Everything DoseRank tracks on the creatine monohydrate shelf — Creatine Monohydrate. The category itself is never ranked: 434 products get scored the moment you say what you want them to do.
How to read the scores
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Answer a few questions about your goals, habits, stack, and budget. Then, DoseRank will find the products that best match your needs based on your answers. It's free and only takes 60 seconds! No account is required.
A saved, shareable breakdown: your matched products, dose math, interaction flags to discuss with a clinician, and a price-tracked stack you can revisit.
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Each product gets a composite score blending clinical strength, evidence, dose fit, trust and value — computed for the goal you picked, across this category's products. The #1 on the DoseRank tab has the highest composite; the other tabs re-rank the same products by Value, Trust, or Popularity. Placement is never paid.
Start with a goal, not a brand
Browsing creatine monohydrate supplements without a goal makes no sense — different products do different jobs, and “best” flips depending on which job you're hiring for. These are the 45 health outcomes that matter for this category. Pick yours, and the full evidence-ranked shelf loads for that goal alone.
Power outputAbility to generate force rapidly.391 rankedStrong
Muscle strengthAbility of muscles to generate force.391 rankedStrong
Lean body massNon-fat body mass, often used as a marker of preserved musculature.395 rankedStrong
MemoryAbility to encode, store, and retrieve information.389 rankedStrong
Delayed-onset muscle sorenessPost-exercise muscle pain and stiffness.398 rankedModerate-strong
Cognitive functionOverall thinking ability including memory, attention, and processing.399 rankedModerate-strong
Electrolyte balancePhysiologic balance of sodium, potassium, and related ions.33 rankedStrong
Sodium statusBody sodium balance.83 rankedStrong
Skeletal muscle massAmount of muscle tissue relevant to strength and metabolism.6 rankedStrong
Muscle damage biomarkersMarkers such as creatine kinase indicating exercise-related tissue stress.45 rankedStrong
Hydration statusAdequacy of body water and fluid balance.72 rankedStrong
Infection incidenceOverall rate of infectious illness.21 rankedStrong
Sarcopenia statusPresence of low muscle mass and function.21 rankedStrong
Muscle crampsPainful involuntary muscle contractions.104 rankedModerate-strong
StrokeCerebrovascular event causing neurologic injury.52 rankedStrongNothing is ranked yet — the shelf stays locked until you pick a goal.
No goal, no ranking.
A “best creatine monohydrate supplement” list without a goal would be marketing, not evidence. Pick what you want to improve and DoseRank scores all 434 products against that goal's trials.