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We search for coupons at 30,000+ sites to help you save money - joinhoney.com

· 1 month ago

Worth a free install only if you shop online often and don't mind sharing shopping data — some users do save money. Privacy-conscious buyers and anyone wanting reliably best prices should use alternatives like Rakuten or Capital One Shopping instead.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~12 relevant public sources; many search results were unrelated (food honey, HoneyBook, honeypot security tools) and excluded.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources.
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free

Honey browser extension

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Frequent online shoppers
  • Zero-effort coupon hunters
  • PayPal users already at checkout

Not for

  • Privacy-conscious shoppers — data-practice accusations are recent and credible
  • Deal hunters who want guaranteed best prices, not lottery-ticket coupons
  • Anyone spooked by the 2024 controversy and review collapse
  • Teams or businesses — this is a consumer tool, full stop

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Your shopping data is the product; critics say it funds ad targeting, not just your discounts.

high

Trust collapsed after a widely covered controversy: 3M users gone, 10k+ one-star reviews.

medium

One user's Honey password appeared in a breach alert right after account deletion.

medium

It won't reliably find the best deal; even positive reviews point to stronger alternatives.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free; automatically searches coupons across 30,000+ sites
  • Some users confirm genuine, repeated savings
  • Automatic savings at checkout with no manual work

Cons

  • Accused of sketchy user data practices; uninstall wave reported
  • Lost ~3M users and hit 10k+ one-star reviews after controversy
  • Reviewers conclude better alternatives exist
  • User reported breach alert for their Honey password post-deletion
  • Critics call it useless and ad-data-driven

Sources & method

- 11 sources - No CVEs found for the extension; data-practice complaints and one user-reported credential exposure, and no security page found in scan.

official x1review x6security x2news x2
  • Sketchy data practices alleged, News coverage reports accusations of sketchy user data practices amid a wave of Chrome uninstalls.
  • User-reported password exposure, A Reddit user received a breach alert naming their Honey password immediately after deleting their account.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free

    Starting price

  • 11

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Free and occasionally saves real money.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Fully automatic at checkout; zero effort.
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Single-purpose; reviews cite better alternatives.
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources.
  • Security posture: 2/5. Data-practice complaints; no public security page found.
  • Free Price Browser extension
  • 30,000+ sites Coupon coverage Per product homepage
  • 10k+ one-star reviews Trust hit ~3M users left after the Dec 2024 controversy (Reddit)
  • $4B Acquired PayPal acquisition, per WIRED

Pricing

Honey browser extension

Free

  • Auto-searches coupons at 30,000+ sites
  • Applies codes at checkout

Security

No CVEs found for the extension; data-practice complaints and one user-reported credential exposure, and no security page found in scan.

  • Sketchy data practices allegedNews coverage reports accusations of sketchy user data practices amid a wave of Chrome uninstalls.⁹
  • User-reported password exposureA Reddit user received a breach alert naming their Honey password immediately after deleting their account.⁸

What users say

Deeply split: some users report real savings, but a large recent wave calls it useless, data-hungry, or untrustworthy after the 2024 controversy.

“Honey (browser extension) does not scam its users; I have saved money using it.”
Reddit, r/TrueUnpopularOpinion
“Honey is useless. It just gathers your data to sell ads.”
Reddit, r/Frugal
“Deleted my Honey account and immediately got a data breach alert saying my honey password was exposed.”
Reddit, r/privacy

Alternatives

Compare Honey with each alternative.

Full analysis

Based on ~12 relevant public sources; many search results were unrelated (food honey, HoneyBook, honeypot security tools) and excluded.

Free coupon tool that sometimes works — but privacy complaints and a collapsed trust score say try alternatives first.

Methodology

Based on ~12 relevant public sources; many search results were unrelated (food honey, HoneyBook, honeypot security tools) and excluded.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Honey homepagejoinhoney.com
    official
  2. Honey Reviews | Trustpilottrustpilot.com
    review
  3. Honey Review: It's Good, but Better Alternatives Existthewaystowealth.com
    review
  4. Honey Review 2025: Pros, Cons & Tipsdollarsprout.com
    review
  5. Reddit: Honey extension loses 3M users, hits 10k+ one-star reviewsreddit.com
    review
  6. Reddit: Honey is useless, gathers your data to sell adsreddit.com
    review
  7. Reddit: Honey does not scam its usersreddit.com
    review
  8. Reddit: Deleted Honey account, got breach alertreddit.com
    security
  9. 9to5Google: Honey accused of sketchy user data practices9to5google.com
    news
  10. WIRED: Amazon takes a swipe at PayPal's $4B Honey acquisitionwired.com
    news
  11. joinhoney.com/security scanjoinhoney.com
    security

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