Top Grocery Delivery Apps in India

Bigbasket was co-founded by Mr. Hari Menon, VS Sudhakar, Vipul Parekh, Abhinay Coudhari, and V S Ramesh in December 2011, with the idea of creating one of the optimum online grocery apps. Bengaluru is the headquarters of BigBasket, which has expanded its business in more than 25 cities.

BigBasket has more than 18,000 products from 1000+ brands. It has a PAN-India presence and a customer base of 6 million, making it the most extensive online grocery delivery app in India. 

BigBasket is funded by 17 investors including Alibaba and CDC Group. With its valuation at above $2 billion, Bigbasket is one of the companies in the unicorn club.

As of May 2021, Tata Group has acquired a majority stake in Bigbasket. The deal is estimated to be in the range of $1.5-$2 Billion.

BigBasket saw an increase in 84% of the customers and a more than 100% rise during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The impressive features of BigBasket are a wide range of products, attractive offers and discounts, best quality products, on-time delivery, simple search selections, and search option in vernacular languages.

We have covered plenty of topics related to the working and revenue model of BigBasket in a separate blog, so if you’d like to read more, feel free to do so there!

Installs: 100 Million+

Rating: 4.4

Reviews: More than 550 thousand

Grofers is one of the leading grocery delivery apps in India. It has its headquarters in Gurugram and was founded by Saurabh Kumar and Albinder Dhindsa in December 2013. It functions in 29 cities and offers fresh fruits and vegetables, sweets, snacks, pet care products, bakery products, etc. 

Investors of Grofers include Russian entrepreneur Yuri Milner, Tiger Global, SoftBank, and Sequoia Capital. Grofers makes use of the effective supply chain for delivering more than 25 million products every month to its customers. 

Most of the products of Grofers belong to its in-house brands: Grofers Mothers choice, Havemore, G Fresh, Grofers Happy Day, O’range, and budget brands Savemore and Grofers Happy Home. 

Grofers has raised in excess of $600 Million in funding till date. According to a recent report, Grofers may see a rise of 30,000 crores in its GMV (gross merchandise value) by 2022. One of the company’s officials said that every month the company is adding one or more cities to achieve its target of reaching more than 50 cities by 2021. 

Grofers offers striking features to its customers. Low-priced groceries, unique offers, 100% return policy, several payment options, in-app support regarding any issues.

[UPDATE – December 2021] E-grocery unicorn, Grofers has just recently changed its name to Blinkit! The rebranding seems to suggest that Grofers will deliver products more quickly than before (as short as 10 minutes).

With this name change, brand image experts say that Grofers wants to shout out loud to its clients to blink when it comes down to getting your product delivered straight on time. With Blinkit rebranding, Grofers has officially moved to Q-commerce (quick commerce) ecosystem.

This change comes at a time when the online grocery delivery firm is in talks with existing investor Zomato to raise $500 million in a fresh round of funding.

Installs: 100 Million+

Rating: 4.3

Reviews: More than 500 thousand

Mr. Radhakrishnan Damani founded the company DMart in 2002. Damani is a one of the well-renowned personalities in the Indian equity market. On January 10, 2017, Avenue Supermarts Ltd. (ASL) launched Dmart Ready. Dmart has its headquarters in Mumbai.

India’s favorite grocery brand Dmart is available as Dmart Ready on the app stores. 

This app offers two kinds of delivery options to its customers;

1. Self Pick Up: In this case, the customers could order from the app and pick up their order from the app’s nearest Pick-Up point with no delivery charges for the collection of the order. 
2. Home Delivery: As per the Home Delivery option, the customers could get their order delivered at their home or workplace according to the time and date, but a certain delivery fee would be charged. 

Customers could also purchase fresh milk from any of the pickup locations.

Like its offline store, the DMart Ready app offers rock-bottom prices for a range of products. One of the core features of the DMart Ready app is its simplicity to use. Like its offline stores, DMart app has become a popular grocery delivery app in India.

Installs: 5 Million+

Rating: 3.3

Reviews: More than 30 thousand

JioMart is a new entrant in the online grocery delivery space in India. It was founded by Mukesh Ambani and was soft-launched in December 2019, but it started functioning in January 2020. Its headquarters is in Mumbai and offers online service to over 200 cities. 

JioMart signed an agreement in October 2020 with Infibeam Avenues for using Infibeam’s solutions for its eCommerce and digital payments. JioMart has more than 10000 employees as of 2020. 

It provides more than 50,000 products available 5% below the MRP rate to the customers at their doorstep via a prompt delivery system.

JioMart has become popular within a short period because of its features: free home delivery, no minimum order, various payment options, and more.

In the current times, JioMart is processing about 500,000 orders per day on a daily average and is available on both iOS and Android platforms.

The company made headlines during the pandemic time by raising record funding for its platform. It brought big names on-board as its investors. Some of them include Facebook, Google, Qualcomm Ventures, Intel Capital, Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, Mubadala Investment Company, etc.

Installs: 10 Million+

Rating: 4.3

Reviews: More than 300 thousand

Nature’s Basket was founded by Devendra Chawla and Tanmay Kumar in 2015 and has its headquarters in Mumbai. Spencer’s Retail Ltd. is the parent organization of Nature’s Basket.

Nature’s Basket operates across more than 190 cities in India. It mainly focuses on gourmet food, ranging from exotic to organic food. The in-house brands of Nature’s Basket are L’Exclusif, Healthy Alternatives, Nature’s.

This app’s fundamental goal is to offer a fresh and exotic food experience to its customers. The most pleasing food experience includes: vast array of cheese, premium meats, enticing bakery items, and more. 

Nature’s Basket offers various features to make online grocery shopping easy. The key features are: an engaging user interface, convenient shopping experience, special discount offers, s simple payment options, secure transactions, etc.Nature’s Basket is available on both Android as well as iOS platforms. 

Installs: 500k

Rating: 3.6

Reviews: More than 9 thousand

Amazon Pantry is a feature of eCommerce giant Amazon. It is a delivery service for groceries and other household items. It offers free shipping to Amazon prime members.

Amazon Pantry helps Amazon to compete with other online grocery delivery stores. In India, Amazon Pantry is available across more than 300 cities. It first started its service in Hyderabad in 2016.  Users can browse the Pantry section through the Amazon app. Orders are delivered within 1-4 business days.

Installs: 100M +

Rating: 4.1

Reviews: More than 5 million

On July 2nd, 2011, Sachin and Binny Bansal founded Flipkart. Its headquartered in Bengaluru and registered in Singapore. Flipkart also has a ‘Supermart,’ an online grocery store offering fresh and affordable groceries to online customers.

Flipkart Supermarket is operational in metropolitan cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. On Flipkart Supermarket, a consumer can connect with a voice assistant to place their order.

Easy payment options are available for the users such as COD, Flipkart Pay Later, debit card, net banking, Cardless Credit. Both Android and iOS users can use this service.

The users can track their order status via the app. The app also notifies a consumer of discounts, sales, and new launches. 

Flipkart Supermarket intends to position itself as the top grocery delivery apps in India in the coming years.

Installs: 100M+

Rating: 4.4

Reviews: More than 10 million

Founder of Paytm, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, launched the Paytm Mall app in February 2017, inspired by the largest business-to-consumer (B2C) model of China, TMall. Paytm Mall is registered under the parent company of Paytm, One97 Communications.

Paytm Mall consists of more than 70 million products and allows the customers to buy from more than 1.4 lakh sellers registered. In March 2018, Paytm Mall raised $200 million from Alibaba Group and SAIF Partners. Around 17 contentment centers have been set up by Paytm Mall across India. 

Paytm Mall offers a plethora of benefits to the customers. Safe and easy transaction, various payment options, hassle-free returns, regular and immediate updates on newest offers and deals, and more.

According to the report of Redseer, Paytm Mall crossed the merchandise volume of around $7 billion in the festive months. Paytm Mall is available on both Android as well as iOS platforms. 

Paytm Mall is one of the best apps for the purchase of FMCG products and essential groceries.

Installs: 100 Million+

Rating: 3.4

Reviews: More than 180 thousand

Spencer’s is one of India’s first retail omnichannel that operated in the grocery and food section by providing a varied range of products like vegetables, fruits, dairy, organic products, FMCG, and more. 

On September 19, 2016, Spencer’s, founded by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, thought of taking the company forward by getting it on the online platform and providing the door-to-door facility of purchasing products through the app itself. 

 Its headquarters is in Kolkata, West Bengal. Currently, spencer’s avails in India’s tier 1 cities like Kolkata, South Delhi, Hyderabad, Noida, Chennai, Dwarka, and Sikandarabad.

More than 15000 products are sold by Spencer’s on the online platform. It takes a maximum of 3 hours for the order to get delivered.

Significant benefits offered by this app are its extensive range of groceries and food and availability of products in all amounts and sizes. Apart from groceries and food, customers may also purchase electrical appliances that come with a warranty period.

Installs: 1 Million+

Rating: 3.2

Reviews: More than 20 thousand

Dunzo is an Indian grocery app funded by Google and founded by Kabeer Biswas, Ankur Agarwal, Dalvir Suri, and Mukund Jha in July 2014. The app currently serves in 8 cities, Jaipur, Chennai, Delhi, Gurugram, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Pune. Its headquarters is in Indiranagar, Bengaluru. 

Dunzo also offers a Bike Taxi Service to its customers in Gurugram. It receives more than 10 lakh orders in a month. Dunzo has raised more than $120 Million in funding till date.

Dunzo entered into an alliance with PepsiCo in May 2020 to distribute PepsiCo snacks like Kurkure and Lays right on the doorstep of customers in Bengaluru during the time of lockdown.

In 2020, it also came into a partnership with Google Pay, a digital payment app, for providing bike pool services, delivery of medicines and groceries, pick up and drop, and other services.

 Dunzo works for 24 hours and 7 days a week and delivers the order to the customer’s doorstep within 30 minutes. It comes on both Android and iOS platforms. It is one of the finest grocery delivery apps in India.

Installs: 5 Million+

Rating: 4.1

Reviews: More than 1 lakh

ZopNow was founded on September 13, 2011, by Bal Krishna Birla and Mukesh Singh. The current cities where they serve the groceries are Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Navi Mumbai, Gurugram, and Thane. It’s headquartered in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

More than ten thousand products are available in the ZopNow catalog. The customers could get their delivery within 3 hours of ordering the groceries. 

Benefits offered by ZopNow are; delivery of fresh and perishable food, plenty of options for payment, convenient shopping methods, quick and easy returns, and more. 

ZopNow rejects the use of polybags in the packaging of its products. Therefore, the company makes use of eco-friendly papers for the delivery of products. ZopNow has a user-friendly interface. 

ZopNow has a crafted a partnership with Aditya Birla and Hypercity Retail. This app is not only available on Android but also on the iOS platform.

Installs: 700+

Rating: 3.3

Reviews:

Foodro was founded by Brijesh BK on July 15, 2018. It currently offers its online services across Chennai, Bengaluru, Kochi. One amazing benefit of ordering from Foodro is it ensures same-day delivery. 

Foodro offers more than 5000 types of products from the leading brands of the world. It provides ready-to-eat food materials, health, and pet care essentials, cut vegetables, homeware, meat and fish, oil and spices, and many more.

Foodro has a 24*7 customer care service available to all its customers. The benefits offered by Foodro are that it provides high-quality products, fast delivery, an instant refund policy, and quality packaging. 

Foodro is available on both Android as well as iOS platforms. Plenty of payment options are available for the customers while purchasing the products. Foodro has a great range of products, has reasonable, affordable prices, and has support staff.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, Foodro saw a rise in its demand for making essential groceries available to the customers right at their homes securely and safely.

Installs: 50k+

Rating: 4.7

Reviews: one thousand

Through these apps, you can purchase groceries at your convenience and also save ample money through deals and discounts. Finding ways to increase your productivity? Order groceries online through the grocery delivery app and use your time in doing other fruitful activities. 

Do you want to build a grocery delivery app that can be used by thousands of people in your vicinity? Being one of the best mobile app development companies in India, Eiosys can help you create a grocery delivery app that is tech-savvy, scalable, and user-friendly.