Manfrotto 055 Tripod vs Joby GripTight ONE GP tripod JB01493-0WW (2016)

The Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod is a great Tripod for its $499 asking price.

The JOBY GripTight ONE GP Micro Stand JB01493-0WW, however, while a reasonable product for $19, doesn't stack up against its competitors quite as well. If you're considering Tripods in the $16 range, you might want to check out some better options.

The Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and unbiased sources that conduct their own hands-on testing, namely creativebloq.com and shotkit.com. It performed great in their roundups - it earned the "This Manfrotto tripod is your best option if you need height" title from creativebloq.com and "Ranked 1 out of 5" from shotkit.com, which makes it a product worthy of consideration.

As for the JOBY GripTight ONE GP Micro Stand JB01493-0WW, it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at MakeUseOf, Digital Camera World, and TechGearLab enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Tripods, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod got its highest, 10, rating from shotkit.com, while the JOBY GripTight ONE GP Micro Stand JB01493-0WW earned its best, 9.6, score from Lifewire.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The JOBY GripTight ONE GP Micro Stand JB01493-0WW managed to get 9.6 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.6 review average of Tripods in general - whereas the Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod earned 10.0 points.

It should be said that doing a direct Manfrotto MT055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber 3 Section Tripod vs. JOBY GripTight ONE GP Micro Stand JB01493-0WW comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.