Best Budget Energy Drinks

The cheaper half of the category — every product at or below the median cost per can — ranked by the same composite used on the full energy drinks page.

Ranking

Pick up to four rows, then read them side by side.


1	Versa Energy Drink	9.09	100%	9.6	8.0	$2.083
2	C4 Original Carbonated	9.00	100%	8.0	10.0	$2.333
3	C4 Performance Energy Mango Fuego	9.00	100%	8.0	10.0	$2.333
4	Lemon Lime 12oz	8.85	75%	9.6	8.0	$2.083
5	Mango Splash	8.85	75%	9.6	8.0	$2.083
6	Zoa White Peach Zero Sugar 12 fl oz	8.85	75%	9.6	8.0	$2.083
7	C4 Ultimate Energy X Godzilla	8.30	100%	8.0	8.0	$2.333
8	C4 Ultimate Carbonated	8.15	100%	8.0	8.0	$2.333
9	C4 Ultimate Energy Frost Carbonated	8.15	100%	8.0	8.0	$2.333
10	C4 Energy Carbonated Cereal Killer	8.05	100%	8.0	8.0	$2.333
11	Energy Drink Blue Slush	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
12	Energy Drink Breezeberry	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
13	Energy Drink Cherry Slush	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
14	Energy Drink Cosmic Stardust	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
15	Energy Drink Dream Float	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
16	Energy Drink Hawaiian Shaved Ice	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
17	Energy Drink Juicy Peach	8.03	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
18	C4 Performance Energy Frozen Bombsicle	8.00	75%	8.0	8.0	$2.333
19	Energy Drink Pink Slush	7.98	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
20	Energy Drink Watermelon Wave	7.88	100%	5.2	10.0	$2.499
21	Essential Amino Energy Watermelon	not enough data	65%	10.0	not enough data	$0.792

Click a column header to sort. not enough data means the number could not be verified from the label or price on record — never estimated.

How this ranking is built

These are the same composite scores as the full Energy Drinks ranking — value math against the whole category, formula and dose auditing from the verified label — shown for the budget half of the category only. Nothing is re-scored for this page; see how we rate for the full method.