When you’ve decided to date online, what you ask first may be, “Will it work?”. Definitely, when we put time, effort and emotion into a dating app or website, we hope it will finally help us find a match. Previously, I’ve taken the time to compare OkCupid and Tinder. Now, we start to compare other two famous dating apps: eHarmony vs Match in aspect of features, success rate and cost.

1. eHarmony vs. Match: Features

Winner: Match

Compared to eHarmony, Match has more robust features which include searching people on the app or the website. However, we cannot ignore that eHarmony has the “Compatibility test” which is a long personality questionnaire you should take to guarantee picked-for-you matches.

2. eHarmony vs. Match: Pricing

Winner: Match

Match is not only cheaper in both standard pane and best value plan, but also it has the option of subscribing for a single month to see if the app is a good fit for you. If you choose eHarmony, you should start with subscribing for 3 months.

How Much is Match

What You Can Do for Free:

• Browse your matches’ profiles (minus their photos)
• Create a profile which can be viewed by others
• Send ‘smiles’ and ‘favorite’ profiles
• Send a question from a list via the ‘Guided Communication’ feature

Standard Plan:

$17.95/month for 12 months

$32.95/month for 6 months

$55.95/month for 3 months

Additional features:

• Read and send messages
• See photos of your matches
• See who viewed and ‘favorited’ your profile
• Browse matches outside your preferences

Premium Plan:

$23.95/month for 12 months

$37.95/month for 6 months

$65.95/month for 3 months

Additional features:

• Anonymous browsing
• Message read notifications
• You are promoted as a “featured match” for 24 hours once a month to compatible eHarmony members

How Much is eHarmony

What You Can Do for Free:

• Browse matches
• Receive daily matches
• Create a profile which can be viewed by others
• Upload photos
• Send “likes”

Standard Plan:

$18.99/month for 6 months

$19.99/month for 3 months

$36.99 for 1 month

Additional features:

• Read and send messages
• See who viewed and ‘liked’ your profile
• Remove members from your view

Best Value Plan:

$19.99/month for 6 months

$24.99/month for 3 months

Additional features:

• Message read notifications
• Profile shown to newest members first
• Profile is highlighted in a colored box in search results

3. eHarmony vs. Match: Success Rates & Quality of Matches

Winner: Match

You may have a higher success rate in the Match app because there is a bigger pool of users, and you have greater control over who you view and contact. The done-for-you style of eHarmony, on the contrary, can be a bit stifling

eHarmony Facts 

• 2.3 million messages are sent every week by eHarmony members.
• Every 14 minutes someone finds a date on eHarmony.
• eHarmony members are made up of 51% men and 49% women.

Match Facts

• 91% of Match members have attended college.
• 44% of Match members are single parents.
• Match members age break down: 28% are 54 to 74, 36% are 39 to 53, and 31% are 24 to 38.

Match vs eHarmony: Final Verdict

“Match” is one of the oldest running online dating services and is busting with features. It’s a great tool for singles looking for a relationship who are aged 30 and higher.

Match Pros:

• Less expensive membership costs
• Ability to search through singles that match your preferences
• Daily hand-picked matches for your consideration
• Easy-to-use app with familiar “swipe-left, swipe-right” decision-making
• App is compatible with Apple Watch for easy messaging of matches

Match Cons:

• The site reviews all profiles and photos, so it can take up to 24 hours for your information to be public.

If you are looking for a long-term relationship, then “eHarmony” with their in-depth matching system is the ideal dating service. It goes beyond simple matching and takes your personality into account.

eHarmony Pros:

• In-depth questionnaire targets people who are really compatible with you.
• Delivers compatible matches immediately upon completion of sign-up.
• The process avoids the dreaded “swipe fatigue”.
• Ideal for those who are serious about marriage or a long-term relationship.

eHarmony Cons:

• More expensive than other dating services
• eHarmony presents matches based on the profile you create – you can’t perform your own searches