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Best Egg vs Avant

Best Egg and Avant are level on what each company publishes and what independent review sites report. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.

Best Egg
Best Egg
6.3
Fair
2 of 6 rounds
vs
Avant
Avant
6.0
Fair
2 of 6 rounds

The verdict

It's a dead heat.

Neither pulls ahead on the published figures and review sites, so the decision is in the details this comparison cannot see. Check the current figures on both pages.

Choose Best Egg if…

  • • You want Best Egg's edge on how much you can borrow and what customers say on trustpilot

Choose Avant if…

  • • You want Avant's edge on the credit score it asks for and how many trustpilot reviews

Round by round

  1. Round 1How much you can borrowBest Egg wins
    Best Egg8/10

    $50,000

    the largest loan

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Avant5/10

    $35,000

    the largest loan

    • $35,000, against $50,000

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Best Egg wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  2. Round 2The credit score it asks forAvant wins
    Best Egg5/10

    640

    minimum credit score

    • 640, against 580

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Avant8/10

    580

    minimum credit score

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Avant wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  3. Round 3What customers say on TrustpilotBest Egg wins
    Best Egg8/10

    4.7 out of 5

    TrustScore from 13,183 reviews on Trustpilot

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Avant5/10

    4.2 out of 5

    TrustScore from 32,238 reviews on Trustpilot

    • 4.2 out of 5, against 4.7 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Best Egg wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

  4. Round 4The smallest loanTie
    Best Egg7/10

    $2,000

    the smallest loan

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Avant7/10

    $2,000

    the smallest loan

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  5. Round 5How fast the money arrivesTie
    Best Egg7/10

    Within 24 hours

    funding in as few as 24 hours

    Source: lendingtree.com ↗

    Avant7/10

    Next business day

    next-day funding

    Source: globalloanadvisor.com ↗

    Nothing to separate them here.

  6. Round 6How many Trustpilot reviewsAvant wins
    Best Egg5/10

    13,183 reviews

    reviews on Trustpilot, rated 4.7 out of 5

    • 13,183 reviews, against 32,238 reviews

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Avant8/10

    32,238 reviews

    reviews on Trustpilot, rated 4.2 out of 5

    Source: trustpilot.com ↗

    Avant wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.

Best EggBest Egg

Side by side

Best EggBest for what customers say on trustpilotBest Egg
Overall score
6.3
Best
6.0
Price
See price
See price
How much you can borrow
6.0
5.0
The smallest loan
6.7
6.0
What customers say on Trustpilot
7.0
5.0
How many Trustpilot reviews
6.0
6.5
The credit score it asks for
6.0
6.5
Head-to-head findings
How much you can borrow
$50,000
$35,000
The smallest loan
$2,000
$2,000
What customers say on Trustpilot
4.7 out of 5
4.2 out of 5
How many Trustpilot reviews
13,183 reviews
32,238 reviews
The credit score it asks for
640
580
The highest origination fee
—
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How fast the money arrives
Within 24 hours
Next business day
Record
Head-to-head record
1–1–1
0–1–1
Head-to-heads won
50 %
0 %
Rounds won
33 %
17 %
Pros
      Cons
      • $50,000, against $75,000
      • $2,000, against $1,000
      • 640, against No minimum
      • 4.7 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5
      • $35,000, against $75,000
      • $2,000, against $1,000
      • 580, against No minimum
      • 4.2 out of 5, against 4.9 out of 5
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