WhichMealKitBlue Apron vs Sunbasket
Three dinners for two: Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up; Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. Blue Apron and Sunbasket do not publish fixed box sizes.
Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop; Sunbasket states a price per serving and an order minimum.
Blue Apron
Box sizes are shown on its site
Priced dish by dish $9.99 shipping per order Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up.
Sunbasket
Box sizes are shown on its site
In its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart.
Choose by what you need
Choose Blue Apron if
You want to buy once, or order every two to four weeks without a pause to manage.
Choose Sunbasket if
You want a weekly order that mixes kits and ready-made meals, with a pause of up to 12 weeks.
Side by side
| Fact | Blue Apron | Sunbasket |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | Priced dish by dish Blue Apron prices each dish in its shop, so there is no box total to add up. | In its cart Sunbasket shows the box total in its cart. |
| Your box | Chosen on its site | Chosen on its site |
| Format | Kits + prepared options | Kits + prepared options |
| Cooking | You cook | You cook |
| Smallest box | Not published | Not published |
| Order once | Yes | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | No pause; skip as often as you like, or cancel and re-enroll | Pause up to 12 weeks |
| Cutoff | The date shown below each scheduled delivery; an order already processing or shipped cannot be cancelled | Wednesday at 12:00 PM Pacific (3:00 PM Eastern) in the week before delivery |
| After the cutoff | Canceling autoship does not stop an order that has already entered processing. | Selections and schedule must be changed before the Wednesday cutoff. |
| Menu labels | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu |
| Order minimum | None published | $65.00 |
| Delivers to | Check your ZIP code | Check your ZIP code |
| Next step | Blue Apron details See Blue Apron’s menu | Sunbasket details See Sunbasket’s menu |
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