Alani Nu Pre-Workout vs Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout

The verdict

Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout scores 15.0 points higher than Alani Nu Pre-Workout on formula: 80.0 (A tier) vs 65.0 (C tier).
Caffeine: 200 mg for both.
Both labels have 0% hidden in blends.
Essential Pre-Workout is $1.67 cheaper per clinically dosed serving at $1.00, compared with $2.67 for Alani Nu Pre-Workout.
Neither is third-party tested.
Largest panel dose differences for Alani Nu Pre-Workout vs Essential Pre-Workout: L-Theanine: 200 mg vs none listed; Taurine: none listed vs 1,000 mg; L-Tyrosine: 500 mg vs 2,000 mg.
Bottom line: Essential Pre-Workout has the higher formula score and the lower comparable cost.

Straight from the label math; no editorial picks. We don't earn a commission from store links on this site.

Head-to-head: Alani Nu Pre-Workout vs Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout
Metric	Alani Nu Pre-Workout C Mid Pump	Raw Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout A Built Different
Scores
Tier	C · 65.0	A · 80.0 (best)
Overall score	46.0	67.0 (best)
Dose	65.0	80.0 (best)
Transparency	100.0	100.0
Pump	60.0	60.0
Focus	75.0 (best)	60.0
Endurance	50.0	100.0 (best)
Caffeine	200 mg · ⚡ Standard Send	200 mg · ⚡ Standard Send
Lowest price	$39.99	$29.99 (best)
Per clinically dosed serving	$2.67 · 💎 Luxury Pixie Dust	$1.00 · 🍜 Broke Bro Approved (best)
Real servings	15 of 30	30 of 30 (best)
Testing	Untested	Untested
Ingredients (per graded serving)
Caffeine (counts toward the tier)	200 mg100% ✓	200 mg100% ✓
L-Citrulline (counts toward the tier)	4,000.2 mg100% ✓	4,000 mg100% ✓
Betaine Anhydrous (counts toward the tier)	missing	missing
L-Tyrosine (counts toward the tier)	500 mg50%	2,000 mg100% ✓
Taurine (counts toward the tier)	missing	1,000 mg100% ✓
L-Theanine (counts toward the tier)	200 mg100% ✓	missing
Beta-Alanine	1,600 mg50%	3,200 mg100% ✓
Sodium (Electrolytes)	150 mg	75 mg

= best in the row. = part of the ideal pre and counts toward the tier. Percentages are of the clinical reference dose.