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Sustainably Yours vs Tuft + Paw: Which Should You Buy?

Both are premium plant litters and both flush. Tuft + Paw is far lighter on dust and leaves almost nothing on the floor. Sustainably Yours clumps harder and costs much less to run, which over a year is not a small gap.

ReviewCatLitter editorial teamUpdated Mar 6, 2026

This comparison page is maintained by the ReviewCatLitter editorial team and grounded in the same scoring framework used across the published review catalog.

Sustainably Yours cat litter product
Natural (Corn + Cassava)

Sustainably Yours

A premium natural litter with harder clumping than most plant-based options and bright white granules for easy health monitoring.

Overall score
9.3/10
Cost per day
$0.63
Reviewed Mar 6, 2026
Tuft + Paw cat litter product
Soy/Tofu (Designer)

Tuft + Paw

A designer tofu litter with nearly zero dust and very low tracking, but it is expensive and mostly for people who value aesthetics and convenience.

Overall score
8.3/10
Cost per day
$0.97
Reviewed Nov 10, 2025
Overall winner
Sustainably Yours

Sustainably Yours is the strongest all-around pick in this comparison for best-performing natural litter shoppers.

Lowest daily cost
Sustainably Yours at $0.63/day

Budget is often the deciding factor in this tier.

Best odor control
Sustainably Yours at Better than standard corn

Odor control often decides whether a litter feels tolerable long term.

Tracks less outside the box
Tuft + Paw at Very low

Tracking can be more important than overall score in small spaces.

What we actually measured

Every figure below is a reading from our own test runs, not a rating. Where a run never took a reading it says so.

Sustainably Yours and Tuft + Paw measured side by side
ReadingSustainably YoursTuft + PawGap
Dust weighed per pourParticulates caught in the air while the bag goes into the box. Lower is better.0.11 mg0.05 mgbetter0.06 mg
Clumps that survived the drop testShare of clumps still whole after a three-foot drop. Higher is better.not measured78%only one side measured
Bag priceWhat the tested bag cost. Bag sizes differ, so read it next to cost per pound.$29.99$29.00$0.99
Cost per poundBag price divided by what is in the bag. Lower is better.$1.15better$3.22$2.07
Cost per dayWhat the box costs to keep running each day. Lower is better.$0.63better$0.97$0.34
Cost across a yearThat daily cost carried over a full year of use. Lower is better.$230better$354$124

Neither run recorded granules outside the box, ammonia after one day and ammonia after three days, so those rows are left out rather than filled in from a similar bag. The full test data shows every reading we have.

Why Sustainably Yours wins this matchup

Primary tradeoff: Sustainably Yours's weakest area here is value.

Strongest odor control in this set with better than standard corn.
Clumping is a real edge: excellent for natural litter.
It is also the cheapest daily option at $0.63 per day.
Product
Overall Score
9.3
8.3
Pricing
Price$29.99$29.00
Weight26 lbs9 lbs
Cost / Day$0.63$0.97
Performance
Dust Control
8.8
0.11mg per pour
9.3
Trace dust only
Clumping
9.3
Excellent for natural litter
7.8
Good
Odor Control
8.6
Better than standard corn
8
Good everyday control
Tracking Outside the Box
8.4
Low
9.2
Very low
Value for Cost
7.8
$0.63/day · $29.99
6.1
$0.97/day · $29.00
Features
TypeNatural Corn + CassavaSoy / Tofu
Flushable
ScentedNoNo
Our Verdict
Best ForBest-performing natural litter shoppersStyle-conscious, low-tracking setups
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Best fit

Sustainably Yours

Sustainably Yours makes the most sense for best-performing natural litter shoppers.

Worth it if

You want a premium natural litter with harder clumping than most plant-based options and bright white granules for easy health monitoring.

Skip it if

You need a formula that solves best-performing natural litter shoppers better.

Open Sustainably Yours review
Best fit

Tuft + Paw

Tuft + Paw makes the most sense for style-conscious, low-tracking setups.

Worth it if

You want a designer tofu litter with nearly zero dust and very low tracking, but it is expensive and mostly for people who value aesthetics and convenience.

Skip it if

You need a formula that solves best-performing natural litter shoppers better.

Open Tuft + Paw review

Read the full reviews

Use this page to choose a winner quickly, then open the full product reviews if you want the long-form test notes.

Quick Answers

Which is better: Sustainably Yours or Tuft + Paw?

Sustainably Yours comes out ahead on the balance of dust, clumping, odor control, tracking and daily cost. Tuft + Paw is still the one to buy for style-conscious, low-tracking setups.

Which is cheaper per day: Sustainably Yours or Tuft + Paw?

Sustainably Yours runs at $0.63 a day against $0.97 for Tuft + Paw.

Which controls smell better: Sustainably Yours or Tuft + Paw?

Sustainably Yours scored higher: better than standard corn, against good everyday control for Tuft + Paw.

Which tracks less outside the litter box: Sustainably Yours or Tuft + Paw?

Tuft + Paw keeps more litter in the box: very low, against low for Sustainably Yours.