While Tide and Cheer are both top brands of laundry detergent they have differences that make each better in ways. For instance, Tide has more various products than Cheer has. Tide has a Tide-To-Go pen and Tide fabric softener. On the other hand Cheer has more various kinds of laundry detergent. While Tide does have some different smells and for different fabrics Cheer has made a point of having many different smells as well as different types to benefit all fabrics such as their Complete Cheer, or Cheer Dark Formula.