Amazon vs Carrs

Amazon vs Carrs at a glance

• For items under $3, Amazon is the cheaper store (30% less on average).
• The same 15-product basket costs $49.54 at Amazon and $63.34 at Carrs.
• Carrs is cheaper in all 3 aisles we compared.
• On the healthiest products (ingredient score A or AB), Carrs is 1% cheaper.

How far apart Amazon and Carrs prices are

• Within 10%: 87 items
• 10% to 25% apart: 293 items
• More than 25% apart: 737 items
• Typical gap: 31.4% per item, where the prices differ

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  Biggest saving at AmazonSimply Organic Vanilla Extract, Pure Madagascar$17.78 vs $27.99 at Carrs — save $10.21

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  Biggest saving at CarrsCoombs Orgnic Maple Syrup - 32 Fl. Oz.$21.99 vs $34.50 at Amazon — save $12.51

The same basket at Amazon and Carrs

The 15 products carried by the most stores we track — no more than two from any aisle — priced at Amazon and Carrs.

Amazon is $13.80 cheaper on this basket — the opposite of the overall result, which averages every matched product.

Amazon vs Carrs prices by aisle

Average price of the matched products in each aisle, biggest difference first.

Amazon vs Carrs on cheap and pricier items

The same products grouped by what they cost — a store can win on everyday basics and lose on bigger-ticket items, or the other way round.

Healthier groceries: Amazon vs Carrs

Matched products grouped by their Labeled ingredient score, from A (cleanest ingredients) to C.

Ingredient score	Amazon	Carrs	CheaperGap
Score A309 items	$6.90	$7.08	Amazon · 3%
Score AB309 items	$6.94	$6.56	Carrs · 5%
Score B236 items	$6.94	$5.98	Carrs · 14%
Score C274 items	$6.60	$5.93	Carrs · 10%

Scores come from the Labeled app, which grades each product's ingredients against research from the FDA, EFSA, WHO and others.