Bulb Energy v Octopus Energy

Which supplier is best, Bulb Energy, or Octopus Energy?

We take a look into the pro’s and con’s for both these relatively new energy suppliers.

Why Bulb and Octopus Energy?

The first thing that hits you with these two suppliers, is all the hype about them. Octopus Energy were voted as number one energy supplier on a Which survey. You always see Bulb Energy popping up because they do a referral scheme where you and the referrer both receive free energy credit!

Check out why you should choose one against the other. Or perhaps, there may be another supplier that suits you better.

Who is Cheapest, Octopus or Bulb?

Is Bulb better than Octopus?

How do you choose between Bulb and Octopus?

Use this chart to find your answers. If you want to compare prices, then you can use a comparison site or visit Octopus and Bulb to get quotes.

Compare Bulb Energy with Octopus Energy

Explanation

• Low Prices – Both, Bulb and Octopus offer low internet prices.
• No Advance Charges –  Both these suppliers will take your first payment straight away.
• Fixed Price – Bulb don’t offer a fixed price at this time
• Not many complaints – This is the factor we use to determine an energy suppliers service level. We are pleased to report both, Bulb and Octopus Energy have a low level of complaints made to  the Ombudsman. View these figures
• Referral links – Both Bulb & Octopus give their customers a referral link where you can earn £50 credit for each person who switches through it. If you go on to switch to either of these suppliers from this page, you will also get £50. In addition, if you have switched to Bulb or Octopus from here, you are welcome to share your link with us for consideration to have your link posted on this page.

What would we do?

We advise against switching to any supplier based on what people are telling you. For example – Octopus is the best supplier. Or, Bulb is the cheapest supplier.

To determine your cheapest supplier, you would need to get quotes based on your own energy consumption. We advise you do this through an Ofgem Accredited Comparison Site

From there, you may not want to switch to the absolute cheapest supplier because they may take your first payment on day one. Traditionally, suppliers used to take your first payment one month in arrears. Now, most of the new suppliers take your first payment straight away. That’s like losing a whole month of energy money!

Editors note:

Currently, neither of these suppliers is the absolute cheapest on comparison sites. They are still both much cheaper than Standard Energy prices and if you use one of the £50 referrer links, you will be making an additional saving of £50. Don’t forget, when you join one of these suppliers you will also get a referral link that you can share so you can get £50 each time someone switches through your own link.