Frozen pizzas have come a long way since cardboard crusts and weird cheese blends that barely melted. Still, some brands nail it while others should come with a warning label. So a few famous pizza chefs rolled up their sleeves and judged the freezer aisle without mercy. No fluff, just real-deal feedback from folks who actually know dough from disaster. If you’ve ever stared at twenty boxes of frozen pizzas and panicked, this ranking cuts through the chaos.
DiGiorno
DiGiorno keeps pretending it’s delivery and honestly, sometimes it wins. The crust is all puff and drama, and the cheese coverage is solid. Good enough to fool a tired brain into skipping takeout.
Freschetta
Freschetta leans into its name, but it backs it up. The crust bakes up golden without being cardboard, and the toppings usually taste fresher than you’d expect. It’s the quiet overachiever of the frozen pizza shelf.
Milton’s Craft Bakers
You’ll forget it’s cauliflower crust until someone reminds you. The texture is crunchy in a “good weird” way. Great for folks looking for pizza without the usual dough crash.
Home Run Inn
This one doesn’t mess around. The cheese melts in a way that hints someone actually cared, and the crust is buttery in the right way. A solid contender for anyone judging frozen pies by more than nostalgia.
Totino’s
You either grew up eating these or snuck a few in during college. The crust? Nonexistent in spirit but solid in crunch. It earns a spot on any list about the best and worst frozen pizzas just for the chaos it brings.
Pep’s Drafthaus
Pep’s goes big, and then goes bigger. If you like your pizza buried under toppings and your flavors a bit chaotic, you’ll love this one. Definitely worth mentioning when sorting through the best and worst frozen pizzas.
Freschetta Naturally Rising Crust Supreme Pizza
One of my favorite pizzas I tried of the batch came from Freschetta. I was expecting the picture on the box to really be over-selling the fresh flavor I would get, but with the way this pizza turned out, I must say that the packaging was spot-on. On the front of the box, you see a note that it is a naturally rising crust, but even as I took it out of the shrink wrapped package, I noticed that it already had something like a risen crust, so perhaps the rising happens before it is frozen.
Amy’s
Amy’s skips the meat and still delivers. If you’re into plant-based or just want something different, it’s a quiet standout. Best for folks who like their frozen pizza without the usual grease puddle.
California Pizza Kitchen
CPK keeps things trendy without losing flavor. The BBQ Chicken is the poster child, and it actually holds up in frozen form. Picky eaters and pizza explorers both find something to like here.
Authentic Motor City Pizza Co.
For the uninitiated, Detroit-style pizza is defined by its thick yet crispy crust that is shaped into a rectangle or square. As the name suggests, Motor City Pizza Co. specializes in this absolutely revolutionary type of pizza. At Costco, I found the two-pack for the double pepperoni flavor, but I’m happy to say you can find this brand in other stores like Walmart or Target, so you don’t have to have a membership card to buy this gem.
Kirkland Signature
Costco’s store brand pulls no punches — it’s bulk pizza that doesn’t taste like it. Saucy, cheesy, and actually crispy, this one overdelivers. It belongs in the best and worst frozen pizzas convo just for the value alone.
Red Baron
Red Baron plays it safe, which is part of its charm. You know exactly what you’re getting, and it always pulls through in a pinch. Not amazing, not awful — just aggressively fine.
Newman’s Own Thin & Crispy Crust Supreme Pizza
I love buying Newman’s Own products, so I was happy to see the company alongside frozen pizza brands you can find at the grocery store. The brand is steadfastly devoted to giving profit back to kids. Right on the box, it states that 100% of profits go to help kids, so it’s a purchase you can feel pretty good about. Unfortunately, the supreme pizza is not one of my favorite products by Newman’s Own.
Sabatasso’s
If you’ve ever eaten pizza in a parking lot at Costco, you probably already know Sabatasso’s. The thin crust gets crisp in a good way, and the single-serve sizes keep things under control.
Tombstone Pizza
Feels like you’re eating something straight from the snack aisle and not mad about it. The crust is thin, the sauce tries its best, and it somehow works. It’s one of those brands you keep buying even if you forgot why.
Pizza Roncadin
Straight out of Italy and it shows. The mushroom-truffle flavor combo actually tastes like real ingredients. Bonus points for the wood-fired crust that doesn’t feel mass-produced.
