Mizuno Alpha 3 Elite and New Balance Furon v8 Elite are two soccer cleats we've scored purely from aggregated expert and owner reviews. New Balance Furon v8 Elite comes out ahead with a Cleats Hub Score of 8.1 to 7.5. One of these scores is provisional (built on a single review), so treat the gap with caution.
New Balance Furon v8 Elite leads on the aggregated score (8.1 vs 7.5), a modest margin of 0.6 points. Every score here is a weighted meta-analysis of independent reviews, we don't sell or test either cleat, so the ranking follows the evidence.
Across the characteristics reviewers scored for both, Mizuno Alpha 3 Elite rates higher on touch and New Balance Furon v8 Elite takes comfort, weight, durability, traction, control and fit. Read the full per-characteristic bars and the evidence quotes on each cleat's page: Mizuno Alpha 3 Elite · New Balance Furon v8 Elite.
New Balance Furon v8 Elite is the lighter cleat (186 g vs 221 g), a 35 g difference you can feel on the sprint and Mizuno Alpha 3 Elite carries the lower RRP ($180 vs $225).
If you just want the higher-rated cleat, New Balance Furon v8 Elite is the pick. Either way, open the full review to see every source before you commit.
New Balance Furon v8 Elite has the higher Cleats Hub Score (8.1 vs 7.5), aggregated from independent reviews.
Each gets one Cleats Hub Score, a weighted blend of independent expert and owner reviews normalised to 0–10. We don't sell or physically test either cleat; every source is shown on the individual review pages.