hydrow's store could not be read on November 14, 2026, so its prices stay unchecked here.

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Our pick for this duel

Rule: the machine whose price and terms we could check, cheapest for the need. We could not check Hydrow's prices on Nov 14, 2026.

1. Checked price, no plan

Concept2 RowErg (standard legs)

$990 plus $55 ground shipping, free app, 500 lb user rating by Concept2's own test.

Type

Rower

Subscription

none

Max load or resistance

Air resistance, flywheel with damper (no figure published)

Size in use (L x W x H)

96 x 24 in (height not published)

Machine weight

57 lb

Warranty

Limited 2-year (moving parts, monitor) and 5-year (frame parts)

• No subscription
• Splits in two, no tools

• No built-in screen classes
• You assemble it

$990

Check price at Concept2

2. If you want a screen

Aviron Strong Series Rower (16 in screen)

Connected rower with a checked price: $1,799, free shipping, plan optional ($29 a month billed yearly).

Type

Rower

Subscription

$29/mo, optional

Max load or resistance

Air plus magnetic resistance, "1 to 100 lbs" as published

Size in use (L x W x H)

84 x 27 x 48 in

Machine weight

114 lb

Warranty

20 years parts and frame while the first membership stays active and bought direct; otherwise 10 years frame, 1 year parts

• Stands upright on its own
• Membership not required

• $1,740 over 5 years if you keep the plan

$1,799 $2,499

Check price at Aviron

Prices checked Nov 14. How we chose, and where each number comes from

On the figures we could check, the Concept2 RowErg is the cheaper rower to own: $990 with standard legs ($1,155 with tall legs), $55 ground shipping, and no subscription. Hydrow sells connected rowers with a $50 monthly membership, which its help pages, as quoted by search engines, call optional. hydrow.com returned a security checkpoint to every request we made on November 14, 2026, so we could not check its machine prices, sizes or warranty on the store.

Why can't we compare Hydrow's prices?

Because we only print a price we have read on the brand's own store on the day. Search engines show several Hydrow prices for the same models, from list prices to sale prices, and we could not tell which one applied on November 14. Check the price on hydrow.com before you decide; if it holds a sale, use it in the cost per workout calculator (type it in the price box, and $50 in the subscription box).

What does the subscription change?

Over 5 years at 3 workouts a week, the RowErg delivered costs $1,045, or $1.34 a workout. Hydrow's $50 plan alone, kept for those 5 years, is $3,000, or $3.85 a workout before the machine [calc]. A gym at $61 a month is $4.69 a workout.

How do they store?

Concept2: "Can be separated into two parts for easy storage": 25 x 33 x 54 in with standard legs, 27 x 47 x 54 in with tall legs, on caster wheels. Hydrow: according to Aviron's comparison page, Hydrow stores upright with a separately sold $80 wall kit; we could not confirm it on hydrow.com. Measure your room with the space check; the full RowErg dimensions are on Concept2 rower dimensions.