Compare Postmates vs Instacart BETA

See how working at Postmates vs. Instacart compares on a variety of workplace factors. By comparing employers on employee ratings, salaries, reviews, pros/cons, job openings and more, you'll feel one step ahead of the rest. All salaries and reviews are posted by employees working at Postmates vs. Instacart. Learn more about each company and apply to jobs near you.
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Postmates

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Instacart

Employee Ratings

  • Postmates scored higher in 6 areas: Overall Rating, Career Opportunities, Compensation & Benefits, Senior Management, Culture & Values and % Recommend to a friend.
  • Instacart scored higher in 3 areas: Work-life balance, CEO Approval and Positive Business Outlook.
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 401 reviews)
Overall Rating
(full-time and part-time employees only)
3.7
★★★★★
★★★★★
(based on 830 reviews)
Career Opportunities
Career Opportunities
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
Career Opportunities
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Compensation & Benefits
Compensation & Benefits
3.9
★★★★★
★★★★★
Postmates employees rated their Compensation & Benefits 0.6 higher than Instacart employees rated theirs.
Compensation & Benefits
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Work-life balance
Work-life balance
3.8
★★★★★
★★★★★
Work-life balance
3.9
★★★★★
★★★★★
Senior Management
Senior Management
3.3
★★★★★
★★★★★
Senior Management
3.1
★★★★★
★★★★★
Culture & Values
Culture & Values
3.7
★★★★★
★★★★★
Postmates employees rated their Culture & Values 0.3 higher than Instacart employees rated theirs.
Culture & Values
3.4
★★★★★
★★★★★
CEO Approval
CEO Approval
Postmates Ceo Bastian Lehmann
61%
61%Bastian Lehmann
CEO Approval
Instacart Ceo Fidji Simo
71%
71%Fidji Simo
Instacart employees rated their CEO Approval 10% higher than Postmates employees rated theirs.
% Recommend to a friend
% Recommend to a friend
68%
% Recommend to a friend
67%
Positive Business Outlook
Positive Business Outlook
50%
Positive Business Outlook
52%

Salaries

Instacart has 5,046 more total submitted salaries than Postmates.
Salaries for similar jobs
Salaries for similar jobs
Delivery Driver15 Salaries
$12/hr
Product Analyst12 Salaries
$123,017/yr
Software Engineer39 Salaries
$167,360/yr
See more Postmates salaries (739)
Salaries for similar jobs
Delivery Driver1216 Salaries
$60,816/yr
In Store Shopper243 Salaries
$13/hr
Senior Software Engineer26 Salaries
$183,626/yr
See more Instacart salaries (5785)

What Employees Say

  • "Work environment" was the most mentioned Pro at Postmates.
  • "Flexible schedule" was the most mentioned Pro at Instacart.
  • "Work life balance" was the most mentioned Con at Postmates.
  • "Batches" was the most mentioned Con at Instacart.
Pros
Pros
"Work environment"(in 18 reviews)
"Catered lunch"(in 17 reviews)
Pros
"Flexible schedule"(in 223 reviews)
"Flexible hours"(in 208 reviews)
Cons
Cons
"Work life balance"(in 18 reviews)
"Upper management"(in 12 reviews)
Cons
"Batches"(in 203 reviews)
"Wear and tear"(in 88 reviews)
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Featured Review
"na"Aug 10, 2021
★★★★★

Current Employee - Account Executive

I have been working at Postmates full-time

Pros

cool cool cool cool cool

Cons

this was a great company

Read more Postmates reviews (517)
"Great Job"Nov 12, 2021
★★★★★

Former Freelancer - Personal Shopper

I worked at Instacart for more than a year

Pros

-Lots of training and guidance -Very flexible -Great people

Cons

-Personal shoppers can't make their own schedule -Lots of changes throughout my tenure

Read more Instacart reviews (4265)

Job Postings

Instacart has 574 more recently posted open jobs than Postmates.