Walmart Plus vs Amazon Prime: which membership is right for you? Can Walmart Plus steal Amazon Prime's 150 million members? Since Amazon Prime launched in 2005, it's been the most popular membership in the world, expanding from free shipping to Prime Day deals, Video, grocery delivery, Twitch streaming and much more. We're diving into the nitty-gritty details of Walmart's new service to help you decide if it's worth considering over Prime, or in addition to Prime. We'll compare price, membership benefits, regional access, delivery times, in-store perks, and everything else you need to know. And luckily, there's a 15-day free trial available if you want to test out the benefits for yourself. Both membership services fall into the same price ballpark, though Walmart's plan wins the battle if you pay annually. Subscribe to Walmart Plus, and you get a 15-day free trial followed by either a $98/year or $12.95/month plan.
With Amazon Prime, you can enjoy a 30-day free trial followed by a $119/year or $12.99/month membership. Put plainly, if you're willing to pay upfront, Walmart will save you money, but if you prefer month-to-month the two services are comparable. Amazon also has more flexible pricing for certain groups of people. EBT or Medicaid card holders (opens in new tab) can get Prime for $5.99/month, while students (opens in new tab) can get a six-month free trial followed by an offer for half off a standard Prime membership. Walmart Plus offers a few perks, but its main benefit is the option to receive unlimited deliveries from participating Walmart stores on orders over $35. Out of the 5,300 or so Walmart or Walmart-owned locations in the US, 2,700 offer same-day shipping speeds. You'll need to be in the vicinity of a valid Walmart store to take advantage. Enter your street address on this page (opens in new tab) to find out whether you can take advantage of a membership. This article has be en w ritten by GSA Content Generator DEMO .
Walmart also lets you save 5 cents per gallon at participating Walmart and Murphy gas stations in the United States. We've included a screenshot of the map of locations (opens in new tab) above, showing most of these stations are concentrated in the South, Midwest and East. You can also check out this list (opens in new tab) of participating gas stations. For deliveries from Amazon Fresh or Prime Now, you'll also need to be located near one of the 470 US Whole Foods stores or an Amazon fulfillment center. Go to the Prime Now home page (opens in new tab) or Amazon Fresh home page (opens in new tab) and enter your zip code or check the list of cities. For Now, we counted over 100 eligible city or county areas as of publication, whereas with Fresh, there appears to be a wider range of nationwide coverage. Walmart claims (opens in new tab) its new Walmart Plus service will have more than 160,000 items available. Post has been created by GSA Content Genera tor DEMO.
In reality, Amazon Fashion your product selection at Walmart Plus is entirely dependent on what's available at your local store. Walmart promises that there will be no online markup, so you'll pay the same price for groceries that you'd pay in store. Once you've filled your Walmart Plus cart, you can select any available delivery or pickup window. Windows are available first-come, first-serve and vary by store, but Walmart Plus will offer one-hour delivery windows, so buyers don't have to wait around too long. To be eligible for free Walmart Plus delivery, your cart must equal $35 or more. For comparison, with standard Prime purchases, you have no minimum price to receive free shipping. But for Prime grocery deliveries, you'll have the same $35 minimum. Prime grocery orders come from one of three services: Prime Now, Amazon Fresh or Amazon Pantry. Fresh offers a wide range of grocery items, Pantry sells household goods you'd find in a drug store, sneakers and Now gives you access to a selection of goods from nearby Whole Foods stores.
