Cerakote does wear a bunch better.. However the biggest problem with DuraCoat is when it is applied to thick, and not given ample time to cure. I think they shoot themselves in the foot by saying can handle normally in 48 hours, because if you really read into it, it doesn't fully cure for 30 days. I have done some pistols in duracoat and allowed the 30 days to go by and those guns did not do terribly bad in the wear department. But, most never let it properly cure. Plus 3 light coats and oven cure can be and should be used on this coating as well. They have a product now called Durabake. But, again if your gonna compare the two. Cerakote is much better. But, also needs to be applied in 3 thin layers.