Cheapest Scratch Dog Food in Australia
Where to buy Scratch cheapest in Australia: the cheapest retailer for each product, price per kg, and where to buy. Plus better-value alternatives if you're price-shopping.
Reviewed by the Dog Food Reviews editorial team
Independent scoringUpdated August 2026Not veterinary advice
Lowest per kg
$10.62/kg
Our score87 out of 100
Scratch product photography
- Best price per kg
- $10.62/kg
- Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg
- Cost per day
- $3.19
- ~15kg dog
- Products indexed
- 4
- in our database
The quick answer
$10.62/kg
on Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg · $3.19 a day for a ~15kg adult dog
Editorial estimate, not a retailer quote.
Best value pick
Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg
Across the 4 Scratch products we hold, our estimates run $10.62 to $14.62/kg. No retailer in our index carries the brand, so the figures here are our own editorial estimates rather than shelf prices.
The field
Where Scratch sits on price per kilo
One tick per brand, at the lowest price per kilo we hold for it. The shaded band is the middle half of the market and the heavy rule is the median. Price is never coloured on the score ladder: a cheap food is not a good one.
- MinMin
- $2.25
- Q1Lower quartile
- $6.69
- MedianMedian
- $9.14
- Q3Upper quartile
- $10.61
- MaxMax
- $75
| Brand | Lowest price per kg |
|---|---|
| Black & Gold | $2.25 |
| Julius | $2.50 |
| Baxter's | $2.61 |
| Woofin' Good! | $2.72 |
| ProBalance | $4.94 |
| Leaps & Bounds | $7.27 |
| Petzyo | $7.74 |
| SavourLife | $8.06 |
| Black Hawk | $8.45 |
| Lyka | $8.95 |
| The Nosh Project | $9.33 |
| Providore | $9.58 |
| Meals for Mutts | $9.95 |
| Ivory Coat | $10.38 |
| Royal Canin | $10.60 |
| Scratch | $10.62 |
| Prime100 | $11 |
| Hill's Science Diet | $11.58 |
| Frontier Pets | $64 |
| ZIWI Peak | $75 |
Editorial estimates
The price table
Cheapest Scratch by product
Cheapest everyday retailer for each product in our index.
Prices checked· Editorial estimates
Price per kilo
Every bag on one scale
All 4 Scratch products we hold, cheapest per kilo first. The bag price is under each label, because the biggest bag is not always the cheapest feed.
| Product | Price per kg | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg | $10.62/kg | Dry · 8kg · $3.19/day |
| Scratch Pasture-Raised Lamb with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food 8kg | $12.37/kg | Dry · 8kg · $3.71/day |
| Scratch Grain-Free Mackerel & Salmon Dry Dog Food 8kg | $12.74/kg | Dry · 8kg · $3.82/day |
| Scratch Sensitive Kangaroo Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 8kg | $14.62/kg | Dry · 8kg · $4.39/day |
Editorial estimates
The spread
$10.62 to $14.62/kg
Estimated price per kilo across the range. Compare this figure rather than the sticker on the bag: pack sizes differ, and so does how far a kilo goes.
- Products indexed
- 4
- Cheapest per kilo
- Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg
- Lowest cost per day
- $3.19
- Retailers indexed
- 0
- Price per kg
- $10.62/kg
- Est. cost/day
- $3.19
- Price per kg
- $12.74/kg
- Est. cost/day
- $3.82
- Price per kg
- $12.37/kg
- Est. cost/day
- $3.71
- Price per kg
- $14.62/kg
- Est. cost/day
- $4.39
Stockists
Where to buy Scratch
Retailers indexed · 0
No retailer in our index stocks Scratch
Scratch sells direct rather than through the retail chains we price-check, so there is no retailer row to compare and no member or subscription price to put beside one. Buy it from Scratch and compare the cost per day against the brands below instead of the shelf price.
Price-check it against
Scratch product photography
The detail
Where Scratch actually sells, and what that does to the price
No retailer in our index carries Scratch. Of the ten stores we track, from Petbarn and Pet Circle down to Aldi and IGA, zero list the brand, and all four Scratch bags we hold carry no retailer price. Scratch sells direct by subscription from its own site, which is why its availability score is 62 out of 100 against an overall 86.
So the cheapest Scratch is not a store, it is a recipe. Grain-Free Turkey and Beef 8kg is the floor at $84.95 AUD, or $10.62 per kilo and $3.19 a day for a roughly 15kg adult dog. It is also the highest-rated bag in the range at 87 out of 100. The pricing is an editorial estimate rather than a live quote.
One bag size, four prices
Every Scratch dry recipe we hold comes in one pack size: 8kg. There is no 15kg or 20kg bag to buy down into, so the usual lever of sizing up does not exist. The whole per-kilo spread, $10.62 to $14.62, comes from which recipe you pick rather than how much you buy, which makes recipe choice the only pricing decision.
That spread is $4.00 a kilo, or $1.20 a day, between Turkey and Beef at $3.19 and Sensitive Kangaroo at $4.39. Across the range: Lamb with Ancient Grains $98.95 ($12.37 per kilo), Mackerel and Salmon $101.95 ($12.74), Sensitive Kangaroo $116.95 ($14.62). Prices are editorial estimates in AUD, not live quotes. Ratings run 84 to 87 out of 100, so the dearest bag is not the best-scored: Turkey and Beef takes that.
Subscription timing when no retailer stocks the brand
The usual timing tricks all run through retailers, and none of them reach Scratch. Petbarn's Repeat Delivery discount of up to about 15 per cent, Pet Circle's autoship, Budget Pet Products' auto-delivery and PetO's low-price guarantee only apply to brands those stores actually carry. Price-matching at Petbarn, Petstock and PetO is equally useless here, because there is no rival listing to match against.
That leaves Scratch's own flexible subscription as the only lever. On our estimates one 8kg bag of Turkey and Beef at $3.19 a day lasts about 27 days for a single 15kg dog, so set the delivery interval near that rather than a calendar month. The supermarkets are no fallback either: Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA run no pet autoship at all.
Cheaper bowls that do not drop the score
Petzyo is the closest like-for-like swap: Australian-made 8kg dry bags, brand overall 83 out of 100 against Scratch's 86, transparency 88 against 95. Its Chicken and Turkey 8kg is an estimated $61.95, or $7.74 per kilo and $2.32 a day, which is $2.88 a kilo and $0.87 a day under Scratch's cheapest bag. Petstock is its only stockist in our index, at an estimated $64.95.
Match protein for protein and the gap widens. Petzyo's Kangaroo, Sweet Potato and Superfood Extras 8kg runs $8.24 a kilo and $2.47 a day, against $14.62 and $4.39 for Scratch Sensitive Kangaroo. Lyka goes the other way without a score drop: also direct-subscription, no tracked stockists, its free-range chicken bowl at $2.68 a day, on a brand scoring 87. Not veterinary advice.
The alternatives
Cheaper alternatives to Scratch
Scored on the same 100-point model and priced from the same index, so the comparison is like for like.
Lyka
Super-premium · Strong
Lyka is a genuinely premium, transparent fresh-food subscription that does the homework for you: vet-formulated, human-grade, portioned to your dog and complete and balanced across all six recipes. The main trade-offs are cost and the subscription-only, freezer-space model rather than anything to do with the food itself. Best for owners who want a research-backed fresh diet and are happy to pay for it; cleaner-label value is available elsewhere if budget is the priority. Not veterinary advice.
- Value
- 66/100
- Ingredients
- 90/100
Best forOwners wanting a vet-formulated fresh diet without DIY guesswork
Petzyo
Premium · Strong
Petzyo is a genuinely transparent, Australian-made brand that pairs single-protein kibble with raw BARF in one flexible subscription, making it a strong everyday option for owners who value local sourcing and clean labels. It sits at the premium end on price and is mostly sold direct or through Petstock rather than the big pet retailers, so cleaner value can be found elsewhere if budget and in-store availability are the priority.
- Value
- 70/100
- Ingredients
- 85/100
Best forOwners who want Australian-made food on a convenient repeat delivery
Frontier Pets
Super-premium · Strong
One of the best-sourced foods you can buy in Australia, and the welfare and transparency claims hold up to scrutiny. Just go in clear-eyed about cost: this is a premium you pay for ethics and convenience, not a value pick, so it suits owners who can afford to feed it properly rather than stretch it.
- Value
- 62/100
- Ingredients
- 95/100
Best forOwners who want raw nutrition without freezer hassle
Common questions
Cheapest Scratch: FAQs
Short answers on buying this brand for less, using the same published estimates as the table above.
Prices checked
Entered and checked by hand
In our index, the best Scratch value is Scratch Grain-Free Turkey & Beef Dry Dog Food 8kg at $10.62/kg, cheapest at an online retailer. Online-only retailers like Pet Circle and Budget Pet Products are usually the price-to-beat. Always compare price per kg on the exact product.
Online-only stores like Pet Circle and Budget Pet Products often post the lowest everyday prices, while Petbarn is very competitive on member and Repeat Delivery pricing, with the bonus of stores nationwide. Compare price per kg whichever way you buy.
Buy the largest bag size you'll use before it goes stale, use subscription or autoship pricing where available, and compare price per kg rather than sticker price. The cheapest bag isn't always the cheapest feed once serving size is factored in.
If you're price-shopping, compare Lyka, Petzyo, Frontier Pets on price per kg and cost per day: you may get similar quality for less.
Not in our index. Scratch's stockist list is empty across all ten retailers we track, and all four of its bags carry no retailer price, because the brand sells direct by subscription from its own site. That is what holds its availability score to 62 out of 100 while its transparency score sits at 95, joint highest in our index with Frontier Pets. If you want a bag off a shelf today, Scratch is not the brand.
Grain-Free Turkey and Beef 8kg, at $84.95 AUD, $10.62 per kilo and $3.19 a day for a roughly 15kg adult dog on our editorial estimates. Sensitive Kangaroo is the dearest at $116.95, $14.62 per kilo and $4.39 a day, so the gap across the range is $1.20 a day. The cheaper bag is also the higher-rated one, at 87 out of 100 against 85.
Only if your dog needs what that recipe does differently. On our editorial estimates it is $116.95 against $84.95 for Turkey and Beef, and it rates 85 out of 100 against 87, so the premium does not buy a better score. What it buys is kangaroo as a novel single protein at a disclosed 21 per cent, plus the glucosamine, chondroitin and hydrolysed collagen that no other Scratch recipe carries. Not veterinary advice.
No. Dog Food Reviews is an independent value and comparison resource, not veterinary advice. Prices are illustrative and manually entered for v1, always confirm the live price with the retailer before buying.