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Nox vs Rs Sports
NOX ranks higher: 5th of 52 in our brand ranking, against RS Sports' 52nd. NOX leans to control (51% of its rackets), RS Sports to all-round play (56%). RS Sports costs less: half its rackets are under €90, against €135.
Our scores, updated 9 November 2026 · How we score
Which one for your game
The best NOX and the best RS Sports on sale today for each need, side by side. The brand ranking weighs every racket a brand sells; here only the best one counts.
NOX wins overall: 96 against 76.
NOX wins for power: 97 against 76.
NOX wins for control: 91 against 80.
NOX wins for comfort: 97 against 76.
No RS Sports racket on sale for beginners today, so NOX takes it.
RS Sports
None on sale for beginners today
No RS Sports racket on sale for women's models today, so NOX takes it.
RS Sports
None on sale for women's models today
NOX wins for under €150: 95 against 76.
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: Rs Sports takes sweet spot, Nox the other 5.
Who they are
Where each comes from and what it is known for, from the brands' own pages and the press.
NOX
- From
- Spain
- Based in
- Barcelona
- Making padel rackets since
- 2009
- Brand ranking
- 5th of 52 (brand score 80.0)
- On tour
- Agustín Tapia (AT10), Miguel Lamperti (ML10), Edu Alonso (EA10)
In 2021 it built its own racket factory in Paraguay, to take control of how its rackets are made.
The Padel PaperWhat shape they make
Nox spreads its range over round and teardrop heads; Rs Sports makes more teardrops than any other head (5 of 7).
Nox
Rs Sports
The best of each
Our four highest scores in each brand.
The best Nox
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Questions
Straight answers.
Is NOX or RS Sports better?
NOX ranks higher in our brand ranking, 5th of 52 against 52nd for RS Sports. Which suits you depends on your game: NOX has the better racket for overall, power, control, comfort, beginners, women's models and under €150.
Which is cheaper, NOX or RS Sports?
RS Sports: half its rackets are under €90, against €135 for NOX, at today's prices.
Is NOX or RS Sports better for power?
NOX: the AT10 Luxury Genius Attack 18K Alum scores 97 for power against 76 for the Rialto Pro 3.0. 19% of NOX's rackets are power rackets, against 0% of RS Sports'.
Is NOX or RS Sports better for control?
NOX: the AT10 Luxury Genius 12K Alum Xtreme Lite scores 91 for control against 80 for the Rialto Pro Light 3.0. 51% of NOX's rackets are control rackets, against 44% of RS Sports'.