Geizhals
Shares rank 5 of 6 price comparison sites by recommenders
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.
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.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Finds deals across many stores
“price aggregator sites likes Geizhals and Idealo that helps you find deals across many stores”
Comment from 8 Nov 2025 in “Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams” Filters find products efficiently
“their filters are just amazing and allow you to find products extremly efficient”
Comment from 18 Aug 2026 in “The Amazon Tax” Better than Idealo
“You are better off using Geizhals instead of Idealo”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Google must pay German price comparison platform 465M euros in damages”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Doesn't have everything
“Geizhals/skinflint doesnt have everything though”
Comment from 15 Nov 2025 in “Google must pay German price comparison platform 465M euros in damages” Falls short of McMaster-Carr
“Geizhals doesn't hold a candle to McMaster.”
Comment from 24 Nov 2025 in “McMaster Carr – The Smartest Website You Haven't Heard Of (2022)”
Other price comparison sites people recommend
The four most recommended other price comparison sites, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| diskprices.com | 12 | 5 | 71% | 5 | — | Approved |
| camelcamelcamel | 8 | 2 | 80% | 5 | — | — |
| MiniPCs.zip | 7 | 1 | 88% | 2 | — | — |
| Price Per Ball | 7 | 3 | 70% | 1 | — | — |
| GeizhalsThis page | 5 | 2 | 71% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“their filters are just amazing and allow you to find products extremly efficient”
“Maybe I'm fortunate enough to live someplace where Geizhals[0] exists”
“Geizhals doesn't hold a candle to McMaster.”
“Geizhals/skinflint doesnt have everything though”
“You are better off using Geizhals instead of Idealo”
“price aggregator sites likes Geizhals and Idealo that helps you find deals across many stores”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.