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JustSignup vs Meal Train
Meal Train, from Burlington, Vermont, has been the word for organizing meals for a family since 2010, and the basic page is free. Rides, childcare and more than one meal a day are Meal Train Plus, $10 a page, and gift cards go through a partner shop. JustSignup puts meals, rides and childcare on one free page, hides names if the family prefers, sends a reminder the day before, and sells nothing on the side.
| Meal Train | JustSignup | |
|---|---|---|
| A basic meal calendar | Free | Free |
| Rides and childcare on the same page | Meal Train Plus, $10 one-time per page | Included: a list for meals, one for rides, one for childcare, on the free page |
| More than one meal a day | Meal Train Plus, $10 one-time per page | Any number of rows per day |
| Names on the public page | Shown; reviewers also mention gift amounts showing publicly | Hidden if you want; no money changes hands |
| Gift cards | Through a partner shop; reviewers report checkout trouble | Not offered |
| For an organization running many | Meal Train Pro, $15/mo | Pro $9/mo or $79/yr, unlimited pages |
| After the meals end | A meal train page | The same page builder runs the PTA, the church rota and the bake sale |
| Price | Free; Plus $10 per page; Pro $15/mo | First page free, no ads; Pro $9/mo or $79/yr for everything |
If you want the name everyone recognizes and a gift-card option for people far away, Meal Train does that well and the basic page costs nothing. If you would rather have rides and childcare on the same free page, no gift-card checkout, and a page you will reuse for the church or the PTA afterwards, that is JustSignup.
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