WhichMealKitEveryPlate vs Marley Spoon
Three dinners for two, food only: $41.94 at EveryPlate; $82.93 at Marley Spoon. The pages we read do not give EveryPlate’s shipping; Marley Spoon adds $10.99 shipping, $93.92 in all.
Marley Spoon publishes the full price of every kit box; EveryPlate states a price per serving, with shipping in the cart.
EveryPlate
3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions
From $41.94 for the food $6.99 a serving EveryPlate’s stated $6.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax · checked 5 Oct 2026
Marley Spoon
3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions
$93.92 a delivery $15.65 a portion $82.93 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 5 Oct 2026
Choose by what you need
Choose EveryPlate if
You cook three to five dinners a week and want one stated price per serving.
Choose Marley Spoon if
You want a two-recipe box or a box for three, or prepared Balance meals from the same account.
Side by side
| Fact | EveryPlate | Marley Spoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | From $41.94 $6.99 a serving EveryPlate’s stated $6.99 a serving × 6, before shipping and tax · checked 5 Oct 2026 | $93.92 $15.65 a portion $82.93 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 5 Oct 2026 |
| Your box | 3 recipes for 2: 6 portions | 3 recipes for 2: 6 portions |
| Format | Meal kits | Kits + prepared options |
| Cooking | You cook | You cook |
| Smallest box | 3 recipes for 2 (6 portions) | 2 recipes for 2 (4 portions) |
| Order once | No, weekly plan | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Skip the weeks you want off; no set pause length | Pause; length not stated |
| Cutoff | 11:59 PM Central, five days before the next delivery | Six to seven days before delivery, depending on location |
| After the cutoff | Changes after the cutoff do not stop the next box. | Changing the plan does not change an order that is already locked and charged. |
| Menu labels | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu | Not confirmed: check the weekly menu |
| Order minimum | None published | $47.00 |
| Delivers to | Check your ZIP code | Check your ZIP code |
| Next step | EveryPlate details See EveryPlate’s menu | Marley Spoon details See Marley Spoon’s menu |
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