# Geizhals

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Geizhals and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend Geizhals for finding deals across many stores with efficient filters, and one says it beats Idealo. Critics note it doesn't list everything.

## Why people recommend it

- Finds deals across many stores (1 comments): "price aggregator sites likes Geizhals and Idealo that helps you find deals across many stores" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859054))
- Filters find products efficiently (1 comments): "their filters are just amazing and allow you to find products extremly efficient" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49354331))
- Better than Idealo (1 comments): "You are better off using Geizhals instead of Idealo" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936448))

## What people warn about

- Doesn't have everything (1 comments): "Geizhals/skinflint doesnt have everything though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45936548))
- Falls short of McMaster-Carr (1 comments): "Geizhals doesn't hold a candle to McMaster." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46031792))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [camelcamelcamel](https://hackerapproved.com/p/camelcamelcamel.md): 8 recommend
- [TerabyteDeals](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terabytedeals.md): 5 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://geizhals.de/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Geizhals", https://hackerapproved.com/p/geizhals/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).