Best Value Supershoes
The shoes for sale rated highest for value by real, experienced, and knowledgeable reviewers.
All supershoes
10 shoes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Sep 14.
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#1 Saucony
Endorphin Pro 496 Excellent Value · 14 reviews · Confidence 93/100
Racing · Neutral · 6.5 oz · 7mm drop · 40mm stack
At 6.5 oz, reviewers find it fast and responsive at speed.
Overall 96 Cushioning 86$126 $240 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:32 AM UTCOverall96Appearance97Value96Comfort88Cushioning86Durability78Confidence93Pros
At 6.5 oz, reviewers find it fast and responsive at speed.
Reviewers consider it good value next to other carbon-plated racers.
Cons
One reviewer's heel layer peeled before 100 miles, and durability is the lowest-rated dimension.
Some reviewers find the fit runs small.
Three of fourteen reviewers reported an injury while running in it.
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#2 Saucony
Endorphin Speed 592 Very good Value · 3 reviews · Confidence 84/100
Speed / workouts · Neutral · 7.3 oz (men's) · 7mm drop · 37mm stack
Reviewers reach for it on intervals and longer tempo efforts.
Overall 92 Cushioning 96Overall92Comfort96Cushioning96Appearance93Value92Durability86Confidence84Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $130 26% offDick's $175MSRP $175
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Pros
Reviewers reach for it on intervals and longer tempo efforts.
Light at 7.3 oz for a 37mm stack with carbon plate.
Every Endorphin Speed version so far has rated highly.
Cons
One of three reviewers so far finds it narrow.
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#3 New Balance
FuelCell SuperComp Pacer89 Good Value · 4 reviews · Confidence 70/100
Racing · Neutral · 6.3 oz · 8mm drop · 25mm stack
Reviewers call it light and nimble at 6.7 oz.
Overall 89 Cushioning 71$129 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:33 AM UTCOverall89Appearance90Value89Durability77Comfort75Cushioning71Confidence70Pros
Reviewers call it light and nimble at 6.7 oz.
One reviewer calls it incredibly durable and good for ground feel.
Cons
Reviewers describe firm cushioning suited to road racing and fast intervals rather than easy or long runs.
Cushioning draws the lowest ratings of the four reviews so far at 4.0 out of 5, and one reviewer notices less energy return from the plate than expected.
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#4 Nike
Alphafly 384 Good Value · 19 reviews · Confidence 89/100
Racing · Neutral · 6.9 oz · 8mm drop
Reviewers like the snug heel hold and roomy forefoot fit.
Overall 84 Cushioning 97Overall84Cushioning97Appearance96Comfort95Value84Durability65Confidence89Buy it now
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Nike $222 25% offDick's $259 12% offMSRP $295
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Pros
Reviewers like the snug heel hold and roomy forefoot fit.
Runners report fast efforts with feet less beat up afterwards.
Cons
Several reviewers rate durability weakly; one reported roughly 240 miles.
Several reviewers flag the price, even those who call it worth it.
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#5 New Balance
FuelCell SuperComp Elite v376 Decent Value · 3 reviews · Confidence 58/100
Racing · Neutral · 7.5 oz · 4mm drop · 40mm stack
One reviewer calls it the best shoe for intervals and affordable next to other race shoes.
Overall 76 Cushioning 86$153 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:33 AM UTCOverall76Comfort86Cushioning86Durability77Value76Appearance75Confidence58Buy it now
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Pros
One reviewer calls it the best shoe for intervals and affordable next to other race shoes.
All three reviewers so far rate value 4 or 5 out of 5.
All three reviewers so far rate durability 4 or 5 out of 5.
Cons
Averaging 7.5 oz across the men's and women's builds, it is heavier than the 6.6 oz median for racing shoes on sale.
Two newer versions have followed it, and the SuperComp Elite v5 is on sale now.
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#6 New Balance
FuelCell SuperComp Trail75 Decent Value · 2 reviews · Confidence 72/100
Trail · Neutral · 7.7 oz · 10mm drop
8.0 oz with a 36.5mm heel stack, light for the cushioning.
Overall 75 Cushioning 52$142 $200 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:34 AM UTCOverall75Value75Appearance69Durability68Comfort60Cushioning52Confidence72Pros
8.0 oz with a 36.5mm heel stack, light for the cushioning.
Comfort, durability and value all average 4.5 out of 5 from the two reviewers so far.
Cons
Both reviewers so far rate cushioning 3 out of 5, the lowest mark either gives.
It lists at $199.99, above the $170 median for trail shoes on sale.
Looks average 2.5 out of 5 from the two, one of them rating it a 1.
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#7 PUMA
Fast-R Nitro Elite 373 Decent Value · 4 reviews · Confidence 17/100
Racing · Neutral
One reviewer describes a poppy, aggressive ride built for fast running.
Overall 73 Cushioning 77Overall73Cushioning77Appearance77Value73Comfort66Durability56Confidence17Buy it now
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Pros
One reviewer describes a poppy, aggressive ride built for fast running.
One of four reviewers calls it the best racing shoe since the Vaporfly.
Cons
Durability draws 2.3 out of 5 in the four reviews so far, the lowest mark of any dimension.
Comfort rates 3.3 out of 5 across the same four reviewers.
One reviewer says it does not suit slow runners or heel strikers.
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#8 New Balance
FuelCell SuperComp Elite v564 Below average Value · 4 reviews · Confidence 30/100
Racing · Neutral · 6.2 oz (men's) · 8mm drop
Light at 6.2 oz with a 40mm heel stack.
Overall 64 Cushioning 76$140 $265 Buy now ↗ As of Sep 14, 8:32 AM UTCOverall64Comfort81Cushioning76Appearance76Durability73Value64Confidence30Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $160 40% offDick's $265MSRP $265
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Pros
Light at 6.2 oz with a 40mm heel stack.
One of four reviewers uses it as an uptempo long run shoe, saying it locks into a pace and settles there.
Comfort and appearance both average 4.5 out of 5 across the four reviewers so far.
Cons
Two of four reviewers put it a touch below the top tier of racing shoes.
The v3 and v4 before it score 75 and 82 here, against 69 for this version.
One reviewer rates durability 2 out of 5, against 5s from the two others who rate it.
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#9 Nike
Zoom Fly 660 Bottom-tier Value · 27 reviews · Confidence 88/100
Speed / workouts · Neutral · 8mm drop
Reviewers run it across easy days, tempo work and intervals.
Overall 60 Cushioning 78Overall60Appearance94Cushioning78Durability67Value60Comfort59Confidence88Buy it now
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Dick's $104 42% offRunning Warehouse $120 33% offMSRP $180
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Pros
Reviewers run it across easy days, tempo work and intervals.
Reviewers like it most for training at quicker paces.
Cons
Comfort, cushioning, durability and value all rate under 4 out of 5 across twenty-seven reviewers.
Two reviewers call it heavy and short on snap for racing.
The Zoom Fly 5 before it scores 93 on thirty-three reviews against its 82.
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#10 Nike
Alphafly Next% 354 Bottom-tier Value · 3 reviews · Confidence 33/100
Racing · Neutral · 6.6 oz · 7mm drop
Light at 7.0 oz in the men's and 6.2 oz in the women's for a 40mm heel stack.
Overall 54 Cushioning 65Overall54Appearance79Cushioning65Comfort62Value54Durability54Confidence33Pros
Light at 7.0 oz in the men's and 6.2 oz in the women's for a 40mm heel stack.
One of three reviewers finds it snug at the heel and wide enough at the forefoot, a combination they could not get from the Ghost or the Vaporfly.
Cons
That reviewer has the heels wearing down too fast, though they rate the comfort worth it.
How this ranking works
Ratings come from our statistical models of runner reviews: the score is our best estimate of how a shoe is rated, and the bar behind it in an expanded row is the range we consider plausible given how many reviews it has. Shoes with few reviews rank more cautiously rather than shooting to the top on a handful of glowing write-ups. Prices are the live prices at the retailers we track, and everything ranked here is a shoe you can buy today.