In the sub $100 you will find some Benchmade, Spyderco
$75 and Under: Buck, Gerber, Kershaw
An EDC that will hardley get any use can be most anything. Cut some paper, poke a hole, clean your nails. No biggie.
When you get to the crazy $ EDC you are looking and metal used, handle quality ETC.
It's like anything else in life, it's use will dictate what you need. Theres plenty of brands out there.