Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V vs Greenworks GD40BC

Both of these are battery-powered brush cutters aimed at homeowners rather than professionals, but they solve the “cordless” brief in different ways. The Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V is built to be the lightest, cheapest, quietest entry point into cordless cutting. The Greenworks GD40BC is built around covering ground fast, with a wide cutting swath and a bigger battery to back it up. Neither is “better” outright — which one wins depends on the size and shape of what you’re cutting.

At a glance

	Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V	Greenworks GD40BC
Power	36V (Power For All, 18V+18V)	40V (G40 platform)
Weight	~4.7 kg	Noticeably heavier — built for width, not weight
Cutting width	Standard line head + plastic blade	~40 cm line head — wide
Battery supplied	Yes — 2 Ah + charger included	Yes — 4 Ah included
Battery ecosystem	Bosch Power For All (huge, cross-tool)	Greenworks G40 (open, 40+ tools)
Best suited to	Small-to-medium maintained plots	Medium-to-large lawns, open ground
Price position	Cheaper, entry cordless	Pricier, wider-cutting cordless

Weight and battery: the trade-off in one line

This comparison comes down to a straightforward trade-off. The Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V keeps things light at around 4.7 kg, helped by a modest 2 Ah battery that’s enough for shorter sessions on a small plot but won’t run all day on its own. The Greenworks GD40BC ships with a much larger 4 Ah battery, which buys you more runtime and powers a wider cutting head, but the machine is correspondingly bulkier and heavier to swing around. Neither figure is published to the same precision by both brands, but the pattern across owner reports is consistent: the Bosch is the one you reach for when low weight matters, the Greenworks is the one you reach for when you don’t want to stop and recharge halfway through a bigger job.

Cutting width: precision vs coverage

The Greenworks GD40BC’s headline feature is its roughly 40 cm line cutting width — one of the widest in its class. On open grass that means fewer passes and a noticeably faster job. The Bosch runs a narrower, more standard line head, but adds a plastic blade attachment the Greenworks doesn’t come with as standard, giving it a little more bite against light woody stems and denser weeds. If your ground is mostly open lawn, the Greenworks’ width does real work for you. If you’re navigating flower beds, fences and other obstacles, the Bosch’s narrower head is easier to place precisely, and its blade option covers ground the Greenworks’ pure line-head setup doesn’t.

Ecosystem: Power For All vs G40

Both platforms are worth factoring in beyond the tool itself. Bosch’s Power For All 18V batteries cross over with a large range of home and DIY tools, so if you already own a Bosch drill or hedge trimmer, the AdvancedBrushCut slots straight in. Greenworks’ G40 platform is an open 40V system shared across more than 40 garden tools — mowers, blowers, chainsaws and more — which makes it an easy long-term bet if you’re building out a garden tool collection from scratch rather than topping up an existing one.

Choose the Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V if…

• You want the lightest, quietest cordless option for a small-to-medium plot
• You’d rather have a plastic blade option than pure line-only cutting
• You already own (or plan to buy into) Bosch’s Power For All 18V ecosystem
• Keeping the tool comfortable over shorter sessions matters more than raw runtime

Choose the Greenworks GD40BC if…

• You have a medium-to-large lawn where a wide cut saves real time
• You want the bigger 4 Ah battery for longer sessions without a recharge
• You’re starting a cordless garden tool collection and like the open G40 platform
• Coverage speed matters more to you than shaving off every last gram

Which should you buy?

If your plot is small-to-medium, you value low weight and quiet running, and you’d like the option of a plastic blade for light woody growth, the Bosch AdvancedBrushCut 36V is the simpler, cheaper way in. If you’re covering more open ground and want a wider cut backed by a bigger battery — and you’re happy to carry a bulkier tool for it — the Greenworks GD40BC earns its higher price.

Either way, match the tool to the ground: the Bosch rewards precision and light handling, the Greenworks rewards speed across open lawn. Neither is set up for brambles or heavy scrub, so if that’s what you’re facing, look at a steel-blade cordless model or a petrol brush cutter instead.