Hi. I'm consider about vortex strikefire and SPARC. I read the under 200$ budget sights post in the FAQ section and there is a lot of people using strikefire. Why not SPARC? I really want to know which one is better, thanks!

Please don't tell me buy a EOTech or Trijicon. I'm talking about budget sights under 200 here. If you have any good recommendation in this range, please let me know.

I went with the Strikefire for the following:
a) Budget  - Price was under $200 (149.99 + tax from Primary Arms, no shipping)
b) I wanted absolute cowitness and that is accomplished with the high mount version
c) Could not find anything bad about it, just that is was a low cost alternative.

The warranty did not hurt either...

Did not consider the SPARC because it was over $200 (closer to $300).

I have had the Strikefire on now for a couple months, have shot around a1000 rounds and it has not lost zero.  Only issue I had was the battery died rather quickly and the lens caps were hard to close (lubed them, now not an issue).

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I've got both and honestly, don't think the SPARC is worth the extra $$$ in that I can't find where it's really better enough to justify the added expense.  One thing I don't like about the SPARC is there's a small protrusion in the glass that bugs the heck out of me––I think it's part of the illumination electronics.

I have a SPARC and love it. I recently put close to 500 rounds through my carbine during a training course and it held zero all day.  I was able to obtain extremely quick and clear sight pictures in both a light rain and bright sunlight. In fact, I was quicker to hit targets at both close range and roughly 85 yards than some more experienced shooters with high end optics.  I also have it mounted with absolute Co witness with Magpul BUIS, so I get the best of both worlds. I would recommend the optic to anyone looking for an excellent, and reliable, optic on a budget.

I've had both and both are good sights.  I think the newer electronics stuff is in the strikefires now also.  I think previously the sparc had better battery life.  The "upgrade" part of the sparc is that the sight is in a smaller package, weight and size are a big issue in most builds.  I think MAP is $200 on the sparc and $150 on the Strikefire.  The sparc would make since for a lot of people, since you can mount it low profile, 1/3, or absolute with included mounts at a lower street price its not much more than the other budget micros after you get mounts for them.  The vortex products used to have a good reputation here, but lately (on this forum at least) a lot of people have been alluding to problems.  In actual function they good, you are not giving up much in actual function to $500+ competitors, in warranty support Vortex is pretty much the best scope company to deal with (their warranty is more of a no-fault one), what is the trend is actual reliablity questions... which to be fair most people that seem to post of of them don't have actual experience with issues.