Is decking stain the same as timbercare paint....?

Southend1

...or is it just that decking stain sounds posher so they can charge more?

I want to freshen up the decking outside my back door (about 6'x6') and also some picket fence. Popped into Wilkos and they have timbercare paint for fences at £8 for 5l or decking paint at about £20 for half the size! Are they the same product? If not would fence/timbercare paint be ok for decking?

NeverInDebt

No its not, fence paint is for rough woodwork, decking is smooth so the fence paint will just sit on top

Southend1

Damn, thought I could save myself a few quid there!

Hintza

And I imagine you could be trailing the fence paint into your house on the soles of your shoes.