Amazon Basics Melatonin Review: The 3-Cent Tablet, and the Rest of the House Brand

Two point nine cents. Amazon Basics Melatonin 3 mg states 3 mg per tablet, vegan, unflavored, 260 tablets and an eight-month supply, at $7.55 (verified via the Amazon Creators API on September 5, 2026). $7.55 divided by 260 is about 2.9 cents a night. The title also carries the phrase "Helps with occasional sleeplessness," which is the label's structure/function wording and is quoted here as that.

The honest caveats are about commitment and format. Eight months of 3 mg is a long time to be wrong about an amount; if you have never taken melatonin, the general guidance to start low (often 0.5 to 3 mg) puts 3 mg at the top of the starting range rather than below it, and a smaller bottle of a lower amount, such as Nature's Bounty 1 mg (180 tablets, $4.09), is a cheaper way to find out. And a tablet needs water and lead time; for the no-water format at nearly the same price, the Nature's Bounty quick-dissolve at the bottom of this page is the answer. Best melatonin 3 mg ranks the amount across every brand, and best vegan melatonin covers the products whose titles state vegan, as this one does.

The capsule, under the other house-brand name. Amazon Elements Melatonin 5 mg states 5 mg per capsule, vegan, unflavored, 195 count, at $9.05 (verified September 5, 2026). $9.05 divided by 195 is about 4.6 cents a night, and the title carries the same "Helps with occasional sleeplessness" structure/function wording as the 3 mg tablet.

The caveat is the amount: 5 mg is the middle of the mainstream range and above the 0.5 to 3 mg many clinicians cite as a starting point, so the 3 mg tablet above is the first bottle and this is the second, if a second is needed. Best melatonin capsules and softgels ranks the form, and best melatonin 5 mg ranks the amount.

Ten milligrams for less than six cents. Amazon Basics Extra Strength Melatonin 10 mg states 10 mg per tablet and 120 tablets, at $6.70 (verified September 5, 2026). $6.70 divided by 120 is about 5.6 cents a night. The title does not state vegan, unflavored or any other attribute, unlike the 3 mg tablet and the 5 mg capsule.

At 10 mg the value field is NOW Extra Strength 10 mg (100 veg capsules, $10.40, about 10 cents) and Natrol 10 mg Fast Dissolve (100 for $13.18, about 13 cents). Amazon Basics undercuts both by a wide margin. Best melatonin 10 mg ranks the amount, and best high-dose melatonin explains why the site tops out at 20 mg from Tier A/B brands.

Where the house brand is merely competitive rather than remarkable. Amazon Basics Melatonin Sleep Support Gummies state 5 mg, strawberry, 120 count and "Previously Solimo," at $10.35 (verified September 5, 2026). $10.35 divided by 120 is about 8.6 cents per gummy. The title does not state the serving size; gummies commonly deliver their labeled amount per two, and if the panel says two, the bottle is 60 nights at about 17 cents.

The house brand's other gummy is Amazon Elements Melatonin 10 mg Gummies, strawberry, 60 count, $7.99, about 13 cents per gummy and "Previously Revly" per the title; at 10 mg the general guidance to prefer lower amounts applies with extra force to a gummy. Against the field, Natrol 5 mg Gummies are 90 for $10.97, about 12 cents, and the whole format is ranked in best melatonin gummies.

Same labeled 1 mg as the children's brands, at a third of the price. Amazon Basics Kids Melatonin 1 mg Gummies state 1 mg per gummy and 90 count, at $7.99 (verified September 5, 2026). $7.99 divided by 90 is about 9 cents a piece. Zarbee's Kids 1 mg is about 25 cents a piece and Natrol Kids 1 mg about 15.

What the title does not state: an age range, other ingredients, or a flavor. The children's brands' titles are not much more forthcoming, but Zarbee's and OLLY Kids exist only for children, which some parents weigh. If the pediatrician wants less than 1 mg, no gummy on this page delivers it; a 0.5 mg gummy from OLLY Kids Sleep or a liquid with a dropper does. The Family Desk ranks the whole shelf in best melatonin for kids, and the parent checklist is the kids safety guide.

The same tablet from the brand on every pharmacy shelf. Nature Made Melatonin 3 mg states 3 mg per tablet and 240 tablets, at $10.73 (verified September 5, 2026). $10.73 divided by 240 is about 4.5 cents a night. Amazon Basics is about 2.9 cents in a 260-count. Over a year the difference is about $6.

The full line is in the Nature Made melatonin review, and the swallowed-tablet field is ranked in best melatonin tablets.

Three cents a night, no glass of water. Nature's Bounty Melatonin 3 mg Quick Dissolve states 3 mg per tablet and 240 count, at $7.74 (verified September 5, 2026). $7.74 divided by 240 is about 3.2 cents a night. Amazon Basics is about 2.9 cents for a swallowed tablet. A third of a cent a night, about $1 a year, is the entire price of the fast-dissolve format here.

Nature's Bounty's line also includes 5 mg softgels (90 for $6.59) and a 1 mg tablet (180 for $4.09), covered in the Nature's Bounty melatonin review. The whole no-water field is ranked in best fast-dissolve melatonin.