I was not as blown away by this suit as the other suit I bought at the same time. I would have to say they are comparable but for some reason I do not like this suit as much.  It does have a front opening that is closed by Velcro unlike the other suit but I really do not see these openings as really a positive.  It is fairly well constructed and I see no signs that it will come apart or wear quickly. I only wore this for a short time in the pool earlier this week and I will say it was comfortable and I did not experience anything that would cause me to make a negative comment about the suit.  I bought this in a size larger than the other suit based on comments and I am glad that I did because it is a size larger than I normally buy and I had no sense that it was too large for me. In fact I did not really notice a difference in size between the two different brands of swim suits.

The other suit I bought was the Kanu Surf Men's Barracuda Trunks which so far is the suit that I prefer over this one but I would not say that my view is any reflection on the quality or comfort of this suit. So I guess if you are looking at both I would say that the only things that differentiate these two suits are the styling and this one has a front opening. If either of those are important to your choice I would not hesitate to tell you to get this suit.