BigBasket vs Swiggy

Updated November 2026 · AppBreakup editorial

BigBasket

Indian online grocery store with scheduled deliveries, a quick-commerce service and daily subscriptions.

Free plan + paid

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Swiggy

Indian app for restaurant food delivery, quick-commerce groceries and dining-out deals.

Free plan + paid

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The short answer

BigBasket suits Indian households that want a full weekly grocery shop, quick top-ups and daily milk delivery from a dedicated grocery store. Swiggy suits people who mainly order restaurant food but also want Instamart groceries and Dineout deals in the same app. The biggest difference: BigBasket is grocery-first with scheduled deliveries and subscriptions, while Swiggy's grocery service is one part of a food delivery app.

BigBasket or Swiggy: our take

The overlap between these two is groceries. BigBasket, part of the Tata group, is a dedicated online grocery store selling fresh produce, staples, meat and fish, packaged goods and beauty products, including its own Fresho brand. It runs three services: scheduled slot deliveries for larger weekly shops, bbnow for quick orders in 15–30 minutes from nearby dark stores, and bbdaily, a subscription that delivers milk, bread and other daily needs each morning. It also has physical Fresho stores. Fresh items can be substituted or sell out in a given slot, and services vary by city.

Swiggy started with restaurant delivery in 2014 and remains best known for it, with live rider tracking and a large restaurant network. Instamart, its quick-commerce grocery service since 2020, delivers household items in minutes, and Dineout, bought in 2022, handles table bookings and restaurant discounts. It reports 120 million+ transacting users. Instamart availability is thinner outside big cities.

Both are free to use, charge for goods plus delivery or platform fees, and offer an optional membership that reduces fees: BigBasket's membership adds discounts across its grocery services, while Swiggy One cuts delivery fees across food, Instamart and more. Both run on web, iOS and Android and only operate in India.

For a planned weekly shop with a wide range, or for daily milk without reordering, BigBasket is the better fit, since scheduled slots and bbdaily have no direct equivalent in Swiggy. For people who mostly order meals and want to add a few groceries in minutes from the same app and membership, Swiggy is more convenient. Many households keep both: BigBasket for the main shop and Swiggy for food and last-minute top-ups.

Choose BigBasket if…

Indian households that want a full weekly grocery shop delivered, plus quick top-ups and daily milk
Wide grocery range, from fresh produce to staples and household goods
Choice of scheduled weekly delivery or quick bbnow orders

Choose Swiggy if…

People in Indian cities who want food, groceries and dining deals from one app
Food delivery, Instamart groceries and Dineout bookings in a single app
Large restaurant network across hundreds of Indian cities

What is BigBasket?

BigBasket is one of India's longest-running online grocery stores, selling fruit and vegetables, staples, meat and fish, packaged goods and personal care products through its website and mobile apps. It runs a few services side by side: scheduled slot deliveries for larger weekly shops, bbnow for quick orders delivered in under half an hour from nearby dark stores, and bbdaily, a subscription for milk, bread and other daily needs delivered each morning. It also sells its own Fresho produce brand and runs some physical stores. BigBasket is part of the Tata group. Browsing and ordering are free; you pay for the groceries plus delivery or handling fees on smaller orders, and an optional paid membership cuts those fees and adds discounts. It suits households in Indian cities that want a full grocery shop online rather than just a few top-up items, though coverage and delivery speed vary by city.

What is Swiggy?

Swiggy is one of India's two big food delivery apps. You order from local restaurants and track the rider live, but the same app also covers Instamart, its quick-commerce grocery service that delivers household items in minutes, and Dineout for table bookings and restaurant discounts. Swiggy started with food delivery in 2014, added Instamart in 2020 and bought Dineout in 2022. The app is free to use; you pay menu prices plus delivery and platform fees, and an optional Swiggy One membership removes or cuts delivery fees and adds extra discounts. It runs on Android, iOS and the web and only operates in India, where coverage is strongest in large cities. For most people the choice is between Swiggy and Zomato, and many keep both installed to compare restaurant offers and fees on each order.

Side by side

Attribute	BigBasket	Swiggy
Pricing	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Open source	No	No
Self-hostable	No	No
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Best for	Indian households that want a full weekly grocery shop delivered, plus quick top-ups and daily milk	People in Indian cities who want food, groceries and dining deals from one app
Status	Active	Active