Vivahswapn vs MarathiMatrimony

Vivahswapn vs MarathiMatrimony: a free start for Marathi families

MarathiMatrimony is the largest Marathi matrimony portal, with more than 5 million app installs. Its Gold plan starts at ₹5,300 for 3 months, and many recent Google Play reviews describe sales calls and paid plans that did not deliver. Here is how Vivahswapn compares, with a source for every claim.

Is Vivahswapn better than MarathiMatrimony?

For a family that wants to start without paying, yes. Vivahswapn is free to join, and a person on our team approves every profile and photo. MarathiMatrimony’s Gold plan costs ₹5,300 for 3 months on its website, government ID checks come with its paid Prime tier, and reviewers describe repeated sales calls.

As checked on 1 November 2026. Sources

At a glance

Vivahswapn and MarathiMatrimony compared, as checked on 1 November 2026
What we compared	Vivahswapn	MarathiMatrimony
Cost to join	Vivahswapn: Free to join. The free plan includes 5 interests, 10 chat messages and 20 search results a day.	MarathiMatrimony: Gold: ₹5,300 for 3 months or ₹9,500 for 6 months on its website, GST included. Source
Who checks profiles	Vivahswapn: A person on our team approves every profile, every photo and every later edit before other members see it.	MarathiMatrimony: Mobile-verified profiles; profiles verified with a government ID are part of its paid Prime tier. Source
Contacting a match	Vivahswapn: Chat in the app once an interest is accepted, and voice or video calls on paid plans, without giving out your phone number.	MarathiMatrimony: Chat and voice calls are premium benefits. Gold shows the mobile numbers of 40 members over 3 months. Source
Help from family	Vivahswapn: Parents and siblings can have their own login to help run the profile, on paid plans.	MarathiMatrimony: You can create a profile for a son, daughter or relative; separate logins for family members are not mentioned. Source

What it costs

Vivahswapn: free to join

The free plan includes 5 interests, 10 chat messages and 20 search results a day.

Starting new chats, voice and video calls, contact details, photo requests, advanced filters, daily recommendations and logins for family members are on paid plans. Each is one payment for the period and never renews on its own.

MarathiMatrimony: prices we saw

Gold, 3 months (website)₹5,300 (about ₹1,767 a month) Source
Gold, 6 months (website)₹9,500 (about ₹1,583 a month) Source
Assisted Service, 3 months (website)₹22,900 Source
Gold, 3 months (iPhone app)₹5,900 Source
Platinum, 6 months (iPhone app)₹14,900 Source
Add-onsProfile Highlighter ₹2,000, AstroMatch ₹1,600 Source

As checked on 1 November 2026.

What reviewers and its own pages say

App ratings

MarathiMatrimony · Google Play4.09 out of 5 from 34,778 ratings50,00,000+ installs
MarathiMatrimony · App Store (India)4.3 out of 5 from 821 ratings

Reviewers describe sales calls and pressure to pay

In the newest 400 Google Play reviews we read on 1 November 2026, 149 gave one star. The complaints most other readers agreed with are about sales calls and paying to see who is interested.

“They call you 2,3 times a day and try to sell their subscription. They start saying you have shortlisted so without paying you cannot see.”

1★ review on Google Play, 27 Sept 2025 · 43 people found it helpful

“I politely declined a paid subscription, and the sales executive responded rudely, told me to delete my profile, and disconnected the call.”

1★ review on Google Play, 6 Jan 2026 · 35 people found it helpful

Paying did not bring responses, reviewers say

Several reviewers who paid write that responses fell after they bought a plan, or never came.

“Before purchasing their plan, they highlight your profile and you get accepted. Once you buy the plan, they downgrade your profile”

1★ review on Google Play, 8 Feb 2026 · 42 people found it helpful

“they sell the plans/packages saying unlimited mobile number counts till you marry but then plans validity is only for 1 year”

1★ review on Google Play, 22 Nov 2025 · 49 people found it helpful

“most of the profile shows online but no response.”

1★ review on Google Play, 28 Dec 2025 · 41 people found it helpful

An app that lags, reviewers say

Reviewers also describe problems in the app itself.

“the UI lags a lot. the app will keep asking you to verify yourself with selfie, but the option to open camera never pops up.”

1★ review on Google Play, 11 Jan 2026 · 25 people found it helpful

Questions families ask

Is MarathiMatrimony free?

You can register on MarathiMatrimony free, but chat, voice calls and mobile numbers are premium benefits. On 1 November 2026 its website listed Gold at ₹5,300 for 3 months and ₹9,500 for 6 months. On Vivahswapn, the free plan includes 5 interests, 10 chat messages and 20 search results a day.

Are MarathiMatrimony and BharatMatrimony the same?

MarathiMatrimony describes itself as part of BharatMatrimony. Its owner, Matrimony.com Ltd, also runs MarathaMatrimony.com for Maratha families. Vivahswapn is a separate Marathi site from Pune.

What do reviews say about MarathiMatrimony?

Its Android app is rated 4.09 out of 5 from 34,778 ratings. In the newest 400 Google Play reviews we read on 1 November 2026, 149 gave one star, most often about sales calls, paying to see who is interested, and fewer responses after paying.

How does Vivahswapn check profiles?

A person on our team reads every profile and looks at every photo before other members can see it, and checks every later edit too. A profile we send back comes with a written reason. Members can also have their ID checked for a verified badge; other members never see the document.

Can parents help run a profile on Vivahswapn?

Yes. On the free plan a parent can create and run the profile from their own account. On paid plans, the profile’s owner can also invite parents or siblings, each with their own login and the permissions the owner chooses.

Start free on Vivahswapn

Create your profile in Marathi or English. A person on our team reviews it, and then you can search, send interests and chat.

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Sources and how we checked

We opened every page listed here on 1 November 2026. Review quotes are from the Google Play and App Store listings for India, with the stars and the date each reviewer gave; a cut is marked with …. Prices and offers change often, so check the service’s own site before you pay.

Names of other services are their owners’ trademarks, used here only to identify them. Vivahswapn is not connected with any of them.