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Adidas vs Akkeron
adidas ranks higher: 11th of 52 in our brand ranking, against Akkeron's 44th. Both lean to control (59% and 47% of their rackets). Akkeron costs less: half its rackets are under €120, against €152.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Which one for your game
The best adidas and the best Akkeron on sale today for each need, side by side. The brand ranking weighs every racket a brand sells; here only the best one counts.
adidas wins overall: 90 against 80.
adidas wins for power: 92 against 83.
adidas wins for control: 90 against 72.
adidas wins for comfort: 80 against 75.
No Akkeron racket on sale for beginners today, so adidas takes it.
Akkeron
None on sale for beginners today
No adidas racket on sale for women's models today, so Akkeron takes it.
adidas
None on sale for women's models today
adidas wins for under €150: 81 against 80.
What each makes
Each bar splits a brand's rackets into power, all-round and control, so you can see which way it leans.
- Power
- All-round
- Control
Which suits you
Finding the one that suits how you play
Score by score, on average
How we score →Every scored racket of each brand, averaged. The green bar wins the round: Akkeron takes power, Adidas the other 5.
Who they are
Where each comes from and what it is known for, from the brands' own pages and the press.
adidas
- From
- Germany
- Based in
- Madrid (AFP Group, the licence holder)
- Brand ranking
- 11th of 52 (brand score 79.7)
- On tour
- Ale Galán (Metalbone), Marta Ortega (Cross It Light), Ari Sánchez (Arrow Hit)
Adidas does not make its own padel rackets: AFP Group, a Madrid company, holds the worldwide adidas padel licence to design, make and sell them.
adidasAkkeron
- From
- Spain
- Based in
- Madrid
- Making padel rackets since
- 2004
- Brand ranking
- 44th of 52 (brand score 79.0)
The Domínguez family, who came to padel from the printing trade, founded Akkeron in Madrid in 2004. Its rackets are still made in its own factory there.
AkkeronWhat shape they make
Adidas makes more round heads than any other shape (32 of 57); Akkeron spreads its range over teardrop and round heads.
Adidas
Akkeron
The best of each
Our four highest scores in each brand.
The best Adidas
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Before you compare
Questions
Straight answers.
Is adidas or Akkeron better?
adidas ranks higher in our brand ranking, 11th of 52 against 44th for Akkeron. Which suits you depends on your game: adidas has the better racket for overall, power, control, comfort, beginners and under €150, Akkeron for women's models.
Which is cheaper, adidas or Akkeron?
Akkeron: half its rackets are under €120, against €152 for adidas, at today's prices.
Is adidas or Akkeron better for power?
adidas: the Metalbone HRD+ 3.4 scores 92 for power against 83 for the Stormbreaker. 32% of adidas' rackets are power rackets, against 12% of Akkeron's.
Is adidas or Akkeron better for control?
adidas: the Metalbone Ctrl scores 90 for control against 72 for the Black Rose. 59% of adidas' rackets are control rackets, against 47% of Akkeron's.
Where are adidas and Akkeron from?
adidas is from Germany, based in Madrid (AFP Group, the licence holder); Akkeron is from Spain, based in Madrid, and has been making padel rackets since 2004.