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2025’s Top 5 Plantar Fasciitis Inserts (Reviewed & Ranked!)
Written by Keira Dale on Feb 4th 2025
If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve experienced the not-so-fun joy of plantar fasciitis—that stubborn heel pain that turns every step into a tiny nightmare. Whether you’re a runner, a teacher, a parent chasing toddlers, or just someone who wants to walk without wincing, we get it. Finding the right orthotic insert can feel like hunting for a needle in a haystack… except the haystack is the internet, and the needles all have five-star reviews.
But fear not! Here at The Social Reviewer, we’ve laced up our shoes (and put on our detective hats) to test, compare, and break down the top 5 plantar fasciitis orthotic inserts of 2025. We’ve dug into real user reviews, poked at designs, compared prices (because budgets matter), and even snooped on warranties and return policies. Oh, and we’ll spill the tea on where each product is made—because transparency is our jam.
So kick off your shoes, grab a cozy seat, and let’s dive into the inserts that’ll have you striding toward pain-free days. Your feet deserve this!
Our Top 5 Plantar Fasciitis Inserts for 2025
🏆 "2025 Social Reviewer Top Pick" 🏆
#1- Samurai Insoles Ninjas ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Why are Samurai Insoles our top pick for 2025 for plantar fasciitis?
#2- Protalus T-100 Elite ⭐⭐⭐⭐
If you've been on the internet in the last year, you haven't sneezed without seeing a Protalus ad. They are comfy and can be very beneficial for plantar fasciitis. Protalus' hefty price tag remains their biggest negative.
✔️ Great Reviews: "Solid insoles", "Almost pain free", "They work"; Protalus has built a very loyal fan base over the past 2 years.
✔️ Design: Protalus "kind of" has an orthotic merged with an insole. Protalus took a different approach by combining a thick piece of plastic on the bottom of the insole, instead of inside. This definitely does the job, but it also makes them thicker than the Samurai, reducing the choices of shoes they'll fit well in.
❌ Price: Here's the problem with Protalus; they're $64.95. Oof. For that kind of money you'd better REALLY love them. It also reduces the chances you'd buy a whole bunch of them to put in all of your shoes.
✔️ Greater than 30 Day Return Policy: Protalus products have a 90 day warranty. It's not one year like the Samurai Insoles Ninjas, but better than nothing...
❌ Made in the USA: Protalus insoles are NOT made in the USA unfortunately. For the price we had hoped they were.
#3- Superfeet GREEN Insoles ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Superfeet have been around a LONG time. They got their start being sold in retail sporting goods stores, and have transitioned to selling online in recent years, but this has presented the company with some challenges.
❌ Great Reviews: When looking through the reviews for Superfeet you'll surely find many who have been helped by the GREEN insole line. Unfortunately, they have apparently had issues with cheap knock offs sneaking their way onto Amazon and Ebay, which has led to many complaints by customers that they have received fakes when buying online.
✔️ Design: If you've checked out the Protalus design, just know that the Superfeet did it first. They were one of the first to incorporate an orthotic plastic layer on the outside of the insole.
Once again, this does the job, but it also makes them thicker than the Samurai, reducing the choices of shoes they'll fit well in.
✔️ Price: Superfeet retail for $54.95, that's getting into the pricey range.
✔️ Greater than 30 Day Return Policy: Superfeet green insoles come with a 60 day warranty, significantly less than Samurai Insoles Ninjas or Protalus products.
❌ Made in the USA: Superfeet are not made in the USA unfortunately. Once again, for this price we had hoped they would be.
#4- Dr. Scholl's "Custom fit" Orthotic Inserts ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Dr. Scholl's is the original company that brought over the counter orthotic insoles to drug stores everywhere. Are they really "custom" though? Well, not really... Do they still work? Many say they do!
✔️ Great Reviews: Overwhelming positive on Amazon at the time of writing this.
✔️ Design: Not a full length insole (but neither is Protalus), which may make it difficult for some people to adjust to the feel of this. Once again, Dr. Scholl's Custom Fit combine a thick piece of plastic to the bottom of the insole, instead of inside.
❌ Price: Dr. Scholl's "Custom fit" Orthotic Inserts currently retail for $49.99 on Amazon.
✔️ Greater than 30 Day Return Policy: Dr. Scholls Custom Fit Orthotic Inserts have a 90 day warranty.
❌ Made in the USA: Dr. Scholl's "Custom fit" Orthotic Inserts are not made in the USA unfortunately.
#5- Dr. Scholl's Pain Relief Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis ⭐⭐⭐
Well heck it has "Pain Relief Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis" right in the name! How are they not the best?! Well, there's more to this story... Dr. Scholl's really tried to make an *extremely* budget friendly "orthotic" with this line. In our opinion, there just isn't much left once you've stripped away the quality materials and manufacturing process of all of the other brands listed above.
❌ Great Reviews: Mixed reviews on Amazon "More time will tell", "Didn't really help much", "It's OK".
❌ Design: Well, unfortunately, there isn't much of one. Dr. Scholl’s Pain Relief Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis are a very thin insole with a *very* thin piece of plastic glued to the bottom. It's unclear how much weight they can hold before flattening out, but by the looks of it, not much.
✔️ Price: Well, they are affordable! Dr. Scholl’s Pain Relief Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis retail for $15 on Amazon.
✔️ Greater than 30 Day Return Policy: Dr. Scholl’s Pain Relief Orthotics for Plantar Fasciitis have a 90 day return policy.
❌ Made in the USA: Dr. Scholl's "Custom fit" Orthotic Inserts are not made in the USA unfortunately, and at $15 we wouldn't expect them to be.
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