What is Weeknight Win?

Weeknight Win is a free grocery delivery price comparison tool. Build a basket of staples and we instantly show estimated all-in totals — subtotal, fees, suggested tip — at Walmart+, Whole Foods, Instacart-Aldi, and Amazon Fresh side by side. We also include a free meal planner with 600+ recipes if you want to plan your week around what you're buying.

Is Weeknight Win really free?

Yes. No subscription, no paid tier, no email gate on the comparison tool. The site is supported by affiliate partnerships — we may earn a commission when you shop through our links, which never changes the prices you see.

How accurate are the prices in the comparison tool?

They are estimates modeled from traceable public sources: BLS monthly retail food price surveys, Aldi's weekly digital ad, Whole Foods' Amazon-hosted product pages, and staff-audited Walmart prices. Each item shows a "verified · X days ago" badge so you know how fresh the data is, and derived prices are labeled. Fees and tip estimates use each service's posted schedule — treat totals as estimates, not a guaranteed bill.

Which grocery delivery service is cheapest?

It depends on your basket. In our modeled NYC test of a typical 12-item weekly basket, estimated all-in totals were: Instacart-Aldi $45.30, Walmart+ $51.29, Amazon Fresh $58.87, Whole Foods $71.54. Instacart-Aldi is usually the cheapest for standard staples; Walmart+ wins on bigger baskets ($75+) where its free-over-$35 delivery threshold kicks in. These are estimates, not guarantees — use the tool to check your specific basket and ZIP.

Do I need an account to use the price comparison tool?

No. The comparison tool works without signup. You only need an account if you want to save recipes, plan a week of meals, or persist a shopping list across sessions.

How is this different from a meal kit like HelloFresh?

Meal kits charge $80-$200 a week to ship pre-portioned ingredients. We don't ship anything — we tell you which delivery service is cheapest for what you actually want to buy, then send the list to your service of choice. The typical stake: ~$26 per weekly basket — the gap between the cheapest and priciest service on our modeled 12-item NYC test basket ($45.30 vs $71.54), an estimate, not a guarantee.

Who can get groceries to your door tonight, and what it costs.

Seven delivery services, every membership, ranked by how soon they arrive and what the fees and tip add up to at that speed. Posted fee schedules, checked 2026-09-13. Item prices are a separate question — the Best Deal Finder answers that one.

ZIP code

Detected from your connection.

Basket subtotal

Fee tiers and free-delivery thresholds key off this number.

When do you need it?

Anything that can arrive today.Tip

Memberships you already pay for

Fastest to your door

30–60 min

Instacart · Priority

$17.24–$22.24 in fees + tip

Open Instacart

Cheapest at this speed

$10.95

Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods · 2-hour window

arrives in 2–8 hr · 2-hour window

Open Amazon Fresh

The board

Fees + tip to get $75 of groceries to 43215, today. Ranges are the service's own posted ranges.

Service	Window	Delivery	Service fee	Extras	Tip	To your door	Open
Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods Cheapest Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market, in covered metros Check app	2–8 hr 2-hour window · Choose a 2-hour window, often same-day	$10.95	—	—	—	$10.95 Unlimited free Fresh and Whole Foods delivery on $25+ orders, for Prime members with Amazon grocery subscription.	Open
Kroger delivery Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Fry’s, Smith’s and other Kroger banners Checking…	2–5 hr Same-day · 2-hour window, same day where offered	$9.95–$14.95varies	—	—	—	$9.95–$14.95 Free same-day (2-hour) delivery on $35+ orders, where offered with Kroger Boost.	Open
Instacart Fastest ALDI, Costco, Kroger banners, Publix, Sprouts, Wegmans and most local chains Checking…	1–2 hr Standard · Within about 2 hours	$3.99–$5.99varies	$3.75	—	$7.50	$15.24–$17.24 $0 delivery fee on grocery orders of $10+ with Instacart+.	Open
Walmart delivery Your nearest Walmart Supercenter or Neighborhood Market Check app	2–8 hr Scheduled slot · 1-hour windows, often same-day	$7.95–$9.95varies	—	—	$7.50	$15.45–$17.45 Free delivery on $35+ orders; Express still costs $10 with Walmart+.	Open
Target same-day Your nearest Target, shopped by Shipt Check app	1–3 hr As soon as 1 hour · Next available 1-hour window, from about an hour out	$9.99	—	—	$7.50	$17.49 Free same-day delivery on $35+ Target orders, no service fee, no markups with Target Circle 360.	Open
Shipt Target, Meijer, H-E-B, Publix, Costco and others by area Check app	1–3 hr As soon as 1 hour · Next available 1-hour window, from about an hour out	$10.00	—	—	$7.50	$17.50 $0 delivery on $35+ orders ($7 under $35) with Shipt membership.	Open
DoorDash grocery ALDI, Safeway/Albertsons, Sprouts, Wegmans, Meijer and others by area Check app	30–75 min ASAP · Often under 1 hour	$3.99–$5.99varies	$7.50–$11.25varies	—	$7.50	$18.99–$24.74 $0 delivery fee on grocery orders of $25+ and reduced service fees with DashPass.	Open

Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods
Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market, in covered metros
$10.95
Check appCheapest
Window
2–8 hr 2-hour window
Delivery
$10.95
Unlimited free Fresh and Whole Foods delivery on $25+ orders, for Prime members with Amazon grocery subscription.
Open Amazon Fresh
Kroger delivery
Kroger, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, King Soopers, Fry’s, Smith’s and other Kroger banners
$9.95–$14.95
Checking…
Window
2–5 hr Same-day
Delivery
$9.95–$14.95varies
Free same-day (2-hour) delivery on $35+ orders, where offered with Kroger Boost.
Open Kroger
Instacart
ALDI, Costco, Kroger banners, Publix, Sprouts, Wegmans and most local chains
$15.24–$17.24
Checking…Fastest
Window
1–2 hr Standard
Delivery
$3.99–$5.99varies
Service fee
$3.75
Tip
$7.50
$0 delivery fee on grocery orders of $10+ with Instacart+.
Open Instacart
Walmart delivery
Your nearest Walmart Supercenter or Neighborhood Market
$15.45–$17.45
Check app
Window
2–8 hr Scheduled slot
Delivery
$7.95–$9.95varies
Tip
$7.50
Free delivery on $35+ orders; Express still costs $10 with Walmart+.
Open Walmart
Target same-day
Your nearest Target, shopped by Shipt
$17.49
Check app
Window
1–3 hr As soon as 1 hour
Delivery
$9.99
Tip
$7.50
Free same-day delivery on $35+ Target orders, no service fee, no markups with Target Circle 360.
Open Target
Shipt
Target, Meijer, H-E-B, Publix, Costco and others by area
$17.50
Check app
Window
1–3 hr As soon as 1 hour
Delivery
$10.00
Tip
$7.50
$0 delivery on $35+ orders ($7 under $35) with Shipt membership.
Open Shipt
DoorDash grocery
ALDI, Safeway/Albertsons, Sprouts, Wegmans, Meijer and others by area
$18.99–$24.74
Check app
Window
30–75 min ASAP
Delivery
$3.99–$5.99varies
Service fee
$7.50–$11.25varies
Tip
$7.50
$0 delivery fee on grocery orders of $25+ and reduced service fees with DashPass.
Open DoorDash

Which membership pays for itself?

Per-order saving is the fee difference on this basket at this speed, with and without the membership. Break-even assumes the annual plan.

Orders / month

Membership	Price / yr	Saves / order	Pays off at	Net / yr at 4×
Kroger Boost Kroger	$99	$12.45	0.7× / mo	+$499
Shipt membership Shipt	$99	$10.00	0.9× / mo	+$381
Target Circle 360 Target	$99	$9.99	0.9× / mo	+$381
Walmart+ Walmart	$98	$8.95	1× / mo	+$332
DashPass DoorDash	$96	$8.74	1× / mo	+$324
Amazon grocery subscription Amazon Fresh · needs Amazon Prime	$239incl. prereq	$10.95	1.9× / mo	+$287
Instacart+ Instacart	$99	$4.99	1.7× / mo	+$141
Amazon Prime Amazon Fresh	$139	$4.00	2.9× / mo	+$53
Kroger Boost Essential Kroger	$69	$0	never	$-69

Memberships bundle perks this table ignores (streaming, fuel points, free shipping). It only counts grocery delivery fees.

Who really delivers to 43215

Instacart
Checking Instacart for your ZIP…
Walmart delivery
Needs a Walmart store that delivers to your ZIP — Manhattan has none.
Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods
Fresh delivers in select metros only — the app checks your ZIP.
DoorDash grocery
Depends on which grocers near you sell through DoorDash.
Shipt
Shipt covers most metros; the app confirms your address.
Target same-day
Most Target stores offer same-day delivery; the app confirms yours.
Kroger delivery
Looking up Kroger-family stores…

Green is verified live (Instacart's retailer list, Kroger's store locator). Grey means the service does not publish coverage by ZIP, so the app is the only place to confirm. Want the full store list? Open the store finder.

How this works

Each service publishes a delivery fee schedule: a flat or tiered delivery charge, sometimes a percentage service fee, a surcharge for priority or express windows, a fee for small baskets, and a membership that waives some of it. We apply those rules to your basket size and the speed you picked. Where a service only publishes a range (“delivery from $3.99”, “10–15% service fee”), the range is shown as a range and used only to order the board — never rounded into a fake exact price.

Availability is verified where we can verify it: the Instacart store list for your ZIP is live from Instacart, Kroger-family stores come from Kroger's locations API, and Walmart is gated where it has no store. Everything else says “check the app” rather than guessing.

Fees change a few times a year. Every number here carries the date it was last checked and a link to where it came from. Treat totals as what to expect at checkout, not a guaranteed bill: distance, demand pricing and promotions all move the final figure.

Common questions

Which grocery delivery is fastest?: For a true within-the-hour order, Instacart Priority and DoorDash ASAP are the only options that regularly land under an hour. Walmart Express and Kroger same-day are two-hour propositions; Shipt and Target start at about an hour out but book a one-hour window rather than an ASAP run.
Which has the lowest fees?: On a $35+ basket with no membership, Walmart's scheduled delivery usually has the shortest fee stack (no service fee). With the right membership the answer flips: Walmart+ and Instacart+ take delivery to $0, and Kroger Boost makes same-day free. Use the membership panel to see which one actually pays off at your order rate.
Why isn't Uber Eats here?: Uber Eats grocery fees vary by storefront and are not published as a schedule we could stand behind, so we left it out rather than invent numbers. It is worth a look in the app if you already hold Uber One.
Does this include item prices?: No. This board is about getting a basket to the door; shelf prices differ by store (Instacart and Shipt mark up, Walmart and Kroger do not). Price the basket itself with the Best Deal Finder, then come back here with the subtotal.

Sources

Instacart (checked 2026-09-13) — Instacart fees and taxes (help center) · Instacart+ pricing
Walmart delivery (checked 2026-09-13) — Walmart+ membership · Walmart+ benefits: free delivery from your store · Walmart pickup and delivery fees (Jul 2026)
Amazon Fresh & Whole Foods (checked 2026-09-13) — About Amazon: 5 ways to get groceries delivered · Grocery Dive: Fresh free-delivery threshold lowered to $100 · TechCrunch: Fresh delivery opened to non-Prime shoppers
DoorDash grocery (checked 2026-09-13) — DealNews: DashPass cost (Sep 2026) · DoorDash fees explained (2026)
Shipt (checked 2026-09-13) — Shipt pricing (help center)
Target same-day (checked 2026-09-13) — Shipt: Target Circle 360 membership · Target Circle 360
Kroger delivery (checked 2026-09-13) — Kroger Boost · Kroger Boost pricing review (Sep 2026) · Clark.com: Kroger delivery review (2026)