Best Cushioning Zero-Drop Shoes
The shoes for sale rated highest for cushioning by real, experienced, and knowledgeable runners.
All Zero-Drop Shoes
7 shoes
Prices updated daily. Last checked Oct 22.
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#1 Altra
Paradigm 881 81 Good Good Ranked by Cushioning 1 review Confidence 65
Daily trainer · Stability · 9.8 oz · 32mm stack · zero-drop
Overall 81 Comfort 76$85 $170 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:34 AM UTCOverall81Cushioning81Comfort76Value69Durability67Appearance61Confidence65Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $100 41% offMSRP $170
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Cons
It costs much more than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It is heavier than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#2 Altra
Olympus 681 81 Good Good Ranked by Cushioning 2 reviews Confidence 60
Trail shoe · Neutral · 11.6 oz · 33mm stack · zero-drop
Overall 81 Comfort 76$102 $185 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:34 AM UTCOverall81Cushioning81Comfort76Value72Durability72Appearance56Confidence60Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $115 38% offMSRP $185
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Cons
It is much heavier than the typical trail shoe for sale.
It costs more than the typical trail shoe for sale.
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#3 Altra
Escalante 574 74 Decent Decent Ranked by Cushioning 2 reviews Confidence 64
Daily trainer · Neutral · 8.8 oz · 24mm stack · zero-drop
Our ratings put its comfort among the best of any daily trainer.
Overall 74 Comfort 90$121 $140 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:34 AM UTCOverall74Comfort90Durability83Value82Cushioning74Appearance71Confidence64Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $140Dick's $140MSRP $140
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Pros
Our ratings put its comfort among the best of any daily trainer.
It is lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#4 Altra
Escalante 473 73 Decent Decent Ranked by Cushioning 7 reviews Confidence 80
Daily trainer · Neutral · 8.5 oz · 24mm stack · zero-drop
It is lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
Overall 73 Comfort 84$94 $130 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:32 AM UTCOverall73Comfort84Value81Durability79Cushioning73Appearance66Confidence80Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $95 27% offDick's $130MSRP $130
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Pros
It is lighter than the typical daily trainer for sale.
It costs much less than the typical daily trainer for sale.
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#5 Altra
Torin 866 66 Below average Below average Ranked by Cushioning 1 review Confidence 61
Daily trainer · Neutral · 9.3 oz · 30mm stack · zero-drop
Overall 66 Comfort 77$104 $160 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:34 AM UTCOverall66Comfort77Cushioning66Value63Durability63Appearance56Confidence61Buy it now
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Running Warehouse $110 31% offDick's $160MSRP $160
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#6 Altra
Escalante Racer 259 59 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 3 reviews Confidence 37
Speed shoe · Neutral · 7.6 oz · 22mm stack · zero-drop
It is lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
Overall 59 Comfort 85Overall59Comfort85Durability73Value66Appearance62Cushioning59Confidence37Pros
It is lighter than the typical speed shoe for sale.
It costs much less than the typical speed shoe for sale.
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#7 Altra
Lone Peak 957 57 Bottom-tier Bottom-tier Ranked by Cushioning 4 reviews Confidence 56
Trail shoe · Neutral · 10.3 oz · 25mm stack · zero-drop
It costs much less than the typical trail shoe for sale.
Overall 57 Comfort 82$101 $145 Buy now ↗ As of Oct 22, 8:33 AM UTCOverall57Comfort82Value75Durability70Appearance67Cushioning57Confidence56Buy it now
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Dick's $140 3% offRunning Warehouse $145MSRP $145
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Pros
It costs much less than the typical trail shoe for sale.
Cons
It is heavier than the typical trail shoe for sale.
How this ranking works
Ratings come from our statistical models of runner reviews: each rating is our best estimate of how runners rate a shoe, 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.