Is Providore Worth It?
A straight answer on whether Providore is worth the money, based on its overall score, value score and real cost per serve, with better-value alternatives if it isn't the right fit.
Reviewed by Adam Lorimer
Contributing reviewer, brand and product sideIndependent scoringUpdated August 2026Not veterinary advice
Our score
Average
Providore product photography
- Overall score
- 64/100
- Average
- Value score
- 69/100
- Average
- From (per day)
- $2.20
- ~15kg dog
The short answer
A premium-styled range sold through a single retailer. The formulas are reasonable and the price is sharp, but transparency is the weak spot: sourcing and ownership detail is thinner than national brands, and a retailer house range gives you less independent insight into what's in each batch. The 'premium' look outpaces the sourcing detail behind it, so judge it strictly on price-per-kg, not packaging.
Where the points come from
The strongest pillar is price & value at 69/100, worth 25 of the 100 points. The weakest is transparency at 57/100. That pattern, rather than the headline number, is what decides whether the price is worth paying for your dog.
What the money buys
Value is scored at 69/100, which we rate average, and it carries 25 of the 100 points on its own. The cheapest way to feed it in our index is Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg, at $2.20 a day for a ~15kg adult dog.
The field
Where 64 sits across every brand we score
One tick per brand. The shaded band is the middle half of the index and the heavy rule is the median, so the score reads as a position rather than a promise.
- MinMin
- 44
- Q1Lower quartile
- 58.5
- MedianMedian
- 69.5
- Q3Upper quartile
- 78.8
- MaxMax
- 87
| Brand | Overall score |
|---|---|
| Black & Gold | 44 |
| Baxter's | 46 |
| Julius | 48 |
| Woofin' Good! | 50 |
| ProBalance | 54 |
| Leaps & Bounds | 60 |
| The Nosh Project | 62 |
| Providore | 64 |
| Hill's Science Diet | 66 |
| Royal Canin | 68 |
| Ivory Coat | 71 |
| Meals for Mutts | 74 |
| SavourLife | 75 |
| Black Hawk | 76 |
| Prime100 | 78 |
| ZIWI Peak | 81 |
| Petzyo | 83 |
| Frontier Pets | 84 |
| Scratch | 86 |
| Lyka | 87 |
Dog Food Reviews scoring
The scorecard
How Providore scores
Scored against our published methodology. Where a brand earns its points is the whole worth-it question: two brands on the same overall score can be worth very different money.
Providore
64/100 overall · Average
How the 100 points are split
- 25 Price & Value
- 25 Ingredient Quality
- 20 Nutrition & Suitability
- 15 Transparency
- 10 Availability & Convenience
- 5 Customer Sentiment
The checklist
When Providore is worth it, and when it is not
Both lists come straight from this brand's entry in our index. Neither is a verdict on the food, only on the fit.
When Providore is worth it
- Value shoppers already buying from that retailer
- A premium look on a tighter budget
When to compare carefully
- You want clear, independent sourcing detail
- You prefer brands you can compare across multiple retailers
What it costs
What Providore costs to feed
Cost per day is the figure that decides this page. It assumes a ~15kg adult dog at the brand's own feeding guide, so it moves with your dog rather than with the sticker price.
Prices checked· Editorial estimates
The product we hold
Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg
- Price per kg
- $9.58/kg
- Est. cost per day
- $2.20
- Pack size
- 12kg
- First ingredient
- Chicken
- Protein
- 27%
Best per-serve value
Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg
$9.58/kg
$2.20 a day for a ~15kg adult dog
- Pack size
- 12kg
- First ingredient
- Chicken
- Format
- Dry
Licensed editorial photography
The verdict
Is Providore worth it?
Decent value if you're already in that retailer, but the premium look hides thin sourcing detail and you're tied to a single seller. Don't pay up for the styling: compare it strictly on price-per-kg against independent brands like SavourLife and Ivory Coat, which tell you more about what's in the bag.
Scored out of 100 across 6 weighted pillars
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The detail
The daily-cost maths against two named rivals
Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg sits at $115.00 on our editorial estimates: $9.58 per kg, about $2.20 a day for a 15kg adult dog, with chicken leading a 27% protein, 16% fat panel. SavourLife Grain Free Adult Lamb 15kg is listed at $149.00 ($9.93 per kg, $2.30 a day). Ivory Coat Grain Free Adult Lamb 13kg is listed at $135.00 ($10.38 per kg, $2.40 a day).
So Providore saves about ten cents a day on SavourLife and twenty on Ivory Coat, roughly $36.50 and $73.00 across a year. That flips at the only checkout selling it. Pet Circle autoship prices Providore at $109.00, or $9.08 per kg, while SavourLife's grain-free 15kg on autoship is $135.00: $9.00 per kg. Ivory Coat's grain-free 13kg lands at $129.00 on the same site.
Where Providore earns its price
Value at 69/100 is Providore's strongest pillar and ingredient quality at 66/100 its second, an honest ordering: you buy the price, not the panel. The bag itself rates 74/100 in our product index against a brand score of 64/100, so the formula holds up better than the company behind it. Grain-free, chicken-first and Australian made at $9.58 per kg undercuts Ivory Coat's $10.38.
The fit our data supports is narrow but real: a value shopper already ordering from Pet Circle who wants a premium-looking bag on a tighter budget. Pet Circle ships free above $49, so one $115.00 bag clears the threshold by itself and the per-kg figure stands without a second order attached to it. This is a value comparison, not veterinary advice.
When it is not worth it
Transparency at 57/100 is Providore's weakest pillar and the biggest drag on its 64/100 overall. Ownership is recorded as a retailer-promoted exclusive range, and sourcing detail runs thinner than national brands publish. The brands behind those two bags score 76/100 (SavourLife) and 71/100 (Ivory Coat) on that same pillar. The per-kg saving is real, and so is the information you trade for it.
Availability at 61/100 is the second cost. Providore is stocked at one retailer in our index, and Pet Circle does not price match, so there is no second seller and no low-price guarantee to invoke. Our index also holds a single Providore pack, the 12kg, against SavourLife's 18kg and Black Hawk's 20kg. A brand you cannot shop around is a deliberate choice.
How owners pay less for it
There is one discount lever, and it is autoship: $109.00 instead of $115.00, about $6.00 off and $9.08 per kg. The usual saving, stepping up a pack size, is not on offer here. Our index holds Providore in 12kg only, while SavourLife Original Adult 18kg works out at $8.06 per kg and Black Hawk Adult Chicken and Rice 20kg at $8.45.
Price the rest of the checkout before you commit. Pet Circle lists SavourLife's grain-free 15kg at $142.00, dropping to $135.00 on autoship, and Ivory Coat's 13kg at $129.00. Beyond it, Petbarn Repeat Delivery runs up to about 15% off, Petbarn member pricing puts that SavourLife 15kg at $149.00 against a $164.00 shelf price, and Budget Pet Products has it at $144.00: levers Providore's exclusivity keeps out of reach. All prices are editorial estimates.
The alternatives
Better-value alternatives to Providore
Scored on the same 100-point model, so the comparison is like for like. Each card prints the two pillars a reader actually swaps a food on.
SavourLife
Premium · Good
Fair value and the rescue donations are real, not greenwash: but the food itself is good rather than exceptional, with mid-premium panels and a narrow range. Buy it because the per-kg value stacks up, not because the cause makes the ingredients better than they are.
- Value
- 78/100
- Ingredients
- 74/100
Best forValue-conscious feeders who want a clean enough panel
Ivory Coat
Premium · Good
A competent grain-free all-rounder, but it's mid-pack on every measure and now sits inside a big multi-brand portfolio where recipes have moved with ownership. Fine if the price is right on the day: just don't expect it to out-spec a more focused independent brand.
- Value
- 71/100
- Ingredients
- 73/100
Best forGrain-free everyday feeding where 'good enough' is fine
Black Hawk
Premium · Good
Fine on a discounted big bag if you choose a named-meat-first recipe, but don't assume the whole range is equal: the cheaper lines pad the panel with grain and rice, and a chunk of the price is reach and marketing rather than ingredients. Compare the specific formula on cost per kg against SavourLife and Ivory Coat.
- Value
- 74/100
- Ingredients
- 76/100
Best forEveryday feeding if you pick the right recipe
Common questions
Is Providore worth it? FAQs
Short answers to the questions that decide it, using the same published figures as the sections above.
Answers checked
Scores and estimates from our index
Providore scores 64/100 overall and 69/100 on value in our index (average on value). Decent value if you're already in that retailer, but the premium look hides thin sourcing detail and you're tied to a single seller. Don't pay up for the styling: compare it strictly on price-per-kg against independent brands like SavourLife and Ivory Coat, which tell you more about what's in the bag.
For a ~15kg adult dog, Providore works out from about $2.20 per day on Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg ($9.58/kg). Cost per serve is the figure that matters most: compare it against alternatives before deciding.
If value is your top priority and you're feeding a large dog on a tight budget, compare Providore carefully against SavourLife and Ivory Coat. The right pick is the one that fits your dog and budget.
Consider SavourLife, Ivory Coat, Black Hawk. Compare them on price per kg and cost per day: a different brand may give you more for similar money.
Not quite. Autoship takes Providore Grain Free Adult 12kg from $115.00 to $109.00, which is $9.08 per kg. SavourLife Grain Free Adult Lamb 15kg on the same autoship is $135.00, or $9.00 per kg, and it rates 84/100 as a product against Providore's 74/100. Ivory Coat's grain-free 13kg sits above both at $129.00, or $9.92 per kg. Prices are editorial estimates, so confirm them before ordering.
Because it is recorded in our index as a retailer-promoted exclusive range rather than an independent brand, and the sourcing and ownership detail published behind it is thinner than national brands provide. Our policy is to label retailer-owned and exclusive ranges clearly. They can still score well, and Providore's 66/100 ingredient score is respectable, but the harder like-for-like comparison shows up in the transparency pillar.
Not in our index. Providore is listed at a single retailer, which is why availability scores 61/100, and Pet Circle does not price match, so there is no cheaper seller to point it at. The brands it competes with are stocked far wider: SavourLife appears at five of the retailers we track, including Petbarn and Budget Pet Products, so its price can be shopped around.
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.