Head to head · Creatine
Momentous Creatine (Signature Spec) vs Thorne Creatine
Thorne scores higher overall (8.9 vs 8.7 out of 10).
Updated September 2026 from our full reviews · How we score
NSF Certified for Sport creatine with batch COAs; Momentous has swapped Creapure for its own 'Signature Spec' monohydrate made in a pharmaceutical facility.
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NSF Certified for Sport creatine monohydrate: one ingredient, 5 g per scoop, tested for label accuracy and banned substances, at about $0.49 a serving.
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The short answer
Choose Momentous if…
- Drug-tested athletes
- Buyers who want batch COAs and published test results
- Vegan and gluten-free diets
- You want the lower cost per serving ($0.48)
Choose Thorne if…
- Drug-tested and competitive athletes
- Buyers who want NSF Certified for Sport verification
- People who want a single-ingredient, unflavored creatine
Side by side
| Creatine (Signature Spec) | Creatine | |
|---|---|---|
| Our score | 8.7 / 10 | 8.9 / 10 |
| Efficacy (30%) | 9.4 | 9.4 |
| Quality & Purity (25%) | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Value (20%) | 7.4 | 7.6 |
| Experience (15%) | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| Transparency (10%) | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| Form | Powder | Powder |
| Serving | 1 scoop (5 g)90 servings per container | 1 scoop (5 g)90 servings per container |
| Price per serving | $0.48 | $0.49 |
| Testing & certifications | NSF Certified for Sport | NSF Certified for Sport |
| Dietary | Vegan, Gluten-free, Non-GMO, Sugar-free | Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Soy-free, Sugar-free |
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| Flavors | 3 (Unflavored, Lemon, Watermelon) | 3 (Unflavored, Pineapple Orange, Strawberry) |
| Creator video reviews | 3 | 4 |
Pros and cons
Creatine (Signature Spec)
- Listed as NSF Certified for Sport (Unflavored, 450 g) on nsfsport.com
- Brand publishes Light Labs results and offers COAs for every batch
- Single ingredient: 5 g creatine monohydrate per scoop, vegan and gluten-free
- Brand specifies tight purity and heavy-metal limits plus microplastics and PFAS screening
- Reviewers consistently describe it as tasteless
- About $0.48 per serving at full price (roughly $0.36 on subscription)
- No longer Creapure, and the new raw-material source is not named
- Amazon feedback on texture, cold-water mixing and digestion is mixed
- No official TikTok Shop listing found
Creatine
- Listed as NSF Certified for Sport (Unflavored, 453 g) on nsfsport.com
- 5 g of creatine monohydrate per scoop with nothing else added
- Thorne reports testing for heavy metals, pesticides and microbes
- Fine powder that most buyers say dissolves easily and tastes neutral
- Labeled gluten-, dairy- and soy-free
- About $0.49 per serving, roughly double mainstream brands
- Some buyers report stomach upset or diarrhea
- Texture feedback is split; some buyers find it slightly grainy
- Scoop can sink into the fine powder, per one long-term reviewer
Our verdicts
Creatine (Signature Spec)
Momentous offers some of the most thoroughly documented creatine on the market, with NSF Certified for Sport status and batch-level test results. It is an excellent choice for tested athletes and documentation-minded buyers, but the price is steep, and shoppers who valued it specifically for Creapure should know the raw material has changed.
Full review
Creatine
Thorne Creatine is the reference choice when verification matters: a clean 5 g of monohydrate with NSF Certified for Sport status and an unusually strong quality program behind it. You pay about double the mainstream price for that assurance, so recreational lifters on a budget can get the same molecule for less, but tested athletes should put it at the top of their list.
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