Is period underwear better than pads?

For comfort, overnight confidence, long-term savings, and less waste, most women find period underwear better than pads. It feels like normal underwear, doesn't shift or chafe, and you buy it once instead of every month.

Pads still win on lowest upfront cost and needing zero washing. Many women use both — period underwear as their main protection and pads as occasional backup. Over a year or two, reusable underwear usually costs less.