Independent · sourced · Updated June 2026
Best Meal Kit Delivery (2026)
The cheapest meal kit delivery is Dinnerly at $4.99/mo. This page compares 8 options on entry price, free tier, HIPAA/SOC 2 and best-for — every figure linked to its source, updated June 2026.
8 options compared on price, free tier, compliance and fit — ranked cheapest-first. Every figure links to the vendor's own page and the date we captured it; quote-only tiers show “—”, never a guess.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest: Dinnerly at $4.99/mo (4 people / 5 meals per week (largest)).
- Typical paid price: from $4.99/mo, median $9.99/mo, up to $11.49/mo — across 8 with published pricing.
- Tracked: 8 vendors, data current through 2026-06-15.
Comparison
| # | Meal Kit Delivery | Entry price | Free | HIPAA | SOC 2 | Best for | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinnerly | $4.99/mo 4 people / 5 meals per week (largest) | No | — | — | Budget-conscious beginners who want to cook without meal planning stress | mealfan.com |
| 2 | EveryPlate | $5.99/mo Max box (5 recipes x 6 servings) | No | — | — | Budget-conscious families eating basic comfort food | health.yahoo.com |
| 3 | Blue Apron | $8.99/mo 16 servings total/week (largest) | No | — | — | Adventurous cooks who want restaurant-style recipes | trueblueapron.com |
| 4 | Home Chef | $9.99/mo Home Chef Plan (standard, per serving) | No | — | — | Households wanting format flexibility (kit and oven-ready in one order) | thepricer.org |
| 5 | Marley Spoon | $9.99/mo 4-person plan (starting) | No | — | — | Enthusiastic home cooks who enjoy cooking and want maximum recipe variety | omellody.com |
| 6 | HelloFresh | $10.99/mo 3+ meals/week (volume rate) | No | — | — | First-time meal kit subscribers | nerdwallet.com |
| 7 | Factor | $11.49/mo 14 meals/week | No | — | — | Busy professionals prioritizing maximum convenience | prettysweet.com |
| 8 | Green Chef | $11.49/mo 4 people / 4 meals per week (largest) | No | — | — | Health-conscious households following specific diets (keto, vegan, paleo, gluten-free) | mealfan.com |
Prices are the lowest published self-serve monthly rate as captured on the linked source. Annual-billing and usage details are on each vendor's record in our open dataset.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the cheapest meal kit delivery?
Dinnerly has the lowest published entry price at $4.99/mo (4 people / 5 meals per week (largest)), as of 2026-06-15.
How much does meal kit delivery cost per month?
Across the 8 meal kit delivery with published paid pricing, the median starting price is $9.99/mo, ranging from $4.99/mo to $11.49/mo, as of 2026-06-15.
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How we compiled this
Published self-serve pricing was collected for each provider on the accessed date; because the official providers' plan pages are JavaScript-rendered or returned HTTP 403 to fetch, prices were taken from dedicated 2026 pricing-guide and hands-on-review sources that quote the providers' own published rates, with a corroborating second source where available. Meal kits do not sell flat monthly subscription tiers, so each 'plan' is a published per-serving (or, for prepared-meal services Factor, per-meal) rate keyed to box size; that figure is recorded in monthlyUsd with a per-serving/per-meal note rather than a per-month total, billingModel is flat (a flat published rate per serving/meal, not per seat), and the flat weekly shipping fee is described in notes. minutesIncluded/callsIncluded/overage and HIPAA/BAA are not applicable to consumer meal delivery and are recorded null.
Last verified 2026-06-15. We re-check published prices and compliance on a recurring cadence and update this page when they change.
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