Bolt
Estonia
EU
Bolt is a mobility platform from Estonia. Markus Villig founded the company in 2013 in Tallinn as Taxify, aged 19. According to the company page, Bolt serves more than 200 million customers...
European Alternatives to Uber Eats
Deliveroo
United Kingdom
Non-European Parent Company
Deliveroo is a delivery platform headquartered in London. Will Shu founded it in 2013 after noticing how few good London restaurants delivered, and he worked as the first rider himself. According to...
foodora
Germany
EU
foodora is a food and grocery delivery brand of the Berlin-based Delivery Hero group. It started in Munich in 2014 as Volo and was bought by Delivery Hero in 2015. Today the...
Glovo
Spain
EU
Glovo is a Spanish on-demand delivery app headquartered in Barcelona. Oscar Pierre and Sacha Michaud founded it in 2015. It delivers restaurant meals, groceries, pharmacy items and goods from high street stores,...
Just Eat Takeaway.com
Netherlands
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Just Eat Takeaway.com (JET) is a food delivery marketplace headquartered in Amsterdam. Takeaway.com started in the Netherlands in 2000 under founder Jitse Groen and merged in 2020 with Just Eat, a Danish...
Lieferando
Germany
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Lieferando is the German food delivery platform of Just Eat Takeaway.com. It was founded in Berlin in 2009 by Christoph Gerber, Kai Hansen and Jörg Gerbig, taken over by Takeaway.com in 2014...
Wolt
Finland
EU
Non-European Parent Company
Wolt is a delivery platform from Helsinki. Miki Kuusi and five co-founders started it in October 2014, and it grew from Finland into more than 20 countries across Europe, the Caucasus and...
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Submit SuggestionUber Eats is the food delivery service of the American company Uber, headquartered in San Francisco. It delivers restaurant meals and groceries through an app, usually with couriers on bikes, scooters or cars, and is active in many European countries. People look for an alternative because of the fees, because a favourite restaurant is not on the platform or because they prefer a provider headquartered in Europe.
European alternatives to Uber Eats
- Just Eat Takeaway.com (Netherlands) and Lieferando (Germany): the largest European marketplace, active in 14 countries under local brands. Since 2025 it belongs to Prosus, which Naspers of South Africa controls, so both carry a notice.
- Glovo (Spain) and foodora (Germany): brands of Delivery Hero from Berlin. Uber made a takeover offer for Delivery Hero in July 2026, so both may end up with Uber or with an investor in the USA.
- Wolt (Finland) and Deliveroo (United Kingdom): European companies by origin, both now owned by DoorDash from the USA and marked accordingly.
- Bolt (Estonia): its Bolt Food service is the only large delivery offer without an owner from outside Europe.
What changes when switching
Every app has its own restaurant list, so the choice depends on the street. Prices on the menu, delivery fees and service fees differ between apps and cities, and a quick comparison for the same order is the only reliable test. Restaurants often have their own delivery or pick-up, which avoids platform fees altogether.
Overview and ownership of all providers are in the category food delivery apps. The same company also runs rides: for these see European alternatives to Uber.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a European Uber Eats?
Just Eat Takeaway.com and Lieferando are the largest European platforms, but their parent Prosus is partly owned by a South African group. Bolt Food is the only large provider without such an owner.
Is Wolt or Deliveroo a European alternative?
Both started in Europe and have their headquarters there, but DoorDash from the USA owns them and they carry a notice for a non-European parent.
Which app delivers in my city?
That depends on the address. The apps show restaurants only after the address is entered, so installing two or three and testing the address is the quickest way to find out.