The best padel racket under 100,
on a strict euro RRP list

Euros, pounds and the RRP

Every price on this page is the brand's recommended retail price in euros, taken from the catalogue. €100 is roughly £85. UK shops rarely charge the full RRP, so a racket listed at €100 often sells for less than £85, and last season's stock for less again.

A UK shopper with £100 to spend can reach past this list, to about €115 RRP before any discount. If that is your budget, read our cheap padel rackets guide too. It covers value picks up to €150, where the ratings climb fastest. This page stays strict: nothing here lists above €100.

What €100 buys, in numbers

Of the 630 rackets in the catalogue from the 2024 season onwards, 47 list at €100 or less. They average a 6.4 rating and a 6.2 sweet spot. Every one has a fibreglass or Polyglass face, and only two list a 100% carbon frame. More than half are round: 27 of the 47, against 13 diamonds and 7 teardrops.

That profile suits a beginner or a relaxed weekly player. Fibreglass flexes, forgives off-centre contact and is gentle on the elbow. What you do not get is the stiffness and the larger sweet spot of a €150 racket. Rackets from €100 to €150 average 7.5, a full point above the sub-€100 group. If you play twice a week and plan to keep improving, that point is worth saving for.

Round first, soft diamond only with care

The two highest-rated current rackets under €100 are both Joma, and one is a diamond. A diamond puts the sweet spot near the tip and the weight in the head, which is right for a smash from the left side and wrong for a first season of volleys. The Slam Soft's soft core makes it kinder than most, but if you are new, take the Tournament Soft or a round Indiga. Our beginner racket guide explains shape, core and balance in plain words.

The older stock that punches above its price

The catalogue lists fourteen 2023 Kombat rackets at €89 to €99 RRP, rated 7.7 to 8.2. The best of them rate higher than any current racket under €100. All fourteen have a 100% carbon frame, most have carbon faces, and four have medium-hard cores. They are two seasons old, so stock is thin. If you find one new at the old price, it is the best padel racket under 100 you can buy. If you find one used, tap the face for dead spots before you pay.

Best padel racket under 50: the honest answer

Only four rackets in the catalogue list at €50 or less, and all four are 2022 models: the Puma Solar Court at €50 (rated 6.9), the Drop Shot Tiger 2.0 at €44.99 (6.4), the Babolat Reveal at €44.95 (5.7) and the Babolat Contact at €42.58 (5.6). No current-season racket from a real brand lists that low. The cheapest 2025 or 2026 racket is the Nox X-Hero at €64.99.

So a new padel racket under £50 is either old stock, a clearance deal on a racket that lists higher, or an unbranded racket with no spec sheet. Take the first two. Skip the third: with no weight, balance, core or face stated, you cannot know what you bought. A used Indiga or X-Hero is the better answer at that budget. The Bullpadel and Nox pages list their entry lines season by season.

Let the finder spend the €100

With a small budget, the fit matters more, because you will keep the racket longer. The free AI racket finder above ranks every racket under your budget. In the app, it starts from a filmed match: padel video analysis scores your real technique, so the shortlist matches how you actually play.