New Balance 442 v2 Elite and Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro are two soccer cleats we've scored purely from aggregated expert and owner reviews. Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro comes out ahead with a Cleats Hub Score of 8.1 to 6.5. One of these scores is provisional (built on a single review), so treat the gap with caution.
Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro leads on the aggregated score (8.1 vs 6.5), a clear margin of 1.6 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 Pro takes comfort, fit, touch, control, weight, traction and durability. Read the full per-characteristic bars and the evidence quotes on each cleat's page: New Balance 442 v2 Elite · Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro.
They're within 1 g of each other on the scales (195 g vs 196 g), so weight isn't a deciding factor and Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro carries the lower RRP ($145 vs $160).
If you just want the higher-rated cleat, Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro is the pick. Either way, open the full review to see every source before you commit.
Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro has the higher Cleats Hub Score (8.1 vs 6.5), 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.