Cordless jigsaw body only or with a battery
Updated: 21 October 2026
You are looking at a Ryobi body at £68.11 and an Einhell kit at £66.68, and the lower number is not the cheaper first cut. The question of a cordless jigsaw body only or with a battery is whether a pack and a charger of that brand are already on the shelf. If they are, the body is the saw you are missing. If they are not, the kit price is the honest price, and a no-name pack does not start a platform you can add to later. Every listing's battery line is on the [cordless jigsaw comparison](/hub/power-saws/cordless-jigsaw). Peter F. used the saved amazon.co.uk listings on 19 October 2026. A loose Bosch or Ryobi pack was not priced here. This is not a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
You are looking at a Ryobi body at £68.11 and an Einhell kit at £66.68, and the lower number is not the cheaper first cut.
You are looking at a Ryobi body at £68.11 and an Einhell kit at £66.68, and the lower number is not the cheaper first cut. The question of a cordless jigsaw body only or with a battery is whether a pack and a charger of that brand are already on the shelf. If they are, the body is the saw you are missing. If they are not, the kit price is the honest price, and a no-name pack does not start a platform you can add to later. Every listing's battery line is on the cordless jigsaw comparison. Peter F. used the saved amazon.co.uk listings on 19 October 2026. A loose Bosch or Ryobi pack was not priced here. This is not a lab test. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | In the box | Platform | Wood depth | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Ryobi Ryobi R18JS-0 | Saw and one wood blade | Ryobi ONE+ | 101 mm in bullets | 9.5 | about £68.11 | View offer |
 Bosch Bosch GST 18V-125 B | L-BOXX, no pack | Bosch Pro 18 V | 125 mm in the manual | 8.2 | about £223.32 | View offer | |
| Best value |  Einhell Einhell TC-JS 18/70 | 2.5 Ah and charger | Einhell PXC | 70 mm in bullets | 8.5 | about £66.68 | View offer |
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What body only means on these listings
Body only, bare, or solo means the saw is in the box and the battery is not. The Ryobi R18JS-0 title says battery and charger excluded. The bullets say it is a body for the 18 V ONE+ system, with one wood blade. A specification row can still say a lithium-ion battery is required. Required means the saw will not run without one. Excluded means you are not being sold one. Both lines can be true. The line that tells you what is in the parcel is the title and the included-components field, and here they agree: no pack, no charger.
The Bosch GST 18V-125 B and GST 18V-125 S are item-typed as solo. The 125 B at £223.32 includes an L-BOXX, a T 144 D blade, a dust set and a splinter guard. The 125 S at £207.12 includes an L-BOXX, a blade, a dust set and a splinter guard, and the title names an SDS holder. Bosch's own UK pages sell these without a battery in the included list. Screwfix and Bosch UK have shown their own prices for a bare unit. Those are not the amazon.co.uk shelf prices here, which are £223.32 and £207.12. The GST 18V-95 B at £114.62 is also body only: a blade, a suction nozzle, a covering hood and an anti-splinter guard, and no case. UK reviews mention batteries the buyer already owned. The case, where there is one, is not a battery.
When the body is the cheaper cut
Buy the body when the charger and at least one pack of that brand are already charged. The Ryobi at £68.11 is then a saw with 101 mm wood and 6 mm steel in the bullets, at 4.7 from 1,594 reviews, and the pack you used on the drill this morning. Expert Reviews' judgement matches that split. Their article price is not this £68.11. The point survives the difference: the body ruins the idea of a bargain if you still need a starter kit, and it makes sense if ONE+ packs exist. Skip it if the shelf is Bosch or Einhell.
The same test applies to Bosch. If Professional 18 V packs are on the shelf, the GST 18V-95 B at £114.62 is the lighter body, and the 125 pair is the case, the dust set and the deeper maker depth, still without a battery in the amazon price. If those packs are not on the shelf, you are about to buy a saw over £100, or over £200, and then a battery that was not priced here. Do not fill that gap with a guess. Who should skip a solo Bosch is on best cordless jigsaw UK. The Einhell is the counter-example: £66.68 includes a 2.5 Ah Power X-Change pack and a charger, so the sticker is already a first cut, at 4.4 from 258 reviews and 70 mm wood in the bullets. Starting PXC beside a full ONE+ shelf is how a kit bargain becomes a second charger.
When the kit is the honest price
If you own no packs, compare kits with kits, and then ask whether the pack fits anything you might buy next. The Einhell is the kit in this set on a named UK platform: one 2.5 Ah and a charger, on Einhell's own page as well as on the Amazon included-components line. Fexrror at £46.74 puts a 2.0 Ah pack in the title. DEWINNER at £60.09 puts a 2,000 mAh pack and a charger in the title. ONEVAN's bullets say two 4.0 Ah batteries. Lucn's title says a 21 V battery and a charger at £28.64. None of those four joins Bosch, Ryobi, Einhell or Worx.
Runtime complaints are reviews and highlights, not a lab. A Fexrror UK review says about half an hour. A DEWINNER UK review says the battery died halfway through a worktop. The ONEVAN highlight says up to 30 minutes. A short pack can still be enough for a notch and a curve. It is a weak plan for an opening you cannot pause. That mid-cut failure is on the jigsaw kitchen worktop cutout page. It is not a rule that every 2.0 Ah kit dies at the same moment. WORX at £129.99 is the awkward middle: the highlight includes one 2.0 Ah PowerShare battery, so it is a kit, and it is also a 2-in-1 whose rank sits under reciprocating saws. If the shelf already has the right packs, buy body only. If it does not, and you might buy another tool, the Einhell kit beats a cheaper pack you will throw away when you later pick a real platform.
Lines that contradict the title
Read the conflict before you add the saw to the basket. Ryobi's title excludes the battery, and a row can still say a battery is required. Trust both: you must supply the pack, and Amazon is not supplying it. The 4,500 mW cell is 4.5 W. It is not the motor. Use the £68.11 and 1,594 reviews in this set, not another site's older price.
Fexrror's title says 20 V and the voltage row says 220 V, with 800 W in the wattage row. Lucn's title is a 21 V kit and the power-source row says corded electric as well as battery, at 900 W. ONEVAN's bullets say two 4.0 Ah batteries and the batteries row says two 12 V batteries. Those are listing errors until a maker page confirms them. They are not a reason to believe you are buying a mains jigsaw with a battery-shaped handle. CISSIYOG at £33.99 is the sharpest false saving. The bullets say DeWalt 18 V or 20 V, battery not included. The brand is CISSIYOG. UK reviews at 2.9 from 16 include a blade that would not load. A yellow body and a compatibility sentence are not a DeWalt kit, and they are not a DeWalt body. Adapters that claim to cross platforms exist. This page does not treat an adapter as a native pack.
Common questions
Does the Ryobi include a battery?
No. The R18JS-0 title says the battery and the charger are excluded, and the bullets describe a body-only ONE+ tool with one wood blade. A specification row that says a lithium-ion battery is required means the saw needs a pack to run. It does not mean a pack is in the box. The amazon.co.uk price in this set is £68.11, with 4.7 from 1,594 reviews. You add a ONE+ pack you already own, or you add the cost of a starter kit this listing does not include.
Does the Bosch GST 18V-125 include a battery?
No. The GST 18V-125 B at £223.32 and the GST 18V-125 S at £207.12 are solo. The box is an L-BOXX, a blade, a dust set and a splinter guard. Bosch UK sells the bare tools without a battery in the included list. The GST 18V-95 B at £114.62 is the same idea without the case. UK reviews talk about batteries the buyer already had. If you have none, the amazon price is not the price of the first cut.
Is the Einhell kit better value than the Ryobi body?
Only when you do not already own ONE+ batteries. The Einhell at £66.68 includes a 2.5 Ah pack and a charger, and the bullets state 70 mm in wood, at 4.4 from 258 reviews. The Ryobi at £68.11 includes neither pack nor charger, and the bullets state 101 mm in wood, at 4.7 from 1,594 reviews. If a ONE+ pack is on the shelf, the Ryobi body is the smaller extra spend. If the shelf is empty, the Einhell sticker is the one that already switches on.
Will a cheap included 2.0 Ah pack run a long cut?
Sometimes, and sometimes not. A Fexrror review says about half an hour. A DEWINNER review says the pack died halfway through a worktop. The ONEVAN highlight claims up to 30 minutes. None of those is a lab test, and none of them is a promise for the Einhell's 2.5 Ah pack, which UK reviews in this sample simply call fine. For a short notch, a small pack can be enough. For a sink opening, have a second charged pack or accept that you may stop mid-cut.
Can I put a Ryobi pack on a Bosch saw?
No. Ryobi ONE+, Bosch Professional 18 V and Einhell Power X-Change are different slides. A 20 V label on a Worx or a no-name kit does not join them either. Adapters are sold. This comparison does not recommend one as the equivalent of a native pack, and it does not claim an adapter is approved. If the pack does not click in and lock as the maker designed, it is the wrong saw, not a nearly right one.
The listing says battery required and battery excluded. Which line wins?
Both, if you read them as different facts. Battery required means the tool is cordless and will not run on its own. Battery excluded, or an item type of solo, means this purchase does not include the pack. The Ryobi title is the clear case: excluded in the title, and you must bring a ONE+ pack. What loses is a wattage or voltage cell that contradicts the title, such as 4,500 mW on the Ryobi or 220 V on the Fexrror.
Is a DeWalt-compatible bare tool a DeWalt kit?
No. The CISSIYOG listing claims a DeWalt 18 V or 20 V fit, includes no battery, and is branded CISSIYOG. The star line is 2.9 from 16 reviews, with UK reports of a blade that would not load. A DeWalt kit would be a DeWalt tool with DeWalt packs in the box. A DeWalt body would still be a DeWalt tool. This ASIN is neither. Fitting a blade that will not lock is on the how to use a cordless jigsaw page.
Related pages
Sources
Public UK sources used for this comparison. Listing prices, stars, and review counts are the amazon.co.uk figures in this set. No laboratory cut.
- HSE hand-arm vibration regulations (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- HSE tool vibration table (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- BSI, BS EN 62841-2-11:2016+A11:2024 (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Bosch UK GST 18V-95 B (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Bosch manual table, GST 18V-125 B and S (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Einhell UK TC-JS 18/70 Li (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- RS UK jigsaw guide (retrieved 21.10.2026)
- Noise regulations, regulation 4 (retrieved 21.10.2026)