Goldwin
clean technical outerwear
Technical Outdoor · Japan
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Arc'teryx
Arc'teryx at a glance
Quality
Price
$$$Premium labels average 7.6
Value
6.9Better value than 81% of labels
Typical US prices
shell jackets $400-650, fleece $200, insulated jackets $300
Arc'teryx is a Canadian technical outdoor label best known for technical shells and outerwear — quality 10/10, leaning timeless, quiet and very casual.
Technical · Outdoor · Performance · Utility · Shell · Outerwear · Cult Following · Well Made
Scores
Design
8.5 of 10
Reputation
9.5 of 10
Style
Quality 10 — 1st of 28 technical outdoor brands (average 8.0). Value 6.9 — joint 69th of 370 for quality against price; on the Value Frontier.
Scores last reviewed July 8, 2026 · Sources: OutdoorGearLab (opens in a new tab), livefortheoutdoors.com (opens in a new tab), Arc'teryx official site (opens in a new tab), baiguan.news (opens in a new tab) · How we score
For less
Nothing cheaper in the index matches Arc'teryx's quality score and style. The similar labels below vary in quality and price.
Head-to-heads
Similar labels
How each compares with Arc'teryx on quality and price.
Descente Allterrain
Underratedclean technical outerwear
Technical Outdoor · Japan
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9.5/10
Price
$$$
Design
8 of 10
Reputation
6.5 of 10
Quiet · Casual
Patagonia
outdoor fleece and shells
Technical Outdoor · United States
Cheaper, worse made
Quality
8.5/10
Price
$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
9.5 of 10
Timeless · Casual
Norrøna
hardwearing ski and mountain outerwear
Technical Outdoor · Norway
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
7 of 10
Casual
66°North
UnderratedIcelandic technical outerwear
Technical Outdoor · Iceland
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Timeless · Quiet · Casual
Klättermusen
UnderratedScandi mountaineering outerwear
Technical Outdoor · Sweden
Similar price, worse made
Quality
9/10
Price
$$$
Design
7 of 10
Reputation
6 of 10
Quiet · Casual