18 Brands Like Zorali for Eco-Friendly Outdoor Gear
The problem with Zorali is rarely the clothes. The Australian brand runs a 111-piece range out of Coolum in Queensland, covering merino base layers, fleece, rain shells, hiking pants, tents and sleeping pads, and it prices everything in Australian dollars. Hemp Everyday Socks are AUD $20, the Camp Tote is AUD $150. If you're shopping from anywhere else, that's a currency conversion and an international shipping bill before you've even chosen a size.
Here are 18 brands working the same seam. Some are trail-first, some are the everyday layers Zorali also sells, and each one below has been checked on its own site this month for what it stocks and what it charges.
Quick comparison:
- Closest to Zorali: Cotopaxi for packs, Tentree for soft layers, Tasc Performance for base layers, Patagonia for shells
- Cheapest way in: Everlane ($34 tees), United By Blue ($24 mugs), Tentree ($88 hoodies)
- Most premium: Aether ($395 to $895 jackets), Nudie Jeans ($420 jacket), Patagonia
- Specialist picks: Primalwear for cycling, Seasalt Cornwall for coastal rain, Rothy's and Allbirds for footwear, Prana for climbing
- Everyday layers rather than gear: Vuori, Outerknown, Kotn, Groceries Apparel, L.L.Bean
| Brand | Price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Patagonia | Premium | Recycled fleece with a resale programme behind it |
| Tentree | $88 to $248 USD on outerwear | Ten trees per item, campfire-casual fit |
| Vuori | $110 USD joggers | Recycled-poly softness you'll wear on rest days |
| Outerknown | $98 to $298 USD | Surf-side shirting built like workwear |
| Cotopaxi | $90 to $230 USD on packs | Deadstock-fabric packs, no two alike |
| Prana | Mid-range | Climbing pants that pass as normal trousers |
| United By Blue | $24 to $44 USD | Socks, mugs and packs rather than clothing |
| Everlane | $34 to $98 USD | City basics under a shell |
| Aether | $395 to $895 USD on jackets | Technical outerwear with tailoring |
| Kotn | CAD $62 to CAD $248 | Cotton layers with the factories named |
| L.L.Bean | £73 to £190 GBP | Boots and vests that outlast the trend |
| Groceries Apparel | $44 to $138 USD | Plant-dyed organic cotton made in LA |
| Nudie Jeans | $420 USD jacket | Organic denim with free repairs |
| Allbirds | $100 to $140 USD | Wool and eucalyptus shoes for camp and town |
| Seasalt Cornwall | £110 to £190 GBP | Coastal waterproofs, British sizing |
| Tasc Performance | $54 to $98 USD | Bamboo-blend layers that don't hold odour |
| Primalwear | $50 to $125 USD | Cycling kit for high-output days |
| Rothy's | $180 USD loafers | Recycled-bottle shoes for the flight home |
Patagonia
Patagonia is where the recycled-materials argument in outdoor clothing started, and its Better Sweater fleece is the piece that makes the case. The jacket is 100% recycled polyester and sewn in a Fair Trade Certified factory, both stated on Patagonia's own product page. That's a factory-level certification held by the sewing partner, which is worth knowing when you compare it against brands that claim certifications for a single fabric.
Patagonia sits above Zorali on price, and it also runs Worn Wear, where used Better Sweaters and Nano Puffs go back on sale at a discount. We couldn't pull a current price from patagonia.com, which refuses automated requests on every route we tried, so treat it as the premium end of this list and check the figure yourself before you buy. If you want the wider field, we've mapped it in outdoor brands like Patagonia.
Best for: buying once and repairing it rather than replacing it.
Tentree
Tentree puts the promise in the name, and its tree-planting page states it plainly: every item plants 10 trees. The brand carries a B Corp badge on that same page, the same certification Zorali holds. Where Zorali leans technical, Tentree leans soft. The Juniper Hoodie ($88) and Reynard Hoodie ($88) are the volume sellers, with the Coves Overshirt ($118) as the layer you throw over them.
The rain gear goes further than the hoodies suggest. The men's Nimbus Insulated Rain Jacket is $248 and the women's Nimbus Long Rain Jacket is $198, both in USD, which lands them close to Zorali's shell pricing once you've converted. There's more on the range in our guide to brands like Tentree.
Best for: hoodies you'll wear to the trailhead and then all week.
Vuori
Vuori built its business on one fabric. The Ponto Performance Jogger ($110) is 89% recycled polyester and 11% elastane, part of the DreamKnit family the brand puts across most of its range. It's the softest thing on this list, and that's the point of it.
Vuori isn't a shell-and-crampons brand, so don't buy it expecting Zorali's weather protection. Buy it for the campsite evening and the flight home. Prices sit in the same band as Zorali's everyday pieces once you convert, and Vuori states the recycled percentage on the product page rather than leaving it to a slogan.
Best for: the recovery layer you pull on after the walk.
Outerknown
Outerknown makes surf-derived clothing with workwear construction, and the Blanket Shirt ($168) is the piece it's known for. It's heavy enough to work as a jacket in spring and autumn, and it comes in enough colourways that you'll find one that isn't a plaid. The Hooded Sun Shirt ($98) is the lighter option for hot days.
Outerwear runs to the Blanket Snap Popover ($198) and the Woolaroo Vest ($298), all in USD. Outerknown publishes Fair Trade claims tied to its manufacturing partners rather than to the company itself, so read which entity holds what before you weigh it against Zorali's B Corp certification. The two claims answer different questions.
Best for: one shirt that covers three seasons.
Cotopaxi
Cotopaxi is the closest match to Zorali's pack range, and its Del Día line is the reason. Cotopaxi's own product copy says the Del Día version "uses high-quality deadstock fabrics, making each pack one-of-a-kind", which means the colour combination you see in the photo isn't the one that arrives. Deadstock is leftover fabric from other production runs that would otherwise go to waste.
The Allpa 26L Daypack in Del Día is $150 and the Tasra 16L Backpack in Del Día is $90. The straight-colour Allpa 35L Travel Pack is $230, all USD. The daypacks carry a laptop sleeve and the Allpa 35L has a luggage pass-through strap, so these work as commuter bags as much as trail packs. Cotopaxi's page for the 35L says the Allpas are now made with 100% recycled fabrics. We go deeper in brands like Cotopaxi.
Best for: a pack no one else at the airport will have.
Prana
Prana, styled prAna on its own site, came out of climbing and yoga, and its Stretch Zion pants are the crossover piece. Prana's own product pages give the fabric as 95% recycled nylon and 5% elastane, bluesign approved, with UPF 50+. They look enough like ordinary trousers to wear to dinner and stretch enough to climb in, which is the same trick Zorali's hiking pants pull.
Prana's site blocks automated requests, so we couldn't read a current price from it. Treat the brand as mid-range, sitting under Aether and over Everlane, and check the figure on the page before you commit. The women's range covers leggings and dresses alongside the technical pants.
Best for: one pair of trousers for the crag and the restaurant.
United By Blue
United By Blue ties every sale to a cleanup, and its homepage states the ratio: one product equals one pound of trash removed. The catch worth knowing before you click is that the clothing has largely gone. Across the full catalogue we counted 1,101 men's apparel variants with 14 in stock, and 1,987 women's apparel variants with 11. Buying a jacket here isn't realistic right now.
What's stocked is the hard goods. The Ultimate Bison Sock is $44, the Bison Trail Sock is $32 and the 16 oz Potter's Mug is $32, all USD, and the bags and drinkware run about a third in stock, which is enough to shop from. That maps neatly onto the socks-and-tumblers half of Zorali's range rather than the outerwear half.
Best for: merino socks and camp mugs, not a wardrobe.
Everlane
Everlane is the base-layer answer rather than the shell answer. The Box-Cut Tee in Essential Cotton is $34, the Boxy Oxford is $88 and the Utility Barrel Pant is $98, all USD and all full price rather than sale figures. None of it's technical, and the copy doesn't pretend otherwise.
Where this earns a place next to Zorali is the layer underneath. You need cotton tees and a shirt that packs flat far more often than you need a hardshell, and Everlane's full-price collection holds over 1,200 in-stock variants, so your size usually exists. For the alternatives in this bracket, see sustainable brands like Everlane.
Best for: the cotton layers that live under everything else.
Aether
Aether, which trades as AETHER Apparel, is the expensive end of this list and doesn't hide it. The Landon Jacket and the Storm All-Weather Jacket are both $395, the Stanton Technical Jacket is $495 and the Maverick Snow-Shell Jacket is $895, all USD. What you're paying for is cut. These are technical shells drafted like tailoring, without the logo panels and reflective flashes that mark most weatherproof kit.
Against Zorali that's a different proposition entirely. Zorali's outerwear is priced for people who own several jackets. Aether's is priced for people who want one that works in the city and on the mountain, and the brand runs frequent markdowns, so the full-price figures above may not be what you'll pay.
Best for: a shell you'd wear to a meeting.
Kotn
Kotn names its supply chain on the shop page: "Designed in Canada, ethically made in Egypt, Portugal and Turkey." Menswear runs from CAD $62 to CAD $248, and the store quotes in Canadian dollars, so budget for the conversion the same way you would with Zorali's AUD pricing.
The range is cotton basics rather than gear. Heavyweight tees, hoodies and shirting, made from cotton the brand describes as its finest natural fibres. Put it in the same slot as Everlane on this list, with a supply chain that's easier to follow and a price that runs a little higher for it.
Best for: knowing which countries your t-shirt passed through.
L.L.Bean
L.L.Bean earns its place here on durability rather than on materials science. The Bean Boot is the emblem, and the vests around it hold up the same way. The Mountain Classic Fleece Vest is £73, the PrimaLoft Packaway Vest runs £150 to £180 and the Bean's Insulated Utility Vest is £180, prices we read from the store it served us in the UK.
That's the thing to check first. L.L.Bean routes you to a regional storefront by country, so the currency and the assortment both shift depending on where you're shopping from. The overlap with Zorali is the philosophy rather than the aesthetic, and if you want the direct comparison we've written L.L.Bean vs Patagonia fleece.
Best for: boots and vests you'll still own in ten years.
Groceries Apparel
Groceries Apparel is the smallest brand on this list and the most specific about its process. Product pages describe organic cotton "dyed with 100% plant-based dyes" and vegetable dyes, and the catalogue runs to 52 styles with almost everything in stock. List prices go from $44 to $138 USD, and the whole site currently sits at a discount, so what you pay will be lower than what's quoted here.
The cut is Los Angeles activewear rather than mountain gear. Crop tops, leggings, hemp pants and cardigans. If the part of Zorali you like is the hemp socks and the organic cotton tees rather than the tents, this is where that thread continues.
Best for: plant-dyed cotton you can trace to one factory.
Nudie Jeans
Nudie Jeans repairs what it sells, and has done since 2007. Its own story page describes jeans meant to be repaired rather than replaced, with repair shops that fix, resell or donate them. That's a longer commitment than most brands make and it's the reason the price makes sense.
The Blake Zip Jacket is $420 USD, cut from 11 oz organic cotton rigid duck canvas with a wool-mix blanket lining, and the denim sits below it. Nudie's overlap with Zorali is durability rather than weatherproofing, so pair it with a shell rather than expecting it to be one. Raw denim breaks in over months, which puts it closer to Zorali's merino than to its rain gear in how you live with it.
Best for: denim you send back to be mended.
Allbirds
Allbirds covers the footwear gap. The men's Tree Runner is $100, the women's Wool Runner is $110, the Tree Breezer is $105 and the Tree Glider is $140, all USD and all full price. Merino handles the cold and the eucalyptus-fibre Tree range handles the heat, which is a cleaner split than most shoe brands offer.
These aren't hiking shoes and won't stand in for Zorali's trail footwear on rough ground. They're what you pack for everything else, and the wool pair handles a wet campsite better than canvas does. Our full comparison sits in shoe brands like Allbirds.
Best for: the second pair of shoes in the bag.
Seasalt Cornwall
Seasalt Cornwall answers the same weather Zorali does from the other side of the world. Its waterproofs are built for horizontal Atlantic rain, and there are enough of them to choose by weight. The Porthcurno Waterproof Jacket is £150, the Bosigran Waterproof Hardshell is £160, the Stone Wave Waterproof Coat is £170 and the Tidesman Waterproof Coat is £190, all GBP.
The brand runs 85 shops across the UK, so you can try things on, an advantage over ordering internationally from an Australian site. Organic cotton runs through the non-waterproof pieces, including the Towen Organic Cotton Blazer at £110. The look is fishing village rather than alpine, and prints feature heavily, so check the plain colourways if that isn't your thing.
Best for: rain that arrives sideways.
Tasc Performance
Tasc Performance builds its range on a bamboo and organic cotton blend, which is the closest thing here to Zorali's merino argument. Tasc's own product copy calls the Carrollton tee temperature-regulating, moisture-wicking and odour-resistant, with UPF sun protection, so a shirt survives a few days of hiking without announcing itself. The Carrollton T-Shirt is $54, the Carrollton Lightweight Hoodie is $78 and the Carrollton Lightweight Quarter Zip is $94, all USD.
Womenswear covers the same ground: the Day to Day Pant is $98 and the Day to Day Pocket Legging is $88. It runs cheaper than merino base layers and washes more easily, and the trade-off is that bamboo reaches fabric through a chemical process rather than straight off an animal. Worth weighing if fibre origin is what drew you to Zorali.
Best for: multi-day trips with one shirt.
Primalwear
Primalwear is the specialist on this list. It makes cycling kit, and its outerwear collection alone runs 189 styles with most sizes in stock. The Obsidian Men's Thermal Tights with E6 Chamois are $125, the Obsidian Slate Men's Wind Vest is $60, the Alitios Etheros Thermal Base Layer is $65 and the Obsidian Slate Thermal Arm Warmers are $50, all USD.
You wouldn't buy this instead of a Zorali fleece. You buy it because Zorali doesn't make bib shorts or a chamois, and because arm warmers and a wind vest solve the shoulder-season problem better than a jacket does. If your outdoor time happens on two wheels, this is the gap-filler.
Best for: riders who need a chamois, not a hoodie.
Rothy's
Rothy's knits shoes from recycled plastic bottles, and its materials page puts it directly: the brand says it has kept hundreds of thousands of single-use bottles out of landfill "by using them as our signature thread, which is knit into every product we make". The Almond Loafer is $180 USD and the shoes go through a washing machine, which is why they travel well.
This is the furthest from a trail of anything here, and it's on the list for the same reason Zorali sells hemp socks and a tote. Adventure trips involve airports and towns, and a machine-washable flat handles both. The brand also uses hemp and responsibly sourced merino across parts of the range.
Best for: the shoes you wear when the boots come off.
How to Choose Between These Brands
Start with the half of Zorali you shop. If it's the shells, packs and base layers, go to Cotopaxi for bags, Patagonia or Aether for outerwear, and Tasc or Tentree for the layers underneath. If what you like is the hemp socks and the drinkware, Everlane, Kotn, Groceries Apparel and Rothy's cover that ground at lower prices.
Then check the currency before you check the price. Zorali quotes AUD, Kotn quotes CAD, L.L.Bean and Seasalt Cornwall quote GBP, and the rest here quote USD. A jacket that looks cheaper often isn't once the conversion and the duty land.
One last thing on the eco claims. Zorali and Tentree hold company-level B Corp certification, Patagonia's Fair Trade mark belongs to the factory that sews the garment, and Outerknown's belongs to its manufacturing partners. Those are three different promises, and reading which entity holds which is the most useful habit to build. We wrote a guide to it in how to tell if a brand is sustainable.
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Written by
Spencer Lanoue
