9 Best Meal Kit Delivery Services of 2026

EveryPlate calls itself America's lowest-priced home cooking box, and its own FAQ backs that with a starting price of $5.99 per serving and a flat $10.99 shipping fee per box. The plan builder covers 2, 4 or 6 people and 3, 4 or 5 recipes a week; when we checked, 3 recipes for 4 people came to $83.88, or $6.99 a serving, so the $5.99 floor applies to other plan sizes. The weekly menu now lists 35+ recipes, including Big Family Classics with 25% more food at the same price and Anyone Can Make This meals capped at 6 simple steps. Recipes run about 30 minutes, and premium meals with upgraded proteins cost a little more. The trade-off is diet coverage: EveryPlate states it does not cater to restrictive diets, though it has veggie and Smart & Fit preferences. New customers get $2.99 a meal on the first box, after which the plan renews at the regular price. For households that mainly want dinner at the lowest cost per plate, it is the strongest value we compared.

HelloFresh has the biggest menu of the kits we compared, with 100+ recipes each week and plan styles that include Meat & Veggies, Veggie, Pescatarian, Family Friendly, Calorie Smart, High Protein, Carb Smart, Mediterranean and Fit & Wholesome. Calorie Smart recipes stay at 650 kcal or less per serving, and a GLP-1 Support line balances protein and fiber while limiting fat, sodium and added sugar. Beyond standard kits, the menu has Prep & Bake meals with prepped ingredients in recyclable trays, plus ready-made meals and market add-ons. You can swap proteins and adjust portions on many recipes. HelloFresh's own comparison page puts its pricing at $10.49 a serving plus $12.99 shipping per box, which is mid-range and well above EveryPlate's $5.99. Exact box prices show only after you enter a ZIP code. If menu variety and diet filters matter more than the lowest cost per plate, it is the most complete kit here.

Home Chef advertises meal kits from $8.99 per serving, and its FAQ adds that standard meals average $9.99 a serving depending on the menu, with a minimum weekly order of $50.95 including shipping, or $82.91 on the Family Plan. Each week you choose from over 35 meals and 18 Extras, across classic kits, easy-prep Oven-Ready meals, Fresh-Start meals and family-friendly dishes. The Customize It tool lets you change parts of a meal, which suits households where one person wants steak and another wants chicken. Extras go beyond dinner, with breakfast from $4.98, lunch from $9.98 and desserts from $3.98 a serving. Home Chef says it has delivered over 320 million meals, based on its internal report, and offers a satisfaction guarantee under its terms. The minimum order is the catch for small households, since a light week still has to reach $50.95. For families that want choice and customization at a price below HelloFresh, it is a strong middle option.

Dinnerly pitches itself as the affordable meal kit and states that meals start at $5.99 per person, the same floor as EveryPlate. Its menu has grown to 100+ recipes every week, which its site says gives more choice and more price flexibility. Recipes lean on familiar flavors and family favorites, and the site frames them as picky-eater friendly. A Market lets you add ready-to-heat meals, desserts and breakfasts to the weekly box while you edit your recipes. Dinnerly is run by MMM Consumer Brands Inc., the company behind Marley Spoon. What it does not do is show its shipping fee or full price table on a public page, so you see exact box costs only after you start an order. For a household that wants the lowest starting price and still a large weekly menu, Dinnerly is the closest rival to EveryPlate.

Hungryroot works differently from a classic meal kit. You answer questions about diet, health goals and budget, and it fills a weekly cart with groceries, ready-made meals and shoppable recipes that auto-add their ingredients. Its own price table lists breakfast from $3.99, lunch from $5.99 and dinner from $8.99 per serving, with snacks and sweets from $1.99. You set the budget, and Hungryroot says it sticks to it; you can change or skip any week. The catalog is broad, with 50,000+ recipes and diet filters such as High Protein, Anti-Inflammatory, Gut-Friendly, Gluten-Free and Dairy-Free plus 13 more. Shipping is free on orders over $70, and each delivery includes a free gift worth up to $20. Hungryroot reports 14M+ deliveries. The trade-off is that you get a mix of items rather than one labeled bag per recipe, so it suits people who want to replace part of a grocery run, not only dinner.

Green Chef is the health-focused kit on this list, and its main claim is ingredients: it says it is the only meal kit that delivers fresh certified organic produce and proteins at no extra cost, and it bans more than 100 ingredients. The menu offers 15+ new recipes a week, ready in under 25 minutes, across Mediterranean, Plant Based, Gluten-Free, High Protein, Calorie Smart (650 calories or less), Carb Smart, Functional Nutrition and Quick & Easy plans. The menu is fully customizable, so you can swap or double proteins, carbs and vegetables. Every subscription includes free unlimited one-on-one coaching with a registered dietitian. Green Chef says its options can deliver up to 120g of protein and 20g of fiber in a day. The weak spot for this list's angle is pricing: plan prices only show after you enter a ZIP code and pick a plan, so we could not verify a starting price per serving. For buyers who rank organic sourcing and diet menus above cost, it is the strongest kit here.

Factor is on this list for households that decide they do not want to cook at all. Its meals arrive fully prepared, fresh and never frozen, and heat in 2 minutes, with no meal prep or cleanup. The weekly menu has 100+ rotating meals plus breakfasts, smoothies and snacks, and 70+ add-ons. Meals are dietitian-designed, with no refined sugars, artificial colors or high-fructose corn syrup, and Factor says every meal has 2 vegetables or fruits. Free nutrition coaching sessions are included, and you can modify, pause, skip or cancel anytime. Factor says 2+ million people use it. On cost, Factor's own comparison page puts it at roughly $11 to $15 a serving, the middle of the prepared-meal price band but well above any meal kit here. Shipping applies on all deliveries. If time matters more than cost per serving, Factor removes the cooking step that every kit on this list still requires.

Marley Spoon is the only service here that publishes its full price table on a public help page, which makes it easy to check cost per serving. Ready to Cook boxes come for 2, 3, 4 or 6 people with 2 to 6 meals a week: 2 meals for 2 people cost $68.95, about $17.24 a serving, while 6 meals for 6 people cost $372.63, about $10.35 a serving. Every order adds a $12.99 shipping fee, and an order volume discount lowers the price as you add more to the basket. For single eaters, the Balance by Marley Spoon range sends prepared single-serving meals, from 6 meals for $93.93. The site lists 200+ chef-crafted recipes, 30+ prepared meals, 250+ Market essentials and 12+ supported diets, and menus are visible three weeks ahead. The price table also shows the weakness for this list's angle: smaller boxes cost far more per serving than EveryPlate or Home Chef. Large families who want a 6-person box get the best of it.

Purple Carrot is the plant-based choice on this list: its whole menu is 100% plants, and it says it has been delivering for 10+ years. One weekly delivery can mix meal kits, fully prepared meals, frozen meals, grab-and-go breakfasts and protein add-ons such as plant-based chunk steak. Each week includes options with 30+ grams of protein, 10+ grams of fiber and under 600 calories, and recipe cards show protein and fiber, for example 54g of protein in a seitan hamburger dish. There are 4-serving family bakes for larger households. Sign-up is free with no commitment, you can skip a week or cancel anytime, and Purple Carrot promises to make it right if an order arrives late or not as expected. The site shows a rating of 4.6/5 from 50,000+ reviews. For this list's angle the gap is price: Purple Carrot does not publish per-serving prices on a public page, so we could not verify a starting price. Vegan households will still find the most complete plant-based menu here.