You've asked a much tougher question that there are REAL answers for. In order to answer "Which is best for the money?" question, someone would have to have ALL OF THEM in the same place at the same time and do a real-world comparison (certainly not in the store at the scope counter).
I've had so many different brands of scopes and many within the same brand (but from their high-end to their cheaper scopes) & what I DO KNOW is that it is very confusing to pick a favorite. Who has the best reticles? Who has better clarity/contrast? Who has the better turrets, AO mechanism, lens coatings, windage/elevation repeatability and elevation range? Who does a better job of being able to focus on the target AND the reticle?
See what I mean? What are you testing for and what do you want compared?