Nike Vomero Plus vs Asics Gel-Nimbus 28:
Which to Choose

On paper these two land close: both are plush neutral cruisers with no plate, identical optimal pace zones (roughly 5:30–6:30 min/km), and the same best distances. The real split is in ride feel and geometry. The Vomero Plus runs on full-length ZoomX, the same lively TPE foam Nike uses in its racers, so it delivers a soft-but-springy, bouncy rebound (we rate it 5/6 for responsiveness); the Nimbus 28 uses FF Blast+ with a PureGEL heel insert, which is tuned to dampen and cushion impact rather than return energy, giving a calmer, more planted, controlled landing (4/6 responsiveness). Geometry reinforces that: the Vomero is the taller, more rolling shoe at a 42/33 mm stack and a 9 mm drop, while the Nimbus sits at 40/34 mm on a lower, more natural 6 mm drop (lab-measured, below Asics' claimed 8 mm), so it feels flatter and closer to the ground front-to-back. The Nimbus also grades higher for stability at 5/6 (stable-neutral, with a wide, steadying max-cushion platform and that GEL-smoothed heel touchdown), versus the Vomero's 4/6 broad-but-neutral base. Weight is close but favors the Asics — 278 g for the Nimbus 28 against 285 g for the Vomero Plus (both men's US 9) — and neither is a shoe you'll want to pick up the pace in; push past cruising effort and both start to feel heavy and the foam stops keeping up. In short: same mission, different personalities — the Vomero is the softer, bouncier, higher-riding one; the Nimbus is the lighter, lower, more grounded and stable one.