HelloFresh vs Factor

Three dinners for two, food only: about $59.94–$68.94 at HelloFresh; $65.94–$83.94 at Factor. HelloFresh adds $10.99 shipping, about $70.93–$79.93 in all; the pages we read do not give Factor’s shipping.

HelloFresh is a kit you cook; Factor is single meals you heat. Both belong to HelloFresh Group. Each states a rate on its own pages and shows the exact price after a ZIP code.

HelloFresh

3 recipes for 2 · 6 portions

$70.93–$79.93 a delivery $9.99–$11.49 a serving HelloFresh’s own approximate $9.99–$11.49 a serving × 6, with $10.99 shipping, before tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026

Factor

6 single meals · 6 portions

$65.94–$83.94 for the food $10.99–$13.99 a meal Factor’s stated $10.99–$13.99 a meal × 6, before shipping and tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026

Choose by what you need

Choose HelloFresh if

You want to cook, for two or more people, with the option of adding a few heat-and-eat meals to the box.

HelloFresh plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Choose Factor if

You want dinner ready in minutes for one person: single meals you heat, four to fourteen a week.

Factor plans, prices and cutoff · skip or cancel

Side by side

Fact	HelloFresh	Factor
Price for three dinners for two	$70.93–$79.93 $9.99–$11.49 a serving HelloFresh’s own approximate $9.99–$11.49 a serving × 6, with $10.99 shipping, before tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026	$65.94–$83.94 $10.99–$13.99 a meal Factor’s stated $10.99–$13.99 a meal × 6, before shipping and tax; the exact price shows after you enter a ZIP code · checked 8 Oct 2026
Your box	3 recipes for 2: 6 portions	6 single meals: 6 portions
Format	Kits + prepared options	Prepared meals
Cooking	You cook	Heat and eat
Smallest box	2 recipes for 2 (4 portions)	4 single meals (4 portions)
Order once	No, weekly plan	No, weekly plan
Breaks	Skip the weeks you want off; no set pause length	Deactivate, then reactivate when you are ready
Cutoff	11:59 PM Pacific, five days before the next delivery	11:59 PM Pacific, five days before the next delivery
After the cutoff	A box already processed after the cutoff is still charged and delivered.	The next delivery proceeds when the cutoff has passed.
Menu labels	Vegetarian choices, Plant-based / vegan choices, Pescatarian choices	Not confirmed: check the weekly menu
Order minimum	None published	None published
Delivers to	United States except Alaska and Hawaii	Check your ZIP code
Next step	HelloFresh details See HelloFresh’s menu	Factor details See Factor’s menu

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