Nike
Nike began as Blue Ribbon Sports in 1964 and now runs Air Force 1, Air Max and Dunk as franchises, the direct scale competitor to Puma's Suede and Palermo.
145 sneakers tracked · from $36
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Sneakers like Puma
12 brands that actually make sneakers and sit close to Puma on style and price — each with what it does differently.
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The sneakers
Adidas
Adi Dassler founded Adidas in 1949 in the same Herzogenaurach town where his brother Rudolf had started Puma a year earlier, and Samba and Gazelle now answer Suede directly.
9 sneakers tracked · from $66
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Brooks
Brooks aligns well with Puma's focus on high-performance running shoes and similar material choices.
7 sneakers tracked · from $140
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Mizuno
Mizuno and Puma both focus on high-performance products for athletes with similar price segments and materials.
5 sneakers tracked · from $165
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Reebok
Joe and Jeff Foster started Reebok in Bolton in 1958, and its Club C, Classic Leather and Freestyle archive silhouettes chase the same retro-sneaker shelf as Puma's Suede.
14 sneakers tracked · from $52
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ASICS
Japanese performance running brand from Kobe, known for GEL cushioning and archive Sportstyle sneakers like the Gel-1130 and Gel-Kayano 14.
145 sneakers tracked · from $76
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New Balance
Boston-founded, family-owned athletic brand making performance running shoes and lifestyle sneakers such as the 990 series, 574 and 2002R.
346 sneakers tracked · from $31
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Converse
American sneaker brand behind the Chuck Taylor All Star, Nike-owned since 2003 and currently working through a steep multi-year sales decline.
37 sneakers tracked · from $16
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VEJA
French sneaker brand making Brazilian-produced low-tops from Amazonian wild rubber, organic cotton and recycled materials, sold with no advertising spend.
63 sneakers tracked · from $130
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Salomon
Where Puma pairs sport with retro lifestyle sneakers, Salomon works the technical end, turning Speedcross and XT-6 trail shoes with Quicklace and Contagrip into gorpcore staples.
45 sneakers tracked · from $127
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VANS
American skate footwear and apparel brand, founded in Anaheim in 1966 and owned by VF Corporation, known for the Old Skool and Sk8-Hi.
90 sneakers tracked · from $39
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Golden Goose
Italian luxury label known for handcrafted, deliberately distressed Super-Star sneakers, plus leather goods and ready-to-wear.
70 sneakers tracked · from $347
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