SugarDaddyMeet suits paying members who plan to message many people under one subscription, while Secret Benefits suits those who will only open a handful of conversations and would rather pay per contact.
The short answer
The two sites charge in completely different ways. SugarDaddyMeet sells a monthly Premium subscription, and its real price is now unclear: review sites still list $50 a month, but Trustpilot reviewers since late 2025 report paying $140–160, and the company has acknowledged the repricing in its replies. Secret Benefits sells credit packs instead, and each new conversation costs 10 credits.
Neither has a good public reputation. Both sit at 1.6 out of 5 on Trustpilot, and reviewers of both describe bots and scammers. The deciding question is how many people you expect to message, and how much you care about knowing who runs the site.
Side by side
| SugarDaddyMeet | Secret Benefits | |
|---|---|---|
| Model | Monthly subscription (Premium); auto-renews | Credit packs; 10 credits unlock one conversation with a member |
| Who pays | Either gender can buy; initiating messages requires Premium | Sugar daddies buy credits; sugar babies use it free |
| Price + source | $50/month, $90 for 3 months, $144 for 6 months on third-party sites (DatingApps.com, DatingScout); users report $140–160/month since late 2025 (Trustpilot) | 100 credits $59, 500 credits $169, 1,000 credits $289 (DatingScout UK, third-party) |
| Verification | Mandatory AI selfie liveness check for all users since March 2025; email and phone code | Email and SMS code, selfie upload, live video selfie; sugar babies must upload 6 public and 4 private photos |
| Trustpilot | 1.6/5 from 69 reviews | 1.6/5 from 977 reviews |
| Company | SuccessfulMatch, per third parties; Vaughan, Ontario, Canada; founded 2007 | No legal entity name found; three conflicting addresses (Auckland, New York, Nicosia) |
| Changes | Price rise reported by users from November 2025 to September 2026 | No price, ownership or shutdown change found |
Facts checked September 30, 2026.
Neither official price table was reachable, so every figure above comes from third-party sites or user reviews. Confirm the amount at checkout.
Where SugarDaddyMeet wins
Volume. A subscription does not charge per conversation, so heavy messaging is easier to budget than credits that drain with every new contact.
A known operator. Third parties name SuccessfulMatch as the operator, with a Canadian address and a founding date of 2007. That is more than anyone has established for Secret Benefits.
Verification that applies to everyone. The selfie liveness check has been mandatory for new and existing users since March 2025, according to the company's own release. It confirms a live face, not identity or income.
A free tier that lets you test the pool. Free members can reply to messages from Premium users and send up to 50 winks a day, according to DatingScout. You can see whether people near you are active before you pay.
More detail is in our SugarDaddyMeet pricing breakdown.
Where Secret Benefits wins
Low commitment. Credits do not expire, so there is no monthly clock running. If you only want to open a few conversations, you pay for those and nothing else.
Predictable unit cost. At 10 credits per conversation, the third-party prices work out to roughly $5.90 per conversation on the 100-credit pack, about $3.38 on the 500-credit pack and about $2.89 on the 1,000-credit pack. That arithmetic is ours, based on the listed prices.
Free for sugar babies. Members on the sugar baby side do not need to buy anything, according to third-party reviews.
No subscription to forget. Sources disagree on whether an optional auto-purchase setting exists, so check your account settings.
Our Secret Benefits pricing page has the full credit table.
Red flags on both
- Bots and fake profiles. SugarDaddyMeet reviewers on Trustpilot describe "80-90% bots, scammers". Secret Benefits reviewers report the same pattern, along with conversations that go silent after credits are spent.
- Prices you cannot confirm in advance. SugarDaddyMeet's listed $50 appears to be out of date. Secret Benefits' prices come only from third parties, because its official pages were blocked.
- No refunds on credits. Secret Benefits credits are non-refundable, according to third-party sources. SugarDaddyMeet's refund policy could not be verified, and memberships auto-renew at the same price and duration unless you cancel.
- Unclear ownership at Secret Benefits. The company's own 2025 press release, CB Insights and DatingScout give three different addresses, and even the founding year conflicts (2015 or 2016).
- Look-alike domains. Several typo domains imitate Secret Benefits. Type the address yourself rather than clicking ads.
- Upfront money requests. On either site, anyone who asks for gift cards, fees or a deposit before meeting should be treated as a scammer.
For a fuller look at each operator, see Is SugarDaddyMeet legit? and Is Secret Benefits legit?.
Which to choose
You expect to message about ten people or fewer. A 100-credit pack at $59 opens ten conversations, and unused credits do not expire. If SugarDaddyMeet charges you the legacy $50, a month of Premium costs slightly less; at the $140–160 users now report, Secret Benefits is clearly the cheaper test.
You expect to message roughly ten to fifty people. At the legacy $50, a month of Premium is cheaper than credits. At the $140–160 users now report, a 500-credit pack ($169, fifty conversations) costs slightly more than one month but does not expire.
You expect to message more than fifty people a month. A subscription makes more sense, because credits keep running out. Check the real SugarDaddyMeet price at checkout first.
You care most about who runs the site. SugarDaddyMeet has the more traceable operator. If neither fits, our list of the best sugar daddy sites compares other options.
FAQ
Which is cheaper, SugarDaddyMeet or Secret Benefits?
It depends on volume and on the price SugarDaddyMeet quotes you. For a few conversations, Secret Benefits credits usually cost less. For heavy use, a subscription usually wins, but SugarDaddyMeet's current price is reported by users at $140–160 a month rather than the $50 still shown on review sites.
Do sugar babies pay on either site?
Sugar babies use Secret Benefits free, according to third-party reviews. On SugarDaddyMeet either gender can buy Premium, and free members can only reply to Premium members, not start conversations.
Do Secret Benefits credits expire?
No. According to third-party sources they do not expire, but they are also non-refundable.
Is either site verified or regulated?
Both run selfie-based checks, and no data breach, lawsuit or regulator action turned up for either in our searches. Neither verifies income in a way we could confirm.
Sources
- Trustpilot — SugarDaddyMeet reviews
- DatingScout — SugarDaddyMeet review
- DatingApps.com — SugarDaddyMeet cost
- Yahoo Finance — SugarDaddyMeet liveness verification release (March 2025)
- Trustpilot — Secret Benefits reviews
- DatingScout UK — Secret Benefits cost
- DatingScout UK — Secret Benefits review
- CB Insights — Secret Benefits company profile
- GlobeNewswire — Secret Benefits press release (April 2025)