Blinkit vs Zepto

Updated October 2026

For most people Blinkit is the safer pick: it has 2,621 dark stores against Zepto’s 1,392, and more stores in 95 of the 128 cities where both deliver.

Zepto is the stronger choice in Hyderabad and Chennai, where it has more stores than Blinkit, and if you want cafe coffee and snacks in the same order as your groceries. Free delivery starts at ₹199 on both, but Zepto lifts its minimum to ₹299 at peak hours, while Blinkit adds a small handling fee. Outside the big cities the choice is often made for you: Blinkit delivers in 337 cities where Zepto has no store.

Blinkit vs Zepto: stores, fees, food and medicines compared

Measure	Blinkit	Zepto
Dark stores (company figure)	2,751 (30 Sep 2026)	1,139 (31 Mar 2026)
Dark stores now	2,621	1,392
Cities served	180+ cities (Aug 2026)	66 cities (31 Mar 2026)
Free delivery above	₹199	₹199 (up to ₹299 at peak hours)
Membership	No paid plan	Zepto Club (invite-only)
Food and coffee	Bistro, a separate app with 77 kitchens in 6 cities	Zepto Cafe inside the app, with at least 281 cafes in 27 cities
Medicines	Prescription-medicine pilot in parts of Bengaluru (Jul 2025)	Prescription medicines in selected areas of four metros (Aug 2025)
Categories	Groceries, Fresh fruit and vegetables, Electronics, Beauty, Home décor, Toys, Pooja items, Bistro ready-to-eat food	Groceries, Zepto Cafe food and coffee, Electronics, Beauty, Pharmacy
Owner	Eternal Ltd (formerly Zomato), listed on NSE and BSE	Zepto Ltd (formerly Kiranakart Technologies), privately held
Launched	2013 as Grofers; relaunched as Blinkit in December 2021	2021

Where Blinkit wins and where Zepto wins

Pick Blinkit for

Reach. Blinkit has stores in 467 places against 129 for Zepto, so in most smaller cities it is the only one of the two.
Range. Close to 80,000 products in Delhi-NCR and about 50,000 in its next seven cities (April to June 2026). Smaller cities get a smaller range. Zepto does not publish a product count.
A fixed minimum. Free delivery above ₹199 at every hour, with a ₹4 handling fee (Nov 2025 figure).
More stores in Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai, which usually means a store closer to you.

Pick Zepto for

Cafe food in the same cart. Zepto Cafe sits inside the Zepto app, so coffee and snacks arrive with your groceries. Blinkit’s Bistro food is a separate app and a separate checkout.
No handling fee. Zepto dropped handling and surge fees on 3 Nov 2025.
A membership. Zepto Club (invite-only), at ₹99/month (intro price), gives free delivery above ₹99. Blinkit has no paid plan.
More stores in Hyderabad and Chennai, which usually means a store closer to you there.

Which is faster, Blinkit or Zepto?

Neither app sells itself on 10 minutes any more: Blinkit and Zepto both dropped the 10-minute claim in January 2026, after the Labour Ministry asked quick delivery apps to stop using it. Real delivery time depends mostly on how far the nearest store is from your door, so the app with more stores in your area is usually the quicker one.

Blinkit vs Zepto orders per store and users

Measure	Blinkit	Zepto
Orders per store per day (Jan–Mar 2026, estimate)	1,425	2,140
Stores added in FY26 (estimate)	942	110
Orders in FY26	916.6 million	640.2 million
Weekly active users (May 2025)	30.1 million	Not published

Zepto’s stores were the busier of the two in early 2026, on estimated orders per store. User numbers are from May 2025, so they are more than a year old.

Blinkit and Zepto delivery charges and memberships

National figures, each with its date. Your checkout shows the final amount.

Blinkit and Zepto charges (national figures)
App	Free delivery above	Other charges	Membership
Blinkit	₹199	Delivery fee below the free-delivery threshold: ₹30 Lower delivery fees in parts of Gurugram, Bengaluru and Mumbai: Reduced; new amounts not published Handling fee: ₹4	None
Zepto	₹199 (up to ₹299 at peak hours)	Handling and surge fees: Removed on 3 Nov 2025; since Aug 2026 the free-delivery minimum rises to ₹299 at peak hours instead Zepto Club membership (invite only): ₹99 a month (introductory price) Free delivery above (Zepto Club members): ₹99	Zepto Club (invite-only)

Apps change charges often and can vary them by time of day, weather and cart size, so check the bill at checkout before you pay. Delivery charges compared has the full history.

Is Blinkit or Zepto cheaper?

On a ₹250 cart outside peak hours, both deliver free; Blinkit adds its ₹4 handling fee and Zepto adds nothing. At peak hours the same cart pays a delivery fee on Zepto, because its minimum rises to ₹299, while Blinkit stays free above ₹199. Below ₹199, Blinkit charges ₹30 for delivery.

On item prices, neither is reliably cheaper. When 13 grocery items were priced on Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart in Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru from December 2024 to January 2025, Blinkit and Zepto were generally cheaper on Android than on iPhone, logged-out prices were often lower, and people who ordered rarely tended to see higher prices than daily users. That sample was small and is now dated, so it does not show that one app is cheaper today.

Blinkit or Zepto: which suits how you shop

If you…	Pick
Place small top-up orders	Either: both give free delivery from ₹199. Compare handling and small-cart fees at checkout.
Already pay for a membership	Zepto if you have Zepto Club (invite-only).
Need medicines	Blinkit: Prescription-medicine pilot in parts of Bengaluru (Jul 2025). Zepto: Prescription medicines in selected areas of four metros (Aug 2025).
Live in a smaller town	Blinkit: it has stores in 467 places against 129 for Zepto.

Blinkit vs Zepto store count in each city

The 20 biggest cities where both Blinkit and Zepto have stores. A head-to-head leaves out the other apps, which the app rankings for Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad include.

City	Blinkit	Zepto	More stores
Bengaluru	190	183	Blinkit
Delhi	218	117	Blinkit
Hyderabad	112	135	Zepto
Chennai	76	96	Zepto
Mumbai	111	85	Blinkit
Pune	90	62	Blinkit
Gurugram	83	59	Blinkit
Kolkata	60	35	Blinkit
Ahmedabad	56	32	Blinkit
Lucknow	58	36	Blinkit
Noida	39	36	Blinkit
Ghaziabad	37	33	Blinkit
Jaipur	46	28	Blinkit
Navi Mumbai	27	19	Blinkit
Thane	25	20	Blinkit
Greater Noida	31	24	Blinkit
Faridabad	21	16	Blinkit
Kanpur	21	11	Blinkit
Visakhapatnam	18	1	Blinkit
Nagpur	20	10	Blinkit

More Blinkit vs Zepto city comparisons

Cities where only Blinkit or only Zepto delivers

Only Blinkit (337): Patna, Guwahati, Bhubaneswar, Thiruvananthapuram, Ranchi, Mangaluru, Siliguri, Gwalior, Kozhikode, Tirupati, Muzaffarpur, Durgapur, Nellore, Kakinada, Thrissur, Bhilai, Bilaspur, Khammam, Dhanbad, Rajahmundry, Anantapur, Changanacherry, Gaya, Kurnool, Panihati and 312 more.

Only Zepto (1): Devanahalli.

Blinkit or Zepto? Frequently asked questions

Which has more stores in my city, Blinkit or Zepto?

In most cities where both deliver, Blinkit has more (95 of 128). Among the big cities, Zepto leads in Hyderabad and Chennai. Search for your city to see every app’s store count there.

Is Zepto Cafe better than Blinkit Bistro?

They work differently. Zepto Cafe runs from counters inside Zepto stores and can be ordered in the Zepto app with your groceries. Bistro is Blinkit’s separate food app with its own kitchens, so a Bistro order is a second checkout. Zepto Cafe is also in more cities. See quick food delivery apps for both.

Does Blinkit or Zepto have a membership?

Only Zepto. Zepto Club (invite-only) costs ₹99/month (intro price) and lowers the free-delivery minimum to ₹99, but you need an invite. Blinkit has no paid delivery plan.