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Alternatives to Match.com
22 dating tools sit alongside Match.com in this directory. Below is what separates each from Match.com on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 18
- Cheaper to start
- 19
- Match.com starts at
- $35.99/month
Why people look past Match.com
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Match.com entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Match.com starts at $35.99/month. Across the 11 dating tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $24.99/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Match.com carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 18 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Make the first move
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $6.0000000000000036 a month cheaper, at $29.99/month.
Designed to be deleted
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $19.000000000000004 a month cheaper, at $16.99/month.
- 3 tiers to Match.com's 2.
Dating deserves better
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $35.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Match.com's 2.
Swipe right to find your match
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $35.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 4 tiers to Match.com's 2.
AI-powered networking
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $35.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
Where communities thrive
- Can be used without paying; Match.com cannot.
- Starts $35.99 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a free model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Match.com's 2.
Every Match.com alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match.com (this page) | $35.99/month | Subscription | 2 | |
| BumbleMake the first move | Free, then $29.99/month | - | - | vs Match.com |
| HingeDesigned to be deleted | Free, then $16.99/month | - | 3 | vs Match.com |
| OkCupidDating deserves better | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Match.com |
| TinderSwipe right to find your match | Free | Freemium | 4 | vs Match.com |
| Lunchclub | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Match.com |
| Geneva | Free | Free | 1 | vs Match.com |
| Clubhouse | Free | Free | 1 | vs Match.com |
| Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Match.com | |
| Happn | Free, then $29.99/month | - | - | vs Match.com |
| Facebook Dating | Free | Freemium | - | vs Match.com |
| Mastodon | Free | Free | 1 | vs Match.com |
| Bluesky | Free | Free | 1 | vs Match.com |
| Grindr | Free, then $19.99/month | - | 2 | vs Match.com |
| Coffee Meets Bagel | Free, then $14.99/month | - | - | vs Match.com |
| HER | Free, then $14.99/month | - | 2 | vs Match.com |
| Feeld | Free, then $11.99/month | - | - | vs Match.com |
| Badoo | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Match.com |
| eHarmony | Free | Freemium | - | vs Match.com |
| JDate | $29.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Match.com |
| EliteSingles | $31.95/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Match.com |
| Lox Club | $36/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Match.com |
| Christian Mingle | $24.99/month | Subscription | 1 | vs Match.com |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Match.com badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Cheaper than Match.com (19)
Entry price under Match.com's $35.99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
Match.com is most often brought in for finding long-term relationship matches with detailed search criteria, attending online and in-person singles events, getting profile and first-date coaching from match dating experts. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Match.com is broadly right and the question is cost, the Match.com pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Dating category lists everything the directory holds, and best dating tools ranks them.
Match.com runs on ios, android, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Match.com alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Match.com?
- 22 other dating tools are listed in this directory, led by Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Tinder. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Match.com?
- 18 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Bumble, Hinge, OkCupid, Tinder, Lunchclub.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Match.com?
- Yes. 19 of the alternatives below start under Match.com's $35.99/month: Bumble at Free, then $29.99/month, Hinge at Free, then $16.99/month, OkCupid at Free, Tinder at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Match.com?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Match.com?
- Match.com is most often brought in for finding long-term relationship matches with detailed search criteria, attending online and in-person singles events, getting profile and first-date coaching from match dating experts. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Match.com?
- None of the dating tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Match.com alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Dating, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Match.com against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Match.com covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every dating tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Dating category, 22 tools beside Match.com. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.