Alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Soul Food

Donner Dumbal Drive

similar tone character

Boss SD-1 Super OverDrive

similar tone character

DigiTech DOD Overdrive Preamp 250X

Shared character: response, pick attack, true bypass

Crazy Tube Circuits Clean Little Secret

Shared character: rich harmonic content, pick attack, boost

Fairfield Circuitry Roger That

Shared character: transparent

Xotic BB Preamp

Shared character: rich harmonic content, wide range, pick attack

Mesa Boogie Flux-Five

Shared character: true bypass, subtle, boost

Lovepedal ET-ST Eternity Stack

Shared character: touch, transparent, overdrive

Walrus Audio PRS Horsemeat

Shared character: treble, transparent, full

Maxon OD808

Shared character: true bypass, boost, natural

Crazy Tube Circuits Limelight

Shared character: boost, presence, classic rock

MXR Timmy Overdrive

Shared character: presence, treble, transparent

Browne Amplification The Fixer Dual Boost/Buffer

Shared character: volume, boost, transparent

Chase Bliss Brothers AM

Shared character: dynamic range, smooth, classic rock

JHS Pedals JHS AT+

Shared character: rich harmonic content, treble, boost

JHS Pedals JHS Tumnus

Shared character: boost, presence, touch

JHS Kirkland Custom Boost

Shared character: presence, subtle, boost

JHS Notaklön

Shared character: clean signal, natural, subtle

Colorsound Power Boost

Shared character: volume, boost, treble

Keeley Phat Mod

Shared character: presence, response

JAM Pedals TubeDreamer MK2

Shared character: boost, treble, touch

J. Rockett Majestic

Shared character: transparent, overdrive

Matthews Effects The Klone

Shared character: boost, touch, transparent

Greer Lightspeed Organic Overdrive

Shared character: volume, boost, presence

Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer

Shared character: pick attack, presence, smooth

Klon Centaur

“an affordable, transparent overdrive widely regarded as one of the best budget Klon Centaur clones”