Updated February 11th, 2024
The best thing about 2024 has to be the ability to get anything, anywhere, anytime. Including groceries.
Grocery delivery services have exploded over the past few years and there’s no shortage of them. So, which ones are the best?
We got out our shopping list and credit card and went to work testing these one-by-one. Here’s our favorites and the ones that might be right for you – based on your lifestyle.
The Best Grocery Delivery Services Top Choices
- The Largest Grocery Delivery Service: Walmart
- Best for Small Orders: Instacart
- Best for Amazon Prime Members: Amazon Fresh
- Best for Meal Planners: Ultimate Meal Plans
- Best for Specialty Markets: Central Market (where available)
- Best for Health Products: Thrive Market
The Best Grocery Delivery Services Ranked
Here’s what grocery delivery service might be right for you.
The Largest Grocery Delivery Service: Walmart
- Minimum Order: $35
- Delivery Fee: Free
- Membership Free: $19.95/month
Best for Small Orders: Instacart
- Minimum Order: $10
- Delivery Fee: Free for members on orders $35+. $4+ for non-members
- Membership Free: $99/year
Best for Amazon Prime Members: Amazon Fresh
- Minimum Order: None
- Delivery Fee: Free over $35. $5-$8 for orders under that.
- Membership Free: Included with Prime
Best for Meal Planners: Ultimate Meal Plans
- Minimum Order: None.
- Delivery Fee: $0
- Membership Free: $14/month
Best for Specialty Markets: Central Market (where available)
- Minimum Order: None
- Delivery Fee: $10
- Membership Free: None
Best for Health Products: Thrive Market
- Minimum Order: None
- Delivery Fee: Free on orders over $49. $5.95 for orders under that.
- Membership Free: $5/month
How to find the best grocery delivery service for you
The best part about the proliferation of delivery apps is that even some places that don’t typically offer delivery now can. So, from your phone – you’re only really limited by whether a store is in driving distnace to you – not whether or not it offers delivery on it’s on.
That said – if you’re looking for what delivery options are available near you – you’ll see them broken down in the following way:
In general, you’ll see grocery store chains broken down by region. Including:
- Nationwide – Whole Foods, Kroger, Costco, Walmart, Target, Trader Joe’s, Sam’s Club, Uber & Intacart
- Northeast – ShopRite, Wegmans, ALDI,
- Midwest – Safeway, ALDI, Save-A-Lot, Hy-Vee
- South – HEB, Publix, Food Lion, Piggly Wiggly, Food Lion, Winn-Dixie,
- West – Safeway, Albertsons, Sprouts, King Soopers
You can also test out our easy-to-use grocery store locator here if you just want to go to the grocery store – the good-ole-fashioned way.
How we choose & ranked the best grocery delivery services
Our crack team of meal planning and grocery experts have dove into every nook and cranny of the grocery delivery services out on the market. We break down costs, delivery fees, and even the stores they source from.
Usually, you can get the best deal by going directly to the source and with that, but some aggregators like Uber Grocery and Instacart allow you to get multiple things at ocne.
We take all that together and break it down to help you find the best grocery service for you.
Complete List of Grocery Delivery Services in the US (plus reviews)
Other grocery delivery services you might find useful
Find a Grocery Store Near You
If you don’t want to do delivery and enjoy going to a grocery store the old fashioned way – you can find a grocery store near you with our easy-to-use grocery store locator below:
→ Check out Grocery Store Locator of over 10,000 local grocery stores near you from all brands.
