Postmates pioneered on-demand local delivery before being acquired by Uber in 2020 and absorbed into Uber Eats in 2021.
Each app below addresses a specific gap in Postmates's offering. We picked them based on real user review patterns and feature differentiation.
Uber Eats is the platform that absorbed Postmates. All Postmates restaurant partners and drivers migrated to Uber Eats. The app offers food, grocery, convenience, and alcohol delivery with real-time tracking and Uber One membership.
Explore Uber Eats data →DoorDash is the US market leader in food delivery with the broadest restaurant selection and strong convenience store delivery through DoorDash Drive. DashPass provides free delivery for frequent users.
Explore DoorDash data →Gopuff fills the convenience delivery niche that Postmates once owned. It operates its own warehouses for 30-minute delivery of snacks, alcohol, OTC medicine, and household products without markup from store partners.
Explore Gopuff data →Instacart partners with major grocery chains including Costco, Whole Foods, Kroger, and Aldi to offer same-day grocery delivery and pickup. It is best suited for full grocery shopping rather than single-item orders.
Explore Instacart data →Grubhub is one of the original food delivery platforms with strong restaurant density in major US cities. The Grubhub+ subscription offers free delivery, and Amazon Prime members get Grubhub+ at no extra cost.
Explore Grubhub data →Caviar is a DoorDash sub-brand focused on higher-end restaurant partners. For users who used Postmates to order from nicer restaurants, Caviar provides a curated alternative with a similar premium focus.
Explore Caviar data →Postmates was founded in 2011 and was known for delivering almost anything, not just food, before the Uber merger.
Postmates was officially shut down as a standalone app in 2021 following its acquisition by Uber. Users were redirected to Uber Eats, which now serves the same markets with the same driver network.
Postmates Unlimited was Postmates' subscription plan for free delivery. It was discontinued when Postmates merged into Uber Eats. Subscribers were transitioned to Uber One or Uber Eats Pass.
No. Postmates accounts were migrated or closed. You need to create or log in to an Uber Eats account to continue using the service.
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