A gripper for forklifts including a support frame that can be coupled to a forklift and a pair of jaws that are mounted on the support frame in a movable manner with respect to one another between at least one closing position and one opening position respectively for clamping and releasing a product to be transported and vice versa, wherein each jaw includes a support plate-shaped body that is coupled to a mounting body, which is in turn coupled in a movable manner to the support frame, wherein the support plate-shaped body includes a first face that faces the other jaw and a second face opposite the first face, a clamping panel that is supported by the support plate-shaped body to which it is connected with connecting members.