WhichMealKitTempo vs Factor
Box size and menu decide it: Tempo sells a four-meal box and prices every size on its own site; Factor starts at six and has the meat-free menus Tempo lacks.
Three dinners for two, food only: $80.88 at Tempo; $65.94–$83.94 at Factor. Tempo adds $10.99 shipping, $91.87 in all; the pages we read do not give Factor’s shipping.
Tempo starts at four single meals a delivery, Factor at six. Tempo publishes the price of every box size; Factor shows its exact price after you enter a ZIP code.
Tempo
6 single meals · 6 portions
Factor
6 single meals · 6 portions
Choose by what you need
Choose Tempo if
You want four meals a week, or the exact price of your box before you sign up.
Choose Factor if
You want vegetarian, vegan or keto meals: Factor has a menu for each, and Tempo says it has no vegetarian or vegan meals.
Side by side
| Detail | Tempo | Factor |
|---|---|---|
| Price for three dinners for two | $91.87 $15.31 a meal $80.88 food + $10.99 shipping, before tax · checked 17 Oct 2026 | $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 | 6 single meals: 6 portions | 6 single meals: 6 portions |
| Format | Prepared meals | Prepared meals |
| Cooking | Heat and eat | Heat and eat |
| Smallest box | 4 single meals (4 portions) | 6 single meals (6 portions) |
| Order once | No, a plan: weekly, every two weeks or monthly | No, weekly plan |
| Breaks | Pause, which cancels, with an optional restart date | Deactivate, then reactivate when you are ready |
| Cutoff | 12 PM Central on the Wednesday before the delivery week | 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 the Wednesday cutoff has passed, the order is final and is charged; Tempo does not cancel or refund it. | The next delivery proceeds when the cutoff has passed. |
| Menu labels | Pescatarian, low-carb, high-protein, low-calorie | 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 | 98% of the United States; not PO boxes or campgrounds | All of the lower 48 states |
| Next step | Tempo details See Tempo’s menu | Factor details See Factor’s menu |
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