20 Brands Like Dickies for Durable Workwear Style
The 874 work pant lasted you four years and then the fit changed, or the colour you wanted sold out, or you walked onto a site where the foreman wants hi-vis and flame resistance and Dickies doesn't cover it. That's usually the moment people go looking. Dickies still does the cheap, tough twill pant better than almost anyone, and it isn't the only brand doing it.
Below are 20 workwear brands worth knowing, sorted from the ones that sit right beside Dickies on price to the ones that cost five times as much and are meant to. Every brand here sells clothes you can work in. We checked prices on each brand's own site and left the figure out where we couldn't confirm it.
| Brand | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Carhartt | $54.99 to $109.99 on men's pants and bibs | Cold-weather duck canvas |
| Carhartt WIP | Mid-range | Workwear cuts made for the street |
| Timberland PRO | Mid-range | Apparel that matches the boots |
| Filson | Premium | Waxed canvas you re-wax instead of replacing |
| Wrangler RIGGS Workwear | Budget | Denim-based work pants |
| Ben Davis | $45 to $55 on pants and shorts | A trimmer twill pant |
| Helly Hansen Workwear | Mid-range | Wet weather and hi-vis rules |
| Propper | $39.99 to $79.99 on men's pants | Uniform and tactical fits |
| Blåkläder | Mid-range | Kneepad pockets and reinforced seams |
| Duluth Trading | Mid-range | Roomier cuts through the seat and thigh |
| Red Kap | Budget | Uniform programmes and logo embroidery |
| Wallace & Barnes | Premium | Selvedge denim with a workwear cut |
| Rothco | Budget, sold through dealers | Surplus-style BDUs |
| Berne | $34.99 to $99.99 on men's work pants | Insulated and flame-resistant gear |
| Walls | $59.99 to $79.99 on work pants | Double-knee pants |
| Snickers Workwear | Mid-range | Trade-specific trousers |
| Stan Ray | Mid-range | Painter pants made in Texas |
| LC King Manufacturing | $113.33 to $295 | US-made chore coats and overalls |
| Engineered Garments | $276 to $768 at Nepenthes America | Designer takes on work shapes |
| Lee | Mid-range | Carpenter jeans and Union-Alls |
Carhartt
Carhartt is the closest thing to a straight swap for Dickies, and the Iconic R01 Duck Bib Overall ($99.99 to $109.99) is the piece people usually arrive for. Where a Dickies 874 is smooth twill, Carhartt's duck canvas starts stiff and softens over a year of wear into something that holds its shape at the knee.
The Relaxed Straight Rigby Pant ($54.99 to $64.99) is the everyday option, and the Slim Tapered Rugged Flex Jean ($59.99) adds enough stretch to squat in. You're paying a little more than Dickies for heavier fabric and warmer outerwear. If you're weighing the two brands against each other properly, our Ariat vs Carhartt comparison covers how Carhartt sizing runs.
Best for: Anyone who works outside in January.
Carhartt WIP
Carhartt WIP is the European-run sister line, and it exists to cut workwear fabric into shapes that look right off the job site. The Oakland Pant (£105 on the brand's UK store) is the signature: same canvas logic as the main line, looser through the leg, and finished like a fashion trouser.
WIP runs its own seasonal collections and collaborations, so the graphics and colours turn over far faster than Carhartt's core range does. The trade-off is that a WIP piece is built for wearing rather than for a ten-hour shift with a nail bag. Skate shops have carried it for decades for exactly that reason.
Best for: The workwear silhouette without the workwear stiffness.
Timberland PRO
Timberland PRO is the job-site arm of Timberland, and it sells work pants, flannel work shirts, bib overalls and fleece alongside the boots most people know it for. Buying the apparel makes sense mainly if you already trust the footwear and want the rest to match.
The range leans towards waterproof pants and canvas shorts, so it covers the wet-and-cold end of a trade year rather than the summer end. Timberland's site blocks automated price checks, so we haven't quoted figures here. Worth checking the current line yourself before you commit.
Best for: Boot loyalists who want one brand for the whole kit.
Filson
Filson has been outfitting since 1897 and prices its clothes as though you'll own them for a decade. The Mackinaw Wool Cruiser Jacket is the emblem, cut from 24-ounce Mackinaw wool and made in the USA, and it's a different proposition from anything Dickies sells.
Waxed tin cloth is the other Filson signature. It repels water, scuffs rather than tears, and you re-wax it instead of buying another one. Expect to pay several times a Dickies price for a single jacket. It sells out often, so the piece you want may need a back-in-stock alert rather than a checkout.
Best for: One jacket you keep repairing.
Wrangler RIGGS Workwear
Wrangler RIGGS Workwear is Wrangler's trade line, and it's the closest competitor to Dickies on price. The current spring and summer 2026 range covers the Ripstop Ranger Cargo Pant, the Utility Work Pant, the Carpenter Pant and the Technician Pant, plus plaid work shirts and cargo shorts.
Select styles use Wrangler's Power Guard fabric, which the brand says resists abrasion better than untreated cloth. The fit story is the real difference from Dickies, because RIGGS builds Room2Move gussets into the seat and knee. Wrangler's site refuses automated price checks, so we've left figures out.
Best for: Anyone who kneels and squats all day in a denim-based pant.
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Ben Davis
Ben Davis sells a twill work pant at almost exactly the Dickies price and a trimmer leg than most of this list. Original Ben's Pants run $52 to $55, the Gorilla Cut Pants are $52, and the Carpenter Pants in indigo or black denim are $53.
Shorts sit at $45 for the Original Ben's and $46 for the carpenter version, which makes a full summer rotation cheap. The colour range is wide for a workwear brand, covering olive drab, charcoal heather and light grey alongside the usual black and khaki. Ben Davis has the same skate and music following Dickies picked up, so a pair reads as street rather than uniform.
Best for: A work pant that isn't cut like a bag.
Helly Hansen Workwear
Helly Hansen Workwear is the Norwegian brand's professional line, separate from its ski and sailing gear. It covers work jackets, bibs, work pants, base layers and high-visibility garments, with the waterproofing you'd expect from a company that started with sailcloth.
This is the pick for anyone whose problem is rain rather than abrasion. Several styles come in ANSI-compliant orange and yellow with reflective tape, which matters if your site rules specify a class rating. The US store didn't return prices to us, so check the current figures on the brand's own site before ordering.
Best for: Wet work and hi-vis requirements.
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Propper
Propper has made tactical apparel for military, law enforcement, fire, EMS and corrections work since 1967, and its pants undercut most of this list. The BDU Uniform Pant in ripstop is $39.99, the Men's Lightweight Tactical Pant is $54.99, and the RevTac Stretch Tactical Pant is $59.99.
Higher up, the Kinetic Tactical Pant runs $69.99 and the Zenith Tactical Pant $79.99. What you get for the money is pocket volume and a gusseted crotch rather than heavy canvas, so it's a lighter garment than a Dickies double knee. Flame-resistant options exist and cost more, with the FR OCP trouser at $149.99.
Best for: Cheap ripstop pants with somewhere to put everything.
Blåkläder
Blåkläder is a Swedish workwear brand with a US operation in Sarasota, Florida, and it builds trousers around the tools a tradesperson carries. Kneepad pockets and Cordura reinforcement are standard rather than upgrades on the mid and upper ranges.
The brand triple-reinforces its seams and backs them with what it calls a lifetime guarantee, which is a claim you can hold it to through its warranty page. Prices are in USD with free shipping over $99. Compared with Dickies this is a considerably more engineered trouser, with four-way stretch and ripstop panels placed where a carpenter wears through first.
Best for: Carpenters and electricians who want the trouser to carry the load.
Duluth Trading
Duluth Trading built its reputation on Fire Hose canvas, a heavy cotton the brand cuts into work pants in several weights. The Original Fire Hose Pants are the stiff version, DuluthFlex adds stretch, and the Ultimate Fire Hose Work Pants add reinforcement at the wear points.
Fit is the reason people switch here. Duluth cuts more room through the seat and thigh than a standard Dickies pant, which is the whole pitch of its marketing. The site blocks automated checks, so we haven't quoted prices. Our Duluth Trading alternatives guide goes deeper on how the range compares.
Best for: Anyone who finds most work pants tight through the thigh.
Red Kap
Red Kap has been making work clothes since 1923, when two brothers and their cousin started selling bib overalls as Harlin Bros. and Williams. Today it's the uniform brand you've seen on every mechanic and every hotel maintenance crew, in work shirts, pants, jackets and coveralls built to survive industrial laundering.
The customisation is what sets it apart from Dickies. Red Kap will add your logo for $11, text embroidery for $9 or a name badge for $11, which is why small shops kit out their whole crew through it. Shipping is free over $50. Garment prices aren't published on the site, so expect to request them.
Best for: Outfitting a team in matching, launderable uniforms.
Wallace & Barnes
Wallace & Barnes is J.Crew's heritage workwear line, and it's the most expensive interpretation of a work jacket on this list short of the designer entries. The straight-fit jean in Japanese raw selvedge denim runs £333 on J.Crew's UK site, and the lightweight canvas work jacket is £266.
The selvedge officer chino pant (£199) is the piece that reads closest to a Dickies silhouette, cut from heavier cloth with a cleaner finish. J.Crew describes the collection as limited edition, so styles come and go. Treat this as workwear-inspired clothing for an office and a weekend rather than gear for a shift.
Best for: Selvedge denim in a work cut, with a J.Crew return policy.
Rothco
Rothco has supplied military, tactical and outdoor apparel since 1953, covering BDU pants, flight suits, field jackets and camouflage in more patterns than anyone else stocks. The prices are the lowest on this list once you find them.
Finding them is the catch. Rothco sells through dealers rather than direct, so its own site pushes you towards a dealer account instead of a checkout, and no consumer prices appear on the category pages. You buy Rothco at an army and navy store or through a stockist. Worth knowing before you click through expecting a cart.
Best for: Surplus-style BDUs, bought from a stockist.
Berne
Berne has made workwear since 1915 and prices below Dickies at the entry point. The Flex Duck Regular Fit Work Pant starts at $34.99, the Heritage Relaxed Fit Carpenter Jean at $37.99, and the Highland Double-Front Duck Pant at $47.99.
Where Berne pulls ahead is the specialist end. The Weather Warrior Waterproof Insulated Storm Pant starts at $64.99, the Flame Resistant Carpenter Jean at $64.99 and the Flame Resistant Ripstop Cargo Pant at $99.99, so an FR requirement doesn't push you to a different brand. Insulated bibs and coveralls are the other strength, aimed at farm and ranch work.
Best for: Cheap insulated and flame-resistant workwear from one place.
Walls
Walls started in Dallas in 1938, when George Walls sold overalls and coveralls to oil and gas crews, and it still builds around that customer. The Ditchdigger line is the core: the Foreman Flex Double-Knee Work Pants at $59.99, the All-Season Twill Double-Knee at $69.99 and the Pro Double-Knee DWR Stretch Duck at $79.99.
Double knee is the whole argument for Walls over a plain Dickies twill, since the second layer of fabric is what stops a pant dying at the kneecap. The DWR finish on the Pro sheds light rain without turning the pant into a rain shell. It costs more than Dickies and is meant to last proportionally longer.
Best for: Work that puts you on your knees.
Snickers Workwear
Snickers Workwear is a Swedish brand, part of the Hultafors Group, and it designs trousers around specific trades rather than one general-purpose pant. Work trousers, top wear, work jackets and kneepads make up the range, with stretch panels placed by movement rather than by fashion.
In the US, Snickers sells through retailers rather than direct, and its American site points you at a store finder instead of a checkout. That means prices vary by stockist. European buyers get a fuller direct range. If you've ever wondered why site carpenters in Stockholm all wear the same trousers, this is the brand.
Best for: Trade-specific trousers, if you can find a stockist.
Stan Ray
Stan Ray has made pants in the same Crockett, Texas factory since 1972, and the OG Painter Pant is the reason people know it. It's a loose cotton painter's trouser with a hammer loop and a wide leg, and it's been adopted by people who have never painted anything.
Fatigue pants, double knees, raw denim jeans and shorts fill out the rest. The cuts are closer to genuine mid-century workwear than Dickies' modern fits, which is either the appeal or the problem depending on your leg preference. Stan Ray's own store prices in pounds, so US buyers may find better sense in a domestic stockist.
Best for: Vintage-cut painter pants still made in the USA.
LC King Manufacturing
LC King Manufacturing has been outfitting craftsmen from Bristol, Tennessee since 1913, and the founding family still runs it four generations on. Its Pointer Brand chore coats start at $165, barn coats run $265 to $295, overalls start at $113.33 and jeans are $133.48.
The fabrics are the argument: 12.5-ounce indigo cotton denim and 12-ounce duck, hand-sewn on machinery the factory has run for decades. None of it is cheap next to Dickies, and none of it is designed to be replaced either. If you want an American-made chore coat with a name on it, this is one of the few places still making them at scale.
Best for: A chore coat sewn in Tennessee.
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Engineered Garments
Engineered Garments is Daiki Suzuki's New York label, and it treats American workwear and military uniforms as source material rather than a template. The Fatigue Pant in navy 10-ounce duck canvas is $276 at Nepenthes America, the brand's own retailer, and the Norwegian Army Pant is $372.
Outerwear is where the prices climb. The Aviator Jacket runs $624 in olive flight satin nylon and $708 in brown weather poplin, and the Cruiser Jacket in cotton moleskin is $768. Suzuki's habit of mixing fabrics inside a single garment is what you're paying for. Our Engineered Garments alternatives piece covers the label's closest peers.
Best for: Workwear shapes cut by a designer, at designer prices.
Lee
Lee has made denim since 1889, and its workwear credentials predate almost everything else here. The Union-All arrived in 1913 when Lee sewed a jacket onto a pair of pants, and the US government went on to commission it for soldiers in the First World War.
The modern line keeps the carpenter jean with its hammer loop and extra pockets, plus the Union-All and overalls in the featured collection. Lee sits close to Dickies on price and much closer on availability, since you'll find it in general retailers rather than workwear specialists. The site blocks automated price checks, so figures aren't quoted here.
Best for: A carpenter jean you can buy anywhere.
Picking Between Twenty Work Pants
Start with what kills your current pair. If it's the knee, go to Walls or Blåkläder for the double front. If it's the cold, Carhartt and Berne both insulate for less than a Filson jacket costs. If it's rain, Helly Hansen Workwear is the one built for it.
If nothing's failing and you just want the look, Carhartt WIP and Stan Ray give you the shape without the site-ready weight, and Ben Davis does it at the Dickies price. For a coat you'll still own in 2040, LC King and Filson are the two worth saving for. More workwear picks sit in our Carhartt alternatives guide and across the Dickies and Carhartt roundup.
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Written by
Spencer Lanoue
