Pella vs. Andersen Windows: Series, Price and Warranty (2026)

Pella and Andersen are both privately held Midwestern manufacturers, Pella in Iowa and Andersen in Minnesota, and both sell windows from entry level to custom. Compare them in two passes: series against series at the same rung, then who will install the windows and stand behind that work.

The two lineups, paired

These pairings are ours, made by frame material and by where each line sits in its maker’s range.

Rung	Andersen	Pella
Budget vinyl	No match	150 Series (Lowe’s), Encompass
Entry	100 Series, Fibrex composite	250 Series, vinyl
Fiberglass	No match	Impervia
Entry wood	200 Series, wood with a vinyl exterior, standard sizes	No match
Mid-range wood	400 Series, vinyl-clad wood	Lifestyle Series, aluminum-clad wood
Premium wood	A-Series, wood inside with fiberglass and composite outside	Reserve Traditional, wood or aluminum-clad wood
Custom / top	E-Series, aluminum-clad wood made to order	Reserve Contemporary, aluminum-clad wood
Aluminum	Andersen Aluminum (formerly Heritage)	Vista Series, new for 2026
Coastal impact	A-Series impact-resistant options	Hurricane Shield and Defender, impact vinyl

The gaps tell you as much as the matches. Andersen sells no all-vinyl window: it sold its hollow-core vinyl business, including Silver Line and American Craftsman, to Ply Gem in 2018, so its entry line is the composite 100 Series. Pella’s bottom rungs are vinyl, and its step up from vinyl is Impervia fiberglass, a frame Andersen only uses as exterior cladding on the A-Series.

On the wood lines, look at the outside. Andersen’s 200 and 400 Series are clad in vinyl, while Pella’s Lifestyle and Reserve Contemporary are clad in aluminum.

Both lineups changed recently. Andersen added a 100 Series double-hung in September 2025 and all-black 400 Series options in April 2026. Pella added the Vista aluminum line for 2026 and has dropped the Architect Series name from its current pages.

Price ladder

Our model prices the frame, not the badge, so both brands land in the same band when the material matches.

Frame	Andersen	Pella	Our installed range, 3 x 5 ft double-hung
Vinyl	No match	150, 250, Encompass	$700–$1,520
Vinyl with impact glass	No match	Hurricane Shield, Defender	$910–$2,430+
Composite	100 Series	No match	$875–$1,975
Fiberglass	No match	Impervia	$895–$2,205
Clad wood	200, 400, A-Series, E-Series	Lifestyle, Reserve	$1,120–$3,495+
Aluminum	Andersen Aluminum	Vista	$700–$1,750

One clad-wood range covers both brands’ whole wood ladders, so where a series lands inside it matters. Modernize’s October 2026 estimates start the A-Series, E-Series and Reserve above the 200, 400 and Lifestyle, though the top of the E-Series range sits close to the 400’s ($3,200 or more installed per window, against $3,000). Expect the premium lines toward the top of the range or past it. Casements cost more than double-hungs in every frame: a clad-wood casement runs $1,345–$4,200+ on our model. Run your own window list through the cost calculator, or see prices for your city.

Shelf prices, side by side

Window-only list prices read October 30, 2026. Andersen’s come from Home Depot with a Minnesota store selected; Pella’s are lowes.com online prices with no store selected.

Window	Size	Listed price
Pella 150 Series double-hung, new construction	35 1/2 x 59 1/2 inch	$319.00
Andersen 200 Series double-hung	35 1/2 x 56 1/2 inch	$399.00
Andersen 100 Series single-hung (no double-hung listed)	35 1/2 x 59 1/2 inch	$483.00
Pella 250 Series double-hung, replacement	35 1/2 x 61 1/2 inch	$571.28
Andersen 400 Series double-hung	37 5/8 x 56 7/8 inch	$599.00 to $715.00
Pella 250 Series double-hung, new construction	35 1/2 x 59 1/2 inch	$623.62

On the shelf, the two brands overlap more than their frame materials suggest. An Andersen wood double-hung listed below Pella’s vinyl 250 at a similar size. These are two stores on different pricing bases, and installation, removal and trim come on top of all of them, so read the table as scale rather than as a quote.

One Andersen purchase sits outside this ladder. Renewal by Andersen sells its own Fibrex windows only with its own installation, and homeowner-reported quotes most commonly run $1,500–$3,500 per window installed. Our Renewal by Andersen vs. Pella guide compares that model directly.

How each one sells

Andersen doesn’t sell Andersen-brand windows to homeowners. Independent dealers, lumberyards and contractors sell and install them, and Home Depot sells the 100, 200, 400 and A-Series with installation by local contractors it hires. The installer warrants the installation. The exception is new. In March 2026 Andersen announced its own installation service, rolling out in phases through select Twin Cities dealers, with an installation warranty whose terms it hasn’t published. Andersen’s full-service replacement channel is Renewal by Andersen, which sells different windows.

Pella sells through Pella showrooms (some owned by Pella, some by independent Pella distributors), through Lowe’s and through lumberyards and contractors. The showrooms measure and install replacement windows under a Pella installation warranty. Lowe’s sells the 150, 250, Lifestyle and Impervia lines with independent installers and says its installation carries a one-year labor warranty. Contractors install under their own terms.

As far as our sources show, Andersen is at Home Depot and Pella at Lowe’s. The structural difference sits elsewhere. Pella runs its own installation channel for Pella-brand windows, and Andersen, outside the new Twin Cities service, does not. For brand-by-store detail, see our Home Depot and Lowe’s pages.

Warranty differences

Term	Andersen (A-Series and 100 Series documents)	Pella
Frame and non-glass parts	10 years from the dealer sale	Limited lifetime while the original buyer owns and lives in the home
Standard glass	20 years	Vinyl and fiberglass: 20 years. Wood lines: lifetime for the original owner
Impact glass	10 years	10 years on laminated glass
Labor	Generally not included; Andersen ships parts to the dealer	Included on warranty repairs for 2 years from the sale
When the home sells	The buyer gets the remainder of each term	Lifetime terms become 10 years from the original sale; 20-year glass on vinyl and fiberglass carries over
Installation	The installer’s warranty	Showroom installs: 2 years, then an 8-year service agreement at $75 a window (indexed to inflation since 2013). Lowe’s: one-year labor warranty
Disputes	Class-action and jury-trial waivers; opt out within 1 year	Arbitration and class-action waiver; opt out of arbitration within 90 days

For an owner who stays put, Pella’s terms run longer: lifetime on the frame against Andersen’s 10 years, lifetime glass on the wood lines against 20, and two years of repair labor where Andersen’s product warranty generally pays none.

For the next owner, the gap narrows and on wood it reverses. Pella’s frame coverage becomes 10 years from the original sale, the same clock Andersen runs on its parts from day one. On Pella’s wood lines, the glass drops to that same 10 years, while Andersen’s 20-year glass term carries over. If the house sells in year eleven, the buyer of Pella wood windows has no Pella coverage left; an Andersen A-Series buyer would still have nine years on the glass. Our warranty comparison lays out both documents beside 14 other brands.

How to decide

Start with the frame. If you want an all-vinyl window, this is a Pella decision, because Andersen doesn’t sell one. If you want wood inside, the pairs worth bidding against each other are the 400 Series against Lifestyle and the A-Series against Reserve, and the exterior material is the difference you’ll live with longest.

Then decide who you want installing. A Pella showroom puts the install under a written two-year installation warranty, followed by eight years of paid service. Andersen through a dealer, Home Depot or a contractor, and Pella through Lowe’s or a contractor, put it on the installer, so vet the installer with our installer checklist.

Ask every bidder for the same sizes, styles and glass, with the NFRC numbers on each line, and the comparison mostly does itself.

The quote checker works the same for either brand: it places your quote against typical prices for the same windows in your city.

Frequently asked questions

›Which is cheaper, Pella or Andersen?

At the bottom of the range, Pella, because it sells vinyl windows and Andersen doesn't. On our model a vinyl double-hung runs $700–$1,520 installed, against $875–$1,975 for the composite Andersen 100 Series. In wood the two overlap: both brands' clad-wood lines sit in our $1,120–$3,495+ band, and on October 30, 2026 an Andersen 400 Series double-hung listed at a Minnesota Home Depot for $599 to $715, window only, close to the $571 to $624 Lowe's listed online for Pella's vinyl 250 Series at similar sizes.

›Is the Andersen 100 Series comparable to the Pella 250 Series?

They sit on the same rung in our pairing, but the frames differ. The 100 Series is Fibrex, Andersen's composite of wood fiber and vinyl, and the 250 Series is vinyl. On our model that puts the 100 in the composite band, $875–$1,975 for a standard double-hung installed, and the 250 in the vinyl band, $700–$1,520. Pella's step up from vinyl is Impervia fiberglass, at $895–$2,205.

›Which has the better warranty, Pella or Andersen?

It depends on whether you'll stay. For an original owner who stays, Pella's terms run longer: a limited lifetime on the frame, lifetime glass on its wood lines and two years of repair labor, against 10 years on parts and 20 on glass for Andersen's A-Series and 100 Series, with labor generally excluded. When the house sells, Pella's lifetime coverage becomes 10 years counted from the original sale, while Andersen's terms carry over for whatever remains. Installation is warranted by the installer in both cases, except at Pella showrooms, which add their own two-year installation warranty.

›Can I buy Pella and Andersen at the same store?

Not at the big boxes, as far as our sources show. Home Depot sells Andersen's 100, 200, 400 and A-Series, and Lowe's sells Pella's 150, 250, Lifestyle and Impervia lines; neither store lists the other brand in its window lineup. Andersen's E-Series and Pella's Reserve and Vista lines aren't sold at either store. Both brands also sell through independent lumberyards and contractors, so a local dealer may carry both.

›What is the difference between Andersen's 400 Series and Pella's Lifestyle Series?

Both are wood windows with a low-maintenance exterior, and both sit in our clad-wood band ($1,120–$3,495+ for a standard double-hung installed). The 400 Series is clad in vinyl, and Andersen calls it its most popular line. Lifestyle is clad in aluminum and offers blinds or shades between the glass and triple-pane glass. Lifestyle is sold at Lowe's and Pella showrooms; the 400 Series at Home Depot and Andersen dealers.

›Is Renewal by Andersen part of this comparison?

Not directly. Renewal by Andersen is Andersen's separate full-service replacement division: it sells its own Fibrex windows only with its own installation, and homeowner-reported quotes most commonly run $1,500–$3,500 per window installed. This page compares Andersen-brand windows bought through a dealer or store with Pella; our Renewal by Andersen vs. Pella guide covers the other match-up.

Sources

• — Andersen Windows, Windows and Doors Series page and series pages, andersenwindows.com (current series, frames, styles and positioning), read 30 Oct 2026
• — Andersen Windows company news: 100 Series triple-pane option (22 Oct 2025); new installation services in the Twin Cities (16 Mar 2026); 400 Series all-black options (20 Apr 2026, via enewspf.com); Window + Door on the 100 Series double-hung (September 2025)
• — Andersen Corporation release via PR Newswire, divestiture of Silver Line and American Craftsman to Ply Gem (closed 14 Oct 2018)
• — Andersen Home Depot site, andersenhomedepot.com/series, and The Home Depot product listings for Andersen 100, 200 and 400 Series windows (a Minnesota store selected), read 30 Oct 2026
• — Andersen A-Series Transferable Limited Warranty, Rev. 09/29/20, form 9055291 (20-year glass, 10-year non-glass, labor, transfer, dispute terms); Andersen 100 Series warranty specs and Owner-2-Owner warranty page, andersenwindows.com, read 30 Oct 2026
• — Pella Corporation, 'Our locations' careers page (Wayback Machine copy, 11 Jul 2026) and professional windows page (Wayback Machine copy, 28 Sep 2026): sales channels, current lines, frames and styles
• — Pella warranties page and FAQ (Wayback Machine copy, 27 Sep 2026); Pella wood (2020–present), fiberglass (2020–present), vinyl (2023–present) and Vista (6 Apr 2026) limited warranties, media.pella.com
• — Pella Window and Door Installation Limited Warranty and Service Agreement (2-year installation warranty, 8-year service at $75 per unit indexed to CPI from December 2013)
• — Lowe's product listings for Pella 150 and 250 Series double-hung windows, lowes.com online prices with no store selected, read 30 Oct 2026; Lowe's window installation page (window brands, one-year labor warranty), via search index
• — Modernize, Andersen windows cost guide and Pella windows cost guide, both updated 6 Oct 2026 (third-party estimates by series)
• — Today's Homeowner, 'Pella Windows: Lowe's vs. Pella Store,' updated 21 May 2025 (Reserve not sold at Lowe's)
• — Wikipedia, 'Andersen Corporation' and 'Pella (company)' (founding and ownership; secondary sources)
• — Homeowner-reported Renewal by Andersen quote ranges from public consumer forums and market coverage (2024–2026), as compiled in our Renewal by Andersen cost guide
• — NREL National Residential Efficiency Measures Database, REMDB 2024 release (window measure costs, 2023$ basis)
• — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Producer Price Index, window and door manufacturing (2023 annual average to June 2026)
• — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by Metropolitan Area (2024), for metro-level cost adjustment

Disclosure

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