Type a shoe name, like Pegasus, Clifton or Kayano.

Running Shoe Brand Rankings

See our article on which brands make the best running shoes, where we rank the brands and explain how some brands rise above others, but you're better off making decisions based on product lines.

#1

HOKA

Median rating

77 Decent

Most shoes rate 71 to 86

Best shoe

HOKA Bondi 8

Bondi 8

99

1,279 reviews

#1

Brooks

Median rating

77 Decent

Most shoes rate 72 to 86

Best shoe

Brooks Ghost 15

Ghost 15

98

2,247 reviews

#3

On

Median rating

76 Decent

Most shoes rate 73 to 80

Best shoe

On Cloudspike 10000m Spikes

Cloudspike 10000m Spikes

94

282 reviews

Top Rated Brands

High confidence · 200+ reviews
Bondi 8 Bondi 8 Clifton 9 Clifton 9 Bondi 9 Bondi 9
HOKA
77 Decent • 38 shoes • 14 discounted
Biggest discounts
Bondi 8 Bondi 8 $95 $165 Tecton X 3 Tecton X 3 $200 $275 Arahi 8 Arahi 8 $117 $150
Product Lines · Rating
Bondi Bondi Daily trainer Discounted 97 Mach X Mach X Speed shoe 92 Tecton X Tecton X Trail shoe Discounted 92
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Glycerin 23 Glycerin 23 Ghost 16 Ghost 16 Glycerin 22 Glycerin 22
Brooks
77 Decent • 34 shoes • 21 discounted
Biggest discounts
Hyperion 3 Hyperion 3 $75 $140 Hyperion Max 3 Hyperion Max 3 $110 $200 Hyperion Elite 5 Hyperion Elite 5 $180 $275
Product Lines · Rating
Glycerin Glycerin Daily trainer Discounted 93 Ghost Ghost Daily trainer Discounted 92 Ghost Max Ghost Max Daily trainer Discounted 90
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Cloudrunner 3 Cloudrunner 3 Cloudmonster 3 Cloudmonster 3 Cloudswift 4 Cloudswift 4
On
76 Decent • 25 shoes • 10 discounted
Biggest discounts
Cloudboom Max Cloudboom Max $155 $230 Cloudboom Strike Cloudboom Strike $190 $280 Cloudmonster 3 Cloudmonster 3 $135 $190
Product Lines · Rating
Cloudrunner Cloudrunner Daily trainer Discounted 87 Cloudmonster Cloudmonster Daily trainer Discounted 85 Cloudswift Cloudswift Daily trainer Discounted 81
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Neo Vista 3 Neo Vista 3 Neo Vista 2 Neo Vista 2 Wave Rider 29 Wave Rider 29
Mizuno
76 Decent • 16 shoes • 9 discounted
Biggest discounts
Neo Vista 2 Neo Vista 2 $112 $200 Neo Vista 3 Neo Vista 3 $150 $200 Wave Rebellion Flash 3 Wave Rebellion Flash 3 $140 $180
Product Lines · Rating
Neo Vista Neo Vista Speed shoe Discounted 90 Wave Horizon Wave Horizon Daily trainer Discounted 86 Neo Zen Neo Zen Daily trainer Discounted 86
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adizero Evo SL adizero Evo SL adizero Takumi Sen 11 adizero Takumi Sen 11 Supernova Prima 2 Supernova Prima 2
adidas
75 Decent • 29 shoes • 19 discounted
Biggest discounts
adizero Prime X3 Strung adizero Prime X3 Strung $115 $300 Ultraboost 5x Ultraboost 5x $75 $180 Supernova Rise 3 Supernova Rise 3 $60 $140
Product Lines · Rating
adizero Takumi Sen adizero Takumi Sen Racing shoe Discounted 91 adizero Boston adizero Boston Speed shoe Discounted 88 Supernova Prima Supernova Prima Daily trainer Discounted 85
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Endorphin Speed 5 Endorphin Speed 5 Triumph 22 Triumph 22 Endorphin Speed 6 Endorphin Speed 6
Saucony
75 Decent • 27 shoes • 14 discounted
Biggest discounts
Endorphin Pro 5 Endorphin Pro 5 $70 $240 Triumph 23 Triumph 23 $76 $170 Hurricane 24 Hurricane 24 $74 $160
Product Lines · Rating
Endorphin Speed Endorphin Speed Speed shoe Discounted 97 Triumph Triumph Daily trainer Discounted 94 Endorphin Pro Endorphin Pro Racing shoe 94
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Vaporfly 4 Vaporfly 4 Dragonfly 2 Dragonfly 2 Vomero 17 Vomero 17
Nike
74 Decent • 69 shoes • 56 discounted
Biggest discounts
Quest 5 Quest 5 $23 $85 Structure 26 Structure 26 $70 $145 Alphafly 3 Alphafly 3 $143 $295
Product Lines · Rating
Vaporfly Vaporfly Racing shoe Discounted 99 Dragonfly Dragonfly Track spike Discounted 96 Pegasus Trail Pegasus Trail Trail shoe Discounted 87
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FuelCell Rebel v5 FuelCell Rebel v5 FuelCell SuperComp Elite v5 FuelCell SuperComp Elite v5 SuperComp Elite v6 SuperComp Elite v6
New Balance
72 Decent • 18 shoes • 10 discounted
Biggest discounts
FuelCell SuperComp Elite v5 FuelCell SuperComp Elite v5 $121 $265 FuelCell SuperComp Trainer v3 FuelCell SuperComp Trainer v3 $107 $190 FuelCell SuperComp Trail FuelCell SuperComp Trail $119 $200
Product Lines · Rating
FuelCell SuperComp Trainer FuelCell SuperComp Trainer Speed shoe Discounted 90 FuelCell Rebel FuelCell Rebel Daily trainer Discounted 88 1080 1080 Daily trainer 84
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Novablast 5 Novablast 5 Superblast 2 Superblast 2 Superblast 3 Superblast 3
ASICS
72 Decent • 42 shoes • 18 discounted
Biggest discounts
GT-2000 13 GT-2000 13 $80 $140 GEL-Cumulus 27 GEL-Cumulus 27 $90 $140 Noosa Tri 16 Noosa Tri 16 $100 $135
Product Lines · Rating
Novablast Novablast Daily trainer Discounted 98 Superblast Superblast Speed shoe Discounted 96 GEL-Nimbus GEL-Nimbus Daily trainer Discounted 85
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Escalante 5 Escalante 5 Experience Wild 3+ Experience Wild 3+ Experience Flow St Experience Flow St
Altra
71 Decent • 30 shoes • 17 discounted
Biggest discounts
Paradigm 8 Paradigm 8 $85 $170 Olympus 275 Olympus 275 $100 $195 Olympus 6 Olympus 6 $102 $185
Product Lines · Rating
Escalante Escalante Daily trainer Discounted 83 Experience Wild Experience Wild Trail shoe Discounted 83 Escalante Racer Escalante Racer Speed shoe Discounted 83
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More Brands

Moderate confidence · 50–199 reviews
Newton 77 Decent
92 reviews
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Salomon 76 Decent
76 reviews
GRVL Concept $250 $170
Topo Athletic 75 Decent
85 reviews
Ultrafly 6 $150 $80
PUMA 74 Decent
105 reviews
MagMax Nitro $180 $80
Reebok 74 Decent
69 reviews
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Skechers 73 Decent
142 reviews
Aero Spark $130 $80
Under Armour 73 Decent
62 reviews
Infinite Pro $130 $55

Early Insights (Limited Data)

These 40 brands have fewer than 50 reviews. Ratings may shift as more data becomes available.

Skora
84 Good 42 reviews
Mount to Coast
82 Good 4 reviews
Xero
82 Good 7 reviews
Ryka
79 Decent 1 review
Tracksmith
79 Decent 6 reviews
Saysh
78 Decent 1 review
Merrell
78 Decent 40 reviews
rabbit
77 Decent 1 review
Vibram
77 Decent 22 reviews
NNormal
77 Decent 5 reviews
KIPRUN
77 Decent 3 reviews
NOBULL
77 Decent 1 review
Inov-8
76 Decent 26 reviews
La Sportiva
76 Decent 18 reviews
Spira
75 Decent 3 reviews
Fila
75 Decent 3 reviews
SCOTT
75 Decent 11 reviews
Diadora
75 Decent 10 reviews
VIVOBAREFOOT
74 Decent 6 reviews
Montrail
74 Decent 13 reviews
Salming
74 Decent 6 reviews
361 Degrees
74 Decent 13 reviews
VJ
74 Decent 2 reviews
Karhu
74 Decent 8 reviews
The North Face
74 Decent 11 reviews
Keen
73 Decent 2 reviews
norda
73 Decent 3 reviews
ARC'TERYX
72 Decent 2 reviews
Avia
71 Decent 2 reviews
Patagonia
71 Decent 1 review
Craft
71 Decent 7 reviews
Pearl Izumi
70 Decent 39 reviews
Zoot
69 Below average 4 reviews
hylo
63 Below average 1 review
Speedland
0 reviews
Columbia
0 reviews
Scarpa
0 reviews
HEYDUDE
0 reviews
Athletic Propulsion Labs
0 reviews
Teva
0 reviews