| Descriptives | SnoMelt | USOL Flake Calcium Chloride | Freezgard | Power Thaw | Road Crew | Professional Ice Melter | ThawMaster | Winter Storm | Safestep | Rock Salt | BIO-MELT | GEO-MELT | MountainMelt |
| Contents: | |||||||||||||
| Magnesium Chloride | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Calcium Chloride | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Potassium Chloride | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Sodium Chloride | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Other: | Freezgard | Freezgard | (NH2CONH2) | urea (NH2CONH2) | corn sugar | beet sugar | beet sugar | ||||||
| Melting Temperature | -50 | -25 | -25 | -20 | -15 | -12 | -5 | 0 | 5-10 | 5-15 | 0 to -55 | 0 to -55 | 0 to -25 |
| Residue | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Little | |||
| Tracking | Oily residue | None | None | White Powdery | None | None | None | White Powdery | No | No | Little | ||
| Effect on: | |||||||||||||
| Asphalt | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | None | Little |
| Concrete | Use with caution | Use with caution | Safest | Safer | Safer | Safer | Safer | Safer | Safer | Use with cautio | None | None | Some |
| Metal | 3 times more corrosive than MgCl | Safest | Very Safe - (FreezGard reduces corrosion) | Safer (FreezGard reduces corrosion) | KCl is 2.5 times more corrosive than MgCl | KCl is 2.5 times more corrosive than MgCl | None | None | Some | ||||
| Skin Irritation | Burns or irritates skin | usually Non Irritating | usually Non Irritating | usually Non Irritating | usually Non Irritating | KCl is usually Non Irritating | KCl is usually Non Irritating | None | None | Some | |||
| Vegetation | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Safer | Use with caution | Safer | Safer | Safer | Harsh | None | None | Some | |
| Animals/wildlife | Safest | Very Safe | Safer | None | None | Some | |||||||
| Grass | Gentle | Gentle | Gentle | Safer | Use with caution | Safer | Safer | Safer | Harsh | None | None | Some | |
| Wood | Safer | Safer | Safer | None | None | Some | |||||||
| Shelf Life | One year | One Year | One year | Unlimited | One-two years | One-two years | Unlimited | More than a year | One-two years | One year | Several years | Several years | Several years |
| Number per pallet | 56 | 56 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 48 | Pail | 49 | per gallon | per gallon | 49 | ||
| Price | 50# -- $13.85 | 50# -- $12.79 | 50# -- $12.99 | 50# -- $7.71 to $9.08 | 10# -- $2.51 to $2.95 | 50# -- $7.98 to $9.39 | 50# -- $9 | 45# pail -- $10.57 to $12.44 | 50# -- $11.53 to $13.56 | 50#-$3.45-3.99 | $4 to $7.77 | $2 to $6 | 13.2 |