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Instacart Shopper vs Lyft Driver
Side-by-side comparison of Instacart Shopper and Lyft Driver referral programs. Which one earns you more? Here are the facts.
[ HIGHER PAYOUT ]
Instacart Shopper offers up to N/A% revenue share (lifetime).
Instacart Shopper
Lyft Driver
CATEGORY
GIG
GIG
COMMISSION
$15-22/hr shopping groceries
$14-28/hr driving for Lyft
MODEL
fixed-per-signup
fixed-per-signup
MAX REV SHARE
—
—
PAYOUT
fiat
fiat
MIN PAYOUT
No minimum
No minimum
FREQUENCY
WEEKLY
WEEKLY
FIRST PAYOUT
~7d
~7d
COOKIE
LIFETIME
LIFETIME
KYC
YES
YES
GEO BLOCKED
NONE
NONE
RISK
LOW
LOW
RATING
3.4/5 (380)
3.5/5 (420)
PROGRAM AGE
12y
14y
Instacart Shopper
PROS
- +No food delivery stress
- +Tips often higher than DoorDash
- +In-store W-2 option with benefits
CONS
- −Heavy lifting
- −Customer chats demanding
- −Batches scarce in some markets
Lyft Driver
PROS
- +Driver-friendly culture
- +Express Pay instant
- +Bonus programs
CONS
- −US/Canada only
- −Less demand than Uber
- −Vehicle costs