Automatically applies coupon codes at checkout and shows Amazon price history. Free browser extension by PayPal.
Editor's Verdict
Honey (by PayPal) is the most widely installed coupon extension, it automatically finds and applies promo codes at checkout across 30,000+ stores. It also shows price history on Amazon and offers Honey Gold cashback. Completely free, no subscription.
Overall
4.3 / 5
Pricing
Free
Install Honey
Official extension, always install from the verified source
Honey automatically applies coupon codes at checkout on 30,000+ retailers and shows you the price history of products on Amazon. When you arrive at a checkout page, Honey tries every coupon code in its database against your cart and applies the best discount. On Amazon product pages, it shows a price history chart and a recommendation about whether the current price is a good deal.
Free tier vs paid features
Honey has no paid tier. PayPal acquired it in 2020 for $4 billion, and the business model is affiliate commissions from retailers. This is worth understanding because it explains why Honey sometimes overrides cashback affiliate links from sites like Rakuten, redirecting commission to PayPal instead of the original site. For most users this is invisible, but if you actively use cashback portals, install Honey but disable the auto-coupon feature on those sites.
Free
Free, owned by PayPal
Paid
No paid tier. Honey earns commission from retailers
Who actually uses Honey
For frequent online shoppers, Honey occasionally finds a working coupon that saves 5-15% on a purchase. For Amazon buyers, the price history is genuinely useful for deciding whether to wait or buy now. For people researching big purchases, the wishlist feature tracks prices across multiple retailers and notifies you when something drops.
Pros and cons
Pros
Genuinely free, no upsell
Large coupon database
Amazon price history is accurate and useful
Available on every major browser
Cons
Overrides affiliate links from cashback sites
Coupon-finding success rate is mid (20-30%)
Browses your purchase history (necessary for function)
PayPal acquisition raised privacy questions
Should you install Honey?
Worth installing if you shop online weekly. The Amazon price history alone justifies the install. Be aware of the cashback-override behaviour if you use Rakuten or similar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Honey is completely free with no premium tier. The company makes money from affiliate commissions paid by retailers when a Honey-applied coupon is used. There are no charges to the consumer at any point.
Honey is published by PayPal Inc. and is generally considered safe in 2026. The extension does have broad access to your browsing because it needs to detect checkout pages and inject coupon codes. Privacy-conscious users should know that Honey logs your shopping behaviour to improve coupon matching.
Yes, but inconsistently. Honey successfully applies a coupon at checkout on roughly 20-30% of attempts. The success rate is highest at large mainstream retailers (Walmart, Macy's, Target) and lowest at small or niche stores. The Amazon price history feature, on the other hand, works reliably.
Yes. On Amazon product pages, Honey shows a price history chart and a recommendation. It does not apply coupons on Amazon (Amazon does not use traditional coupon codes), but the price history alone is the main reason most people install it.
Honey overrides affiliate links from cashback sites like Rakuten by inserting its own affiliate link at checkout, redirecting commission to PayPal instead of the original cashback site. This is documented behaviour. To avoid it, either uninstall Honey when using cashback sites or disable Honey on those checkout pages.
They are different tools. Rakuten gives you cashback (a percentage refund) on purchases through participating retailers. Honey tries to find coupon codes for an upfront discount. Many serious online shoppers use both: Rakuten for the cashback layer and Honey for occasional coupons, but they should be used carefully because Honey can override Rakuten's commission.