10 Frozen Pizzas Ranked From Worst to Best Based on Recent Taste Tests

Let’s be real, frozen pizza isn’t going anywhere. The frozen pizza market is an 18.8 billion dollar business, and nearly everyone has stashed a box in their freezer at some point. Whether you’re feeding a crowd on short notice or just can’t summon the energy to cook, these quick pies offer something most of us desperately need: convenience without completely sacrificing taste. Yet here’s the thing that gets me every time. Not all frozen pizzas deserve a spot in your cart. Some taste like disappointment wrapped in cardboard, while others come surprisingly close to what you’d get from your neighborhood pizzeria. I decided to dig through dozens of recent taste tests from reputable sources to figure out which brands truly stand out and which should stay in the frozen aisle forever. Let’s dive in.

10. Totino’s Party Pizza

I know what you’re thinking. Totino’s is the pizza of broke college students everywhere, so why even bother ranking it? Here’s why: Totino’s easily took the crown as the absolute worst frozen pizza brand in multiple 2023 and 2024 evaluations, and honestly, the reasons are hard to ignore. Totino’s pepperoni pizza has 70+ ingredients, many of which sound like they would be more at home in a science experiment than in a pizza recipe, and the third ingredient listed on the box is imitation mozzarella cheese. The price is unbeatable at less than two bucks, sure. The cheapness could be tasted in every bite, the pepperoni had a minuscule presence and the shredded cheese weirdly never melted, crisping into individual, bland strands on top, and the worst aspect of this pizza was the sauce according to a December 2024 Chowhound ranking.

9. Jack’s Pizza

Jack’s lives in that weird budget zone where you wonder if saving a dollar is worth it. Jack’s indeed is one of the cheapest frozen pizzas on the market, and there was a quality issue with the cheese according to a February 2025 Chowhound pepperoni pizza taste test. The pizza comes shrink-wrapped on cardboard instead of in a proper box, which should tell you something about where the pennies are going. Taste testers noted the cheese barely changes once cooked, maintaining its frozen pattern even after baking. The crust crisps up just fine in the oven, but it appears as though there is a substantial wad of unbaked dough beneath the crust’s edges, giving the whole pie a kind of unpleasant sourness.

8. Tony’s Pizza

Tony’s has been around forever, practically a pioneer in the frozen pizza game. Too bad longevity doesn’t equal quality. Tony’s may be among the pioneers of frozen pizza, but it is certainly not among the tastiest brands today, ranking well below almost every other national brand in a December 2023 analysis. Some adjectives used to describe the sauce included watery, goopy, musty, and tasteless, and the sparse amount of cheese didn’t help matters. The one thing going for it is the price, clocking in at less than four dollars. Yet as multiple reviewers noted in 2025, you really do get what you pay for here.

7. DiGiorno Rising Crust

This one hurts a bit because DiGiorno has been drilling its slogan into our heads for years. DiGiorno is the top-selling frozen pizza brand in the U.S., but this time it didn’t fare as well with evaluators according to Consumer Reports’ 2023 taste test. The crust does indeed rise as promised and flavor is inoffensive with a slight yeasty note, but it’s an overly bready, doughy pie with a white bread texture that goes gummy in your mouth. Some testers literally couldn’t finish it. The pizza was so floppy one evaluator had trouble even getting it out of the oven without it collapsing.

6. Screamin’ Sicilian Bessie’s Revenge

Screamin’ Sicilian markets itself as bold and different, with fun packaging and outrageous amounts of cheese. Bessie’s Revenge Pizza looks like it has all the makings to be a super yummy frozen pizza, boasting ridiculous amounts of cheese including Wisconsin whole milk fresh mozzarella, shredded mozzarella, Parmesan, Romano, and white cheddar. Sounds incredible, right? Yet here’s where it falls apart. The pizza was relatively bland overall, and the crust was crispy but neither the sauce nor crust stood out, lacking the herb taste found in better options according to a May 2024 Food Republic ranking. Multiple taste tests from 2024 and 2025 noted the varying cheeses melt at different rates, causing some spots to burn while others barely melt.

5. California Pizza Kitchen Four Cheese

CPK brings a gourmet reputation to the frozen aisle, so expectations run high. This pizza had gourmet flavor likely due to the nice blend of cheeses, featuring flavorful hickory smoked Gouda, fontina, and two types of mozzarella. The herbed tomato and olive oil sauce adds sophistication most frozen pizzas don’t attempt. Yet taste testers in 2024 found issues that kept it from ranking higher. When reheated the next day, the crust hardened considerably and was slightly tough even using an air fryer, and at roughly ten dollars, it’s one of the pricier options that doesn’t quite deliver on its promises.

4. Tombstone Original Pepperoni

Tombstone sits comfortably in the middle of the pack. One of the most affordable options on the list, Tombstone is one of the few pizzas that comes in plain plastic wrap rather than a cardboard box, and it claims to pack a quarter pound of cheese and two layers of pepperoni. The plastic wrap makes it easier to store, which is a nice bonus. Flavor-wise, this is a perfectly mid-range pizza, the pepperoni and cheese got a nice golden sear and had adequate flavor, the crust was crispy if uninspired in taste, and the only genuine dislike was a sauce that proved a bit too sweet according to December 2024 taste testing.

3. Red Baron Classic Crust

Now we’re getting into the good stuff. Red Baron costs just four dollars but it represents the upper crust of frozen pizzas as far as testers are concerned, tasting just like how you imagine frozen pizza should but in the best possible way according to an August 2025 Yahoo taste test. Though it didn’t outrank any of the other frozen pizzas tested for cheese, crust or overall enjoyment individually, it had the highest score overall because the Red Baron pie earned strong ratings across the board. Consumer Reports’ 2023 evaluation called it a crowd pleaser with a balance of flavors and textures that are just right. The multi-cheese blend particularly impressed testers.

2. Motor City Pizza

Motor City delivers Detroit-style pizza in rectangular form, and Costco shoppers have been raving about it for years. When gathering frozen pizza picks from colleagues, Costco shoppers raved about Motor City, and though many thought the brand was exclusive to the warehouse store, you can also find it in some Walmarts and Targets plus many grocery stores around the country. Testers enjoyed taking this rectangular pizza for a spin, gushing about its flavorful cheese, hint of garlic and juicy, well-spiced pepperoni according to the August 2025 taste test. The uncured pepperoni has a distinctive kick that sets it apart from competitors.

1. Rao’s Homemade Five Cheese

Here’s the winner. Rao’s Homemade Five Cheese Brick Oven Pizza had it all with a crispy yet doughy crust topped with a vibrant tomato sauce and a generous layer of five different cheeses according to The Kitchn’s July 2025 taste test of 16 brands. This shouldn’t shock anyone familiar with Rao’s jarred marinara sauce, which dominates supermarket shelves for good reason. Di Fara, a legendary Brooklyn-based pizzeria from the 1960s that started making frozen pizzas in recent years, tastes like a New York slice rather than a classic frozen pizza with a nice chewy crust, tomato-forward sauce, and really great mozzarella. Di Fara actually competed closely with Rao’s in recent rankings, with both earning top honors depending on the test. Rao’s wins here for wider availability and more consistent performance across multiple 2024 and 2025 evaluations.