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Compare the Market lands on Depends, and MoneySuperMarket lands on Worth it.
Worth using as a free starting point for UK or Australian insurance shopping, backed by 146,448 Trustpilot reviews.
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| Verdict | Depends | Worth it |
| Best for | UK drivers renewing car insurance | UK insurance shoppers |
| Who it's not for | Businesses shopping for B2B software . consumer-only | Businesses buying software . it's a consumer site |
| Privacy | No recent breaches found in sources; one 2013 login-flaw report and no public security page.⁶ | Published security page and HackerOne bug bounty; past data breach claims and an £80k ICO fine for marketing emails.16 |
| Support quality | No support evidence in sources | Formal complaint process exists; regulator fined its marketing. |
| Public sentiment | Users generally find comparisons quick and smooth, but some report quotes not matching final policy terms.¹ | Reddit and Trustpilot users widely use it for insurance renewals but repeatedly question quote accuracy and marketing volume.14 |
| Biggest gotcha | The £17.9m CMA fine (2020) was for parity clauses with insurers . choice claims were misleading⁴ | Commission-funded model may exclude some providers from results |