Every board, side by side
One catalog of 98 soft tops with normalized specs — length, width, volume, fins, price — pulled from official product data and retailer source checks.
About
There are a lot of foamies out there.
Wavestorm, Catch Surf, Softech, JJF, MF, Kona, Storm Blade, Liquid Shredder, INT, Surftech, South Bay, Almond, Boardworks, Tahe, Rock-It, Wave Bandit. Same shelf. Same price tags. Wildly different boards.
Softboard Brands is built to cut through that noise.
98 soft tops cataloged
16 brands tracked
204 size variants compared
9 shape categories
The problem
Buying a foamie shouldn't be guesswork.
The soft top market exploded. Every retailer carries a dozen near-identical-looking boards, marketing copy tells you each one is "the perfect first board," and the actual differences — length, volume, fin setup, who the shape really suits — get buried.
Most of what's online is either a brand's own product page or a thin affiliate roundup. That's not a buying guide. That's noise.
What we do
Find the one that actually works for you.
Two boards, real tradeoffs
Pick any two boards and see them stacked: price, lengths, volume, skill fit, wave fit, construction. Differences that matter are flagged automatically.
Advice from someone who sells them
Practical buyer guidance that comes from running a softboard brand and answering customer questions every day — not from rewriting the spec sheet.
Editorial policy
Useful beats promotional.
Softboard Brands is run by the team behind Kona Surf Co — and yes, Kona boards show up on this site. They sit beside competing brands with the same specs, the same scrutiny, and the same honest read of who the board serves and who should skip it.
If a Wavestorm is the right call for your situation, the site should tell you that. That's the bar.
How research works
Specs first, opinion second.
Product data comes from manufacturer pages and retailer listings, normalized so boards are actually comparable. Editorial notes layer on top: video reviews, public discussions, shop-floor feedback, and direct experience handling these boards.
Sources stay visible. Recommendations explain their reasoning.