Scored on the same 100-point, five-axis rubric. Named listings are limited to overseas brands and top-tier domestic products with publicly verifiable evidence; unverifiable low-quality items appear as a category rather than by name.
Published
2026-08-20
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Last reviewed
2026-08-20
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Data as of
2026-08 — Based on official retailer listings and published test reports
Grade
Product
Total
Cost per active unit/g
Daily costWomen 3g / Men 5g
Days of supplyWomen / Men
S
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
Retailer link pending
92/100
79원
238원 / 396원
200 / 120d3 / 5 servings/day
A
Nutricost Creatine
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
Retailer link pending
75/100
52원
157원 / 261원
151 / 91d3 / 5 servings/day
B
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
Retailer link pending
64/100
49원
148원 / 246원
333 / 200d3 / 5 servings/day
C
Pre-workout / booster blendsCategory (not named)
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
13/100
Not calculable
Not calculable
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S
92/100
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
Cost per active unit
79원/g
Daily cost · Women 3g
238원
Daily cost · Men 5g
396원
Days of supply · Women / Men
200 / 120d
Servings per day
3 / 5 servings
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
22/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
16/20
Raw-material grade
15/15
Information transparency
9/10
Retailer link pending
A
75/100
Nutricost Creatine
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
Cost per active unit
52원/g
Daily cost · Women 3g
157원
Daily cost · Men 5g
261원
Days of supply · Women / Men
151 / 91d
Servings per day
3 / 5 servings
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
20/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
Raw-material grade
5/15
Information transparency
8/10
Retailer link pending
B
64/100
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
Cost per active unit
49원/g
Daily cost · Women 3g
148원
Daily cost · Men 5g
246원
Days of supply · Women / Men
333 / 200d
Servings per day
3 / 5 servings
Axis scores
Effective dose
30/30
Purity & impurity testing
10/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
Raw-material grade
5/15
Information transparency
7/10
Retailer link pending
C
13/100
Pre-workout / booster blends
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
Cost per active unit
Not calculable
Daily cost · Women 3g
—
Daily cost · Men 5g
—
Days of supply · Women / Men
—
Axis scores
Effective dose
5/30
Purity & impurity testing
0/25
Manufacturing & safety certification
6/20
Raw-material grade
0/15
Information transparency
2/10
See axis-level scores (5 axes, 100 points)
Product
① Effective dose/30
② Purity & impurity testing/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification/20
④ Raw-material grade/15
⑤ Information transparency/10
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine
30
22
16
15
9
Nutricost Creatine
30
20
12
5
8
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine
30
10
12
5
7
Pre-workout / booster blends
5
0
6
0
2
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
22/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
16/20
④ Raw-material grade
15/15
⑤ Information transparency
9/10
Nutricost Creatine
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
20/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
④ Raw-material grade
5/15
⑤ Information transparency
8/10
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine
① Effective dose
30/30
② Purity & impurity testing
10/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
12/20
④ Raw-material grade
5/15
⑤ Information transparency
7/10
Pre-workout / booster blends
① Effective dose
5/30
② Purity & impurity testing
0/25
③ Manufacturing & safety certification
6/20
④ Raw-material grade
0/15
⑤ Information transparency
2/10
How these are calculated
Cost per active unit = price ÷ total active content · Daily cost = cost per unit × daily dose · Days of supply = total active content ÷ daily dose
Unit costs are converted from the purchase option listed at the official retailer. Where the basis is not a single unit, that option is stated beneath the figure — costs on different bases are not directly comparable.
Days of supply is not how long an effect lasts — it is how many days one pack covers at the daily dose used here. Nor is it the number of sticks or tablets in a pack: when the daily dose exceeds one serving, a 30-stick pack lasts fewer than 30 days.
Daily dose used — Women 3g · Men 5g. The 3–5 g/day maintenance range comes from the ISSN 2017 position stand; reflecting body-mass differences, KNI compares at 3 g for women and 5 g for men. No loading phase is required.
All named products in this table are made in the US and sold via cross-border purchase. Named listings are limited to overseas brands and to top-tier (S/A) domestic products whose evidence — ingredient brand, certifications and test reports — is publicly verifiable. All other domestic products appear as a category. Third-party product links earn no affiliate commission. KNI and EGA share ownership and management; purchases do not change the published scoring criteria. Based on official retailer listings and published test reports · Data as of 2026-08
So which one should you choose?
To summarise — single-ingredient monohydrate, disclosed creatinine in ppm, lot-level impurity testing, a named raw material, and price per gram. Value ranking and quality grade do not line up.
If raw-material grade comes first —
SHealthy Origins Performance Creatine79원/g
Creapure® holds creatinine at 50–100 ppm — 10–20× stricter than the pharmacopoeia limit of 1,000 ppm — and carries Cologne List doping-free verification. At 79 KRW/g it is not the cheapest; the difference is what raw-material grade costs.
If you want verified value —
ANutricost Creatine52원/g
No named ingredient brand, but external testing (SuppCo) verified creatinine below 46 ppm — premium-grade by the numbers, at 52 KRW/g. Without a named source, though, nothing guarantees the same quality across lots.
The lowest price per gram is not the best product. We keep the value ranking and the quality grade in separate columns so you can read them apart.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: KNI and EGA share ownership and management. EGA products are included in our NMN comparisons. We apply the same published criteria to all products; please review the evidence behind EGA's score.
Strengths and limits, product by product
S
Healthy Origins Performance Creatine
Names Creapure® German raw material, single-ingredient monohydrate, no additives
92/100
Criteria met
+Creapure® at 50–100 ppm creatinine — 10–20× stricter than pharmacopoeia
+Single ingredient, no additives
+Doping-free verification (Cologne List)
Unverified or unmet
−Not the cheapest per gram — you pay a premium for raw-material grade
A
Nutricost Creatine
Micronised monohydrate; SuppCo testing verified creatinine <46 ppm — but no ingredient brand named
75/100
Criteria met
+External testing (SuppCo) shows creatinine <46 ppm — premium-grade by the numbers
+Strong verification for the price
Unverified or unmet
−No named ingredient brand — nothing guarantees the same quality across lots
B
NOW Foods Micronized Creatine
Micronised monohydrate with good solubility, but lot-level impurity results are not published
64/100
Criteria met
+Among the lowest per-gram prices
+Micronised for good solubility
Unverified or unmet
−No lot-level creatinine or DCD figures — a heavy deduction on the purity axis
C
Pre-workout / booster blends
Actual creatine content and form undisclosed, heavy sweeteners — per-gram cost cannot be calculated
13/100
Criteria met
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Unverified or unmet
−Actual creatine content undisclosed — you cannot tell whether the effective dose is reached
−Blended formulation prevents conversion to active-ingredient cost
What was this scored on?
① Effective dose 30
Does the actual daily intake reach the dose range used in human studies — not the number in the product name?
② Purity & impurity testing 25
Published purity figures plus third-party COA, with verifiable impurity and heavy-metal testing.
③ Manufacturing & safety certification 20
cGMP/FDA-registered facilities, ingredient-specific certifications (Self-GRAS, NSF), and toxicology data (GLP).
④ Raw-material grade 15
Named ingredient brand — whether a verified supplier such as Creapure®, Uthever® or Setria® is used.
⑤ Information transparency 10
Full ingredient and dose disclosure, convertible labelling, and claims free of exaggeration.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: KNI and EGA share ownership and management. EGA products are included in our NMN comparisons. We apply the same published criteria to all products; please review the evidence behind EGA's score. KNI grades reflect our own published criteria and are not a government or accreditation-body certification.
