Best Creatine
The best creatine we track, ranked by real cost-per-dose — not paid placements. Across 38 brands, 3 are third-party tested in a public registry.
Updated October 2026prices checked what’s changed
How much does Creatine cost?
The cheapest creatine we track is $0.02 per gram — $0.12/day at the commonly-studied 5 g dose. Prices checked October 2026.
Best creatine for a specific goal
Ranked across 54 products · prices checked Oct 10, 2026
How we rank
We rank by cost-per-dose — price ÷ servings, normalized to the daily dose (5 g/day) — so bottle sizes and strengths compare fairly. Prices are scraped at publication and re-checked when the catalog refreshes (see the “Prices checked” stamp above). There is no paid placement and no kickback for ordering. Full methodology · Editorial standards.
When cheapest ≠ best value
The cheapest bottle isn’t automatically the best value: a low-absorption form (magnesium oxide is the classic example) can look cheap per milligram yet deliver less of what you actually absorb. Where forms differ, compare cost per absorbed or elemental unit, not the compound weight on the label. A bigger bottle isn’t automatically cheaper per dose either — this list already ranks by cost per gram of active, so a larger count only wins if it truly costs less per serving. Compare Creatine forms.
Our data on this: how much the big bottle saves per serving · the gummy tax · the form premium · the price spread.
Full ranking by cost per dose
Cost per gram of active normalizes price across scoop sizes — a 20 g and a 25 g serving compare fairly. Top 20 of 54 shown.
- See offer#1Best valueHEARTHY FOODS Creatine Monohydrate Micronized Powder…
powder · 5000mg · 100 servings · $10.99
$0.02per gram - See offer$0.02per gram1.1× #1
- See offer$0.02per gram1.1× #1$0.12 / 5 g
- See offer$0.03per gram1.2× #1
- See offer$0.03per gram1.3× #1$0.14 / 5 g
- See offer$0.03per gram1.5× #1$0.16 / 5 g
- See offer$0.04per gram1.8× #1$0.20 / 5 g
- See offer$0.04per gram1.8× #1$0.20 / 5 g
- See offer$0.04per gram1.8× #1$0.20 / 5 g
- See offer$0.04per gram2.0× #1
- See offer$0.04per gram2.0× #1
- See offer$0.04per gram2.0× #1$0.22 / 5 g
- See offer$0.05per gram2.1× #1$0.23 / 5 g
- See offer$0.05per gram2.1× #1$0.24 / 5 g
- See offer$0.05per gram2.3× #1$0.25 / 5 g
- See offer$0.05per gram2.4× #1$0.26 / 5 g
- See offer$0.07per gram3.0× #1$0.33 / 5 g
- See offer$0.07per gram3.2× #1$0.35 / 5 g
- See offer$0.08per gram3.5× #1
- See offer$0.08per gram3.5× #1$0.38 / 5 g
See also: Creatine basics · all best-value rankings · creatine cost-per-dose breakdown
Read: Creatine guides
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Creatine brands we compare — which are third-party tested?
3 of the 38 brands ranked above appear in an independent certifier's own public registry. A certification confirms the label matches the contents — it says nothing about how well the supplement works, and an uncertified brand is not automatically worse.
- BulkSupplements.com NSF Sport
- Optimum Nutrition NSF Sport
- Thorne NSF Sport
- AMANDEAN
- American Research Supplements
- Ascent
- Ballistic Laboratories
- Bloom Nutrition
- BodyTech
- Bucked Up
- Doctor's Recipes
- Double Wood Supplements
- Dymatize
- Fitness Labs
- Force Factor
- ForestLeaf
- Healthy Bones Co.
- HEARTHY FOODS
- It's Just!
- Jacked Factory
- Livingood Daily
- Micro Ingredients
- Momentous
- Muscle Milk
- Nature's Wonder
- NatureBell
- Nutricost
- Nutriveria
- OMNI Creatine
- Orgain
- Puregen Labs
- SteelFit
- Sun Nutraceuticals
- Swolverine
- Vega
- Vitalibre
- WELLNESS LABSRX
- Zealtonic
Frequently asked
How much does Creatine cost?+
The cheapest creatine we track is $0.02 per gram ($10.99 for 100 servings). That's real cost per dose from live Amazon US prices as of October 2026, not the sticker price.
What is the best-value Creatine supplement?+
HEARTHY FOODS Creatine Monohydrate Micronized Powder 500G - 100 Servings — $0.02 per gram ($10.99 for 100 servings), the lowest cost-per-dose creatine in our Amazon US catalog as of October 2026.
How much does Creatine cost per day?+
The cheapest creatine we track works out to $0.02 per gram; to reach the commonly-studied 5 g/day dose the cheapest is $0.12/day. Retailers and review sites list a price and a serving size but rarely divide it out — this is what a day actually costs, as of October 2026.
How much does Creatine cost per gram?+
About $0.10 per gram across 54 tracked creatine products, ranging from $0.02 per gram for the best value to $5.59 for premium options.
Is the cheapest Creatine always the best value?+
Not by sticker price. We rank creatine by cost per gram of creatine, not per scoop — a bigger scoop at a higher price can still be cheaper per gram. HEARTHY FOODS Creatine Monohydrate Micronized Powder 500G… leads at $0.02 per gram as of October 2026.
What's the cheapest effective Creatine?+
To reach the commonly-studied 5 g/day dose, Micronized Creatine Monohydrate Powder 1kg (2.2lbs is the best value at $0.12 per day — cheaper than bottles that look low-priced per serving but are underdosed.
What is the highest-quality Creatine supplement?+
Of the 38 creatine brands ranked here, 3 hold a third-party certification we could verify in a public registry: BulkSupplements.com (NSF Certified for Sport), Optimum Nutrition (NSF Certified for Sport), Thorne (NSF Certified for Sport). Certification means an independent lab confirmed the label matches the contents and screened for contaminants — it does not rate how well the supplement works. The cheapest certified option is Optimum Nutrition Creatine at $0.05 per gram.
Which Creatine brands are third-party tested?+
BulkSupplements.com — NSF Certified for Sport; Optimum Nutrition — NSF Certified for Sport; Thorne — NSF Certified for Sport. We only count a brand as tested when it appears in the certifier's own public registry (USP Verified, NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice), never on a claim printed on the label. The remaining 35 brands on this page have no certification we could verify.
Which Creatine is the top rated?+
We don't republish marketplace star ratings — they belong to the retailer, they move constantly, and a 4.6 average tells you nothing about what is in the capsule. The two things you can verify are what a dose costs and whether an independent lab checked the label. On both counts, Optimum Nutrition Creatine stands out: NSF Certified for Sport certified at $0.05 per gram.
Independent testing
3 of 38 tracked Creatine brands here are flagged as carrying independent third-party testing — a voluntary check of a product's identity, potency and contaminants by an outside lab. It's a quality signal, not a value or efficacy claim. Confirm any brand's current status on the official registries:
Testing status is self-reported by the brand or drawn from public certification and may change — always verify on the official registry before purchase.
References & sources
- Creatine — Health Professional fact sheet — NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
- USP Verified product participants — U.S. Pharmacopeia
- NSF certified products — NSF
We link primary sources and paraphrase their findings — never copy their text, tables, or images. Cost-per-dose figures are our own first-party catalog data.