We Feed Raw Vs Darwin’s Pet Products (2026): Which Is Better?

Last Updated on April 23, 2026 by Kieran Beckles

Are you stuck between We Feed Raw and Darwin’s Pet Food? I tried both on my fussy Alaskan Klee Kai dogs, and while they offer high-quality recipes, one clearly won. If you don’t want to waste money, here’s the one I’d choose.

We decided to introduce raw dog food into Copper and Skye’s diet after my Alaskan Klee Kai dogs became fussy with fresh dog food following our return to California two years ago.

It’s been a huge success over the past 18 months. Our Klee Kai have much better appetites, more energy, healthier coats, smaller stools and more. These results we’ve seen and more since we made the change.

While I had heard of Darwin’s Pet Food because the raw dog food brand has been around for quite some time, we hadn’t come across We Feed Raw until 18 months ago after I did some research.

We retested these two dog food brands in 2026 to see if Copper and Skye still preferred We Feed Raw over Darwin’s. Our insights in this article reflect that experience of testing both brands on our Klee Kai.

UPDATED: April 2026
We updated this review in April 2026 to reflect the latest pricing and recipes from Darwin's and We Feed Raw for their respective freeze-dried ranges. We also added a quick verdict, two comparison tables, and quick-fire pros and cons to help pet owners. As always, this article follows our dog food testing process to ensure accurate, honest, and experience-based recommendations.

We Feed Raw Vs Darwin’s Pet Products Comparison Table

We Feed Raw Vs Darwin’s Pet Products: What’s The Difference?

We’ll get right to the point. Who do we recommend to our readers who are undecided between these two raw dog food brands? Our pick is We Feed Raw.

We’ve ordered and tested raw dog food from both of these companies on Copper and Skye, but We Feed Raw was the clear winner when we retested in 2026.

My wife and I have never seen Skye show so much mealtime excitement since introducing We Feed Raw to her diet. She stalked me to the fridge at mealtime.

I highlight this behavior because it’s so uncharacteristic of Skye, who would usually let Copper eat first and sometimes even let him eat her food.

From a dog owner’s perspective, I liked that We Feed Raw’s meals come in pouches that I can halve daily for easy portion control.

They’ve also got a great range of five recipes, which allowed me to vary Copper and Skye’s meals. Darwin’s have six, although the sixth is beef and chicken combined.

We Feed Raw launched their freeze-dried raw range in 2025 to cater to pet owners who don’t want the hassle of storing and handling raw food. We’ve also tested this format.

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It can help pet owners save (it was $78 cheaper per month for us), but we like to use it as a topper to provide our Klee Kai with different formats.

Darwin’s Pet Food arrived in much bigger meal pouches, so I had to leave half-opened packets of raw food in the fridge. They didn’t provide a container, either.

We Feed Raw costs us $280 a month, while Darwin’s charges us $318 every 7 weeks. That’s 4.66 per day per dog for We Feed Raw, but $3.11 per day per dog for Darwin’s.

We Feed Raw is the clear winner from my perspective, based on Skye and Copper’s reactions and my experience as a pet owner using their subscription.

We've compared We Feed Raw to The Farmer's Dog in this article, but my Klee Kai prefer We Feed Raw.

Who Are We Feed Raw?

We Feed Raw is a raw dog food company that believes in the merits of a biologically appropriate raw food diet for dogs.

They use locally sourced and ethically sourced ingredients (grass-fed and/or free-range) in all their recipes, which made me feel good knowing Copper and Skye were eating quality food.

I was also impressed to learn that We Feed Raw’s recipes have been formulated by a PhD animal nutritionist. Having reviewed over 30 brands, I’m used to seeing vet-formulated. So this stood out.

We Feed Raw also stood out among other raw dog food companies thanks to its pre-portioned packaging. Copper and Skye required 8oz a day, so I could easily split a pouch every mealtime.

As I mentioned above, We Feed Raw offers five different recipes: beef, chicken, lamb, venison, duck and turkey. As a pet owner with a fussy eater, I appreciated having such a variety to choose from.

Do you want to learn more about We Feed Raw?
Here's our dedicated review of their raw food.

Skye loved We Feed Raw. She’s consistently finished her food over the past 18 months with a greater appetite.

We’ve also seen other benefits over the past year and a half, such as weight management, healthier coats, firmer stools, consistent digestion, and less tear stains.

As I mentioned above, We Feed Raw offers two freeze-dried raw recipes for pet owners who may prefer the convenience of dry food over raw food but still want to enjoy the benefits of its formulations.

I will say that We Feed Raw is expensive compared to brands such as Sundays, The Farmer’s Dog and UnKibble. We had to pay $280 for our frozen raw box, while freeze-dried cost me $202.50 a month.

Do you want to know the price?
Here's our We Feed Raw cost.

Who Are Darwin’s Natural Pet Products?

Just like We Feed Raw, Darwin’s Pet Food offers the opportunity to introduce a raw-fed diet to your dog.

They have more experience than We Feed Raw, as Darwin’s Pet Food was founded in 2004 and has been feeding dogs for over 20 years.

Darwin’s Pet Food offers the opportunity to create a custom meal plan, similar to We Feed Raw, so you’ll need to fill out their sign-up questionnaire.

However, the process isn’t as seamless and smooth as We Feed Raw. You could easily miss the link to create a custom meal plan. So it’s not quite as accessible.

Unfortunately, Darwin’s didn’t offer the opportunity to select Klee Kai as a breed, so I had to choose “mixed breed”. I found their questionnaire and website to be a bit jittery.

However, they don’t store their raw food in portioned meal pouches like their competitor, which means more faff at mealtime and having to find containers for half-opened packets.

When I completed my subscription, I was quoted $318 every 7 weeks to feed their raw food to Copper and Skye. That is slightly cheaper than We Feed Raw when you break the price down to per-day, per-dog.

But the caveat to that is the freezer space required. You’ll need a big enough freezer to store seven weeks’ worth of food, and if you’ve got multiple dogs like me, that’s challenging.

My Klee Kai much preferred We Feed Raw, so I was willing to pay a little extra each month to see Skye consistently finish her meals.

You have plenty of options when it comes to buying Darwin’s. You can purchase from their website, Amazon or at your local pet store.

We Feed Raw vs Darwin’s Price Comparison

We Feed Raw vs Darwin’s FAQ

Wrapping Up

We’ve come to the end of our We Feed Raw vs Darwin’s Pet Food comparison article.

My absolute recommendation would be We Feed Raw based on the success we’ve had feeding their food to Copper and Skye. It’s been life-changing.

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If you have a picky eater like me, I don’t think you’ll go wrong by giving We Feed Raw a try. We’ve recommended it to other Klee Kai owners, and their dogs have become just as obsessed with it.