I only brought my Equalizer to the range, so without shooting each individually I can't make a valid comment. But I will say I am shooting it with better results on target compared to my Shield Plus. I am using a Holosun 507k red dot and followup shots are no problem...the dot stays pretty much on target.

Best thing for you to do is find a range with rental guns, or ask a friend who has one, and shoot it for yourself. Frankly I am not too concerned about recoil from any 9mm...it's a lot less than my M&P 45! My Sig P-365 had a snappy recoil, but even that wasn't much of a problem. It's my everyday carry gun for self defense and if I ever use it in that scenario I doubt I will be thinking about recoil.