RETAILER COMPARISON · 12 STORES TRACKED

US Protein Retailers: Where to Buy, Ranked

We track live protein prices across 12 US retailers and rank every product by Value Score. This page shows which retailer carries the most inventory, where the best prices land most often, and which storefront wins for which protein category.

12
Retailers tracked
318
Products compared
56
Brands covered
Daily
Price refresh
#1
Amazon
Widest inventory, fastest shipping
318
Products
56
Brands
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#2
Walmart
Strong everyday low prices on big tubs
195
Products
Free pickup
In-store
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#3
iHerb
Reliable on niche brands and isolates
187
Products
Ships intl
Coverage
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#4
Target
Best for protein bars and RTD shakes
126
Products
RedCard
5% off
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#5
Bodybuilding.com
Deep on bodybuilding brands and 5lb+ tubs
121
Products
Sales
Frequent
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#6
GNC
In-store pickup, Pro Access rewards
74
Products
Stores
2,000+
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#7
Vitacost
Aggressive promo codes on natural brands
64
Products
10% off
First order
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#8
Muscle & Strength
Free workouts, lifter-focused selection
31
Products
Stacks
Bundle deals
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#9
Costco
Best on bulk and warehouse staples
20
Products
Member
Required
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#10
Tiger Fitness
Performance brands, fast US shipping
19
Products
Loyalty
5% back
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#11
MyProtein
House brand, regular 40-50% off codes
16
Products
Codes
Stack 2
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#12
Transparent Labs
Single-brand DTC, premium WPI lineup
5
Products
Subscribe
Save 10%
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How we rank retailers

Every retailer card above shows the number of in-stock SKUs we currently track at that store and a short editorial note on what they do best. We re-scrape live prices throughout the day and recompute the Value Score (grams of protein per dollar) on every product. Click into any retailer for the full list of products where that store is currently the best price.

The ranking on this page is by total in-stock SKU count, not by price quality. For best-price-per-product comparisons, see Best Value or any individual retailer page.

Which retailer wins for which protein

A note on price freshness

Prices and stock change throughout the day. We pull from public retailer pages where allowed and use the Amazon Product Advertising API where applicable. See Scraper Status for per-retailer freshness and How It Works for full methodology.