Theragun Alternatives: The Best Budget Massage Guns for 2025

The Mini Triangle exerts impressive force for the size of its portable massage gun, but the shape makes it difficult to hold comfortably. Additionally, Therabody does not offer multiple head connections; it includes only one ball head. Other massage guns here come with at least two—if not four or even six—for a lower price.

Even at the lowest of its three speeds, the Mini feels more robust than many other budget massage gun options I’ve tried. In fact, anyone looking for just a light, relaxing massage may find it a bit too powerful.

Meanwhile, the unit relies on a proprietary AC adapter, not USB-C. That’s another thing to pack on a trip — and the adapter doesn’t even fit into Therabody’s convenient zippered carry case.

While I’d be happy to have this on hand for deep tissue relief, it’s hard to recommend otherwise. There are many other models with more features and lower prices.

• Weight: 1 pound, 8 ounces
• Payment method: property
• Number of heads involved: A
• The shipping box included: With chain

Naipo’s massager is the lightest and most compact model in the bunch, with a small but comfortable grip and stronger punching power than you’d expect.

Other pluses include five speed settings and four different massage heads. Naipo doesn’t offer a carrying bag, which is a little disappointing. But my only real complaint is that it’s not among the quietest massage gun options; The other “minis” in the roundup, the Recoverfun and Sportneer, produce much less noise.

I’ve seen various coupon or code offers that lower the price of this massager, so you should grab it when it’s on sale.

• Weight: 14.11 ounces
• Payment method: USB-C
• Number of heads involved: four
• The shipping box included: No.

Available in three colors (including a dazzling red), the Recoverfun Mini is among my favorite massagers of the bunch. Although it’s heavier than Naipo’s similarly compact model, with a metal barrel that feels a little cold until it warms up, it’s also surprisingly quiet. (When you’re trying to relax, the extra noise doesn’t help.)

The gun offers four speed settings and Recoverfun provides the “big four” attachments: ball, bullet, fork and flat. The flat is made of aluminum, which offers no clear advantage that I can see, but it does look cool. You also get a drawstring carrying case, though you’ll need to power your USB port for the USB-C charging cable.

• Weight: 1 pound, 5 ounces
• Payment method: USB-C
• Number of heads involved: four
• The shipping box included: Drawing string

You know the old saying: Two heads are better than one. But is this true of most massage guns? I thought Fishda’s Frankenstein was just a gimmick, but damn if it doesn’t deliver double the muscle-banging goodness. For large areas like thighs and glutes, I really enjoyed this “bigger” massage.

Fortunately, it’s not twice as loud as other weapons; in fact, it’s surprisingly quiet. It also has a relatively compact form factor, essentially a taller version of the Recoverfun Mini. But there’s a heft to it: at 1.7 kilograms it weighs more than any top massage gun in its size class. Expect arm fatigue to set in a little quicker with this one.

It’s also on the expensive side compared to other models, though that’s to be expected given the dual heads. However, you can often find coupons that lower the price significantly.

• Weight: 1 pound, 11 ounces
• Payment method: USB-C
• Number of heads involved: four (times two)
• The shipping box included: Drawing string