The article deals with the issue of the suitability of steel fibers in concrete mixtures. The influence of the shape of steel fibers was also assessed. Two types of steel fibers were analyzed, straight and hooked. The test fibers were made of the same steel and had exactly the same slenderness, diameter and length. The samples were tested after 28 days of maturation, and the mechanical properties that were checked were compressive strength, concrete tensile strength in a bend test and concrete tensile strength when splitting. The results were statistically analyzed and presented in the article.