Greenworks GD40BC vs Einhell Agillo 36/255

The Greenworks GD40BC and Einhell Agillo 36/255 both promise capable cordless cutting, but they’re built around different priorities. The Greenworks leans on raw line-cutting width to clear open ground fast; the Einhell leans on a brushless motor and an included steel blade to handle rougher growth. Full detail on each is in our Greenworks GD40BC review and Einhell Agillo 36/255 review — here’s how they stack up head to head.

At a glance

Attribute	Greenworks GD40BC	Einhell Agillo 36/255
Battery platform	40V G40 (open, 40+ tools)	36V Power X-Change (2× 18V packs)
Battery included	4 Ah battery included	Sold bare (“Solo”) — batteries extra
Motor	Brushed	Brushless
Cutting supplied	Line head only, 40 cm width	255 mm steel blade + 300 mm line head
Weight	Typical for a handheld cordless in this class	≈ 6 kg without battery
Best suited to	Open grass, medium-to-large lawns	Grass plus light scrub and brambles
Rating (our review)	8.0	8.2

Clear wins: the GD40BC wins on sheer line-cutting width for open ground; the Agillo wins on versatility and motor efficiency, since it’s the only one of the two ready to cut scrub out of the box.

Battery platforms compared

The GD40BC runs on Greenworks’ G40 system, an open 40V platform shared across more than 40 garden tools, from mowers to hedge trimmers. If you’re building a multi-tool cordless garden set-up, that shared battery pool is a real saving, and this model comes with a 4 Ah battery already in the box. The Agillo runs on Einhell’s Power X-Change platform via two 18V packs rather than a single 36V battery, and it’s sold as a bare “Solo” tool — no batteries or charger included. That makes it excellent value if you already own PXC kit, but it’s an extra cost to factor in if you’re starting from scratch. Neither platform is a wrong choice; the deciding factor is usually what else is already charging in your shed.

Power, motor and cutting width

On paper the platforms are close — 40V versus 36V — but the more meaningful difference is the motor. The Agillo uses a brushless motor, which typically means more efficient power delivery, less heat, and a longer service life than a brushed equivalent. The GD40BC uses a conventional brushed motor but compensates with a genuinely wide 40 cm line cutting width, one of the widest in its class, which translates directly into fewer passes over an open lawn or field margin. If your priority is clearing area quickly on tidy ground, that width matters more day to day than the motor type. If you want an efficient motor that can also swing a blade, the Agillo has the edge.

What’s in the box: blade vs line-only

This is the real fork in the road between these two machines. The Agillo ships with a 255 mm metal blade in addition to a 300 mm line head, so out of the box it’s equipped to take on light scrub, brambles and tougher tall growth, not just tidy grass. The GD40BC is supplied for line cutting only; it clears grass fast and comfortably, but it isn’t set up to tackle woody growth without buying a blade attachment separately, where compatible. If your land genuinely mixes lawn with the occasional overgrown patch, the Einhell’s included blade removes a follow-up purchase the Greenworks doesn’t.

Handling and comfort

Both machines follow a familiar handheld cordless format and neither is unusually heavy for the class. The Agillo, at roughly 6 kg without its batteries, carries the weight of a genuine blade-capable brush cutter, and its brushless motor helps keep that weight working efficiently through denser growth. The GD40BC is built around covering ground with the line head, and its wide swath cuts down the number of passes needed across a bigger lawn, which helps offset any fatigue over longer sessions of pure grass trimming.

Choose the Greenworks GD40BC if…

• Your ground is mostly open grass or lawn, and covering area quickly matters more than cutting scrub
• You want a battery included in the box rather than sourcing packs separately
• You already own, or plan to build out, Greenworks’ G40 platform across other tools

Choose the Einhell Agillo 36/255 if…

• You need one cordless machine to handle both grass and light scrub or brambles
• You already own Einhell Power X-Change batteries and don’t need a bare tool to come with a pack
• You’d rather have a brushless motor and included blade than the single widest line cut on pure grass

Which should you buy?

If your work is genuinely grass-only — a lawn, a field margin, tidy ground with no woody growth — the GD40BC’s wider 40 cm cut and included battery make it the simpler, faster buy. But if your ground throws up patches of scrub, brambles or tougher weeds alongside the grass, the Agillo is the more capable all-rounder: its brushless motor and included steel blade mean you’re covered for both jobs, provided you’re happy sourcing Power X-Change batteries yourself. For most mixed gardens, that versatility is worth more than a few extra centimetres of line width.