I too prefer feathers, but there are oocasions where spine requirements necessitate vanes for my set-ups.

Duravanes (norways), AAE or " Arizonas" (And the Easton Diamonds which are made by AAE), are the most popular and are a rubber type vane. They are super easy to fletch and that I believe is the main reason they have become so popular. They do work pretty well, and are inexpensive.

Bohnings are fairly tough regarding arrow hits, but are stiff and deteriorate quickly.

The best vanes on the market are the Flex Fletch (and to a somewhat lesser extent the Mullen-Marco brand). They are a bit more time consuming to fletch (bases need to be cleaned throughly and a slow set glue like Saunders NPV, Flex Bond or Ambroid is needed), but they are nigh indestructible: shrugging off most arrow hits, and will zip through a target and come back to shape w/ no fiddling. Once glued on properly, they won' t come off. They are expensive though, almost rivaling the cost of feathers.