Top 8 Costco Competitors & Alternatives in 2025
Updated onFind more companies like Costco. We've shortlisted leading alternatives and mapped their strengths, pricing, and go-to-market focus.
Costco Wholesale is a membership-only warehouse club chain that sells groceries, electronics, home and business supplies, services, and travel both in large-format warehouses and online.
Starts at $65 / per membership / yearly
Competitors
#1
Sam's Club
Sam's Club is a U.S. membership-only warehouse club (division of Walmart) that sells bulk groceries, general merchandise and services to families and businesses.
Starts at $50 / per membership / yearly
- #2
BJ's Wholesale Club
Membership-based warehouse club chain operating primarily in the eastern United States that sells groceries, household goods, electronics, private-label brands, and fuel through large-format clubs and bjs.com with omnichannel services (in-club pickup, delivery, app/ExpressPay).
Starts at $55 / per membership / yearly
#3Est. 1962 • 1k+ employees • Public (NYSE:WMT)Walmart
Best for consumersWalmart is a multinational retail corporation operating a large chain of discount department stores, supercenters and grocery stores with major online and omnichannel retail operations.
- #4Est. 1994 • 1k+ employees • Public (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Amazon
Best for consumersAmazon is a global technology company that operates a leading e-commerce marketplace, subscription and digital media services, advertising, logistics, and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
- #5Est. 1902 • 1k+ employees • Public (NYSE:TGT)
Target
Best for consumersTarget Corporation is a U.S. retail chain operating large-format stores and a growing e-commerce/multichannel business that combines physical stores with online fulfillment.
#6Kroger
Kroger is a major U.S. supermarket chain that operates grocery stores, pharmacies, online grocery pickup and delivery, and related retail services across the United States.
#7
ALDI
ALDI is a U.S. discount grocery retailer that offers a limited-selection, private-label-focused assortment and everyday low prices through a no‑frills store model and streamlined operations.
#8Instacart
Instacart is an online grocery marketplace that connects customers with personal shoppers to order, pick up, and deliver groceries and retail items from local and national retailers across the U.S. and Canada.
Starts at $9.99 / per membership / monthly
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