Open Farm vs Skippers
How the two brands stack up across Open Dog Food's ratings, ingredients and prices.
Skippers scores higher overall: a typical (median) meal rating of 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, versus 51/100 (Average) for Open Farm across 49 rated meals.
| Open Farm | Skippers | |
|---|---|---|
| Products | 64 | 55 |
| Rated meals | 49 | 6 |
| Median meal rating | 51Average | 70Averagehigher |
| Recipe (median) | 51 | 70higher |
| Nutritional (median) | 98higher · 100% low | 97 · 67% medium, 33% low |
| Transparency (median) | 55 | 60higher |
| Safety (median) | 100 | 100 |
| Evidence (median) | 33 · 100% limited | 33 · 100% limited |
| Score range | 47 to 69 | 60 to 70 |
| Complete recipes | 49 of 64 | 6 of 55 |
| High-meat recipes | 8% | 100% |
| Clear-label recipes | 0% | 100% |
| Formats | Dry Air Dried, Dry Baked, Dry Extruded, Dry Freeze Dried, Dry Semi Moist, Fresh Shelf | Dry Air Dried, Dry Extruded |
| Recall history | None recorded in our database | None recorded in our database |
Based on 49 rated meals for Open Farm and 6 for Skippers; small samples swing easily as products are added or updated.
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Which brand rates higher, Open Farm or Skippers?
Skippers's typical (median) meal rating is 69.5/100 (Average) across 6 rated meals, compared with 51/100 (Average) for Open Farm across 49 rated meals.
Which brand has more high-meat recipes?
Skippers has the higher share: 100% of rated meals are high-meat, versus 8% for Open Farm.
How are these ratings calculated?
Open Dog Food parses each published ingredient list, estimates missing quantities, converts every ingredient to its dry-matter share and scores the recipe from 1 to 100. The full method is on the methodology page.