18 Types of Pizza Sauce to Try

Having a recipe for a basic pesto sauce is a must, in my opinion.

Pesto sauce blends fresh basil, garlic, Parmesan cheese, and olive oil. It's tangy, delightful, and perfect for adding a nutty flavor to the pizza.

Pesto goes great with veggies, chicken, or shrimp and is an excellent topping for any flat pizza.

Barbecue pizza sauce is a delicious take on the classic tomato-based sauce.

It's made with a combination of spices, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar, and vinegar.

This gives it a sweet and smoky flavor that pairs perfectly with crispy red onions, crunchy bell peppers, or smoky pulled pork.

Béchamel sauce is a classic French-style white sauce with butter, flour, and milk. It's creamy and mild, making it the perfect base for a flavorful pizza.

You can use béchamel sauce as a topping or dip for various purposes, but like adding to this recipe by mixing in some cheese, herbs, and spices to make a unique pizza sauce.

It pairs well with vegetables, mushrooms, and seafood like shrimp or crab.

White pizza sauce is Alfredo style and consists of butter, heavy cream, garlic, parmesan cheese, and more. It's so tasty with chicken or shrimp pizzas.

I also find that using white sauce is a lovely way to add an extra layer of flavor to your pizza without overpowering the other ingredients.

I love the roasted almonds, smoked paprika, and roasted red peppers that give this Romesco Sauce a nutty, smoky, toasty, spicy, and overall dynamic punch of flavor.

Romesco sauce is ideal for pizzas with grilled vegetables, roasted tomatoes, pepperoni, and mushrooms. It will surely make a unique pizza experience you won't forget!

White garlic pizza sauce is a creamy, flavorful topping for your pizzas. The blend of Parmesan cheese, butter, and garlic makes it a staple in my household.

Toppings like onions, sausage, mushrooms, and peppers all pair great with this garlicky sauce.

It also works well on thicker-crust pizza since the sauce is heavier.

This New York-Style Pizza recipe has a classic, balanced flavor that's hard to resist, with the help of ingredients like whole peeled tomatoes, red pepper flakes, yellow onion, and fresh basil.

Given its classic, timeless taste, this sauce goes well with a wide range of ingredients, from artichokes to sausage and beyond!

In this other classic pizza sauce recipe, you'll find traditional ingredients like garlic, olive oil, and basil.

Not only does this sauce make a great staple sauce for your home because of its agreeable taste that everyone will love, but it's also incredibly easy to whip up.

You can make enough for eight people in 20 minutes.

This Zesty Pizza Sauce recipe is a delicious red sauce that packs a flavorful punch thanks to Worcestershire sauce, garlic, onions, and Italian seasoning.

This sauce is exceptional for people who don't want to skimp on their sauce or rely on the pizza toppings for flavor.

It goes well with meats like pepperoni and sausage that can hold their own when juxtaposed with this sauce's powerful taste.

This San Marzano Pizza Sauce is a sugar-free, low-carb, no-cook tomato sauce that's exceptionally simple to make and delightful to eat.

The dried oregano gives it an herby feel that goes swimmingly with roasted vegetables.

Pizza sauce is best known for including tomato sauce, but if you don't like tomatoes or simply want to switch things up, you can try this tasty Tomato Free Pizza Sauce.

What I like about it is that it still has a classic light red appearance, thanks to the beets and carrots used in the recipe.

It's also a winner for any diet, free from dairy, gluten, wheat, mustard, lupin, sulfates, and more.

Sometimes it's nice to have some sweetness in your pizza sauce, especially if you throw on savory toppings like sausage, beef, ham, or pepperoni.

This Sweet Pizza Sauce recipe has a hint of sweetness from honey syrup and brown sugar, making it a delightful summertime favorite.

If you don't like the idea of a sweet sauce or adding honey or corn syrup to the mix, you might prefer this Sugar Free Pizza Sauce.

People often use sugar to cut down the acidity of pizza, but homemade pizza sauce doesn't need it as much as store-bought sauce, so you won't feel like you're missing out on anything.

This Parmesan White Pizza Sauce is truly delectable, perhaps due to the perfect combination of butter, chicken broth, flour, and Parmesan cheese.

I love using this heavier, decadent sauce when I'm making a pizza with heavier toppings like bacon because it stands up to the strong flavors.

It also goes well with vegetables like mushrooms and olives.

Using roasted tomatoes instead of regular canned or peeled tomatoes for your pizza sauce adds an extra savory flavor to your pizza.

This Roasted Tomato Pizza Sauce recipe is so stunningly good that you won't want to throw it just onto a pizza.

The combination of garlic, dry basil, and honey make this sauce so flavorful that you'll want to use it on everything!

If you're on a keto diet, you'll likely be looking for all sorts of keto recipes, and I highly recommend adding this Keto Pizza Sauce to your list.

Made with tasty ingredients like Italian herbs, tomato puree, and crystal sweetener - a plant-based sugar alternative - this sauce works like a charm on all types of pizza.

A lot of pizza sauces are off-limits to vegans due to the use of cream, butter, or milk. 

Fortunately, this Vegan White Pizza Sauce achieves the same white sauce flavor and creaminess we all love while using alternative ingredients like almond milk and cashews.

You can use this sauce on any type of pizza you'd normally put a white sauce on and have a delightful meal.

Check out other vegan pizza ideas!

Last but far from least is this Old Forge-Style Pizza Sauce, complete with flavorful ingredients like chopped garlic, freshly ground pepper, and Pecorino Romano cheese.

It's a lovely pizza sauce with an old-school flavor that's perfect for a pizza with minimal toppings - like cheese or Margherita - so you can enjoy the sauce.