The Best Cheap Snowboard Bindings 2024-2025

BEST CHEAP FREESTYLE BINDINGS

Binding: Burton Mission

Price: $229

Snowboarding Profiles' Freestyle Rating Score : 84.7/100

Why These Bindings Were Chosen

Burton's Mission bindings take the best cheap freestyle bindings retain their spot this year, and for good reason. They were number in 3 in our Top 5 Freestyle Bindings list and the average price of the other bindings in the top 5 was $292.

The Mission is $63 cheaper than the average of the top 5 and $14 cheaper than the average of the whole category, but scored a good bit above the average score. 

The Mission remained the same price as they were last year and the year before. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went down by $15 compared to last year.
• The average price for the top half (top 7) was $266, making the Mission $37 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list.
• Of the 5 freestyle bindings costing $229 or less, not named the mission, the average score was 78.3.

Alternatives

Some honorable mentions: 

Union Flite Pro ($179 | 80.5 points)

Arbor Hemlock ($249 | 81.1 points)

BEST CHEAP ALL-MOUNTAIN BINDINGS

Binding: Union Strata

Price: $259

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mountain Rating Score : 90.9/100

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Why These Bindings Were Chosen

The Strata has had a firm grip on this spot for the last few years and once again they were a no brainer. The Strata is $39 cheaper than the average price of this whole category, and were the #1 bindings in our Top 10 All-Mountain bindings, which doesn't take price into account. 

And in that top 10, the average price was $323, putting the Strata $64 cheaper than the average of those that featured in the top 10, the highest of which cost $120 more than the Strata. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category stayed pretty steady, going up by just $1 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is $55 higher than the freestyle category (see above).
• The Strata was the lowest priced binding in the top half of this list (top 12 scorers).
• Of the 7 bindings costing $259 or less, not named the Strata, the average score was 75.5. This is compared to the Strata at 90.9 points!

Alternatives

Burton Cartel EST ($279 | 88.2 points)

Burton Cartel Re:Flex ($279 | 86.0 points)

Union Force Classic ($279 | 82.8 points)

BEST CHEAP ALL-MOUNTAIN-FREERIDE BINDINGS

Binding: Burton Cartel X

Price: $329

Snowboarding Profiles' All-Mtn-Freeride Rating Score : 87.8/100

Why These Bindings Were Chosen

I know, $329 isn't necessarily what some would call cheap for snowboard bindings. But in the case of this category, it really is. 

Snowboard bindings (like boards and boots), tend to get more expensive as they get stiffer. This category is for bindings between 6.5/10 to 7.5/10 flex - stiffer than the previous 2 categories, so naturally each binding is more expensive and the average is more expensive. And brands don't tend to use cheaper parts for stiffer bindings, they tend to be more high-end. 

The Cartel X are $20 less than the average price in this category and only $30 more than the cheapest option, yet they score well above the average score. 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went down by $11 compared to last year
• The average price for this category is $51 higher than the all-mountain category and $106 higher than the freestyle category (see above).
• The Cartel X are the lowest equal priced bindings in our top 10 all-mountain freeride bindings list. 
• Of the 5 bindings, not named the Cartel X, costing $329 or less, the average score was 82.2. This compares to the Cartel X Re:Flex's score of 87.8. 

Alternatives

Rome 390 Boss ($329 | 85.1 points)

Cartel X EST ($329 | 88.8 points) - technically the better value for money than the Cartel X Re:Flex, but can only be used on boards with the channel.

Flow NX-2 ($299 | 83.0 points)

Salomon District Pro ($299 | 82.4 points)

Arbor Cypress ($299 | 81.9 points)

BEST CHEAP FREERIDE BINDINGS

Binding: Bataleon Astro Fullwrap

Price: $399

Snowboarding Profiles' Freeride Rating Score : 89.0/100

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Why These Bindings Were Chosen

Now if you thought the all-mountain freeride bindings cheap pick was expensive (🤔) you might want to look away now!

You could argue that there's no such thing as a good cheap freeride binding. Like I mentioned above for the all-mountain freeride category, the stiffer the bindings the higher the price, typically speaking.

And while you may not see $399 as a low price, when you're looking at this category it really is stand out value.  

The average price of this whole list is a whopping $153 more than the average price of the all-mountain freeride list (which is the next highest). And with bindings in that 8/10 to 10/10 flex range, there's not much "cheap" to look at here. 

However, the Bataleon Astro Fullwrap are stiff and score really well - well above the average score and come in at #3 in our Top 5 Freeride bindings list, but are $103 than the average price of the category. And when you compare them to the rest of the top 5, they are $123 cheaper than the average price of the other bindings that make that list! 

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went up by $36 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is the highest of all the categories and by a good margin - $153 higher than the next highest category (all-mountain-freeride), $204 higher than the all-mountain category and a whopping $259 higher than the freestyle category (see above).
• The Astro were the cheapest bindings in the whole list, yet ranked #3 and scored 89.0 vs the average of 86.1. 

Alternatives

Rome Cleaver ($489 | 92.1 points)

Union Atlas Pro ($469 86.9 points)

BEST CHEAP BEGINNER BINDINGS

Binding: Union Flite Pro

Price: $179

Snowboarding Profiles' Beginner Rating Score : 94.2/100

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Why These Bindings Were Chosen

After that sticker shock from the freeride list, we now move on to the final category, which has the lowest average price of all the categories.

The results here are somewhat skewed, since the scores for beginner bindings take price into account, but none-the-less, the Flite Pro represents great value for money for those just starting out on their snowboarding journey. 

They are $62 cheaper than the average price in this category and get the #1 position in our top 10 beginner bindings list.  

Some other notable numbers: 

• The average price for this category went down by $2 compared to last year.
• The average price for this category is the lowest of all the categories, naturally being a beginner list - and with those that are suited to this category being softer flexing bindings. 
• Price is taken into account for the scores for beginner bindings – so this is somewhat skewed for this category. 
• The average price for the top half (top 13) was $201, making the Flite Pro $22 cheaper than those that scored in the top half of this list. The bottom half of the list had a higher average price than the top half though - because price in this case influenced the scores. 
• The Flite Pro was the equal 3rd cheapest in the whole list .