Hoka Running Shoes Compared

Trying to work out how one Hoka shoe differs from the next? A brand's own website will show you its shoes one model at a time. What it will not do is line up the whole range side by side, on the same specs.

Here is every Hoka model in the ATHLO+ Shoe Lab with a full set of specs — 31 shoes, grouped by category and compared on the figures Hoka publishes.

The Hoka Range at a Glance

• Weight: 150 g to 333 g.
• Categories: 8, each with its own table below.
• Plates: 11 of the 31 carry one.
• Foams: 13 distinct midsole compounds, including CMEVA, Supercritical EVA, Compression EVA and Compression-moulded EVA.

• Lightest150 gHoka Cielo LD
• Median261 gacross 31 shoes with a published weight
• Heaviest333 gHoka Skyward X

Jump to: Trail (7) · Daily trainer (5) · Super trainer (5) · Race (4) · Stability (4) · Max cushion (3) · Recovery (2) · Spikes (1)

Trail (7)

Daily trainer (5)

Super trainer (5)

Race (4)

Stability (4)

Max cushion (3)

Recovery (2)

Spikes (1)

Version Comparisons

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• Hoka Mach 6 vs Mach 7: What Changed
• Hoka Bondi 8 vs Bondi 9: What Changed

Compare by Category

• Carbon plate racing shoes
• Super trainers
• Daily trainers
• Max cushion shoes
• Stability shoes
• Trail shoes

Other Brands in the Shoe Lab

• Asics — 33 models
• Nike — 27 models
• Saucony — 26 models
• Adidas — 24 models
• Brooks — 24 models
• On — 22 models
• New Balance — 21 models
• Puma — 17 models
• Mizuno — 15 models
• Every other brand — Altra, Salomon, Topo Athletic and more

Want to put two shoes head to head? The ATHLO+ Shoe Lab stacks any two to four of them against each other on the same specs.

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Ready to decode drop, stack and plates before you choose your next Hoka? Read our running shoe specs explainer next.