More Running Shoe Brands Compared

70 models from 19 brands that sit outside the biggest nine — Mizuno, Altra, Salomon, Topo Athletic and the rest — grouped by maker and compared on published figures.

These are on one page rather than nine because each has a handful of models in the Lab, not because they matter less. Several of them make the most distinctive shoes here: the zero-drop specialists, the trail-first makers, and the brands that never chased the carbon-plate arms race.

Mizuno (14)

Altra (10)

Salomon (9)

Under Armour (6)

Topo Athletic (3)

Skechers (3)

Kiprun (3)

361° (3)

La Sportiva (2)

NNormal (2)

Tracksmith (2)

OOFOS (2)

Li-Ning (2)

Anta (2)

Xtep (2)

Craft (2)

Scott (1)

Diadora (1)

Reebok (1)

Compare by category

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

The larger brands

• Hoka — 31 models
• Asics — 30 models
• Nike — 27 models
• Saucony — 24 models
• Brooks — 23 models
• Adidas — 22 models
• On — 22 models
• New Balance — 21 models
• Puma — 15 models

Or stack any two to four shoes head to head in the ATHLO+ Shoe Lab.

Where these numbers come from

Manufacturer-published specifications compiled in the ATHLO+ Shoe Lab, powered by iRUN Singapore. These are specs, not our own test results, and nothing here is ranked or recommended. Figures are quoted at the maker's sample size and vary with yours.