Good cat litter, ranked by what we measured

Bench tested

Fig. 1: every litter on the board, in rank order.

The short answer

If you read nothing else.

Best overall - Top editorial score on the benchDr. Elsey's Cat Attract9.5/100.04mg dust, 98% of clumps heldBest cheap - Lowest cost per day on the benchFrisco by Chewy$0.30a day, the lowest we costedLeast dust - Lowest dust reading on the benchÖkocat Paper Pellet0.00mgof dust per pour

How we pick: every litter goes through the same bench tests, so the ranks compare like with like. Read the full testing method.

The full board

Score order. Shorter dust and cost bars are better; a longer clumps bar is better. A dashed bar means we have not run that test yet.

Purrify sits out of this board. It is an activated carbon additive you mix into litter, not a litter, so it is reviewed on its own page.