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Compare Freshly vs. Home Chef Meal Delivery Services

What’s the difference between Freshly Meal Delivery and Home Chef Meal Delivery? See how our editors compare the two companies below.
Last Updated: July 24, 2024
Freshly Meal Delivery
3.5 / 5 - Very good
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Home Chef Meal Delivery
4.9 / 5 - Excellent
#1 in Meal Delivery Services
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Key Facts

Get $60 OFF Your Purchase!

  • Chef-cooked, healthy meals delivered fresh (never frozen) and ready in under 2 minutes
  • Choose 4, 6, 9, or 12 meals each week with meals as low as $8.99 per meal
  • Pick meals from a weekly rotating menu that is entirely gluten-free
  • All meals are made to order by their chefs
  • Meals are packed to ensure they arrive fresh and use 100% recyclable packaging
  • No refined sugars or artificial sweeteners
  • No commitment subscription – pause, cancel or switch your plan at any time

Special Offer: $90 Off Through January 2021

  • Chef-designed, easy-to-follow recipes
  • Meals start at $6.99
  • Prepare home-cooked meals in less than 30 minutes
  • Weekly service with the flexibility to skip a week
  • Low-Calorie, Low Carb and Vegetarian meal options
  • Free shipping on orders over $40

ConsumersAdvocate.org Ratings

3.5 / 5 - Poor
3.5/5
Convenience
3.5/5
Shipping and Delivery
3.5/5
Cost
3.5/5
Quality of Ingredients
4.0/5
Variety Meal Options
4.9 / 5 - Average
5.0/5
Convenience
5.0/5
Shipping and Delivery
5.0/5
Cost
5.0/5
Quality of Ingredients
4.5/5
Variety Meal Options

Customer Reviews

 (43)
4.6 / 10 - Average
23%
5 stars
5%
4 stars
7%
3 stars
21%
2 stars
44%
1 stars
 (56)
5.4 / 10 - Average
29%
5 stars
9%
4 stars
5%
3 stars
27%
2 stars
29%
1 stars

Final Verdict

Home Chef Meal Delivery has a higher overall rating than Freshly Meal Delivery. Home Chef scores better than Freshly across: Convenience, Culinary Team, Shipping and Delivery, Cost, Quality of Ingredients, Variety, and Variety Meal Options.


Customer Comments & Reviews

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LINDA B
12/5/2022
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
PL,EASE CANCEL MY MEMBERSHIP FOR NOW LINDA BORST MEALS ARE FOR MYSELF ONLY NOW


cettinger
4/18/2022
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
I have been using Home Chef for a few years and love the variety. The portions are more than adequate and the directions are easy to follow. My only complaint is with the vendor they use for shrimp. They do not vacuum seal and the bags almost always leak -- YUK! Last summer due to shipping delays, the ice packs would come completely melted, so I stopped delivery for a few months during the hot weather. I believe the problem was with FedEx, not Home Chef and I am now getting them on time and adequately cooled.


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Greg J
9/13/2021
Freshly Meal Delivery review
Food is good, if it arrives. For the past two weeks the meals were delivered a day late, and spoiled. Today’s delivery was left out on my driveway in the Arizona sun. Truly bad service.


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ellen
8/22/2021
Freshly Meal Delivery review
Had three meals from Freshly this week. We would reorder each one of them, as they were appealing to the vision and very tasty. Finally ... a food meal plan that has real taste!


Marilyn E
7/8/2018
Freshly Meal Delivery review
The 6-meal plan was ideal for me after surgery when preparing meals was not possible. The variety of meal choices, quality of ingredients and ease in preparation kept me a satisfied customer until I was able to prepare my own meals again.


William S
4/16/2017
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
The packing is the key. The food is on top on the ice packs and the container is left in the sun from the delivery company. Put the food in between ice packs so that the sun does not warm the product before the customer has a chance to take it inside their home/refrigerator.


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F P
3/24/2017
Freshly Meal Delivery review
Delicious meals delivered right to my door. I ordered the turkey, pork chop, meatballs, meatloaf, pasta and BBQ chicken. My husband and I, who eat light, shared each meal after we each added a salad on the side. I froze the meals and they are reheating perfectly. I like the fact that the meals are ready to eat, no cooking! I paused the meal delivery until we eat all of the meals and then I will order again. I like that I can pause the subscription and restart.


Lisa W
10/13/2016
Home Chef Meal Delivery review
I ordered 3 meals for 2 people. All of the veggies were fresh, herbs were fresh, meat was chicken and pork chop. I loved that all of the items were packaged together with a label telling you which veggies/spices goes with the recipe card. I only cooked one meal because I had to work over so I gave them to my sisters to try. Our meal was goo and my husband is a picky eater. Everythings was fresh.