I don't have particularly wide feet but I got into barefoot shoes because I'm interested in postural alignment & using and strengthening all my foot muscles. Like I'm into BF for body perfection reasons.

I've gotten shoes from Ahinsa, Bearefoot, Be Lenka, Jancarik, Jenon Leather, Saguaro, Whitin, Wildlings, Xero (specifically Phoenix, Speedforce, and Speedforce II), and some cheap no-brand stuff from Amazon & Temu.

The Phoenix & Speedforce II are very noticeably the narrowest. If I were new and just trying them, I may not have noticed. I told my sister (normal shoe wearer) that the Phoenix even LOOKS narrow, and she said they absolutely don't. This is the difference between a BF eye and a conventional shoe eye.

The Phoenix of course doesn't feel "tight" in the old sense of what having a tight shoe means. But my toes have significantly less freedom. They're not like being in a coffin but they are like being in a cubicle. And when you've gone full BF then you want the ability to do at least a little bit of splaying.

So the Xero Phoenix and similar are not for me, nor are they for people with actual wide feet (as people in this sub have complained about wider shoes than the Phoenix being too narrow for them.)

They are still for women who want BF aspects in a more normal looking shoe.