Octopus Energy Reviews 

860,492
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Review summary

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Considering 191,728 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. People regularly praise the exceptional team members who provide friendly, polite, and reassuring care during phone calls and personal interactions. Consumers note that the customer support team is remarkably efficient, delivering fast responses and smooth assistance for various account management needs. However, some reviewers were not happy with communication issues, pointing out frustrating experiences where emails went completely unanswered or responses were heavily delayed. A few individuals also mentioned encountering long waiting periods or unhelpful interactions when attempting to resolve complex technical problems.

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Customer service

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Service

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star service Cannot praise Octopus highly enough. In a world where customer service falls short of expectations or is non existent the customer care team go to lengths to resolve issues. Always... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

After several unsuccessful phone calls trying to resolve a smart meter problem, I spoke to Victoria. She talked me through the problem & also set up the mini hub which had not connected since its inst... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted Octopus via email before 8am with an emergency as I had no hot water. I got a response in 15 minutes where the problem was determined and action taken. An engineer booked and turned up at... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My gas meter failed at 5pm on a Friday of Bank Holiday weekend so I assumed I'd get nothing sorted until the following Tuesday at least. Yet I emailed Octopus and at 9pm the same day a lovely guy arri... See more


Company details

  1. Energy Supplier
  2. Electric Utility Company
  3. Fuel Supplier
  4. Gas Company
  5. Green Energy Supplier

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4.8

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Matt was very helpful and patient with…

Matt was very helpful and patient with me which was very welcoming as I'm at the older range of customer ,he talked me through everything I needed to no and helped me decide which plan would be best for me ,thank you matt

September 2, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 star review

I have been with Octupus now for a while and wanted to say best public utilities provider I have ever dealt with. Customer service is excellent, love all the power saving offers. Only company that have ever given me money back when account credit builds up. The app is so easy to use.
Nothing is too much. Would highly recommend.

September 3, 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer support

What I really like about Octopus customer support is that they send you a friendly email and you can actually reply to it. They answer quickly and it's obvious that it's a real person. They are always very helpful.

September 2, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I explained my situation octopus are the best !

I explained my situation by email to Josh who was so kind and helpful. It’s not just words with octopus energy, they have helped myself and my daughter ever since Covid started. I am blown away with the help and gifts Josh has arranged for us, it means so much during a difficult time.

September 3, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great help!

I believe I spoke to a person named Emma- very kind, extremely helpful, and made me feel at ease with my current bill

September 3, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Transparent and clear billing data

I liked the transparency of the web site payments section. That did encourage me to ask about the basis for billing decisions. Ellie provided very clear and straightforward answers to the questions I was asking.

September 3, 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Support 9/10 and back office 0/10

I’ve spoken to three advisors in the last week. Historically the telephone experience with them has always been good but these three came across as better than before. I feel they know and understand more and perhaps they are actually on my side.
But sadly the company they work for seems worse than before. I have registered a formal complaint and after a week there is no sign that the meter team that need to resolve/explain why the system has subtracted about £750 from my account have done nothing. Also there seems to be readings missing from my energy account. So from my experience support get 9/10 and back office 0/10. If my experience is not a one off I really worry about the future of the company.

September 3, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We were expecting an increase in our…

We were expecting an increase in our Direct Debit payments in October 2026 of approximately £5 per month, £60 annually.
However we were shocked and concerned to receive notification of an increase of £44.65 per month or £535.80 annually. We contacted Octopus with our concerns and Bilal responded with understanding and a resolution which cut our payments to a realistic amount and our observations will hopefully help others in a similar position.

September 3, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Why a review???

Nothing went wrong other than you asking me to review you
Why?
All you did was provide a service I pay you to provide and you haven’t even completed it yet

September 3, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ellie made it happen.

I was in midst of switching from EDF to Octopus when it became clear that Octopus couldn’t handle my 6 digits. Ellie on the help desk was superb. Understood issue, got it sorted, resent link and all good now.
Contrast that to EDF who struggled to quote me a new tariff for same reason- their proposal was to increase my monthly bill from £200 to £3400. After them trying to sort it out for four weeks I switched. If they were as efficiyas Octopus they would not have lost a customer of 40 years.

September 3, 2026

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