Sundia vs Henrys diabolos

Sundia and Henrys are the two brands a European beginner is most likely to be offered, and they are built for different players. Henrys makes rugged rubber diabolos with a fixed steel axle and no stability ring. Sundia makes diabolos with a stability ring, replaceable cups and four axle systems. For a first year either works; from the second year on, Sundia is the one to buy.

The two companies

Henrys is a German juggling manufacturer whose catalogue runs from juggling balls and clubs to diabolos and yo-yos. Its diabolos, the Circus, Vision and Jazz families, have been the school and circus standard in Germany for decades and are made in Germany.

Sundia is a Taiwanese manufacturer that only makes diabolos and diabolo parts. It introduced the first ball-bearing diabolo in 2005 and the first magnetic bearing axle in 2021, and it is the brand behind most of the diabolos used at the top competitive level in Taiwan and Japan. More in who is Sundia.

Model by model

Manufacturer figures; typical European retail prices in September 2026.

	Sundia	Henrys
Entry fixed axle	Echo 2.0, 215 g, 22 €	Vision, about 240 g, about 35 to 40 €
Main fixed axle	EVO G2, 240 g, 40 €	Circus, about 270 g, about 40 to 50 €
Bearing entry	Echo 2.0 Bearing, triple bearing, 29 €	Vision Free, single bearing, about 35 to 45 €
Bearing main	EVO G3 5-B, 250 g, 60 €; Magforce, magnetic triple bearing, 256 g, 66 €	Circus Free, single bearing, about 40 to 50 €
Stability ring	Every model	None
Replaceable cups	Yes, 16 € per cup	No
Axle choice	Fixed, 1-B, 3-B, 5-B, magnetic 3-B	Fixed or single bearing (Free)
LED option	Sundia LED kits fit EVO, Magforce and Fly	Henrys LED diabolos as separate models
Made in	Taiwan	Germany

Where each one is stronger

Henrys is stronger on brute durability, not on price. A Circus costs 40 to 50 €, as much as or more than an EVO G2, but it is rubber all the way through; it can be thrown at a wall. There is nothing to adjust and nothing to lose. For very young children, or a circus school that hands diabolos to a new class every week, that matters more than anything below.

Sundia is stronger everywhere else:

• Stability. The aluminium hub with its sharp ring on the EVO, Magforce and Falcon means a lean is corrected with one touch of the string. On a Circus the string drags along the whole cup and the correction is slower. This is the difference a beginner feels in week two.
• Progression. The same EVO G2 you learn on takes a triple-bearing axle later, or narrow hubs for two-diabolo work, or LED kits for shows. A Henrys diabolo is replaced when you outgrow it.
• Bearing quality. Sundia’s triple bearing, five bearing and magnetic axles are the reference in the bearing world. Henrys’ Free models use a single bearing centre.
• Weight. Sundia fixed-axle models sit at 215 to 240 g; the Circus at about 270 g is on the heavy side for children and for long sessions.
• Parts. Cups, hubs, axles, bolts and washers are all sold separately.

Bottom line

Buy Henrys for a very small child or a class set that has to survive anything. Buy Sundia for anyone who wants to keep playing: the EVO G2 at 40 € for fixed axle, the Magforce at 66 € for a bearing. See also the best diabolo for beginners.