Cheaper alternatives to Butternut Box
Prices verified 2 Oct 2026 from each brand's own signup
For a 14kg adult dog, Butternut Box costs £3.50 a day once its intro offer ends, about £107 a month. Three of the four other brands we track come out below that for the same dog: tails.com at £1.25, Bella & Duke at £2.57 and Pure Pet Food at £2.57.
tails.com, Bella & Duke and Pure Pet Food come out below Butternut Box at all five sizes we check, from 3kg to 45kg. At 3kg, Butternut Box is the dearest of the five.
Below, every brand we track is priced against Butternut Box, ranked on price alone, whatever each one pays us. Some are a different kind of food, which is noted against each. And if Butternut Box suits your dog, its own ways to bring the bill down are at the end.
Every brand against Butternut Box, by dog size
Ongoing price per day once any intro offer ends, for a neutered adult on typical walks, cheapest first at 14kg. The last column is the difference from Butternut Box for a 14kg dog.
| Brand | 3kg per day | 7kg per day | 14kg per day | 30kg per day | 45kg per day | 14kg against Butternut Box |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tails.com Personalised kibble | £0.52 | £0.90 | £1.25 | £1.95 | £2.41 | £68 less a month |
| Bella & Duke Raw | £1.07 | £1.77 | £2.57 | £4.00 | £5.99 | £28 less a month |
| Pure Pet Food Dehydrated | £1.28 | £2.07 | £2.57 | £2.85 | £3.99 | £28 less a month |
| Butternut Box Gently cooked | £1.97 | £2.39 | £3.50 | £5.23 | £6.01 | £107 a month |
| Different Dog Gently cooked | £1.64 | £2.54 | £5.29 | £7.00 | £7.67 | £54 more a month |
Every column is a weight we re-check against each brand's own signup every week, most recently on 2 Oct 2026. Monthly figures are the daily price over an average month.
The like-for-like swap: Different Dog
Different Dog is the only other gently cooked brand we track, so it is the closest swap: the same kind of food. On our figures it comes out lower than Butternut Box at 3kg, and higher at 7kg, 14kg, 30kg and 45kg. Which of the two costs less depends on the size of your dog.
The gently cooked comparison works out the weights where the order changes, and prices your own dog.
Switching to a different kind of food
The other brands we track sell a different kind of food from Butternut Box. That is a change for your dog as well as for the bill, so here is what each one is, with its price for a 14kg adult dog.
- tails.com (personalised kibble). A dry food blended to your dog's profile and delivered on subscription. £1.25 a day, which is £68 less a month than Butternut Box.
- Bella & Duke (raw). Uncooked meat, bone and offal, delivered frozen. £2.57 a day, which is £28 less a month than Butternut Box.
- Pure Pet Food (dehydrated). Whole ingredients air-dried and rehydrated with warm water at home, so no freezer space is needed. £2.57 a day, which is £28 less a month than Butternut Box.
Cheapest of the five for a typical 14kg adult dog
tails.com Personalised kibble · £1.25/day · £38.13/month ongoing
If you'd rather stay with Butternut Box
Butternut Box's own help centre suggests ways to bring the bill down without leaving: a smaller pouch size, less frequent deliveries, leaving out the recipes that carry a surcharge, or mixing Butternut Box with food you already have at home (read on 9 October 2026). What Butternut Box costs at six dog sizes covers its intro offer and what the price settles at after it. And if you have decided to stop, here is how to cancel Butternut Box.
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Questions
What costs less than Butternut Box?
For a 14kg adult dog, tails.com (£1.25 a day), Bella & Duke (£2.57 a day) and Pure Pet Food (£2.57 a day) come out below Butternut Box, which is £3.50 a day once its intro offer ends. These are ongoing prices from each brand's own signup, and the order changes with your dog's size.
How much could I save by switching from Butternut Box?
For a 14kg adult dog, Butternut Box comes to about £107 a month once its intro offer ends. Against that, tails.com is £68 less a month, Bella & Duke is £28 less a month and Pure Pet Food is £28 less a month, on our latest figures. The gaps change with the size of the dog, and at some sizes the order does too, so price your own.
Is any dog food brand dearer than Butternut Box?
Yes, at some sizes. On our figures, Different Dog comes out above Butternut Box at 7kg, 14kg, 30kg and 45kg, of the five sizes we check from 3kg to 45kg. Which brand is cheaper changes with the size of the dog, so price your own.