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Honey vs Rakuten

Honey

joinhoney.com

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Worth a free install only if you shop online often and don't mind sharing shopping data . some users do save money.

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Pick Honey when

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

When Honey is not a fit

  • 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

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