WhichMealKitHungryroot vs Factor
Whether you cook decides it: Hungryroot sends groceries and simple recipes for two or four, with some heat-and-eat meals; Factor sends only single meals to heat, from six a week.
Three dinners for two: Hungryroot prices your plan by the people you feed and what you pick each week, with dinners as low as $8.99 a serving on bigger plans; Factor states $10.99–$13.99 a meal, about $65.94–$83.94 before shipping. Hungryroot does not publish fixed box sizes.
Hungryroot publishes no box price and shows your plan’s price after you sign up; Factor states a price range a meal and shows the exact price after you enter a ZIP code.
Hungryroot
Box sizes are shown on its site
Factor
6 single meals · 6 portions
Choose by what you need
Choose Hungryroot if
You want to cook simple meals for two or four, with breakfasts, lunches and snacks in the same delivery.
Choose Factor if
You want every meal ready to heat, with menus for keto, vegan and vegetarian eaters.
Side by side
| Detail | Hungryroot | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | Priced by your plan Hungryroot prices your plan by the people you feed and what you pick each week, with dinners as low as $8.99 a serving on bigger plans. | $65.94–$83.94 $10.99–$13.99 a meal, before shipping 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 | Chosen on its site | 6 single meals: 6 portions |
| Format | Groceries and recipes, with some prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Cooking | Quick cooking | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | Not published | 6 single meals (6 portions) |
| Order once | No, a plan: weekly or every two weeks | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Pause up to 8 weeks, or skip up to 3 weeks ahead | Deactivate, then reactivate when you are ready |
| Cutoff | When your shopping window closes | 11:59 PM five days before delivery: Pacific time on Factor’s cancel page, Central time on its how-it-works page |
| After the cutoff | Once your shopping window closes, the order can’t be edited or cancelled, and your card is charged for it. | The next delivery proceeds when the cutoff has passed. |
| Menu labels | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, pescatarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-sodium, organic | Vegetarian, plant-based/vegan, keto, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie, low-sodium, Mediterranean, pescatarian |
| Order minimum | No dollar minimum published | No dollar minimum published |
| Delivers to | Most ZIP codes in the 48 contiguous states and Washington, D.C.; not Hawaii, Alaska or PO boxes | All of the lower 48 states |
| Next step | Hungryroot details See Hungryroot’s menu | Factor details See Factor’s menu |
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