Amazon Now vs Flipkart Minutes

Updated October 2026

For Prime members the two are close, with free delivery above ₹99 on Amazon Now and ₹99 on Flipkart Minutes. Without Prime, Flipkart Minutes is the simpler choice: free delivery from ₹99 for everyone and no platform fee.

Flipkart Minutes has 1,202 stores against 853 for Amazon Now, and is in 150+ cities (Sep 2026) against 120+ cities (1 Oct 2026). Where both deliver, Flipkart Minutes has more stores in 36 of 78 cities and Amazon Now in 24; 18 are level. Both live inside their parent shopping apps, so the app you already use for online shopping is a fair tie-breaker.

Amazon Now vs Flipkart Minutes: stores, fees and memberships compared

Measure	Amazon Now	Flipkart Minutes
Dark stores (company figure)	~800 (1 Oct 2026)	~1,200 (Sep 2026)
Dark stores now	853, including 174 partner More stores	1,202
Cities served	120+ cities (1 Oct 2026)	150+ cities (Sep 2026)
Free delivery above	₹99 for Prime members	₹99
Membership	Amazon Prime	None
Categories	Groceries, Fresh produce, Household, Electronics	Groceries, Mobiles and electronics, Beauty, D2C brands
Owner	Amazon India (Amazon.com Inc)	Flipkart (Walmart group), privately held
Launched	February 2025 pilot in Bengaluru	August 2024, in parts of Bengaluru

Where Amazon Now wins and where Flipkart Minutes wins

Pick Amazon Now for

Prime pays off. Free delivery above ₹99 for Prime members, with no extra plan to buy.
No ₹5 marketplace fee on Amazon Now orders.
Partner stores. Amazon Now also uses partner More stores as dark stores, so some are open to shop in person too.
More stores in Mumbai, Pune and Faridabad.

Pick Flipkart Minutes for

The same deal for everyone: free delivery from ₹99 and a zero platform fee, with no membership.
More stores and cities. Stores in 185 places against 126.
A separate app on test since September 2026, alongside the Flipkart app.
More stores in Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad.

Which is faster, Amazon Now or Flipkart Minutes?

Flipkart Minutes launched with a 10-minute promise, and its delivery times vary by area. Amazon Now sits inside the Amazon app. Each app shows its own time for your address.

Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes delivery charges and memberships

National figures, each with its date. Your checkout shows the final amount.

Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes charges (national figures)
App	Free delivery above	Other charges	Membership
Amazon Now	₹99 for Prime members	Free delivery above (Prime members): ₹99 Fees for non-Prime customers: Shown in the app at checkout Amazon’s ₹5 marketplace fee: Not applied to Amazon Now orders	Amazon Prime
Flipkart Minutes	₹99	Platform fee: Zero	None

Apps change charges often and can vary them by time of day, weather and cart size, so check the bill at checkout before you pay. Delivery charges compared has the full history.

Is Amazon Now or Flipkart Minutes cheaper?

For Prime members, fees are level: free delivery above ₹99 on Amazon Now and ₹99 on Flipkart Minutes. Without Prime, Flipkart Minutes is the cheaper bet, since Amazon Now shows non-Prime fees only at checkout. Item prices differ by city and offer, so they can tip the bill either way.

Amazon Now or Flipkart Minutes: which suits how you shop

If you…	Pick
Already pay for a membership	Amazon Now if you have Amazon Prime: members get free delivery above ₹99.
Live in a smaller town	Flipkart Minutes: it has stores in 185 places against 126 for Amazon Now.

Amazon Now vs Flipkart Minutes store count in each city

The 20 biggest cities where both Amazon Now and Flipkart Minutes have stores. A head-to-head leaves out the other apps, which the app rankings for Bengaluru, Delhi and Hyderabad include.

City	Amazon Now	Flipkart Minutes	More stores
Bengaluru	121	133	Flipkart Minutes
Delhi	98	125	Flipkart Minutes
Hyderabad	49	80	Flipkart Minutes
Chennai	44	69	Flipkart Minutes
Mumbai	42	41	Amazon Now
Pune	51	46	Amazon Now
Gurugram	35	35	Level
Kolkata	25	55	Flipkart Minutes
Ahmedabad	19	33	Flipkart Minutes
Lucknow	13	26	Flipkart Minutes
Noida	18	22	Flipkart Minutes
Ghaziabad	21	26	Flipkart Minutes
Jaipur	16	23	Flipkart Minutes
Navi Mumbai	10	17	Flipkart Minutes
Thane	12	13	Flipkart Minutes
Greater Noida	10	14	Flipkart Minutes
Faridabad	15	12	Amazon Now
Kanpur	9	13	Flipkart Minutes
Visakhapatnam	8	7	Amazon Now
Dehradun	1	6	Flipkart Minutes

Figures with “~” are rounded estimates, so those rows are approximate.

More Amazon Now vs Flipkart Minutes city comparisons

Cities where only Amazon Now or only Flipkart Minutes delivers

Only Amazon Now (48): Mangaluru, Tirupati, Patiala, Puducherry, Nandivaram Guduvancheri, Nellore, Panipat, Changanacherry, Karnal, Burdwan, Kottayam, Udupi, Bathinda, Kadapa, Madhyamgram, Nizamabad, Yamunanagar, Alappuzha, Kalaburagi, Mahindra World City, Rajpur Sonarpur, Thiruvankulam, Aluva, Attingal, Chinsurah and 23 more.

Only Flipkart Minutes (106): Patna, Guwahati, Nagpur, Surat, Indore, Vadodara, Bhopal, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Chandigarh, Nashik, Raipur, Kharar, Gorakhpur, Siliguri, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Gwalior, Aligarh, Bareilly, Jabalpur, Kozhikode, Barasat, Jodhpur, Kota, Madurai and 81 more.

Amazon Now or Flipkart Minutes? Frequently asked questions

Which has more stores in my city, Amazon Now or Flipkart Minutes?

In most cities where both deliver, Flipkart Minutes has more (36 of 78). Among the big cities, Amazon Now leads in Mumbai, Pune, Faridabad and Visakhapatnam. Search for your city to see every app’s store count there.

Do I need Prime to use Amazon Now?

No. Anyone can order, but only Prime members get free delivery above ₹99. Other customers see their delivery and handling fees at checkout.