Coupon extensions like Capital One Shopping and Honey sit in the toolbar and scan for discount codes when you reach an online checkout page, applying the best one they find automatically. Both are free, but they work slightly differently and can return different results on the same store.
How Capital One Shopping works
Capital One Shopping searches for coupon codes and compares prices across other retailers when you shop online, applying discounts automatically at checkout. It also offers price tracking and price history on some product pages, and some rewards features are tied to having a Capital One Shopping account.
How Honey works
Honey scans for coupon codes at checkout and applies them automatically, similar to Capital One Shopping. It also offers Honey Gold, a rewards points system on purchases at partner stores. Honey works independently of any bank account, requiring only its own free account for rewards.
Choosing between Capital One Shopping and Honey
Coupon results differ by retailer, so neither consistently finds more discounts than the other. If you already use Capital One as a bank, its Shopping extension may integrate more naturally with your accounts. Otherwise Honey works the same way without needing a bank relationship.