Capable of exerting very strong clamping force, the Savior Clamp Mini from 9.SOLUTIONS has jaws that open up to 1.18" to hold gear weighing up to 66 lb. The jaws themselves were designed with peaks and valleys to accommodate as many odd shapes as possible whether they're round, square diamond or irregularly shaped. The clamp has one 3/8"-16 female thread and two 1/4"-20 female threads to allow for mounting of additional equipment.
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While more expensive clamp it was worth it because it solved an issue I suffered from for many years. Most clamps are designed for standard tripods with thicker legs. The problem is if you use a video tripod that has two thin rods for the first stage, standard clamps won't grip and if tighten more to compensate it can damage the leg. Often a monitor on articulated arm would gradually slip out of position. This clamp has a rubber mechanism that grips small legs better. The only cons is the price and placement of the mounting threads are on the side instead of the back.
I own both the normal savior clamp, and the mini savior clamp. I'm a big fan of the former, but I found the mini disappointing in comparison. Some of the issues are application specific and are predictable from the photos. The female threads are on the actual jaws and are thus easily obstructed, but on the mini version this seems more likely to occur due to the smaller size. In fact very few things could be mounted on the knob side without blocking the full rotation of the knob. The knob itself is adjustable, so in theory it could still be tightened, but this isn't actually a practical solution imo. Even if the knob isn't obstructed, I found the full sized version much easier to tighten down. The stated rating is for 30 kg, but I find it difficult to believe that the mini version could be reliably tightened down sufficiently to hold that weight. The mini version also lacks a male thread which in my experience was the best mounting spot on the normal version. The smoothness of operation also seems reduced compared with the normal version, and the components have more play. Having said all that, it isn't actually a bad clamp, I would say it is competitive with other clamps with similar weights and clamping ranges, but had it really been a mini version of the full sized savior clamp, it would have been much better. As a quick note, the dimensions of the clamping limits shown on the 9.solutions website or in the manual seem accurate, neither pessimistic nor optimistic.