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- Best dating site overall Match.com *Est. $35
- Best matchmaking site eHarmony.com *Est. $60
- Best free dating site OkCupid.com *Est. $0
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Best free dating site
- Free
- Fast joining process
- Automated matching
- Flexible search options
- No advertisements
- Integration with Facebook
- Relatively small pool of members
- Compatibility questions aren't developed through research
- No security verification
Reviewers are impressed with OkCupid.com's capabilities as a free dating website, with features rivaling larger sites. OkCupid.com combines the best of social networking, compatibility-testing and online dating. The site includes forums, a personality test, customized quizzes created by members and the ability to search for an instant match. The joining process is fast. But some negatives include a low membership and no security license with a privacy company like TRUSTe. If you want a dating service with the largest membership, and you don't mind paying, then reviews say that Match.com (*Est. $35 per month) is the best dating site overall.
About.com reviews the features of OkCupid.com, and recommends it over six other free dating sites and four paid sites. The DatingDame.com provides ratings of 40 dating sites on ease of use, quality of prospects and features. Time magazine named OkCupid one of its top 10 dating sites in 2007. We found fewer negatives user reviews for OkCupid at Viewpoints.com.
Our Sources
1. About.com
Bonny Albo, About.com's guide to dating, reviews OkCupid.com among six other free dating sites and gives it the highest rating of five stars. Albo states she has used OkCupid.com for years, but it's not clear if she has personal experience with any of the other sites. She likes the scarcity of ads on the site compared to other dating sites and the integration with Facebook, (Note: ConsumerSearch is owned by About.com, but the two don't share an editorial affiliation.)
Review: Ok Cupid Free Dating Site Review, Bonny Albo
This site has reviews and user ratings of OkCupid.com and approximately 40 other dating sites. Editors first rate the site and then interview users about their experiences. Pricing information indicates the information is rather outdated. Reviewers give OkCupid a perfect score of 5 stars for ease of use, but the quality of prospects and features rank behind the top-rated Match.com.
Review: Dating Reviews, Editors of TheDatingDame.com
3. Time magazineDetails/Subscribe
Time magazine names OkCupid.com one of its top 10 dating sites in 2007. Writer Tracy Samantha Schmidt says thousands of user-generated questions "range from the simple to the provocative." Answering more questions leads to a higher chance of finding a compatible match.
Review: Valentine's Day Top 10 Online Dating Sites, Tracy Samantha Schmidt, February 2007
Viewpoints.com gives users an opportunity to write about their experiences using particular dating sites and rate it on a 5-star scale. OkCupid.com has the highest rating of 3.7 stars and receives a recommendation from 74 percent of the 27 reviews. Reviewers agree it's fun to use and has diverse features.
Review: OkCupid.com Reviews, Contributors to Viewpoints.com
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