Not all filters are created equal. There used to a guy that had a website that was a compilation of oil filters, cut in half, and flimsy construction techniques and practices revealed. A LOT of the paper media filters simply tore and operated via the bypass valve, not filtering at all. Others had weak springs and failing internal components causing them, also, to fail in doing their job. He was forced by some unnamed large companies lawyers to cease and desist.
I will only use high end filters with synthetic media or partial synthetic constructions like the WIX Gold. I was in a truck stop in Oxnard, CA the other day and they had a display of theirs cut open next to another. Engaging stuff.
Cheapest might not be cheapest in the end. If you'll spend $20 on flowers for your wife or girl, it's no reason to cheapskate your tractor.