Nike Mercurial Vapor 17 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 7.0. 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 7.0), a clear margin of 1.1 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, Nike Mercurial Vapor 17 Elite rates higher on weight, Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro takes fit, control, touch, comfort and durability and they're level on traction. Read the full per-characteristic bars and the evidence quotes on each cleat's page: Nike Mercurial Vapor 17 Elite · Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro.
Nike Mercurial Vapor 17 Elite is the lighter cleat (150 g vs 196 g), a 46 g difference you can feel on the sprint and Mizuno Alpha 3 Pro carries the lower RRP ($145 vs $280).
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 7.0), 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.