Compare the Market
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Worth using as a free starting point for UK or Australian insurance shopping, backed by 146,448 Trustpilot reviews.
Comparison
Compare the Market vs Confused.com
Compare the Market lands on Depends, and Confused.com lands on Worth it.
Confused.com
Worth it
Confidence: Medium
UK consumers shopping car insurance should use it . it aggregates insurer quotes for free.
| Compare | Compare the Market | Confused.com |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | UK drivers renewing car insurance | UK drivers renewing car insurance |
| Who it's not for | Businesses shopping for B2B software . consumer-only | Anyone buying software . it is a broker, not a tool |
| Privacy | No recent breaches found in sources; one 2013 login-flaw report and no public security page.⁶ | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed. |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | Formal complaints guide plus Resolver escalation listings |
| Public sentiment | Users generally find comparisons quick and smooth, but some report quotes not matching final policy terms.¹ | Trustpilot and.uk pages exist for's insurance service, but no verbatim review text was retrievable from captured sources.12 |
| Biggest gotcha | The £17.9m CMA fine (2020) was for parity clauses with insurers . choice claims were misleading⁴ | Broker funnel: add-ons and excesses can swing the 'cheapest' quote (guess)15 |
Pick Compare the Market when
- UK drivers renewing car insurance
- First-time home insurance buyers
- Bargain hunters wanting meerkat rewards
- Quick multi-insurer price checks
When Compare the Market is not a fit
- Businesses shopping for B2B software . consumer-only
- Shoppers wanting every insurer included . direct-only brands are missing
- Anyone outside the UK or Australia . no other markets covered
Pick Confused.com when
- UK drivers renewing car insurance
- Price-conscious insurance shoppers
- Consumers benchmarking against UK average prices
When Confused.com is not a fit
- Anyone buying software . it is a broker, not a tool
- Non-UK shoppers; quotes are UK-market only (guess)
- Buyers who already have a renewal price they trust
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