Daily trainer · Neutral · Road · 8.6 oz · 5mm drop · 29/24mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The HOKA Clifton 8 replaced it
How it ranks
The HOKA Clifton 7 ranks above most daily trainers in our data. Cushioning and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Looks scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 8 runner reviews and 10 other rated shoes in the Clifton product line. Another 4 reviews would set the confidence on this shoe's own reviews.
Confidence
How settled the rating is against every other rated shoe. A shoe can rate high on confidence with relatively few reviews of its own when its product line has a long record and external ratings from retailer sites agree. Confidence will score low when we have few ratings or when runners disagree.
Confidence
83/100
“Within 200km the outsole rubber started to peel off”
“Still going strong after two years of hiking, everyday walking and lots of running”
“Plenty of cushioning and extremely comfortable as someone who has flat feet”
“Great for easy pace and lots of miles with no injuries”
“Soft, reasonably comfortable but no bounce at all”
“Helps with achy achilles”
“The ride is boring”
23% 3/13
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Rating & Confidence vs. other shoes for sale
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Better Shoes Rating
Each dot is one version of the Clifton, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2026 · 3 reviews
86 Good
70 Confidence
2025 · 11 reviews
95 Excellent
87 Confidence
2023 · 130 reviews
99 Exceptional
100 Confidence
2021 · 57 reviews
95 Excellent
97 Confidence
Clifton 7 This shoe
2020 · 8 reviews
81 Good
83 Confidence
2019 · 68 reviews
87 Good
97 Confidence
2018 · 48 reviews
88 Good
97 Confidence
2017 · 51 reviews
64 Below average
98 Confidence
2016 · 37 reviews
98 Exceptional
98 Confidence
2015 · 5 reviews
97 Exceptional
90 Confidence
2014 · 16 reviews
99 Exceptional
97 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
Great price for what it's worth, still going strong after two years of hiking (not what it's made for), everyday walking and lots of running. Plenty of cushioning and extremely comfortable as someone who has flat feet.
Luis · Jun 9, 2023
30 mpw training for 5K and 10K
4/5
Overall
Tried Clifton 5 a few years ago and now got a pair of Clifton 7 when it was on sale. Summary: boring cushioning, poor build quality, ok as an easy-day shoe.
The underfoot feel is just underwhelming - soft, reasonably comfortable but no bounce at all. Also need a break-in period for the midsole to soft up. Ok as an easy day shoe, it definitely gets the job done even though the ride is boring.
Build quality is not great. Within 200km the outsole rubber started to peel off. Weird thing is that the peeled-off rubber also brought out some of the midsoles. So it looks like there are "holes" under my feet. Never experienced this before with any other shoes.
Chen · Jun 2, 2023
20 mpw training for a marathon
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