Best padel rackets under £100

8 rackets · prices checked 5 October 2026

Under £100 you are mostly choosing between this season's entry-level rackets and older, better rackets that shops are clearing. Both can be good buys. The older ones are often carbon-faced models that cost twice as much a year or two ago.

The catch with the clearance ones is that they tend to be aimed at stronger players, so read the level on each before you buy on price alone. A £75 diamond racket built for advanced players is still a diamond racket built for advanced players.

Every price below includes delivery, which matters more at this end: a £6.95 delivery charge is a big slice of a £55 racket.

How this list is made

What gets in: No more than £100 delivered today, with the shape and level published by the brand.

The order: how many UK shops stock it, then how well it fits the list, then price. We have not play-tested these rackets, so “best” here means best fit on the brand’s published specs at today’s price, and nothing more. No brand or shop pays to be included. We may earn a commission if you buy through a shop link, and where two rackets tie, one we can earn on goes first. How we work.

No. 1
adidas Drive 2026
Round · 360 to 375 g · medium balance · soft feel · beginner level
A current model at this price: round shape, pitched at beginner players, with a fibreglass face.
£49.99delivered
at Express Padel · 4 shops compared · 29% under RRP
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No. 2
Nox X-Hero 2026
Round · 350 to 360 g · medium balance · soft feel · beginner level
A current model at this price: round shape, pitched at beginner players, with a fibreglass 3k face.
£50.99delivered
at Express Padel · 4 shops compared · 15% under RRP
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No. 3
Nox X-Zero 2026
Round · 350 to 360 g · soft feel · beginner level
A current model at this price: round shape, pitched at beginner players, with a fibreglass 3k face.
£50.99delivered
at Express Padel · 4 shops compared · 23% under the shop's was price
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No. 4
adidas RX Series 2026
Round · 360 to 375 g · low balance · soft feel · intermediate level
A current model at this price: round shape, pitched at intermediate players, with a fibreglass face.
£79.99delivered
at Express Padel · 3 shops compared · 20% under RRP
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No. 5
Dunlop Galactica Team 2025
Hybrid · 355 to 375 g · medium balance · medium feel · intermediate level
A current model at this price: hybrid shape, pitched at intermediate players, with a graphite with glassfibre face.
£79.99delivered
at PDHSports · 3 shops compared · 50% under RRP
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No. 6
Babolat Counter Vertuo 2.6 2026
Round · 340 to 360 g · medium balance · soft feel · intermediate level
A current model at this price: round shape, pitched at intermediate players, with a fibreglass face.
£95.99delivered
at PDHSports · 3 shops compared · 40% under RRP
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No. 7
Bullpadel Open Control 2025
Round · 360 to 370 g · low balance · soft feel · beginner level
A previous-season model at a clearance price: round shape, pitched at beginner players, with a fibreglass face.
£48.99delivered
at Express Padel · 3 shops compared · 57% under RRP
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No. 8
Head Vibe 2025
Teardrop · 345 to 365 g · medium balance · soft feel · beginner level
A previous-season model at a clearance price: teardrop shape, pitched at beginner players, with a fibreglass face.
£59.49delivered
at PDHSports · 3 shops compared · 30% under RRP
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Stuck between two of them?

The reasoning, at more length

The best padel rackets under £100

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