A professional matchmaker costs between $8,000 and $500,000 in 2026, depending on the tier. Entry level date packages start near $3,000. Regional boutique firms run $10,000 to $25,000. Elite national searches run $25,000 to $150,000. Ultra exclusive international searches start around $150,000 and can reach seven figures. Most people who hire a matchmaker pay between $8,000 and $40,000 for a six month engagement.
Almost no firm publishes these numbers. We compiled them from company websites, published packages, and reported figures in the press, and we list the sources that we used for each one.
On this page
- Why are more people hiring matchmakers in 2026?
- What does a matchmaker cost by service tier?
- What do named matchmaking firms actually charge?
- How private is a matchmaker compared with a dating app?
- What does a matchmaker cost per date?
- What is included at each price level?
- Does where you live change the price?
- How does matchmaking compare to other ways of dating?
- Why is matchmaking pricing so hard to find?
- What should you ask before you pay?
- Is a matchmaker worth the cost?
- Frequently asked questions
Why Are More People Hiring Matchmakers in 2026?
Because the free option stopped working for a large number of people, and the cost of that has become measurable.
Twenty five years ago, working with a matchmaker was a rarity. One report on the industry put the number of one to one matchmakers in the United States at roughly 50 in the year 2000, and at more than 5,000 today. Lisa Clampitt, who founded the organization now known as the Global Love Institute, told Yahoo Finance in 2024 that “the industry is 100% growing.” At that point the US dating industry was worth an estimated $4 billion, with matchmaking accounting for less than a quarter of it. The growth has not come from advertising. It has come from people leaving something else. Even a film like Materialists has generated industry buzz and brought matchmaking into the mainstream.
The apps are shrinking. In August 2026, NPR reported that Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, had recently reported drops in the total number of paying users across its platforms, and that Bumble had also lost subscribers. Kathryn Coduto, a Boston University social scientist who studies online dating, attributed it to technology fatigue and to people missing real life connection, and noted that Gen Z and Millennials are the groups dropping off fastest. Her blunter observation was that the novelty has worn off and that people now feel they are being shallow.
The fraud numbers are not small. Federal Trade Commission data show consumers reported losing $1.16 billion to romance scams in the first nine months of 2025 alone, across 55,604 reports, a 22 percent increase over the same period a year earlier. The median reported loss in the third quarter of 2025 was $2,218. Adults over 60 are disproportionately affected and were nearly twice as likely as younger adults to report a six figure loss.
Regulators have started to act on how little vetting actually happens. On September 1, 2026, the New Jersey Attorney General announced that Match Group had agreed to pay $650,000 and change its disclosures across nine dating services: Match, Tinder, Hinge, Plenty of Fish, Our Time, BLK, Chispa, Upward and Black People Meet. The state alleged the company had misrepresented or failed to disclose its criminal background screening policies, in violation of the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and the Internet Dating Safety Act. Within 150 days the platforms must tell New Jersey users how screenings are actually conducted, whether that information is ever updated, whether people with criminal convictions are permitted on the service, and which crimes disqualify someone from contacting members. They must also carry a safety notice stating that “screenings are not foolproof” and that criminals may circumvent the technology.
Read that last paragraph again, because it is the whole argument for the other side of this market. The largest dating company in the world was required by a state regulator to tell its users, in writing, that its vetting may not work.
A matchmaker is the opposite arrangement. Someone with a name, a reputation and a business to lose has spoken to the person you are about to meet, confirmed they are who they say they are, and will hear about it directly if the date goes badly. That is what the fee buys, and it is why the price gap between an app subscription and a retainer is not really a price gap at all. They are not the same product.
What Does a Matchmaker Cost by Service Tier?
Matchmaking is not one product at four price points. It is four different products. The cheapest tier sells you access to a limited list. The most expensive tier sells you a team that goes out and finds people who are not on any list. Everything in between is a blend.
| Tier | Typical Cost | Length | Introductions | Search Reach | Who It Suits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Database / membership | $1,000 to $5,000 | 3 to 6 months | 3 to 6 | Local, existing database only | Curious first timers testing the format |
| Package / per introduction | $4,900 to $15,000 | 3 to 12 months | 3 to 12 guaranteed | Regional, database plus light scouting | Busy professionals who want volume off the apps |
| Regional boutique | $10,000 to $25,000 | 6 to 12 months | 6 to 12 | Regional, active recruiting | People with specific criteria in one metro |
| Elite national | $25,000 to $150,000 | 12 months | 8 to 15, often uncapped | National, dedicated recruiter | Executives, high earners, privacy sensitive clients |
| Ultra exclusive | $150,000 to $500,000+ | 12 to 24 months | Uncapped | International, concierge | UHNW, public figures, very narrow criteria |
Two things to notice. First, the number of introductions barely changes between the $10,000 tier and the $100,000 tier. What changes is how hard someone works to find those introductions, and whether they were already in a database or had to be recruited. Second, price is driven far more by search difficulty than by service length. A twelve month search for a common profile in a big city costs less than a six month search for a rare one.
What Do Named Matchmaking Firms Actually Charge?
Most firms will not put a number on their website. The figures below are the ones that are on the record, either published by the firm or reported in the press. Every one carries a source.
| Firm | Reported Price | Structure | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tawkify | $4,900 (3 matches) to $15,000 (12 matches); VIP $50,000 to $70,000+ | Per introduction packages, paid upfront | VIDA Select |
| It’s Just Lunch | $1,000 to $5,000+ | Date packages, 3 to 12 dates, price not published | VIDA Select |
| Three Day Rule | $6,300 (3 months) to $9,500 (6 months); VIP from $19,500; a $1,000,000 annual tier limited to three clients worldwide | Fixed term packages, free database listing | VIDA Select; Fast Company |
| Agape Match | $25,000 for six months, guaranteeing at least one date per month | Retainer with a date guarantee | The New York Times, Aug 2026 |
| Maclynn International | From £18,000 per year, roughly $23,000 | Annual retainer | MR PORTER; Maclynn |
| LUMA Luxury Matchmaking | $15,000 to $200,000+, six month from $15,000 | Retainer | LUMA; VIDA Select |
| Kelleher International | $30,000 to $300,000+, their own site cites $50,000 to $500,000 | Retainer, tiered by search reach | Kelleher; VIDA Select |
| AWM Love | $40,000 to $200,000 | Retainer, scoped per client | awmlove.com |
| Linx Dating | From $45,000 for a two year engagement; VIP $100,000 to $500,000; $5,000 standalone consultation | Multi year retainer | Linx; CNBC |
| Rachel Greenwald | $10,000 to $75,000 per month, three month minimum | Monthly retainer with coaching built in | Yahoo Finance, 2024 |
| Selective Search | Retained searches average $50,000 to $500,000; highly complex searches may reach seven figures | Retained executive search model | Selective Search |
| Shannon’s Circle | Standard: five figures. VIP: six figures | Retainer | Shannon’s Circle |
Disclosure. AWM Love is the practice run by the author of this guide, and it is listed in this directory alongside every other firm. Its figures appear here on the same basis as everyone else’s, taken from its own website. TrustedMatchmakers may receive a referral fee when it introduces a client to a matchmaker. Listings themselves are free and cannot be bought.
Read that table twice and a real pattern appears. The mid market has converged on roughly $1,000 to $1,600 per introduction, whether you buy three or twelve. Above about $20,000, per introduction pricing disappears entirely and you are buying a retainer, which is a bet on a process rather than a purchase of a quantity.
How Private Is a Matchmaker Compared With a Dating App?
Far more private, and for many clients this is the reason they hire one rather than a nice extra.
On a dating app, your photographs, your first name, your approximate location, your employer and often your school are visible to every stranger within a set radius. That includes colleagues, direct reports, clients, your ex, your ex’s friends, and anyone who screenshots profiles for group chats. You cannot control who sees you, and you cannot take a screenshot back. For anyone who manages people, holds a public facing role, works in a small professional community, or is quietly separating from a long marriage, that exposure is a genuine professional and personal risk. In today’s digital age it is quite easy to run a few searches and match an online dating profile to a real identity, and many people are not comfortable with that.
Working with a matchmaker inverts it. Your information sits with one firm under a confidentiality agreement rather than on a public grid. Your profile is shown selectively, to one person at a time, usually after that person has already been screened. Nothing about you is searchable. Many firms will not name you to a prospective match until both sides have agreed to meet.
| Dating apps | Working with a matchmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Who can see your photos | Any user in your area, plus anyone they share with | One vetted candidate at a time |
| Who controls the disclosure | The platform | You, through your matchmaker |
| Employer or client discovery risk | High | Very low |
| Screenshots and forwarding | Common, unpreventable | Not applicable |
| Identity of the other person | Self reported | Verified before introduction |
| Data retention | Governed by platform terms | Governed by a client agreement |
| Withdrawal | Delete the app, profile data may persist | End the engagement, records are confidential |
What Does a Matchmaker Cost Per Date?
Between roughly $1,250 and $1,700 per introduction at package firms, and $2,000 to $9,000 per introduction on elite retainers. The industry does not advertise this figure, so here is the arithmetic based on published packages:
| Service Level | Price | Introductions | Cost Per Introduction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Package firm, entry | $4,900 | 3 | About $1,633 |
| Package firm, largest | $15,000 | 12 | $1,250 |
| Regional boutique | $9,500 | 6 | About $1,583 |
| Retainer, mid elite | $25,000 | 6 to 12 | $2,083 to $4,167 |
| Retainer, elite | $75,000 | 8 to 15 | $5,000 to $9,375 |
There is one publicly documented long term case to check that against. The New York Times profiled a client in August 2026 who had spent roughly $65,000 with the same firm across nine years and three contracts, and had been on about 40 first dates and 20 second dates. That works out to about $1,625 per first date, which lands squarely inside the package firm range above.
Cost per introduction is a useful sanity check and a terrible decision metric. Nobody wants forty dates. The reason people pay more per introduction at the top of the market is that they are trying to need fewer of them, and the firms at that end are selective for exactly that reason. Lisa Clampitt has said that good matchmakers turn away half or more of the people who approach them, because a client the firm cannot actually place is a client who will be unhappy at any price.
What Is Included at Each Price Level?
The single most common source of buyer regret is assuming a service was included when it was not. Ask about every line in this table before signing.
| What You Get | Database $1K to $5K | Package $5K to $15K | Boutique $15K to $25K | Elite $25K to $150K+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In person or video intake interview | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | Yes, often multiple |
| Access to an existing database | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Active recruiting outside the database | No | Limited | Yes | Yes, dedicated recruiter |
| Guaranteed number of introductions | No | Yes | Usually | Often uncapped, rarely guaranteed |
| Pre date screening call with each match | No | Sometimes | Yes | Yes |
| Post date feedback in both directions | Sometimes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dating coaching sessions | No | Add on | Included, limited | Included, ongoing |
| Photography, styling, profile work | No | Add on | Add on or limited | Usually included |
| Background or identity verification | No | Varies | Varies | Yes |
| Confidentiality agreement | No | Sometimes | Usually | Yes |
| National or international search | No | No | Regional | Yes |
| Named matchmaker who stays with you | No | Not guaranteed | Usually | Yes |
| Date logistics and concierge planning | No | No | No | Yes at the top tier |
| Pause or extension rights | Rarely | Sometimes | Usually | Usually |
Three rows carry most of the value. Active recruiting outside the database is the difference between a service that shows you who already signed up and a service that goes and finds someone who did not. A named matchmaker who stays with you is the difference between the person who sold you the engagement and the person who runs it. Background or identity verification is the row that separates this from an app entirely, and it is the one worth pressing hardest on. Firms rarely volunteer any of the three.
Does Where You Live Change the Price?
Less than you would expect, and not in the way most price guides suggest.
Matchmaking is now largely a remote profession. Most firms above the database tier run intake by video, recruit across state lines, and price nationally. Two clients in different cities on the same package usually pay the same. What genuinely changes by market is not the fee, it is the depth of the local candidate pool, and that shows up in how long a search takes rather than what it costs. Matchmakers often quote based on the difficulty of the search and on who is already in their database. Certain markets are much harder for men than for women, or the reverse, and that varies by location.
Our own review of credentialed matchmakers gives a rough map of where the professional supply actually sits. We cross referenced the full public roster of the Global Love Institute with matchmakers publicly identifying as Matchmakers Alliance members on their own websites or social accounts, which between them cover more than 250 individual matchmakers in nearly 20 countries.
| Market | Approximate Credentialed Matchmakers | What It Means for a Search |
|---|---|---|
| California | About 40 | Deepest pool in the country, heavily split between the Bay Area and Los Angeles |
| New York | About 30 | Highest concentration of elite retainer firms |
| Florida | About 20 | Fast growing, strong in Miami, Tampa and the southeast coast |
| Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Texas, Maryland, Massachusetts | Roughly 5 to 10 each | Solid regional coverage, fewer elite tier options |
| Most other states | Fewer than 5 | Expect to work with a firm that searches remotely |
California and New York together account for roughly a quarter of all credentialed matchmakers in North America. If you live outside a major metro, the practical consequence is not a higher price. It is that a local only search will produce fewer options, and a firm that recruits nationally is worth more to you than it would be to someone in Manhattan.
How Does Matchmaking Compare to Other Ways of Dating?
| Method | Annual Cost | Your Time Investment | Vetting | Who Filters | Privacy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free dating apps | $0 | High, ongoing daily | Self reported, screening described by the platform as not foolproof | You, from photos | Public profile |
| Premium app subscriptions | $200 to $600 | High, ongoing daily | Payment only | You, with a bigger pool | Public profile |
| Algorithmic compatibility services | $300 to $1,200 | Moderate | Questionnaire | A model | Public profile |
| Singles events and speed dating | $300 to $1,500 | Moderate, in bursts | None | You, in real time | Semi public |
| Introduction packages | $4,900 to $15,000 | Low | Interview, sometimes ID checks | A matchmaker, from a database | Private |
| Retained matchmaking | $25,000 to $150,000+ | Very low | Interview, references, ID and background checks | A named matchmaker, actively recruiting | Fully confidential |
The honest read on this table is that apps win on cost and lose on everything else. They are still where most people start, and for someone in their twenties with time to spare and nothing much at stake, that trade is fine. It stops being fine when your time is genuinely scarce, when being seen on a public grid carries a professional cost, or when you have already spent two years proving to yourself that volume is not your problem.
Matchmaking has been used by only around 1 percent of respondents to the Kinsey Institute’s Singles in America study in any year since it began asking in 2012. You are not buying the more popular option. You are buying the one where a person, rather than a feed, is accountable for who shows up.
Why Is Matchmaking Pricing So Hard to Find?
Because there is no licensing body, no standard contract, and no requirement to publish anything. Understandably, each person’s search and their criteria is different, and a firm that publishes a single number would be pricing a package rather than a search.
Rachel Greenwald, a matchmaker who has worked in the field for two decades, described the business to Yahoo Finance as essentially the Wild West, made up largely of small independent operators. That is accurate, and it cuts both ways. It means a good matchmaker is often a sole practitioner with twenty years of relationships behind her rather than a brand you have heard of, and it means the burden of judging quality sits with you.
The credential landscape is thin. Two organizations issue anything resembling a professional marker: the Global Love Institute, which certifies matchmakers and dating coaches on a renewable basis, and the Matchmakers Alliance, a membership body of experienced matchmakers.
None of this means an uncredentialed matchmaker is bad at the work. Several of the most respected practitioners in the country hold neither credential. It does mean the useful question is not what badge someone carries, but who they have actually placed.
What Should You Ask Before You Pay?
Ten questions. Ask all of them, in writing, before money changes hands. The answers to questions three, five and eight are where most disputes originate.
- Who, by name, will run my search, and will that person be on my calls? The person selling the engagement is often not the person doing the work.
- How many active clients does the firm carry at once? Boutique firms run small books by design. One well known New York firm was recently reported to be carrying 15 clients across a four person matchmaking team, which it called a typical load. A firm carrying far more per matchmaker is selling you a smaller share of someone’s attention.
- Are introductions guaranteed, and what counts as an introduction? A guaranteed match is not a guaranteed date. Get the definition in writing.
- Where do the candidates come from? An existing database, active recruiting, or both. Ask what percentage of your matches will come from each.
- What happens if the introductions stop or slow down? Ask specifically about pause rights, extensions, and whether unused introductions expire.
- Is there any refund, and under what conditions? Most retainers are non refundable. Know that going in rather than assuming otherwise.
- How are candidates vetted, and what is actually verified? Identity, employment, marital status, background. Ask which of these are confirmed rather than self reported. This is the single biggest thing you are buying that an app does not provide.
- Is there a success fee on top of the retainer? Some firms charge one on engagement or marriage. It should be disclosed before you sign.
- What are your confidentiality terms? Who inside the firm sees your file, what is shared with a prospective match, and at what point are you named.
- What is your placement record for someone like me? Not overall success rate, which is unverifiable. Ask about clients with a similar age, city and set of criteria.
Red flags at any price point
| Red flag | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| A price quoted before any intake conversation | You are being sold a package, not a search |
| Pressure to sign on the first call | Reputable firms expect you to take a week |
| Success rates cited with no methodology | Self reported rates in this industry are unaudited |
| No written contract, or a contract you cannot take away to read | Non negotiable. Walk away |
| Refusal to name the matchmaker who will run your search | The most common source of buyer disappointment |
| No confidentiality terms in the agreement | Discretion is a core part of what you are paying for |
| Payment requested by wire or app only | Card payment gives you a dispute mechanism |
| A guarantee of marriage or a relationship | Nobody can promise this. It is a sales tactic |
Is a Matchmaker Worth the Cost?
For most people who seriously consider it, yes, and the reason is that they are usually not comparing it against nothing. They are comparing it against another two years of doing it themselves.
Put a number on that alternative before you decide. Two years of premium app subscriptions runs $400 to $1,200. Two years of first dates at one a fortnight, at $60 a date, is about $3,000. Two years of the evenings themselves, at three hours per date including getting ready and getting home, is roughly 150 hours. If your time is worth $100 an hour, the do it yourself version of this search costs about $19,000 and has no one accountable for the outcome. A six month boutique engagement at $15,000 is not more expensive than that. It is cheaper and considerably faster, and it comes with someone whose job is to tell you what is actually going wrong.
The case is strongest in four situations:
| Your situation | Why a matchmaker is worth it |
|---|---|
| You meet plenty of people and none of them fit | Volume is not your constraint. Judgment is, and that is exactly what you are hiring |
| Your time is genuinely scarce | You are outsourcing the search, not the relationship. Ten hours of your year instead of 150 |
| You are visible, senior, or private by necessity | Confidentiality is built into the engagement rather than hoped for |
| You have specific cultural, religious or lifestyle criteria | A specialist firm reaches people who are not on any app, at any price tier |
| Safety and verification matter to you | Someone has confirmed the person is real, single, and who they claim to be |
There is one case where a matchmaker is not the right first purchase. If you are getting first dates and not second dates, the constraint is not supply, and more introductions will not fix it. What helps is coaching, honest feedback, and someone willing to tell you something uncomfortable. Some firms build that into the retainer. Many do not. Ask which kind you are hiring, and if the answer is that coaching costs extra, buy the coaching first.
Everyone else is buying back time, discretion and judgment, from a person who is accountable for how it goes. Set against a market where the largest platform in the world has been ordered to disclose that its own screening may not work, that is a straightforward proposition.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a matchmaker cost on average?
Most people who hire a matchmaker in 2026 pay between $8,000 and $40,000 for a six month engagement. The full market runs from about $3,000 for a very basic database membership to more than $500,000 for an ultra exclusive international search. Elite national searches with a dedicated recruiter typically fall between $25,000 and $150,000.
Why are matchmakers so expensive?
You are paying for a person’s time and judgment rather than software. A retained search involves intake interviews, active recruiting of people who never signed up for anything, verification of who those people actually are, screening calls with every candidate, and feedback in both directions after each date. Client loads are small by design, which concentrates the cost. One established New York firm was recently reported to be carrying 15 clients across a four person team and called that a typical load.
Why are people leaving dating apps for matchmakers?
Three reasons, all measurable. Usage is falling: NPR reported in August 2026 that Match Group had seen drops in paying users across Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, and that Bumble had lost subscribers too, with Gen Z and Millennials dropping off fastest. Fraud is rising: the Federal Trade Commission recorded $1.16 billion in reported romance scam losses in the first nine months of 2025, up 22 percent year over year. And the vetting is thinner than most users assume, which a New Jersey settlement in September 2026 made explicit. Meanwhile the number of one to one matchmakers in the United States has grown from roughly 50 in 2000 to more than 5,000.
Are dating apps safe?
They are safer than they were and less safe than most people assume. In September 2026 Match Group agreed to pay $650,000 and revise its disclosures across nine dating services after New Jersey alleged it had misrepresented or failed to disclose its criminal background screening policies. Under the settlement the platforms must now tell users which crimes disqualify someone, how often screening data is refreshed, and that screenings are not foolproof. Consumers reported $1.16 billion in romance scam losses in the first nine months of 2025, with a median loss of $2,218 in the third quarter. A matchmaker does not eliminate risk, but a firm that verifies identity, employment and marital status before an introduction removes the category of problem that produces those numbers.
Is a matchmaker more private than a dating app?
Substantially. On an app your photos, first name, employer, school and approximate location are visible to every user nearby, including colleagues, clients and anyone who screenshots profiles. With a matchmaker your information sits with one firm under a confidentiality agreement, is shown to one screened person at a time, and is not searchable. Ask any firm you are considering to put its confidentiality terms in the written agreement.
Do you pay a matchmaker upfront?
Usually yes. Premium firms work on a retainer paid at the start of the engagement, the same way an executive search firm is retained. Package firms typically require full payment upfront as well, though some offer installment or deposit plans in larger markets. Per introduction billing and monthly billing exist but are less common above $15,000.
What does a matchmaker cost per date?
Roughly $1,250 to $1,700 per introduction at package firms, and $2,000 to $9,000 per introduction on elite retainers. Cost per date is a useful sanity check but a poor way to choose, since the entire point of paying more is to need fewer dates.
Are matchmakers worth the money?
They are worth it when your problem is match quality rather than match quantity, when your time is scarce, or when discretion matters. Price the alternative before deciding: two years of doing it yourself, counting subscriptions, the cost of the dates themselves and roughly 150 hours of your evenings, comes to more than a six month boutique engagement and comes with nobody accountable for the result. If you are getting first dates but not second dates, address the coaching side first.
Is there a cheaper alternative to a matchmaker?
Yes, several, at real trade offs. Free database listings with firms like Three Day Rule cost nothing but come with no guarantee anyone will contact you. Database memberships run about $10 a month. Dating coaching alone, without matchmaking, is usually billed hourly or in short packages and addresses the pattern rather than the supply. Premium app subscriptions cost $200 to $600 a year and put the filtering, and the verification, back on you.
How do I know if a matchmaker is legitimate?
There is no licensing requirement in this industry, so ask direct questions instead of looking for a badge. Find out who by name will run your search and how many clients that person carries, get the definition of a guaranteed introduction in writing, ask what is actually verified about each candidate, ask what happens if introductions stop, and ask whether there is a success fee. Certification from the Global Love Institute or membership in the Matchmakers Alliance is a positive signal, though several of the most respected practitioners in the country hold neither. The best evidence is who they have actually placed.
Can you negotiate a matchmaker’s fee?
Sometimes, though rarely on price alone. What is more often negotiable is scope: the length of the engagement, the number of guaranteed introductions, whether coaching or photography is included, and pause or extension rights if your circumstances change. Ask for a longer term or added services at the same price rather than a discount, since firms protect their headline rate more than their scope.
Sources
- New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, Match Inc. to pay $650,000 and change public disclosures, September 1, 2026
- Yahoo Finance, Elite matchmakers, with fees up to $300K, are coaching clients on how to navigate the dating world, Carolyn Barber, June 2024
- NPR Weekend Edition, “Have dating apps lost their luster? Data shows a decline in users,” August 23, 2026
- Federal Trade Commission Consumer Sentinel Network romance scam data, first three quarters of 2025, as reported by Global Dating Insights and in the consumer press
- The New York Times, Inside the World of High-End Matchmaking, Catherine Pearson, August 18, 2026, also syndicated as Forty First Dates and Still Searching
- Kinsey Institute, Singles in America study, in association with Match Group
- Fast Company, reporting on Three Day Rule pricing and VIP tiers
- VIDA Select, matchmaker cost guides for Tawkify, Three Day Rule and It’s Just Lunch, 2026 editions. VIDA Select is a commercial dating service rather than a neutral party, so figures sourced to it are third-party reports and not firm disclosures
- Selective Search, Matchmaker Pricing page
- Kelleher International
- Linx Dating; CNBC feature on Linx
- LUMA Luxury Matchmaking
- Maclynn International; MR PORTER feature
- Shannon’s Circle FAQ
- Agape Match, pricing as reported by The New York Times
- awmlove.com
- Global Love Institute certified matchmaker roster, and matchmakers publicly identifying as Matchmakers Alliance members, reviewed September 2026
Prices in this guide were last reviewed on September 3, 2026. Matchmaking firms change their pricing without notice and most do not publish it at all. Treat every figure here as a reported range, not a quote.
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