Goku changed everything for anime and the Dragon Ball franchise when he turned Super Saiyan for the first time back in the Frieza Saga. Ever since, the Dragon Ball series has gone out of its way to introduce more & more Super Saiyans, with Dragon Ball Super in particular running wild with the concept.
Dragon Ball: Every Saiyan’s Highest Recorded Power Level, Officially Ranked
Between the Dragon Ball Z anime, the manga, guidebooks and the movies, there are only a handful of recorded Power Levels in the Dragon Ball franchise.
As of the Tournament of Power, there are now 15 Dragon Ball Super characters who can turn Super Saiyan – some stronger than others, of course. Even though most Dragon Ball Saiyans now have unique forms like Ultra Instinct, Ultra Ego, and Gohan Beast to keep them on par with the series' strongest Gods and villains, there will always be a place for Super Saiyan forms.
15 Teen Goten
As the youngest Super Saiyan in history (until Pan eventually unlocks the form once Dragon Ball Super returns), Goten has always been supremely powerful. In the Majin Buu Saga, he's even powerful enough to rival Gohan in strength until his brother starts training again. Unfortunately, Goten's never been one to take his power seriously – something the Peaceful World Saga in the End of Z makes very clear, considering Goku has to force him to participate in the 28th Tenkaichi Budokai.
By Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Goten has regressed into the weakest Super Saiyan in the series. He's still strong enough to hold off Cell Max with Trunks' help, but he'd rather use his powers to take on basic criminals than fight serious threats. He's even forgotten how to fuse by the events of Super Hero. That said, he's strong enough to participate in the Super Saiyan Battle Royale in Dragon Ball Super Chapter 103 (though almost certainly goes down first).
14 Teen Trunks
Being one year older than Goten, Trunks has always been a little bit stronger than his rival and best friend. Goku even acknowledges this in the Majin Buu Saga when he tells Trunks to lower his Power Level so he can Goten can actually fuse. By the time Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero hits, Trunks seems to have fallen to around Goten's level, but it's safe to say he's still slightly stronger – if only because he fights more than Goten does.
In the Dragon Ball Super manga, Goten and Trunks train on Android 17's island by fighting off Cell Juniors who managed to escape death at the Cell Games. This helps them stay strong heading into Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, but they're still weaker than both of the Gammas and can only marginally help Gohan during the fight with Cell Max.
13 Cabba
Cabba is one of the ten strongest fighters in Universe 6, and the first Saiyan from Planet Sadala to actually turn into a Super Saiyan. During the Tournament of Destroyers, Vegeta takes a liking to Cabba and teaches him how to turn Super Saiyan by forcing his new pupil to tap into his raw emotions. Cabba is incredibly strong in his own right, but he's not quite on the God level like his fellow Saiyans.
Unfortunately for Cabba, Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta is able to effortlessly defeat him. Cabba has grown stronger by the Tournament of Power, but he still pales in comparison to his fellow Saiyans. His greatest contribution in the Universe Survival Saga is recruiting Caulifla and Kale, who turn out to be much stronger Super Saiyans than himself.
12 Gotenks
It's hard to believe, but there was a time when Gotenks was actually one of the strongest characters in Dragon Ball history. At the start of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Gotenks was the third strongest Z-Fighter after Vegito and Ultimate Gohan. Unfortunately, losing to Beerus more or less ended his fighting career in earnest. Gotenks wasn't even brought along to fight Frieza's army in Resurrection F, and was outright ignored for Universe 7's roster in the Tournament of Power.
Gotenks' latest showing was in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, where Goten and Trunks failed their fusion and accidentally fused into the fat version of Gotenks. Sadly, the fat version of Gotenks cannot turn Super Saiyan, but he still does some notable damage to Cell Max. If Goten and Trunks had performed the fusion correctly, the real Super Saiyan Gotenks would have been a valuable asset in Super Hero's final battle.
11 Goku Black
In the Dragon Ball Super anime, Goku Black skips over Super Saiyan altogether and unlocks Super Saiyan Rosé right away once he's gotten enough Zenkai Boosts. The Dragon Ball Super manga changes things by having Goku Black unlock regular Super Saiyan first, and forcing him to earn Super Saiyan Rosé during his fight with Vegeta.
Super Saiyan Goku Black looks fantastic design-wise, but he's not that strong in the grand scheme of things. Vegeta is able to put SSJ Goku Black in his place just fine. It's worth noting, Goku Black is considerably weaker in the manga than in the anime. When the Dragon Ball Super anime returns, it'll be interesting to see if the remake adapts Super Saiyan Goku Black or skips right to SSR.
10 Caulifla
Dragon Ball has no shortage of prodigies, but the closest thing Universe 6 has to their own version of Goku, Caulifla is on another level entirely. With minimal coaching from Cabba, Caulifla is able to turn Super Saiyan like it's absolutely nothing.
During the Tournament of Power, she even manages to unlock Super Saiyan Grade 2 and straight up Super Saiyan 2 – a form that took Gohan nine months of straight training with Goku and raw emotional trauma just to achieve. Super Saiyan 2 Caulifla was even strong enough to go toe-to-toe with Goku, albeit with some help from her partner Kale. Unfortunately, Caulifla's not quite on God level, as she was forced to fuse with Kale just to stand a chance against Super Saiyan God Goku.
9 Kale
Kale is Universe 6's Legendary Super Saiyan and Planet Sadala's counterpart to Broly. Interestingly, because this makes Kale the first canon Legendary Super Saiyan in Dragon Ball history. Kale's Super Saiyan form is ridiculously powerful and dangerous; she was even able to eliminate multiple universes herself in the Dragon Ball Super manga.
The Official 10 Strongest Dragon Ball Super Forms, Ranked
Dragon Ball Super's power scaling means that the series' forms are leagues stronger than anything seen in Dragon Ball Z, & are only getting stronger.
In the Dragon Ball Super anime, Kale is even strong enough to do serious damage against Super Saiyan Blue Goku, which is an amazing feat in and of itself. Much like Broly, however, Kale cannot control her transformation and grows considerably weaker when she's in a calmer state of mind. With some training, though, she could become the single strongest warrior in Universe 6.
8 Kefla
The Potara fusion between Caulifla and Kale, Kefla is a very different character between the Dragon Ball Super anime and manga as far as power scaling goes. In the Dragon Ball Super anime, Kefla is firmly on the higher end of the God spectrum and makes Goku break a serious sweat just to keep up. Kefla pushes Goku to turn Ultra Instinct Sign for a second time after fighting Jiren, and it's only thanks to UI that Goku wins.
In the Dragon Ball Super manga, Kefla is considerably weaker and about on par with Ultimate Gohan – which is still impressive, but nowhere near the God level feats she was pulling off in the anime. In the manga, both Kefla and Gohan knock each other out at the exact same time in a no holds barred brawl.
7 Gohan
Gohan is currently the strongest Z-Fighter in Dragon Ball Super, but that's only as far as Gohan Beast is concerned. When it comes to his regular Super Saiyan form, Gohan is still lagging behind Saiyans like Vegeta, Goku, and Broly. Gohan was previously the strongest unfused character at the end of Dragon Ball Z, but he loses his place at the top of the pecking order in Battle of Gods.
Over the course of Dragon Ball Super, Gohan regresses as he stops training. Piccolo even needs to re-teach him the basics before the manga's version of the Tournament of Power just so Gohan can keep pace. By the Moro Saga, however, Gohan is in much better shape and even confirms to Piccolo in Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero that he trains on the side to stay in shape.
6 Vegeta
Vegeta has far more raw potential than Goku when it comes to their respective Power Levels, and he doesn't need to train nearly as hard to catch up to his rival. In Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, Vegeta's rage boost when Beerus slaps Bulma raises his Power Level so high, he manages to surpass Super Saiyan 3 Goku as a regular Super Saiyan 2.
While Vegeta sticks to Super Saiyan Blue Evolution and Ultra Ego as his main forms these days, he's still quite powerful as a Super Saiyan. The main things holding back Vegeta's SSJ compared to Goku's is that Vegeta never seemingly mastered Full Power Super Saiyan, and has spent more time refining his God forms.