Ollie vs The Farmer's Dog: what each brand publishes about price, checked 2026-09-26
Quick answer: the two brands do not publish the same kind of number, so a straight price-versus-price verdict does not exist on their own sites. The Farmer's Dog prints one figure - plans start at about $2/day, with delivery options mostly ranging from 1 week to 2 months of food and including free shipping. Ollie prints per-meal figures instead - Full Fresh Meals from $1.57 a meal, Half Fresh Plan from $1.00 a meal - and answers in per-day terms only inside its FAQ: food starts at less than four dollars a day for small dogs fed Ollie exclusively, and averages $8 a day. Neither brand prices your dog on a public page (Ollie uses its plan builder, The Farmer's Dog uses a questionnaire), so the numbers below are floors, not bills. Every line carries its official source and a check date of 2026-09-26.
Every figure on this page was read from the brand's own official site and carries its source link and check date.
How this page was checked
This page is a read-out, not an opinion. On 2026-09-26 (UTC+8) we fetched Ollie's Meal Plans page in raw HTML at 19:06, opened The Farmer's Dog's FAQ and Ollie's FAQ in a real browser at 19:10, and re-read Ollie's homepage at 19:21 - then opened Ollie's FAQ answers one question at a time (cost, billing, cancellation, storage, shipping), because the answers are loaded on click and do not appear in the page source.
What that produced: one per-day number from The Farmer's Dog, two per-meal numbers plus two per-day numbers from Ollie, and a set of terms (shipping, cancellation, storage, billing) that are simply printed differently by each brand. Where a brand does not publish something, the cell says so instead of guessing.
Deliberately excluded: every third-party comparison table, every crowd-sourced price, and every conversion between units that the brands themselves never print.
The exclusive bit: each brand publishes the number the other one does not
This is the whole comparison in one line: only The Farmer's Dog publishes a per-day starting price, and only Ollie publishes per-meal starting prices. That is not a stylistic quirk - it changes what you can honestly calculate.
Ollie gives you $1.57 and $1.00 but no official meals-per-day figure, so the public pages never multiply them out; its per-day answer lives in a separate FAQ entry ($8 average, under $4 for small dogs). The Farmer's Dog gives you about $2 a day and never prints a per-meal number anywhere on its FAQ. So a reader who types 'Ollie vs The Farmer's Dog price' into a search box will find sites doing the multiplication for them; the brands do not.
The terms diverge in the same pattern. Ollie pins down the mechanics to the day (charged three days before shipping, freezer life of 6 months unopened, 4 days once thawed, cancel on the website but not the app) while The Farmer's Dog keeps it loose (pause, cancel, reactivate anytime; food below 40°F on arrival; delivery from 1 week to 2 months). Neither is wrong - they are just different disclosures, and both are printed in the sources linked beside each row.
Ollie vs The Farmer's Dog, side by side - official published figures only
| What we compare | Ollie Meal Plans | The Farmer's Dog FAQ |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price the brand prints | 'Starting at $1.57 a meal' for Full Fresh Meals (Premium) and 'Starting at $1.00 a meal' for the Half Fresh Plan (budget friendly). Both are floor prices: your dog's plan is priced inside Ollie's plan builder. source: www.ollie.com | 'Plans start at about $2/day.' The exact plan and price depend on age, weight, activity and recipe choice, and The Farmer's Dog shows them after you fill out its questionnaire. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Unit of that price | Per meal on the public page. Its per-day figures live in the FAQ instead: food starts at less than four dollars a day for small dogs fed Ollie exclusively, and averages $8 a day. source: www.ollie.com | Per day. The FAQ does not print a per-meal price anywhere, so there is no Ollie-style per-meal figure to compare against. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| What your first delivery contains | A starter box with the first two weeks of food plus a welcome kit - a scoop and a puptainer for storage. source: www.ollie.com | Delivery options mostly range from 1 week to 2 months of food, and each plan is customized to your dog's needs. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Shipping cost | Free delivery: the Meal Plans page title reads 'Dog Meal Plans | Free Delivery | Ollie'. No minimum order is printed on the page. source: www.ollie.com | The FAQ says delivery options 'include free shipping'. No minimum order is printed either. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Where it ships | The continental United States - Ollie says it is unable to ship to Alaska or Hawaii at this time. source: www.ollie.com | The 48 contiguous states. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Commitment and how you cancel | Subscription only - Ollie says it is currently a subscription-based service, so you cannot order without subscribing. Cancelling happens on the website account (not in the app): My Plan > My Info > Subscriptions > Cancel Subscription, once per dog; Ollie also prints a cancellation line, +1 650-405-3420, 9am-8pm ET Mon-Fri and 10am-7pm ET Sat. source: www.ollie.com | 'Yes, you can easily pause, cancel or reactivate your subscription anytime' from the Customer Account. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| When the money leaves your account | Three days before the package ships; once the order charges, Ollie says it cannot be edited or altered. source: www.ollie.com | An email notice before each order is billed and shipped; the FAQ does not print how many days before shipment that is. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Storage once it arrives | Freezer up to 6 months unopened; thaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours, then the food is good for up to 4 days - keep it in the puptainer with the lid on. source: www.ollie.com | Keep it in a refrigerator or freezer, and only feed packs that arrive frozen or very cold (still below 40°F). Instant Fresh is shelf-stable and does not need refrigerating. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| Recipes and product lines | Five recipes on the Meal Plans page - Beef (marked POPULAR), Chicken, Lamb, Turkey and Pork - across Full Fresh and Half Fresh plans; Ollie's FAQ also lists a Baked food that can be mixed with fresh. source: www.ollie.com | Two serving styles: Fresh (gently cooked, quickly frozen) and Instant Fresh (shelf-stable), plus Treats. Proteins are beef, chicken, turkey and pork, formulated to AAFCO standards by on-staff board-certified veterinary nutritionists. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| First-order discount seen on 2026-09-26 | A first-box discount plus a free hat and dog bandana, but the figure was not stable on the day we checked: /meal-plans served '50% off your first box' in its page HTML at 19:06 (UTC+8), while ollie.com/faqs served 'Get 70% Off' at 19:10 and the homepage showed '70% off your first box + free hat and dog bandana' at 19:21 the same evening. source: www.ollie.com | 'You've been gifted 50% off your first purchase!' in the top banner and 'Build your plan for 50% off' on the FAQ page header, both read on 2026-09-26 (UTC+8). source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
| What you have to do to get a price | Run the plan builder (the Get Started flow). The public pages only show starting prices per meal. source: www.ollie.com | Fill out the short questionnaire, and the brand shows your exact pricing options. source: www.thefarmersdog.com |
Every figure with its official source
| Fact | Condition to get it | Official source page | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ollie publishes Full Fresh Meals as 'Starting at $1.57 a meal'. | Printed under Full Fresh Meals (Premium) on the Meal Plans page read on 2026-09-26; it is a starting price, and the individual plan is priced in the plan builder. | https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie publishes the Half Fresh Plan as 'Starting at $1.00 a meal'. | Printed as 'budget friendly' on the same Meal Plans page read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie's FAQ says its food starts at less than four dollars per day for small dogs who are exclusively fed Ollie, and averages $8 per day. | Answer to 'How much does Ollie cost?' on ollie.com/faqs, opened in a browser on 2026-09-26; Ollie adds that prices vary with the size of the dog and the size of its portions. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog publishes 'Plans start at about $2/day'. | Answer to 'What does The Farmer's Dog cost?' on its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26; the same answer says price depends on age, weight, activity and recipe choice. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog says delivery options mostly range from 1 week to 2 months of food and include free shipping. | Same FAQ answer as the $2/day figure, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie's starter box contains the first two weeks of food plus a welcome kit with a scoop and a puptainer. | Answer to 'What's included in my starter box?' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie is subscription-only: it says it is currently a subscription-based service, so you cannot order without subscribing. | Answer to 'Can I order Ollie without subscribing?' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie says cancelling happens from your account on its website - not through the app - one dog at a time, and that cancelling turns off auto-renewal without affecting orders already in progress; it also prints the line +1 650-405-3420, 9am-8pm ET Monday-Friday and 10am-7pm ET Saturday. | Answer to 'How do I cancel my subscription? (Turn off auto-renew)' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie charges your account three days before the package ships, and once the order charges it cannot be edited or altered. | Answer to 'When am I charged for each order?' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie ships to pups in the continental United States and says it cannot ship to Alaska or Hawaii at this time. | Answer to 'Where do you ship?' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie says its packs last up to 6 months unopened in the freezer, need 24 hours to thaw in the refrigerator, and keep for up to 4 days once thawed. | Answer to 'Can I freeze the food? And how long will it last?' on ollie.com/faqs, read on 2026-09-26; it also says to keep the food in the puptainer with the lid on after opening. | https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog says you can pause, cancel or reactivate your subscription anytime from your Customer Account. | Answer to 'Can I cancel or reactivate my subscription anytime?' on its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog ships to the 48 contiguous states, says only to feed packs that arrive frozen or very cold (still below 40°F), and says its Instant Fresh line is shelf-stable and needs no refrigeration. | Answers in the 'Packaging and shipping' and 'Our Fresh food' sections of its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog offers human-grade recipes in two serving styles - Fresh and Instant Fresh - plus treats, with beef, chicken, turkey and pork, formulated to AAFCO standards by on-staff board-certified veterinary nutritionists. | Answer to 'What types of recipes do you offer?' on its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog notifies you by email before each order is billed and shipped. | Answer to 'How will I be billed for my plan?' on its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26; no day count is printed there. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Meal Plans page title reads 'Dog Meal Plans | Free Delivery | Ollie', so Ollie advertises free delivery and prints no minimum order on that page. | Page title of ollie.com/meal-plans in the raw HTML fetched on 2026-09-26 at 19:06 (UTC+8). | https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans | 2026-09-26 |
| Ollie's own pages advertised two different first-box figures on 2026-09-26: /meal-plans served '50% off your first box + free hat and dog bandana' in its HTML at 19:06 (UTC+8), while ollie.com/faqs served 'Get 70% Off' at 19:10 and the homepage showed '70% off your first box + free hat and dog bandana' at 19:21. | Both readings are ollie.com's own text on the check date, taken 15 minutes apart - treat the first-box discount as dynamic and confirm the banner at checkout. | https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog's banner on 2026-09-26 read 'You've been gifted 50% off your first purchase!' and 'Build your plan for 50% off'. | Banner text on the FAQ page as rendered on 2026-09-26 (UTC+8); like all promotions it can change or end without notice. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
| The Farmer's Dog says its Fresh food is gently cooked in human food facilities and quickly frozen, while Instant Fresh is dried with its Low-Heat Drying Technology, and that no cooking is needed. | Answers to 'What does fresh mean to The Farmer's Dog?' and 'Do I need to cook the food?' on its FAQ page, read on 2026-09-26. | https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq | 2026-09-26 |
Ollie vs The Farmer's Dog - FAQ
Which brand publishes a per-day starting price?
Only The Farmer's Dog. Its FAQ says 'Plans start at about $2/day'. Ollie publishes per-meal starting prices on its Meal Plans page ($1.57 Full Fresh, $1.00 Half Fresh) and gives per-day figures only inside its FAQ - under $4 a day for small dogs fed Ollie exclusively, averaging $8 a day.
Source: https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq · checked 2026-09-26
Is Ollie cheaper than The Farmer's Dog?
Their own pages do not answer that, and neither do we. The two publish different units (per meal versus per day), each prices your dog individually through its own tool, and neither brand publishes a head-to-head figure for the same dog. Anyone quoting a single winner is doing arithmetic the brands themselves do not do.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans · checked 2026-09-26
How much does Ollie cost per day?
Ollie's own FAQ says its food starts at less than four dollars per day for small dogs who are exclusively fed Ollie, and averages $8 per day. It also says prices vary based on the size of your dog and the size of their portions, so the average is its own figure, not a quote for your dog.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ · checked 2026-09-26
How much does The Farmer's Dog cost per day?
Its FAQ says plans start at about $2/day, and that your exact plan and price depend on age, weight, activity and recipe choice. The exact pricing options appear after you fill out the questionnaire.
Source: https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq · checked 2026-09-26
Do either of them charge for shipping?
Both advertise it as free. Ollie's Meal Plans page title reads 'Dog Meal Plans | Free Delivery | Ollie'; The Farmer's Dog says its delivery options include free shipping. Neither page prints a minimum order for it.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans · checked 2026-09-26
Where do they ship?
Ollie ships to pups in the continental United States and says it cannot ship to Alaska or Hawaii at this time. The Farmer's Dog ships to the 48 contiguous states.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ · checked 2026-09-26
Can you cancel whenever you want?
Both say yes, with different mechanics. The Farmer's Dog: pause, cancel or reactivate anytime from your Customer Account. Ollie: cancel from your account on its website (not the app), one dog at a time, or call +1 650-405-3420 - cancelling turns off auto-renewal and does not affect orders already in progress.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ · checked 2026-09-26
How do you store the food when it arrives?
Ollie: freezer up to 6 months unopened, 24 hours to thaw in the fridge, then up to 4 days to serve. The Farmer's Dog: keep it refrigerated or frozen and only feed packs that arrive frozen or very cold, still below 40°F - its Instant Fresh line is shelf-stable and needs no refrigeration.
Source: https://www.thefarmersdog.com/faq · checked 2026-09-26
Is there a first-order discount?
On 2026-09-26 both brands advertised one: The Farmer's Dog showed '50% off your first purchase', and Ollie's pages showed 50% at 19:06 (UTC+8) and 70% later the same evening. Ollie's banner figure changed within minutes of our check, so confirm the current offer and its terms on the brand's site before ordering.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/meal-plans · checked 2026-09-26
What is in the first delivery?
Ollie's starter box is the first two weeks of food plus a welcome kit with a scoop and a puptainer. The Farmer's Dog's delivery options mostly range from 1 week to 2 months of food, with the amount customized to your dog.
Source: https://www.ollie.com/faqs/ · checked 2026-09-26
Every brand on this site, page by page
Ollie
From $1.57 a meal
Full Fresh Meals are listed as 'Starting at $1.57 a meal' and the budget Half Fresh Plan as 'Starting at $1.00 a meal' on Ollie's Meal Plans page. These are starting prices: Ollie prices your individual plan inside its plan builder, so the per-meal figure for your dog comes from the quote, not from the public page. First-order promo as published on ollie.com on the check date: the banner offered a first box discount plus a free hat and dog bandana, reading 50% off in the Meal Plans page HTML at 19:06 (UTC+8) and 70% off on the homepage at 19:21 the same day - confirm the banner at checkout.
Ollie sells human-grade fresh dog food as a subscription. Its own Meal Plans page publishes starting prices - Full Fresh Meals from $1.57 a meal and the Half Fresh Plan from $1.00 a meal - and ollie.com advertised a first-box discount with a free hat and dog bandana on the check date, though the banner figure differed between readings (50% at 19:06 UTC+8, 70% at 19:21).
The Farmer's Dog
From about $2/day
The Farmer's Dog FAQ states plans start at about $2/day, that the exact price depends on your dog's age, weight, activity and recipe choice, that delivery options mostly range from 1 week to 2 months of food, and that shipping is included. Current first-order promo shown on the site: 50% off your first purchase.
The Farmer's Dog delivers vet-developed fresh food on a subscription. Its FAQ publishes the number everyone asks for: plans start at about $2/day, delivery options mostly range from 1 week to 2 months of food, and shipping is free. The site currently advertises 50% off your first purchase.
JustFoodForDogs
From $153.99 / 14-pack
Published product prices on justfoodfordogs.com on the check date: Chicken & Rice 18 oz (14 Pack) $153.99, Turkey & Whole Wheat Macaroni 18 oz (14 Pack) $167.99, Beef & Russet Potato 18 oz (14 Pack) $181.99; 21-pack sizes are $230.99, $251.99 and $272.99 respectively. Free shipping on orders over $49 (after discounts, before tax); otherwise a flat $19.99 fee. Current promo banner: 50% off first subscription order + free shipping.
JustFoodForDogs publishes shelf prices instead of a quiz price: Chicken & Rice 14-pack $153.99, Turkey & Whole Wheat Macaroni 14-pack $167.99 and Beef & Russet Potato 14-pack $181.99 (18 oz packs). Its site currently advertises 50% off your first subscription order plus free shipping, and shipping itself is free on orders over $49.
Assembled only from ollie.com and thefarmersdog.com pages read on 2026-09-26 (UTC+8) - no third-party comparison site, no affiliate quote, no invented price. Both brands publish starting prices and per-day statements rather than quotes for your dog, so treat every figure here as a floor; promos change without notice (Ollie's first-box banner differed between two readings on the same evening). Re-read the official page before you order.