everydrop vs Waterdrop: Which Fridge Filter Should You Buy?

For everydrop Filter 1, Filter 3 and Filter 4, buy the Waterdrop Plus. It is certified for lead and cysts (tiny germs such as Giardia), like everydrop's own filter, and costs $10 to $15 a filter instead of $50 to $57. For Filter 2, buy everydrop's own, because no Waterdrop code is certified for lead. Skip the regular Waterdrop: it is certified for taste and odor only.

One exception: on Filter 3, only everydrop's own filter is also listed for PFAS (PFOA and PFOS). Buy that one if PFAS is a worry where you live.

By Erin Rose · Certifications checked October 23, 2026 · How we check

Our pick for each everydrop filter

The filter number is on your old filter and in your fridge manual.

Your filter	Waterdrop Plus	everydrop (Whirlpool's own)	Regular Waterdrop
everydrop Filter 1 EDR1RXD1	Our pick WDP-F38 Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $14.99 a filter (2-pack) Amazon →	Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $54.00 a filter Amazon →	WD-F38 Taste and odor only
everydrop Filter 2 EDR2RXD1	No Waterdrop code certified for lead	Our pick Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $49.99 a filter Amazon →	—
everydrop Filter 3 EDR3RXD1	Our pick WDP-F08 Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $14.33 a filter (3-pack) Amazon →	Pick this for PFAS Lead and cysts, PFOA/PFOS, traces of medicines $49.99 a filter Amazon →	WD-F08 Taste and odor only
everydrop Filter 4 EDR4RXD1	Our pick WDP-F07 Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $9.92 a filter (4-pack) Amazon →	Lead and cysts, traces of medicines $57.00 a filter Amazon →	WD-F07 Taste and odor only

Amazon prices as of November 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM ET. Prices can change; the price on Amazon is the one that counts.

"Certified for" comes from the certifier's own listing for that exact model code, not from the box or the Amazon page. Each everydrop filter's own page lists every copy we checked.

Why the Waterdrop code matters

Waterdrop sells two look-alike filters for most everydrop numbers. The Waterdrop Plus code starts with WDP and is certified for lead and cysts (NSF/ANSI 53) and traces of medicines (NSF/ANSI 401). The regular code starts with plain WD and is certified for chlorine, taste and odor only (NSF/ANSI 42). Check the model number in the Amazon listing before you buy. More on this in Waterdrop vs Waterdrop Plus.

What Consumer Reports found

Consumer Reports ran fridge filters in its lab in 2026 until the water flow dropped. Quartz summed up the results:

everydrop Filter 1 lasted its full 200 gallons.
everydrop Filter 2 lasted about 115 of its 200 gallons.
everydrop Filter 4 lasted about 140 of its 200 gallons. The regular Waterdrop WD-F07 for Filter 4 lasted its full 300 gallons, but it is certified for taste and odor only.

Consumer Reports did not test the Waterdrop Plus. Whichever you buy, change it every 6 months, or sooner if the water slows down.

Common questions

Is Waterdrop as good as everydrop?

The Waterdrop Plus is, for lead: for everydrop Filter 1, everydrop Filter 3 and everydrop Filter 4, both are certified for lead and cysts (NSF/ANSI 53). The regular Waterdrop is not. It is certified for chlorine, taste and odor only (NSF/ANSI 42).

Who makes everydrop?

Whirlpool. everydrop is Whirlpool's own filter brand for its Whirlpool, Maytag, KitchenAid, Amana and JennAir fridges. Whirlpool also sells the same filters under Whirlpool and KitchenAid labels.

Will a Waterdrop filter fit my Whirlpool fridge?

Waterdrop sells each of these as a replacement for one everydrop filter number. Match the number on your old filter (Filter 1, 2, 3 or 4, or the EDR code) to the row above.

Does either one remove PFAS?

Only everydrop Filter 3 is listed for PFOA and PFOS. No Waterdrop code for these filters is. See which fridge filters remove PFAS.

Which one lasts longer?

See what Consumer Reports found above: two of the everydrop filters ran out early in its lab. It did not test the Waterdrop Plus. Change any of them every 6 months, or sooner if the water slows down.

Sources

NSF certified drinking water listings (info.nsf.org/Certified/DWTU) and IAPMO R&T certificates for each model code, as listed on each everydrop filter page, read through October 23, 2026.
Quartz, Best refrigerator water filters of 2026, tested by Consumer Reports (updated September 29, 2026), read November 1, 2026.
Amazon listings and prices: read through Amazon's product API. Prices as of November 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM ET. We show a price only if we read it in the last 24 hours.