A week's worth of meals, minus any sort of physical trip to the store, is simply an app or web browser away these days — and we rounded up the best on-demand services out there that do it for you. Ahead, all your favorite groceries delivered fresh from the well-known Amazon or Jet to the trendier and new Brandless or Thrive Market. (We threw in a bonus alcohol delivery option, too.)
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Amazon Prime
Ideal for larger families looking to subscribe to a consistent and yearlong service that delivers big batches of fresh groceries from Whole Foods on a flexible schedule.
Cost: Around $24.92 per month (or $299 per year) for an annual membership in addition to individual grocery order costs (orders that total $50 and up include free delivery).
Delivery Options: Attended (received in person with paper grocery bags), doorstep (left outside in temperature-controlled totes), or pickup delivery (arranged to be picked up in person at select locations).
Thrive Market
Ideal for shoppers looking to receive smaller batch, artisan, and organic shelf-stable products on demand.
Cost: Annual membership costs $59.95 (or $4.99 per month) with free shipping on orders over $49 — currently offering a free 30-day trail membership for first time customers.
Delivery: Doorstep delivery with orders shipped within 24 to 72 hours.
Fresh Direct
Ideal for New York-based customers in search of a flexible and annual membership-fee free grocery delivery service.
Cost: $5.99 to $6.99 delivery fee (varying from location) on all orders with a $30 minimum.
Delivery: Offers next day delivery on all grocery orders with specific cut-off time qualifications.
Peapod
Ideal for families looking to place larger bulk orders (in order to combat high delivery fees) on-demand with no annual membership fees.
Cost: Delivery fees range between $6.95 to $9.95 depending on order totals over $100 or under $75.
Delivery: Same-day pick up or next-day doorstep delivery.
Hungryroot
Ideal for customers looking to have their grocery lists curated for them with premium products, brands, and optional recipe suggestions.
Cost: $69 per two-serving delivery for 3-4 meals worth of groceries; $99 for 4-5; $129 for 5-6.
Delivery: Offers weekly deliveries with fresh grocery selections every Thursday.
Instacart
Ideal for fresh and shelf-stable on-demand goods offered at flexible prices with an optional annual fee from multiple retailers (e.g. Whole Foods, Costco, Target, etc.)
Cost: $7.99 for one-hour, one-off same-day deliveries or $5.99 for two-hour (prices can increase due to high demand order times). An annual membership fee of $149 (or $12.42 per month) gets you free two-hour delivery on orders over $35.
Delivery: Offers same-day delivery
Brandless
Ideal for millennials looking to order discounted (everything is $3), shelf-stable, and organic goods that give back a portion of proceeds to charity.
Cost: $36 per year annual membership fee (about $3 a month) with free shipping on every order and two meals donated to Feeding America (10 meals for first time members) — or free shipping on all orders of over $72.
Delivery: Times vary between 2-4 days depending on location.
Shipt
Ideal for shoppers consistently looking to order everything from fresh produce to household essentials from an app with on-demand delivery in as little as one hour flat.
Cost: $14 for a monthly membership or $99 for a yearly with free shipping included on grocery order totals over $35.
Delivery: Doorstep delivery in one hour after a grocery order is placed.
Jet
Ideal for customers looking to receive discounted prices on bulk shelf-stable items on demand without an annual membership fee.
Cost: $4.99 delivery fee for each order with free shipping on orders of $35 and over.
Delivery: One to two day door-step delivery (depending on location).
Google Express
Ideal for smaller, one-off grocery orders as this service does not offer fresh goods but instead has flexible delivery minimums and lower yearly membership fees on goods from a variety of retailers (e.g. Target, Walgreens, Petsmart, REI, etc.)
Cost: A $4.99 minimum delivery fee on one-off orders or the option to subscribe to a yearly membership of $95 (about $7.92 a month) that eliminates per-store fees. Currently offering a coupon of "$10 off your first order of $40 or more with code GET10OFF40." Overall
Delivery: Same-day, overnight, and two-day delivery options.
Drizly
Ideal for anyone looking to get their hands on specific bottles of wine, beer, or liquor, ASAP.
Cost: $20 minimum purchase fee with a $5 delivery fee, but no markups of overall alcohol prices.
Delivery: One-hour doorstep delivery, pickup, or specified future shipping dates.
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