Best pickleball paddles under $100

Every paddle in our database priced under $100, ranked by IQ score. Scores come from the same 15-trait Paddle DNA testing we run on $250 flagships, so nothing here is graded on a curve.

Criteria · Price below $100, ranked by overall IQ score.

#1Vatic Pro V7 Hybrid16 mm · hybrid · 8.1 oz · SW 113$9983#2JOOLA Essentials 1616 mm · standard · 7.9 oz · SW 108$8982#3Vatic Pro Prism Flash16 mm · elongated · 8 oz · SW 109$7480#4Selkirk SLK Evo Hybrid 2.016 mm · hybrid · 7.8 oz · SW 106$8078#5Franklin Ben Johns Signature Pro13 mm · standard · 7.7 oz · SW 104$6075#6ONIX Z5 Graphite11 mm · widebody · 7.8 oz · SW 102$7074