Racing · Neutral · Road · 6.9 oz · 10mm drop · 39/29mm stack
Discontinued — we no longer see this shoe in stock. The Nike ZoomX Vaporfly Next% replaced it
How it ranks
The Nike Zoom Vaporfly 4% is one of the strongest racing shoes in our data. Looks and comfort are its strongest sub-ratings. Durability scores well below its other sub-ratings. The rating rests on 73 runner reviews and 4 other rated shoes in the Vaporfly product line.
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
100/100
“These shoes are fast, and it was hard to dial the goal pace in because they want to go so fast.”
“On my first run in the shoes I immediately noticed some extra pop, more so than anything I had run in before.”
“The combination of the carbon plate with ZoomX midsole cushioning provides just the right amount of feedback and forward propulsion.”
“Normally the quads feel like rocks by that point, especially going uphill. But they felt much better in the 4% .”
“These do what they are advertised to do, help you really roll/pop off your toes with the plate. It was a stressor that my achilles, ankles, and calves just couldn't handle, leaving me extremely sore.”
“This is the single best shoe i have ever run in, there is a genuine difference in comfort, road feel and speed.”
“The cushion technology has my legs feeling great far into long runs and better than ever after runs.”
“The first mile was downhill, and I could feel a lot of cushioning and springiness for each step.”
“They aren't too durable; after about 5 miles of wear, I can already see how the soles are grinding out on the street.”
“The cushioning can be comparable to a Hoka One One but quite honestly this is more plush.”
51% 34/67
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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 Vaporfly, placed by its rating and release year. The gold dot is this shoe.
Release year
2025 · 3 reviews
98 Exceptional
91 Confidence
2023 · 89 reviews
99 Exceptional
100 Confidence
2021 · 49 reviews
99 Exceptional
99 Confidence
2019 · 27 reviews
100 Exceptional
100 Confidence
Zoom Vaporfly 4% This shoe
2017 · 73 reviews
99 Exceptional
100 Confidence
Sizing and ride details at a glance.
5/5
Overall
bloviating · Jan 5, 2020
12 mpw training for a half marathon
4/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 1, 2020
15 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Zoom Pegasus Turbo 2
5/5
Overall
Anonymous runner · Jan 1, 2020
16 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Brooks Ghost 11
4/5
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Anonymous runner · Jan 1, 2020
32 mpw training for a half marathon came from the Nike Air Zoom Pegasus 35
5/5
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Anonymous runner · Aug 14, 2019
8 mpw training for a half marathon
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