Paratool vs SwitchPlier
2 tools, measured the same way from the same sources. 15 of 25 rows read the same on all of them; the ones that differ are what follows. A rust value is the better one in that row, grey is the worse, and a dash means we have not verified the field rather than that the tool lacks it.
Size & weight
Weight
176 g
179 g
Closed length
109.2 mm
109 mm
Width
—
—
Thickness
—
—
Tools & blade
Tool count
14
12
Blade steel
420 stainless steel
420
Blade length
—
—
Ownership
MSRP
—
$89.95
Cost per tool
—
$7.50
Manufacturer
SOG
SOG
Availability
Discontinued
In production
Tools
Pliers
✓
✓
Needlenose pliers
✓
✓
Wire cutters
—
✓
Knife
✓
✓
Plain-edge knife
✓
—
Serrated knife
✓
—
Screwdriver
✓
✓
Phillips screwdriver
✓
✓
Flathead screwdriver
✓
✓
Bottle opener
✓
✓
Can opener
✓
✓
File
✓
✓
Awl
✓
✓
Ruler
✓
✓
Buy if it saves 3 g over the other; it carries 2 more tools than the other.
Buy if it works out at $7.50 per tool.
Verdicts are built from the measured fields only. They are conditional by design:
which tool wins depends on what you are carrying it for.