EnergySorted vs Finder

Finder compares energy alongside many financial products. Here is how its commission-panel model differs from EnergySorted on independence, accuracy and tracking.

By EnergySorted Editorial Team · Updated 8 July 2026 · 6 min read

What Finder is

Finder is a large, well-known Australian comparison site covering energy alongside credit cards, insurance, savings accounts, broadband and much more. Its strength is breadth: it is a one-stop place to compare many household and financial products, backed by a lot of editorial content. For general research across your finances, it is a genuinely useful resource.

On energy specifically, comparison services like Finder generally operate on a commission or referral model and typically compare a panel of partnered retailers rather than the whole market. That is a standard, legitimate approach; it is free to you because retailers pay when you sign up. As always, it is worth knowing the model before you lean on the result.

Independence and coverage

EnergySorted is funded differently. You pay a small yearly subscription (around $39) and we take no retailer commissions, so no retailer pays to appear or to rank higher. And instead of a panel, EnergySorted compares every plan across every AER-listed retailer.

The practical effect is twofold: the cheapest plan for your household is not excluded because a retailer did not partner, and nothing is nudged up your list because it pays more. For an energy comparison in particular (where the differences are all in the detail), whole-of-market and commission-free is a meaningfully different foundation from panel-and-commission.

Estimated quote vs real-usage costing and tracking

Finder’s energy comparison, like most commercial tools, typically produces a one-off quote from a few estimated inputs. That is quick, but your true bill turns on details a quick quote rarely captures: your exact peak/off-peak split, how much solar you export, your gas step usage. Two similar-looking plans can diverge sharply once those are applied.

EnergySorted costs every plan against your actual usage read from an uploaded bill (peak, off-peak and shoulder, solar feed-in, and gas stepped rates) then keeps working with a Bill Health Score, next-bill forecasts and explanations of why a bill changed, across electricity, gas and fuel, backed by a savings guarantee. Where Finder is broad across many products, EnergySorted is deep on energy and ongoing.

When Finder might suit you

If you want to research energy in the same place as your credit cards, insurance and savings, value a big library of editorial guides, and are comfortable with a panel and a quick estimated quote, Finder is a convenient and reputable choice. The breadth and the free-at-use model suit a lot of people doing general financial research.

Choose EnergySorted when energy is the thing you want to get exactly right: independence from retailer commissions, whole-of-market coverage, a comparison costed on your real bill, and ongoing tracking so you do not drift back onto an expensive plan. You pay a small subscription so that no retailer pays us. That is the trade, and for households focused on their energy bill the accuracy and neutrality tend to earn it back.

Frequently asked questions

Is Finder free for energy comparison?

Generally yes. Like most commercial comparison sites it operates on a commission or referral model, so retailers pay when you sign up. EnergySorted instead charges a small user subscription (around $39) and takes no retailer commissions.

Does Finder compare every energy retailer?

Commercial services typically compare a panel of partnered retailers rather than the whole market. EnergySorted compares every plan across all AER-listed retailers, so cheaper non-partnered plans are still included in your comparison.

Which is more accurate for my energy bill?

EnergySorted costs plans against your real usage from an uploaded bill (peak/off-peak/shoulder, solar feed-in and gas steps) whereas commercial tools like Finder typically use a quick estimate. Real-usage costing reflects your actual household more closely.

Is Finder a bad choice?

No. Finder is a reputable, broad comparison site and a good place to research many products at once. The energy-specific considerations are the commission model, a partnered panel, and one-off estimated quotes rather than ongoing real-usage tracking.

What does EnergySorted do that Finder does not?

It costs plans on your real bill, compares the whole market commission-free, and keeps tracking your bills over time with a Bill Health Score, forecasts and change explanations across electricity, gas and fuel, backed by a savings guarantee.

Should I use both Finder and EnergySorted?

You can. Finder is handy for broad financial research; EnergySorted is the specialist for getting your energy bill exactly right with real-usage costing, whole-of-market coverage and ongoing tracking. Many people research broadly, then use EnergySorted for the energy decision.

Does Finder compare more than energy?

Yes, that is its main strength: energy alongside credit cards, insurance, savings accounts and broadband in one place, with a large library of guides. If you want to research many products at once it is convenient. EnergySorted deliberately does one thing, energy, in depth.

Is Finder's editorial content worth reading?

It can be a useful primer on how comparison and switching work. Pair it with a tool that costs the market on your real bill: our own guide to choosing a trustworthy comparison site sets out the coverage, funding and accuracy tests to apply before you rely on any result.

Which is more accurate for a solar home?

The tool that costs your export precisely rather than as a rough band. EnergySorted reads your solar feed-in from the bill, so a solar household is compared on its real numbers, which can change which plan comes out cheapest.

How much does EnergySorted cost compared with Finder?

Finder is free at the point of use because retailers pay it; EnergySorted is around $39 a year with a 30-day free trial. You pay so that no retailer pays us, which is what keeps the comparison whole-of-market and free of commission bias.

Does EnergySorted keep tracking my bills after I switch?

Yes. Unlike a one-off quote, it monitors your bills over time with a Bill Health Score, forecasts and change explanations, so you are alerted when a plan quietly steps up in price instead of finding out a quarter or two later.

General information only, current at the time of writing. Not financial advice. Rebate schemes and rules change; always confirm details with your retailer or state government energy site.