Kizer

Best for the price (chinese made "budget" options like Civivi, Vosteed, Kizer, etc.) -No one will look at it and go "damn thats a civivi!". -but, you can get some very nice knives that compete with higher end options from bigger names.

Both Vosteed and Kizer are amazing companies with great products so you can’t go wrong with either.

Could I recommend an Ontario fixed blade or a Kizer? They have affordable knives.

Kizer has some decent fixed blades as well.

Kizer also makes solid knives at a much lower price range.

The Kizer is a fair bit better than the rest in this price range. That said, make sure to get the newer versions that either have the orange button on the quick swap, or the cross style screws that you can remove with the built-in tweezer

Better steel and maybe looks Kizer has a good line up of fixed blades.

Kizer was probably the one I would daily. A swipe of the thumbstud easily opens it right up and the crossbar locking mechanism gives a nice resistance that assists the blade shut on closing. Looking at pictures I didnt think I would like as much as I do in hand.

I once was a big civivi person. Then I found the glorious Kizer. Same prices insanely better knives.

Spyderco and Kizer. Honorable mentions to Civivi and CJRB.