Ocado
Shares rank 7 of 9 grocery delivery services by recommenders
People recommend Ocado for accurate stock levels, efficient warehouse technology, and prices they find cheaper than rivals. Critics say it is not at the cheap end of the market.
People recommend Ocado for accurate stock levels, efficient warehouse technology, and prices they find cheaper than rivals. Critics say it is not at the cheap end of the market.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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Other grocery delivery services people recommend
The four most recommended other grocery delivery services, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | 34 | 102 | 25% | 11 | — | — |
| Instacart | 24 | 51 | 32% | 7 | — | — |
| Amazon Fresh | 21 | 23 | 48% | 7 | 2 yrs3 owners | — |
| Uber Eats | 16 | 41 | 28% | 9 | — | — |
| OcadoThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Similarly I got an email from Occado saying that if I used the app I could change orders without checking out again. If I do it on the website i have to checkout again. Why?”
“their drivers were always happy for a chat while unloading”
“love ocado purely for the reason it's cheaper than other services”
“it's just a wheeled bot that's driven by a joystick by some offshore person”
“Ocado is good because their stock levels are far more accurate than the other supermarkets”
“it's 'OK' but it's certainly not at the cheap end of the market”
“impressive technology, very efficient, but during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.