About Upstreman
Upstreman builds compact refrigeration for people setting up their first apartment, dorm room, or office desk: mini fridges, freezers, wine fridges, car fridges, and beverage coolers, alongside a smaller line of air conditioners and ice makers. The company describes itself as the top-selling compact refrigerator brand on Amazon U.S. for multiple consecutive years, with more than 500,000 units sold worldwide and a customer base it characterizes as young, first-time appliance buyers.
What stands out in our own testing is that Upstreman doesn't cut corners on the mechanics to hit a low price: several of its mini fridges use genuine compressor cooling and carry Energy Star certification rather than the cheaper thermoelectric cooling common at this size. The company backs its refrigerators with a 1-year warranty and email support with a stated 24-hour response window, which matches what we'd expect from a brand competing on reliability, not just price.
Brand website: upstreman.com
What Upstreman makes
Upstreman's range runs wider than the products we review. The lines we know best from our own testing are marked with a star:
Mini Fridges
Compact compressor and thermoelectric refrigerators sized for desks, dorms, and shared breakrooms, several with a built-in freezer compartment — featured on DeskRated
Wine Fridges
Single- and dual-zone wine coolers for home and small office use
Car Fridges
Portable 12V refrigerators for travel and roadside use
Freezers
Upright freezer units for home and office storage
Ice Makers
Countertop ice makers
Air Conditioners
Portable air conditioning units
Why we recognized Upstreman
The DeskRated Top Brand recognition isn't paid for and can't be applied for. We award it to the brands whose products consistently stand out in our hands-on category reviews. Upstreman earned it on the strength of the products below, evaluated the same way every product on this site is: bought, used at a real desk, and judged on merit.
Upstreman products we rated highly
Upstreman BR321 3.2 Cu Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer
In our testing, the BR321's 3.2 cu ft capacity and separate true freezer compartment, cold enough to actually freeze ice packs, made it large enough to cover a small team's lunches, condiments, and drinks. Energy Star certification kept it efficient despite the larger size, and compressor cooling held food-safe temperatures even with frequent breakroom door traffic.
Read the 7 Best Office Mini Fridges of 2026 guide →
Upstreman FR17 1.7 Cu Ft Mini Fridge with Freezer
In our reviews, the FR17 paired genuine compressor cooling with a small ice-cube freezer, a combination we found uncommon in a footprint compact enough to sit beside a desk. Its compressor stayed quiet enough for a desk-side spot while still holding a food-safe 32-50°F fridge range.
Read the 7 Best Office Mini Fridges of 2026 guide →What earned Upstreman the recognition
- Two Upstreman mini fridges earned strong marks in our office mini-fridge reviews: the 3.2 cu ft BR321 and the compact 1.7 cu ft FR17, both pairing true compressor cooling with a working freezer compartment.
- Energy Star certification on the BR321 kept operating costs in the efficient tier despite its larger, breakroom-ready capacity.
- Both models use compressor rather than thermoelectric cooling, which in our testing held food-safe 32-50°F ranges consistently even with frequent door traffic in a shared space.
- Upstreman backs its refrigerators with a 1-year warranty and email support with a stated 24-hour response window.
- The brand has built its catalog specifically around dorm- and office-scale refrigeration, reporting more than 500,000 units sold worldwide.