Comparison Just Eat vs Deliveroo vs Uber Eats

The business of delivering food at home is raffled off in Spain among several competitors. The main ones, currently, are Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats. All these companies have a presence in our country but they do not work in the same way or show the same problems. In this article we would like to review their strong and weak points to conclude with a comparison that will help us to know which is best for us, or for your employees. In this way, we can decide which company to use to order food at our home.

We have tested all the services for a while in the main cities of Spain and thanks to that we will also contribute our grain of sand to the comparison, we will not only give you technical data but we will show you real experiences of the service.

Comparison: Just Eat vs Deliveroo vs Uber Eats

Before talking a bit about the service, we would like to tell you a few things about these 3 companies that will help you understand how they work.

Just Eat

Just Eat has been around since 2001 and, since then, is leader in 13 of the 15 countries in which it operates Without a doubt, he is the rival to beat (at least in Spain) and he has been fierce since he bought La Nevera Roja in 2016, eliminating all his rivals.However, that did not stop him from coming up with a few later… Thanks to the purchase of La Nevera Roja (a startup created in Spain), he emerged as the rival to beat.

The greatest particularity of Just Eat is that it has been in Spain for a long time, being the one with the greatest presence in the different locations of our country. It is "strange" the place in Spain that does not allow you to buy something through Just Eat and that is its greatest point in favor.

Their deliveries usually take 30 to 60 minutes Having so many establishments this can also cause someone to be late with the shipment… The App works great and just enter the address to get food in your area. It has many ratings and allows you to get money for sharing its use with your friends. It's really good and I'm sure it's known to most of you.

Best of Just Eat

• It is the application, by far, that has more businesses adhered to. Therefore, it is the one that offers the best food offer wherever we go.
• The app and website work well, with a lot of reviews.
• Allows you to pay in cash, with PayPal and even with a debit/credit card.

Worst of Just Eat

• Orders in some cities take a long time (more than 30 minutes).
• Only allows ordering food.
• In some places the shipping costs can be quite expensive. Although, on the contrary, in others they can come out for free.

Deliveroo

This company has had numerous scandals over the conditions of its workers.It arrived in Spain in 2015 and did so to compete with Just Eat (at that time the only one). It doesn't have as many restaurants as the previous one, but Deliveroo delivery usually takes no more than 20 minutes, and that's all thanks to its large number of riders (who often appear in the press due to their precarious conditions).

It is present, mainly, in big cities since in some towns there is no trace of it. Another of its advantages is the application and the website that also work very well although they do not have ratings. However, there is a problem that is the shipping costs. There is a minimum of €2.5 which increases by 2 euros if it does not reach 15 euros.

Best of Deliveroo

• Delivery is usually fast, usually less than 20 minutes.
• The application works very well.
• You can order anything, paying the €2.5 shipping cost.

Worst of Deliveroo

• You can only pay by card.
• The list of stores that are available on Deliveroo is much smaller.
• It does not allow us to consult evaluations in the application. Yes, we can see the general evaluation, but not the comments, although it seems that they are working to improve this.

Uber Eats

Uber Eats is a way to take advantage of the Uber network. It has only been around for a short time in some cities in Spain and they know that making it profitable will be very difficult. That's why Uber Eats is prepared to suffer losses for a while to try to eliminate some rivals.

Ubear Eats is the company that has been in Spain for the least time and in fact in many cities it is still not presentWe cannot deny that Uber's problems in Spain have also had something to do with it and this service was born, in part, to be able to reach countries where Uber was not able to have a presence in any other way. It is currently strongly promoting its use in Spain and sends you a large number of discounts by mail if you sign up for the service trying to get you to buy. During the last months he has sent €10 coupons to the mail in an almost spammy way…

One of the best things about Uber Eats is its app. It has great maps and high-quality information. It is undoubtedly the best in this regard. In addition, it allows you to send tips through the application itself. Another of its advantages is that it allows you to pay by card or in cash. And best of all, your Uber account can be used to place orders.

The best of Uber Eats

• The application is of high quality.
• You can see the tracking of the person who brings you the food and know who it is.
• The selection of stores is very good and deliveries are quite fast.

The worst of Uber Eats

• Not present in many cities.
• Sometimes you have to pay an extra fee during peak hours.
• Many locations are not on Uber Eats.

Which of the 3 options is the best?

To say which is the best of the 3 options is very complicated. Ideally, analyze the number of businesses that each one has available in your area.

One of the great disadvantages of Just Eat compared to Deliveroo or Uber Eats is that it does not usually offer delivery from franchises like McDonalds, due to the internal operation of the application. On the contrary, it is usually present in many more cities than Deliveroo or Uber Eats, a compelling reason to consider using Just Eat in many cases…

Deliveroo and Uber Eats are also faster with orders but if they are not available in your area you will hardly be able to value using this service. If, on the other hand, you live in a big city, we recommend that you use all 3 and place orders as it suits you. Taking advantage of the discounts of all of them you can eat quite cheap often.