Here is a comparison of various features of the best of the Indian Matrimonial Websites. The following manuscript compares the differences between various services offered by Shaadi.com, Jeevansaathi.com, bharatmatrimony.com and the best open source alternative to paid matrimony – Om Shaadi Om:

S.No.

Features

Shaad

i.com

Jeevan

saathi

.com

Bharat

matrim

ony.com

Om Shaadi Om

1.

Create Your Profile

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2.

Upload Pictures

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3.

Upload Videos

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4.

Password Protection

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5.

Express Interest

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6.

Send Messages

√ (paid)

√ (paid)

√ (paid)

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7.

Interactive Forums

X

X

X

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8.

Member Blogs

X

X

X

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9

Google Earth for search

X

X

X

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10.

Privacy

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11.

Advanced Search Options

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12.

Friend Lists, Banned Lists

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13.

Chat rooms

X

X

X

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14.

Instant Messenger

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15.

Speed

Fast

Fast

Fast

Slower at times

16.

Price

Rs. 4460 for 1year

2950 for 6 months

1950 for 3 months

(Limited number of contacts)

Rs.1700 to 3500 from 2 months to 9 months

Rs. 1990 to 6490 for 3 months to 9 months.

Special offer of 14990 with personal assistance.

FULLY FREE

All services are totally free for genuinely interested members.

 

The verdict:- You may sign up with the paid matrimonial websites, but sooner or later you will have to pay money to contact members. There is nothing wrong in trying out OmShaadiOm.Org, as this is a totally free open source alternative. You will never have to pay anyone anything to contact members. Who knows? You may find your soulmate on Om Shaadi Om!

My prognosis is that you will definitely find the best match for your self / your son /daughter or sibling on this website.

OM Shaadi OM

Presently the speed is an issue with the site sometimes as I am on a shared hosting server, but I have done a stress test and seen that it works with the same speed with 1000 users at the same time. However, I will move onto a dedicated server as soon as number of users reach 1 lakh.

(I will be editing this post very soon…so please give your comments and suggestions!)