Price.com
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Frequent online shoppers should try the free tier . it costs nothing and stacks coupons with cashback.
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Price.com vs Rakuten
Price.com and Rakuten both land on Depends.
Rakuten
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Join if you shop online often and can shrug off occasional missed tracking . it's free and often pays.
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|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Frequent online shoppers | Frequent online shoppers at big chains |
| Who it's not for | Businesses buying procurement software . this is a consumer shopping app | Anyone who needs cash back to reliably track . it often doesn't |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.⁶ | 2021 US breach notice on file; recent CVEs hit sibling products (Viber, Kobo, Send Anywhere), not the cash-back portal itself. |
| Support quality | No direct support evidence found | Multiple complaints about disputes and slow resolution. |
| Public sentiment | Cashback enthusiasts on Trustpilot report using it alongside rivals, but review volume is low and Reddit users still ask whether the site is legitimate.² | Longtime users report reliable payouts, but a loud minority complains about slow, missed, or disputed cash back. |
| Biggest gotcha | Pro costs money for 50% more cash back . verify payout history before upgrading⁴ | Cash back can take months to pay and sometimes never tracks; the top complaint across review sites.16 |
Pick Price.com when
- Frequent online shoppers
- Deal hunters stacking coupons with cashback
- In-store shoppers wanting cashback at retailers
When Price.com is not a fit
- Businesses buying procurement software . this is a consumer shopping app
- Enterprise teams; no B2B pricing, invoicing, or admin controls exist
- Shoppers unwilling to install a browser extension or app
- Guess: users needing guaranteed cashback payouts . no reliability guarantees found
Pick Rakuten when
- Frequent online shoppers at big chains
- Coupon stackers
- Patient savers okay with slow payouts
When Rakuten is not a fit
- Anyone who needs cash back to reliably track . it often doesn't
- Privacy-sensitive users wary of granting email access
- Buyers expecting instant rebates at checkout
- People unwilling to chase missing cash back with support
Sources
- Price.com homepageprice.comofficial
- Trustpilot reviews of price.comtrustpilot.comreview
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- Price.com Pro upgrade pageprice.comofficial
- Price.com Termsprice.comofficial
- Price.com Privacyprice.comsecurity
- Price.com launches Buy with AI (BusinessWire)businesswire.comnews
- Pitchbook: Price.com funding profilepitchbook.comnews
- Money Crashers: 13 best price comparison websitesmoneycrashers.comreview
- PCMag: 6 price comparison appspcmag.comreview
- Price Technologies on Chrome Web Storechromewebstore.google.comofficial
- citybiz: Price.com raises $12Mcitybiz.conews
- Rakuten: Coupons, Promo Codes & Cash Backrakuten.comofficial
- Get 10% Cash Back, every day, with Rakuten+rakuten.comofficial
- Rakuten (USA) Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.comreview
- Rakuten.com Reviews & Complaints . ConsumerAffairsconsumeraffairs.comreview