Best Creatine Supplements 2026: Cost per Effective Dose
5 g of tested creatine costs $0.16 to $0.49 a day at Amazon prices, about $60 to $178 a year. The cheapest today is NOW Sports Creatine. Our pick, Naked Creatine, is $0.18. Paying more buys a different testing list, not more creatine.
By Erin Rose Updated October 20, 2026 How we score
What 5 g of creatine costs, cheapest first
| Product and size | A day | A year |
|---|---|---|
| NOW Sports Creatine 120 servings, $19.79Informed SportCheck price | $0.16 | $60 |
| Naked Creatine 200 servings, $35.99NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $0.18 | $66 |
| BulkSupplements Creatine 100 servings, $19.97NSF Certified for Sport, NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $0.20 | $73 |
| Momentous Creatine 90 servings, $42.99NSF Certified for Sport, NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $0.48 | $174 |
| Thorne Creatine 90 servings, $44.00NSF Certified for Sport, NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $0.49 | $178 |
| Force Factor Creatine Gummies 30 servings of 5 gummies, $29.99NSF Certified for Sport, NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $1.00 | $365 |
| Transparent Labs Creatine HMB 30 servings, $49.99, with HMB addedNSF Certified for Sport, Informed Choice, NSF/ANSI 173Check price | $1.67 | $608 |
We also score 2 creatine tubs that are on no public testing list; they are in every creatine we scored. Which list each tub is on: third-party tested creatine. Optimum Nutrition Creatine is on Informed Choice and costs $0.30 a day. BulkSupplements Creatine costs less and is on NSF Certified for Sport.
Buy the biggest tub you will finish
Tub size moves the price more than brand. At BulkSupplements’ own store, its 100 g size costs $1.00 a serving and its 1 kg size costs $0.15: about 7 times more for the same powder. At 5 g a day, a 1 kg tub lasts 200 days, so buy the biggest size you will finish before its date.
Amazon prices move from week to week, and the cheapest tub can change. This table updates each night; check the price on the day you buy.
You don’t need to buy anything if you already have a tub: finish it, then size up. Buy gummies only if you won’t take a powder. 5 g in gummies costs $1.00 a day, about 6 times our powder pick.
One 5 g serving a day is the dose most studies used. More does not help once your muscles are full (how much to take).
Sources
- Prices: Amazon, checked each night; last check November 6, 2026. Sizes: each brand’s own list price for every size it sells.
- Grams of creatine a serving: each product’s label in the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database.
- Testing lists: NSF/ANSI 173, NSF Certified for Sport, and Informed Sport and Informed Choice. Details and dates: third-party tested creatine.
- Dose: Kreider RB, et al. International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2017. PubMed 28615996