I had borrowed a friend's $200 training collar but was afraid something would happen to it so I only used it twice. I actually like this collar so much more. I like that the collar is very adjustable. The more expensive one would have had to have been trimmed for my dog. The vibration is very strong and gets his attention immediately. I mainly have only had to use the beeping feature to get him to mind. I haven't used the "shock" feature because the beep & vibration do the trick. For the price, this collar has everything I needed and the battery lasts a long time!