Grown Brilliance vs Brilliant Earth
Grown Brilliance describes itself as a female-founded fine jewelry house selling 100% conflict-free lab-grown diamonds, founded by Akshie Jhaveri and grown to seventeen stores across the U.S. Brilliant Earth describes itself as a jeweler selling natural diamonds, lab grown diamonds and gemstones, and states that in 2012 it was one of the first in the industry to sell lab diamonds.
This page sets the two companies' published policies beside each other, with our own in a third column: what each sells, who writes the grading report, how long you have to return, what delivery and a return cost, how resizing and the warranty work, and where you can see a diamond in person.
Grown Brilliance facts are quoted from grownbrilliance.com pages read on . Brilliant Earth facts are quoted from archived copies of brilliantearth.com pages retrieved the same day; the date of each snapshot is given under Sources.
Beyond Carat sells lab-grown diamond jewelry and competes with Grown Brilliance and Brilliant Earth. Grown Brilliance facts are quoted from grownbrilliance.com pages read on 11 September 2026; Brilliant Earth facts are quoted from dated archived copies of brilliantearth.com pages, because the live pages returned a bot-protection response that day; corrections: hello@beyondcarat.com.
What Each Company Publishes
Grown Brilliance facts quoted from grownbrilliance.com, read 11 September 2026; Brilliant Earth facts quoted from archived copies of brilliantearth.com, read 11 September 2026
| Line item | Beyond Carat | Grown Brilliance | Brilliant Earth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamonds sold | Lab-grown only, so every stone we sell is grown and graded to one published standard. | Lab-grown diamonds, described as 100% conflict-free | Natural diamonds, lab grown diamonds and gemstones |
| Grading | IGI report in the box with every stone, so the lab that graded it is named on the certificate. | Most diamonds come with IGI certificates; search filters offer IGI and GIA reports | IGI-, GIA- and GCAL-certified diamonds; most laser engraved on the girdle with a number |
| Grade range published | D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut on every piece, at every carat weight. | Colour D–F, clarity VS2–IF, cut Excellent and Ideal in search filters | Listings labelled with a cut, colour and clarity grade for each stone |
| Return window | 65 days from the ship date, refunded to your original payment method; high jewelry, special orders and custom pieces refund as store credit. | 30 days, calculated from the time the order ships | Free 30-day returns from when the purchase is available for shipment or pickup |
| Return shipping | A prepaid insured UPS label comes to you on U.S. returns, so the piece travels covered. | Free via UPS on U.S. orders; free via FedEx on international orders | Free both ways; FedEx return label with an authorization number valid seven days |
| Delivery | Free on U.S. orders by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature on delivery, and international delivery is available. | Free UPS 2nd Day Air to US addresses, signature required; Next Day Air extra | Free FedEx shipping on every order; Saturday delivery at an additional $30 |
| Ships to | Free on U.S. orders by insured UPS 2nd Day Air, with international delivery available. | United States plus sixteen listed countries via FedEx, priced Delivered Duty Paid | International shipments processed online, handled outside the US and Canada by Global-e |
| Resizing | Free resizing for a full year from shipping on U.S. orders, so the fit has time to settle. | One free resize within 30 days after the order ships, on U.S. orders | One complimentary resizing within 60 days, or one year within the ring’s sizing range |
| Warranty | A lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship, with no claim fee when you use it. | Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty on materials and workmanship at the time of delivery | Free lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects on fine jewelry; three years on watches |
| Showrooms | Online, with a free video or phone consultation and our own workshop in the NYC Diamond District. | Seventeen United States boutiques listed, plus a listing for Nassau, Bahamas | 42 showrooms listed across the United States, alongside virtual appointments |
Grown Brilliance cells are quoted or summarised from grownbrilliance.com pages read 11 September 2026; Brilliant Earth cells from archived copies of brilliantearth.com pages retrieved the same day. Every page is linked under Sources, with the date of each archive snapshot. Beyond Carat is a competitor of both and has no commercial tie to either. Something changed? Tell us.
Three Rows Worth a Sentence
Grading
Grown Brilliance's 4Cs education guide states that most of its diamonds come with IGI certificates, and its diamond search carries a Report filter offering IGI and GIA alongside colour filters D to F, clarity filters VS2 to IF and cut filters Excellent and Ideal.
The archived copy of Brilliant Earth's lab grown diamonds page, snapshot dated 7 September 2026, names three laboratories — IGI, GIA and GCAL — and the archived copy of its online shopping assistance page, snapshot dated 28 August 2026, adds that the majority of its diamonds are laser engraved on the girdle with an identification number.
Every Beyond Carat diamond is graded by IGI before it ships, and the report travels with the ring at no extra charge. Our published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity, and Excellent cut on every piece, at every carat weight. We are IGI-only; if you specifically want a GIA report, our IGI vs GIA page explains the difference.
Returns and resizing
Grown Brilliance's returns page runs 30 days from when the order ships, with free UPS return shipping on U.S. orders, and offers one free resize within 30 days after the order ships on U.S. orders.
The archived copy of Brilliant Earth's 30-day returns page, snapshot dated 20 August 2026, publishes free 30-day returns and exchanges timed from when the purchase is available for shipment or pickup, on a free FedEx label, with one complimentary resizing within 60 days regardless of sizing range, or up to one year if within sizing range.
Beyond Carat counts 65 days from the day the order ships. U.S. returns travel on a prepaid insured UPS label, and the refund goes back to the original payment method with nothing deducted. High jewelry, special orders and truly custom pieces refund as store credit. Resizing is free for a year from shipping on U.S. orders. Full conditions are on our returns page.
Warranty
Grown Brilliance's warranty page publishes a Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty for all of its customers regardless of the price and type of item, warranting jewelry free from manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship at the time of delivery, effective from the date of purchase and non-transferrable, with all shipping costs for warrantied repairs covered.
The archived copy of Brilliant Earth's online shopping assistance page, snapshot dated 28 August 2026, publishes a free lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects on all Brilliant Earth fine jewelry, with three years on watches and free return labels in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom.
Beyond Carat offers a lifetime manufacturing warranty covering defects in materials and workmanship, with no claim fee, set out on our warranty page.
Which Suits You
| If what matters is… | Beyond Carat | Grown Brilliance | Brilliant Earth |
|---|---|---|---|
| A third-party report with the stone | An IGI report travels in the box with every stone, so the lab that graded it is named on the certificate. | Most diamonds come with IGI certificates | IGI-, GIA- and GCAL-certified diamonds |
| A published grade band | D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut, on every piece at every carat weight. | Colour D–F, clarity VS2–IF, cut Excellent and Ideal in search filters | Listings labelled with a cut, colour and clarity grade |
| A long window to decide | 65 days from the ship date, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. returns. | 30 days, calculated from the time the order ships | 30 days from when the purchase is available for shipment or pickup |
| What delivery costs | Free on U.S. orders by insured UPS 2nd Day Air, insured and signed for on delivery. | Free UPS 2nd Day Air to US addresses, signature required | Free FedEx shipping on every order |
| Resizing later in the first year | Free resizing for a full year from shipping on U.S. orders. | One free resize within 30 days after the order ships | One complimentary resizing within 60 days, or one year within sizing range |
| A warranty with no claim fee | A lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship, with no claim fee when you use it. | Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty on materials and workmanship | Free lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects on fine jewelry |
| Talking it through before you buy | A free video or phone consultation with our team, with the IGI report open on screen. | Seventeen United States boutiques listed in the store locator | Virtual appointments alongside 42 listed US showrooms |
About Beyond Carat
Beyond Carat is a women-led, lab-grown-only jeweler. Every piece is made to order in the New York Diamond District, and every stone arrives with its IGI report in the box. Our published band is D, E or F colour, VVS or VS clarity and Excellent cut, on every piece, at every carat weight, so you can hold us to the same standard whatever you buy.
U.S. orders ship free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature on delivery, and international delivery is available. You have 65 days from the ship date to return, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. orders; high jewelry, special orders and truly custom pieces refund as store credit. Resizing is free for a year from shipping on U.S. orders, and a lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee.
If you would like a person to walk you through a stone, book a free video or phone consultation and we will open the report on screen with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Grown Brilliance's 4Cs education guide states that most of its diamonds come with IGI certificates, and its diamond search offers report filters for IGI and GIA (read 11 September 2026). An archived copy of Brilliant Earth's lab grown diamonds page, snapshot dated 7 September 2026, names IGI-, GIA- and GCAL-certified diamonds. Beyond Carat puts an IGI report in the box with every stone, so the lab that graded it is named on the certificate.
Grown Brilliance publishes 30 days calculated from the time the order ships, with free UPS return shipping on U.S. orders (returns page, read 11 September 2026). An archived copy of Brilliant Earth's 30-day returns page, snapshot dated 20 August 2026, publishes free 30-day returns and exchanges beginning when the purchase is available for shipment or pickup. Beyond Carat gives you 65 days from the ship date, refunded to your original payment method, with a prepaid insured UPS label on U.S. returns.
Grown Brilliance publishes free UPS 2nd Day Air shipping to United States addresses with a signature required, and UPS Next Day Air at an additional charge (shipping page, read 11 September 2026). An archived copy of Brilliant Earth's shipping page, snapshot dated 7 September 2026, publishes free FedEx shipping on every order, with Saturday delivery at an additional $30. Beyond Carat ships U.S. orders free by insured UPS 2nd Day Air with a signature on delivery, and offers international delivery.
Grown Brilliance publishes a Lifetime Manufacturing Warranty for all customers regardless of the price and type of item, effective from the date of purchase and non-transferrable (warranty page, read 11 September 2026). An archived copy of Brilliant Earth's online shopping assistance page, snapshot dated 28 August 2026, publishes a free lifetime warranty against manufacturing defects on all its fine jewelry, with three years on watches. Beyond Carat's lifetime manufacturing warranty on materials and workmanship carries no claim fee.
Grown Brilliance's store locator lists seventeen United States boutiques alongside a listing for Nassau, Bahamas (read 11 September 2026). An archived copy of Brilliant Earth's stores page, snapshot dated 15 July 2026, lists 42 showrooms across the United States alongside virtual appointments. Beyond Carat sells online, with a free video or phone consultation and its own workshop in the NYC Diamond District.
Read the Policies
Grown Brilliance pages read 11 September 2026: about, 4Cs education guide, diamond search, returns, international returns, shipping, lifetime warranty and resizing, store locator.
Brilliant Earth, archived copies retrieved 11 September 2026, each with its snapshot date: 30-day returns, 20 August 2026, online shopping assistance, 28 August 2026, shipping, 7 September 2026, lab grown diamonds, 7 September 2026, stores, 15 July 2026. The live pages at brilliantearth.com returned a bot-protection response to every fetch on 11 September 2026, so every Brilliant Earth figure above is dated to its archived copy rather than to today.
Prices are not compared here because both change; compare complete-ring prices at matching certified grades on the day you buy.
See It On a Screen First
A free half-hour by video or telephone, with the IGI report open on both screens.
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