List · Dated labels
Pre-workouts without creatine
THE SHORT ANSWER
47 pre-workouts meet this list's rule, out of 76 pre-workouts with a complete label on file in the FormulaSignal Record. By the stated rule, RAW Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout Tingle-Free ranks first: 2 of its 2 main actives sit inside researched doses at $1.00 a serving.
Read from the labels on file, the newest observed October 4, 2026. No brand pays to appear, and the order comes from the rule printed below.
The rule
What qualifies, and how it is ordered.
Qualifies: The complete label declares no creatine in any form.
Order: Ranked by the share of main active ingredients declared at an amount inside the range published research used, then by lower cost per serving. The same rule FormulaSignal uses for “best pre-workout”. It compares numbers on a label, not how well a product works.
Note: Useful if you already take creatine on its own and want to know exactly what a pre-workout adds. How much suits you is a question for a clinician.
The list
47 of 76 pre-workouts with a complete label on file.
Caffeine per serving
- RAW Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout Tingle-Free200 mg
- ProSupps Dr. JEKYLL NightmareNone declared
- RYSE Loaded PumpNone declared
- RYSE Jay's Half & Half Pre200 mg
- Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode LightningSources listed, no total
- Transparent Labs Beast Bulk Pre-Workout200 mg
- Transparent Labs BULK200 mg
- Transparent Labs Pump Pre-WorkoutNone declared
- Transparent Labs Stim-Free Pre-WorkoutNone declared
- Transparent Labs Bulk Black Pre-Workout325 mg
- NutraBio BloodlineNone declared
- GHOST LEGEND ALL OUT400 mg
- Alpha Lion SUPERHUMAN Jacked242 mg
- GHOST Legend300 mg
- Alpha Lion SUPERHUMAN Extreme376 mg
- RAW Nutrition Thavage RTD Pre-Workout305 mg
- NutraBio Base Pre-Workout200 mg
- RAW Nutrition Essential Pre200 mg
- Gorilla Mind Gorilla Mode Base200 mg
- ProSupps Mr. HYDE Max PumpNone declared
- Alani Nu Pre-Workout200 mg
- ProSupps Mr. HYDE Nightmare V2300 mg
- RYSE Loaded Pre300 mg
- RAW Nutrition Essential Charged Pre-Workout350 mg
- Bucked Up Pre-Workout200 mg
- Alani Nu Pre-Workout+300 mg
- RAW Nutrition Fatherhood Fuel Essential Pre-Workout200 mg
- Nutrex Research Outlift AmpedSources listed, no total
- Legion Athletics Pulse350 mg
- Alpha Lion SUPERHUMAN Burn304 mg
- RYSE CEO Pre-Workout300 mg
- Jacked Factory X John Wick - Wick Mode Pre-WorkoutSources listed, no total
- Jacked Factory Nitrosurge Pre-Workout180 mg
- Kaged Pre-Workout Sport188 mg
- REDCON1 Total War320 mg
- Transparent Labs Lean Pre-Workout180 mg
- REDCON1 TOTAL WAR Ready To Drink Pre-WorkoutSources listed, no total
- NutraBio PRE Workout350 mg
- Six Star Pro Nutrition Pre-workout Explosion Ripped 2.0160 mg
- Jacked Factory Nitrosurge Max Pre-WorkoutSources listed, no total
- RAW Nutrition Pump Non-Stim Pre-WorkoutNone declared
- RAW Nutrition Thavage Pre-WorkoutSources listed, no total
- Alpha Lion SUPERHUMAN PumpNot established
- Six Star Pro Nutrition Pre-Workout Explosion 2.0160 mg
- NutraBio Pre-Workout Stim FreeNot established
- Metabolic Nutrition Synedrex Pre Contest Prep Pre-WorkoutSources listed, no total
- 1st Phorm AlphaSurge Pump ShotNone declared
Not counted: 3 normalized pre-workouts whose label is not complete, because an absence on a partial label is not evidence; 111 pre-workouts in the Record whose label has not been normalized yet; 10 adjacent amino, EAA and thermogenic products, which are ranked on their own names and never as pre-workouts; 244 products in other categories. A product missing from this list may still qualify once its label is read.
Method
How this page was made.
What FormulaSignal did
- Counted every one of the 76 pre-workouts with a complete label on file and tested each against one rule: the complete label declares no creatine in any form.
- Left out 3 normalized pre-workouts whose label is not complete, because an absence on a partial label is not evidence.
- Ordered the 47 that qualify by the rule printed above, the same rule for every product.
- Took every figure from each product's dated Record; the labels read here were observed between July 23, 2026 and October 4, 2026. Each Record links the source for every figure.
What it did not do
- No taste test and no lab test. Every figure is what a label or a brand's own page declares, not what was measured in a tub.
- No score and no winner. Differences are measured and shown; nothing is rated.
- No payment and no preview. No brand paid to appear, and none saw this page before it was published.
- No health advice. Whether an ingredient or an amount suits you is a question for a clinician.
Questions
Common questions
Which pre-workouts have no creatine?
47 pre-workouts meet this list's rule, out of 76 pre-workouts with a complete label on file in the FormulaSignal Record. By the stated rule, RAW Nutrition Essential Pre-Workout Tingle-Free ranks first: 2 of its 2 main actives sit inside researched doses at $1.00 a serving. The full list is above, with a link to each product's dated Record.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked by the share of main active ingredients declared at an amount inside the range published research used, then by lower cost per serving. The same rule FormulaSignal uses for “best pre-workout”. It compares numbers on a label, not how well a product works.
Why isn't my pre-workout on this list?
Either its label does not meet the rule, or the Record has not read it completely yet. This list excludes 3 normalized pre-workouts whose label is not complete, because an absence on a partial label is not evidence; 111 pre-workouts in the Record whose label has not been normalized yet; 10 adjacent amino, EAA and thermogenic products, which are ranked on their own names and never as pre-workouts; 244 products in other categories. You can request any product free from your Locker.
Does any brand pay to be ranked?
No. FormulaSignal takes no payment for a conclusion, a ranking or a placement. Product pages link to the product's Amazon listing, where FormulaSignal earns from qualifying purchases, but this list carries no such link and nothing that ranks it can read one: the order comes from the rule above and the labels on file.
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