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Best Protein Powders (2026)

Whey, casein, plant-based, and specialty protein supplements

84 products reviewed and ranked · Updated February 2026

Our #1 Pick

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey

Optimum Nutrition · $58-65 · Powder

"The world's best-selling whey protein for over 20 years"

Gold Standard Whey earned its name. It's not the cheapest or most innovative, but it delivers reliable quality, great taste, and proven results. The fact that it's maintained the #1 position for over two decades speaks volumes. If you want a no-nonsense whey protein that just works, this is the safest bet in the industry.

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Full Rankings

#	Product	Price	Amazon	Rating
1	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$58-65	4.7 142,000+	9.2
2	Orgain Organic Plant-Based Protein Powder Orgain · Powder	$24-30	4.4 65,000+	8.0
3	Orgain Organic Plant-Based Protein Powder Orgain · Powder	$24-30	4.5 72,000+	8.2
4	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey (10 lb Bag) Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$98-120	4.7 8,400+	9.0
5	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey (Double Rich Chocolate, 5 lb) Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$58-72	4.6 142,000+	9.0
6	Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate Dymatize · Powder	$62-72	4.7 68,000+	9.0
7	Orgain Organic Plant-Based Protein Powder Orgain · Powder	$24-30	4.5 65,000+	8.2
8	Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey Isolate Dymatize · Powder	$28-35	4.6 42,000+	8.8
9	Transparent Labs ProteinSeries 100% Grass-Fed Whey Isolate Transparent Labs · Powder	$48-58	4.5 4,200+	8.0
10	Myprotein Impact Whey Protein Myprotein · Powder	$24-30	4.4 18,000+	7.8
11	Garden of Life Sport Organic Plant Protein Garden of Life · Powder	$32-40	4.4 15,000+	8.5
12	Garden of Life Sport Certified Grass Fed Whey Garden of Life · Powder	$34-42	4.3 12,000+	7.8
13	Dymatize ISO100 Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Dymatize · Powder	$28-34	4.6 35,000+	8.8
14	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Naturally Flavored Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$56-68	4.6 8,400+	8.2
15	Transparent Labs ProteinSeries 100% Grass-Fed Whey Transparent Labs · Powder	$48-58	4.4 3,600+	8.0
16	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein Chocolate (20 Servings) Garden of Life · Powder	$32-42	4.3 8,800+	7.8
17	Dymatize Elite 100% Whey Protein (5 lbs) Dymatize · Powder	$52-64	4.5 14,000+	7.8
18	Garden of Life RAW Organic Meal Chocolate (35.9 oz) Garden of Life · Powder	$38-48	4.3 16,000+	7.8
19	Nutricost Whey Protein Isolate 5lb (Unflavored) Nutricost · Powder	$56-68	4.4 6,800+	7.6
20	GHOST Whey Protein GHOST · Powder	$39-44	4.6 18,500+	8.0
21	Kaged Kasein Micellar Casein Protein Kaged · Powder	$42-50	4.3 1,800+	7.8
22	EVL Stacked Protein (25 Servings) Evlution Nutrition · Powder	$28-36	4.4 6,200+	7.4
23	Designs for Health PaleoMeal Protein Designs for Health · Powder	$48-58	4.5 2,000+	8.5
24	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Casein Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$32-40	4.5 18,000+	8.6
25	MuscleTech Nitro-Tech Whey Gold MuscleTech · Powder	$28-34	4.5 25,000+	8.2
26	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Isolate Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$32-42	4.6 14,000+	8.4
27	Kaged Clean Meal Replacement Shake Kaged · Powder	$44-52	4.3 1,600+	7.8
28	RAW Nutrition CBUM Iso Protein (Fruity Cereal) RAW Nutrition · Powder	$44-52	4.5 3,400+	8.0
29	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein (Unflavored, 20 Servings) Garden of Life · Powder	$28-36	4.3 6,800+	7.6
30	BSN SYNTHA-6 Protein Powder BSN · Powder	$28-34	4.5 20,000+	8.0
31	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein (Chocolate) Garden of Life · Powder	$34-42	4.3 14,000+	8.0
32	Nutricost Pea Protein Isolate (5 lbs) Nutricost · Powder	$34-42	4.4 7,200+	7.6
33	Orgain Organic Plant Based Protein Powder Vanilla (2.03 lb) Orgain · Powder	$26-32	4.5 68,200+	8.5
34	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein Vanilla (20 Servings) Garden of Life · Powder	$32-38	4.4 22,400+	8.4
35	RAW Nutrition CBUM Iso Protein RAW Nutrition · Powder	$44-52	4.5 4,800+	7.8
36	ALLMAX ISOFLEX Whey Protein Isolate ALLMAX · Powder	$38-46	4.5 7,200+	8.0
37	Garden of Life Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein (Chocolate) Garden of Life · Powder	$32-40	4.4 6,200+	7.8
38	Vega One All-in-One Shake Vega · Powder	$36-44	4.2 15,000+	7.9
39	RAW Nutrition CBUM Itholate Whey Protein RAW Nutrition · Powder	$44-52	4.5 5,000+	8.3
40	Dymatize Elite Casein Protein Dymatize · Powder	$32-40	4.5 5,200+	7.8
41	PEScience Select Protein PEScience · Powder	$32-40	4.6 8,500+	8.3
42	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Gainer Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$38-48	4.4 8,600+	8.0
43	GHOST Whey Protein (Cereal Milk) GHOST · Powder	$42-50	4.5 7,200+	7.6
44	Transparent Labs Mass Gainer (ProteinSeries) Transparent Labs · Powder	$58-68	4.3 1,800+	7.8
45	Orgain Organic Plant Based Protein Vanilla Bean (20 Servings) Orgain · Powder	$24-30	4.4 42,600+	8.6
46	Transparent Labs ProteinSeries MASS GAINER (15 Servings) Transparent Labs · Powder	$58-68	4.4 2,800+	8.5
47	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein Garden of Life · Powder	$32-40	4.4 20,000+	8.3
48	REDCON1 MRE Meal Replacement REDCON1 · Powder	$48-56	4.4 5,600+	7.8
49	NOW Sports Pea Protein Unflavored (2 lb) NOW Foods · Powder	$18-24	4.5 12,800+	8.2
50	NOW Sports Pea Protein 24g (2 lb) NOW Foods · Powder	$18-24	4.5 12,200+	8.2
51	GHOST Whey Protein GHOST · Powder	$38-46	4.5 10,000+	8.2
52	Purely Inspired Organic Protein Purely Inspired · Powder	$18-24	4.3 20,000+	7.4
53	Garden of Life RAW Organic Meal Replacement Garden of Life · Powder	$38-50	4.4 21,000+	8.0
54	PEScience Select Vegan Protein PEScience · Powder	$36-46	4.4 4,200+	7.8
55	Garden of Life RAW Organic Protein Vanilla (20 Servings) Garden of Life · Powder	$32-38	4.3 18,400+	8.5
56	Garden of Life Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein Chocolate (840g) Garden of Life · Powder	$34-40	4.4 8,200+	8.5
57	Transparent Labs ProteinSeries Mass Gainer Transparent Labs · Powder	$56-66	4.4 3,000+	8.5
58	Garden of Life RAW Organic Fit Protein (Vanilla) Garden of Life · Powder	$38-48	4.3 9,200+	7.6
59	KOS Organic Plant Protein KOS · Powder	$32-40	4.4 15,000+	8.2
60	Vega Sport Premium Protein Vega · Powder	$36-46	4.3 11,000+	7.8
61	CBUM RAW Nutrition Whey Isolate Cinnamon Crunch (25 Servings) RAW Nutrition · Powder	$44-50	4.5 3,400+	8.6
62	Designs for Health PaleoMeal Designs for Health · Powder	$48-62	4.5 1,800+	7.8
63	ALLMAX HEXAPRO Protein ALLMAX · Powder	$34-42	4.5 5,000+	8.0
64	Garden of Life RAW Organic Fit Garden of Life · Powder	$32-40	4.4 14,000+	8.0
65	Legion Whey+ Naturally Sweetened Whey Isolate Chocolate (30 Servings) Legion Athletics · Powder	$44-50	4.4 7,200+	8.5
66	Legion Whey+ Protein Legion Athletics · Powder	$40-48	4.4 8,000+	8.4
67	BSN TRUE-MASS 1200 BSN · Powder	$42-52	4.3 8,000+	7.6
68	Orgain Organic Plant Based Protein Powder Orgain · Powder	$24-32	4.5 50,000+	8.4
69	BSN SYNTHA-6 EDGE Chocolate Milkshake (28 Servings) BSN · Powder	$32-38	4.5 8,200+	8.2
70	MuscleTech Mass-Tech Extreme 2000 MuscleTech · Powder	$38-48	4.3 5,000+	7.0
71	Legion Whey+ Protein Powder Legion Athletics · Powder	$40-50	4.4 5,000+	8.4
72	Nutricost Whey Protein Concentrate 5lb Chocolate (69 Servings) Nutricost · Powder	$42-48	4.4 14,600+	8.2
73	Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Chocolate (12 lbs) Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$48-56	4.4 32,400+	8.0
74	Dymatize Super Mass Gainer Dymatize · Powder	$32-40	4.4 10,000+	7.8
75	Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Plant Protein Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$26-32	4.3 5,000+	7.6
76	Dymatize Super Mass Gainer Gourmet Vanilla (6 lbs) Dymatize · Powder	$32-38	4.4 9,800+	7.8
77	Legion Whey+ Isolate Protein Legion Athletics · Powder	$44-52	4.4 5,000+	8.2
78	Ancient Nutrition Bone Broth Protein Ancient Nutrition · Powder	$36-44	4.4 10,000+	7.8
79	Garden of Life Sport Organic Plant-Based Protein Garden of Life · Powder	$40-48	4.3 5,000+	8.2
80	Garden of Life RAW Organic Fit High Protein (28 Servings) Garden of Life · Powder	$38-44	4.3 8,200+	8.4
81	Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass Optimum Nutrition · Powder	$38-48	4.4 30,000+	8.0
82	Garden of Life RAW Fit High Protein Garden of Life · Powder	$36-44	4.2 5,000+	7.6
83	Garden of Life RAW Organic Fit Vanilla Garden of Life · Powder	$38-46	4.3 5,000+	7.6
84	BSN TRUE-MASS Weight Gainer BSN · Powder	$42-52	4.4 8,000+	7.6

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