With Apple AirPods’ design becoming so iconic in the past few years, many cheap knockoffs have become available. Unfortunately, while some of these may look identical to the AirPods, they generally don’t perform nearly as well, and in many cases, you may have little to no recourse if something goes wrong with them. For this reason, you may be better off sticking to headphones from a reputable brand that mimics the AirPods’ design language but aren’t straight knockoffs. Our recommendations may not look identical to the AirPods, but they have the familiar ‘stem’ and deliver solid overall performance at much lower price points.