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Amazon or HSN: which is cheaper across 21 categories
Amazon120HSNacross 21 categories both of them sell
The short answer. Of the 21 categories both sell, Amazon has the lower median in 1 and HSN in 20. Across the whole catalogue, HSN sits 43 % below the market median and Amazon 6 % below.
No store is cheap at everything. This page does not name a winner: it gives each one’s median in every category they share, so you can see where each wins and by how much. Prices are from the last collection and change; catalogue and certification change far less.
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Category by category
Each store’s median, in its unit
| Category | Amazon | HSN | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCAA52 products from Amazon and 10 from HSN. See the full head to head. | €65.73/kg+10 % vs market | €24.20/kg-60 % vs market | 172 %cheaper: HSN |
| Beta-alanine16 products from Amazon and 4 from HSN. | €57.90/kg0 % vs market | €62.98/kg+9 % vs market | 9 %cheaper: Amazon |
| Carbohydrates49 products from Amazon and 6 from HSN. | €15.99/kg0 % vs market | €5.37/kg-66 % vs market | 198 %cheaper: HSN |
| Casein30 products from Amazon and 9 from HSN. See the full head to head. | €41.40/kg+2 % vs market | €22.00/kg-46 % vs market | 88 %cheaper: HSN |
| Citrulline21 products from Amazon and 6 from HSN. See the full head to head. | €48.80/kg-18 % vs market | €36.98/kg-38 % vs market | 32 %cheaper: HSN |
| Collagen65 products from Amazon and 17 from HSN. See the full head to head. | €59.67/kg-1 % vs market | €34.08/kg-43 % vs market | 75 %cheaper: HSN |
| Creatine83 products from Amazon and 5 from HSN. | €39.90/kg-33 % vs market | €16.00/kg-73 % vs market | 149 %cheaper: HSN |
| Essential amino acids (EAA)28 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €65.77/kg-6 % vs market | €34.00/kg-51 % vs market | 93 %cheaper: HSN |
| Weight gainers40 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €18.75/kg-1 % vs market | €13.12/kg-31 % vs market | 43 %cheaper: HSN |
| Glucosamine and chondroitin57 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €0.193/capsule-13 % vs market | €0.081/capsule-64 % vs market | 138 %cheaper: HSN |
| Glutamine51 products from Amazon and 7 from HSN. | €58.17/kg-2 % vs market | €23.33/kg-61 % vs market | 149 %cheaper: HSN |
| Melatonin71 products from Amazon and 10 from HSN. | €0.166/capsule0 % vs market | €0.062/capsule-63 % vs market | 168 %cheaper: HSN |
| Multivitamins57 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €0.167/capsule-13 % vs market | €0.133/capsule-30 % vs market | 26 %cheaper: HSN |
| Omega 361 products from Amazon and 9 from HSN. | €0.200/capsule-12 % vs market | €0.130/capsule-43 % vs market | 54 %cheaper: HSN |
| Pre-workouts55 products from Amazon and 9 from HSN. See the full head to head. | €69.72/kg0 % vs market | €33.00/kg-53 % vs market | 111 %cheaper: HSN |
| Whey protein isolate49 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €54.88/kg-8 % vs market | €40.49/kg-32 % vs market | 36 %cheaper: HSN |
| Vegan protein52 products from Amazon and 10 from HSN. | €29.00/kg+4 % vs market | €17.90/kg-36 % vs market | 62 %cheaper: HSN |
| Whey protein (concentrate)44 products from Amazon and 6 from HSN. | €41.98/kg-7 % vs market | €30.00/kg-34 % vs market | 40 %cheaper: HSN |
| Vitamin B1264 products from Amazon and 6 from HSN. | €0.100/capsule-30 % vs market | €0.066/capsule-54 % vs market | 52 %cheaper: HSN |
| Vitamin C65 products from Amazon and 3 from HSN. | €0.124/capsule-21 % vs market | €0.071/capsule-54 % vs market | 75 %cheaper: HSN |
| Vitamin D71 products from Amazon and 5 from HSN. | €0.105/capsule-18 % vs market | €0.047/capsule-63 % vs market | 123 %cheaper: HSN |
The median is not the price you will pay. It is the midpoint of that store’s catalogue in that category: it tells you where to start looking, not what to buy. That is what each category table is for, where the specific row counts.
Both stores, figure by figure
What is not today’s price
| Figure | Amazon | HSN |
|---|---|---|
| Price indexMedian distance from the market median in the categories where it has three products or more. Negative is cheap. | -6 % | -43 % |
| Categories comparedAcross the whole site, in how many it has enough catalogue to be measured. | 30 | 26 |
| Products comparedThe ones this site collects from that store, not its whole catalogue. | 1600 | 179 |
| Brands in the catalogueA single brand means own brand (no manufacturer margin); many means reselling. | 466 | 8 |
| With lab reportLevel 3 or 4: testing a batch costs money and is passed on in the price. | 3 of 1600 | 25 of 179 |
| Product pages declaring additivesAn additive takes up grams that are not active ingredient and is cheaper than it. | 0 % | 37 % |
Questions about Amazon and HSN
Answered with the data on this page
- Amazon or HSN?
- Of the 21 categories both sell, Amazon has the lower median in 1 and HSN in 20. Across the whole catalogue, HSN sits 43 % below the market median and Amazon 6 % below. Price is not everything: Amazon publishes lab reports on 3 products and HSN on 25.
- In which categories does each one win?
- Amazon is cheaper in beta-alanine. HSN is cheaper in bcaa, carbohydrates, casein, citrulline, collagen, creatine, essential amino acids (eaa), weight gainers, glucosamine and chondroitin, glutamine, melatonin, multivitamins, omega 3, pre-workouts, whey protein isolate, vegan protein, whey protein (concentrate), vitamin b12, vitamin c, vitamin d. These are medians of each catalogue in each category’s unit, with prices from October 15, 2026.
- Which catalogue is bigger?
- Amazon has 1600 products compared here across 30 categories and HSN 179 across 40. Amazon spreads its catalogue across 466 brands and HSN across 8: a store selling its own brand skips the manufacturer’s margin, a reseller pays it and in exchange carries brands the other does not.
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