New Balance Furon v9 Pro vs New Balance Furon v8 Elite

New Balance Furon v9 Pro 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 7.1. One of these scores is provisional (built on a single review), so treat the gap with caution.

Contender · 7.1

New Balance Furon v9 Pro

New Balance · Performance

7.1/10

Winner · 8.1

New Balance Furon v8 Elite

New Balance · Elite

8.1/10

Overall

7.1

Composite Score

8.1

Performance

7.7

Weight

9.0

8.4

Traction

8.2

8.0

Touch

8.0

6.6

Comfort

8.7

6.4

Durability

8.0

7.3

Fit

7.1

5.0

Control

7.7

The Specs

New Balance

Brand

New Balance

Performance

Tier

Elite

177 g

Weight

186 g

Overall verdict

New Balance Furon v8 Elite leads on the aggregated score (8.1 vs 7.1), a clear margin of 1.0 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.

Where each pulls ahead

Across the characteristics reviewers scored for both, New Balance Furon v8 Elite takes weight, comfort, durability and control and they're level on traction, touch and fit. Read the full per-characteristic bars and the evidence quotes on each cleat's page: New Balance Furon v9 Pro · New Balance Furon v8 Elite.

Weight and price

New Balance Furon v9 Pro is the lighter cleat (177 g vs 186 g), a 9 g difference you can feel on the sprint and New Balance Furon v8 Elite carries the lower RRP ($225 vs $230).

Which should you buy?

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.

Frequently asked questions

Is the New Balance Furon v9 Pro or the New Balance Furon v8 Elite better?

New Balance Furon v8 Elite has the higher Cleats Hub Score (8.1 vs 7.1), aggregated from independent reviews.

How are these two cleats scored?

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.