Pizza Hut Vs Domino's: Which Chain Is The Better Value For A Large Pizza?

Pizza Hut is a chain of pizzerias founded in Wichita, Kansas, in 1958 and now has locations in over 100 countries. Domino's first debuted a couple of years later in Michigan, just outside Detroit, and began to aggressively expand throughout the world in the 1990s, becoming one of Pizza Hut's major competitors. The two pizza chains were originally more distinct from each other but gradually started offering similar menu items. Pizza Hut now offers a thin crust pizza, which used to be Domino's domain, and in 2025, the Michigan-based chain launched a serious contender for best stuffed-crust pizza, which was formerly a Pizza Hut exclusive. If you're new to U.S. pizza chains or don't have a preference for one over the other, the deciding factor may be the price, and Domino's beats out Pizza Hut by an average of 68 cents for a large pizza.

To arrive at this number, we analyzed both pizzerias' menus and selected similar large pies from each: supreme, extra supreme, meat, veggie, and plain cheese with extra toppings. A large pizza at each establishment is 14 inches in diameter, making it easy to see which one is the better value. A plain cheese pizza is just over a dollar more expensive at Pizza Hut, and each additional topping is 50 cents more expensive than at the competition. The specialty pizzas are roughly the same price at both establishments except for the extra supreme — called a Super Supreme at Pizza Hut and ExtravaganZZa at Domino's — which is a dollar more expensive at the Hut. But there are some differences between the two chains that may affect which offers the best overall value aside from the bottom line.

The few cents extra that you'll pay for a large pizza from Pizza Hut may be worth it for the variety of options available at this chain. For starters, you have two more types of crusts you can select here than over at Domino's when ordering a large pizza: pan pizza and stuffed crust. These are available at the Michigan-based chain, but in other sizes. You also have three types of tomato-based sauces to choose from — classic, spicy, and sweet marinara — while the competition only has one. Pizza Hut has 21 toppings you can choose from to Domino's 18, not including cheeses, but the majority of them are the same. However, Pizza Hut has seven unique toppings, while Domino's only has three. The Hut's options can also feel a little more relevant to today's food trends and include options like pepperoni cups, caramelized onions, and pesto drizzle.

When it comes to the specialty pizzas we analyzed, Pizza Hut actually includes slightly more toppings on its pies. The supreme has one more topping than Domino's equivalent, and the meat lover's option has two more toppings. The vegetarian option, though, has one less topping, but it's more of a traditional veggie-topped pizza than the competitor's more Mediterranean-inspired pie. Pizza Hut also has slightly more options for pasta and more than twice as many wing sauces or flavorings to select from. A big feature of this chain that may be a deal breaker for you, though, is that it only carries Pepsi products. Nevertheless, when it comes to actual pizza, the 68 cents more on average that you'd pay for a large pie at the Hut may not be much of a deterrent compared to the variety available here.

It's hard to believe that two cents could make all the difference in selection between the two pizza chains, but apparently it does. The lack of crust options here compared to the Kansas-born pizzeria when ordering a large pizza, along with a smaller selection of sauces, may be enough to win you over to Pizza Hut. However, Domino's has a few options that the Hut doesn't carry. 

If you're a fan of the thin, floppy slices you find in a New York-style pizza, you can get a whole pie here, and you can also sauce that pie with Alfredo or ranch. When it comes to toppings, the Detroit-based chain also carries shaved beef you find on Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, along with an old-school topping many diners have strong opinions about: anchovies! You also have the choice of four different cheese toppings: cheddar blend, parmesan Asiago, provolone, and feta.

It's the last of these that goes onto Domino's vegetarian option, called the Pacific Veggie, which also includes spinach, giving it one more topping than Pizza Hut's more standard-style pie and making it an interesting option for diners looking to forgo the meat. The pepperoni pizza here also appears to have more of this spicy red sausage than at the Hut and is the only regular item that's more expensive than at the competition out of the pies we looked at, but only by 26 cents. Besides the fact that Domino's serves Coke products, another big draw is that it has five times more chicken options overall than Pizza Hut.