Wing vs Zipline: Drones & aerial compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Zipline ranks 66 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Zipline is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Wing is based in United States, Zipline in South San Francisco, United States. Wing: Subsidiary. Wing is named in 19 signals and Zipline in 51.

Wing →

United States · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · Subsidiary · wing.com

Wing develops and operates autonomous delivery drones for retail deliveries and medical blood-sample transport.

Robotics 100 · rank 71 · score 80

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Wing (Alphabet) operates what it claims is the largest US retail drone-delivery network (under-2.5 lb packages, a 6-8 mile radius, ~30-minute windows), expanding with Walmart (+150 stores across four more cities, January 2026) and into Central Florida (July 2026). Its DoorDash partner obtained its own FAA Part 135 certificate in July 2026, making it both a partner and an emerging competitor. Revenue is not broken out of Alphabet (estimated <25m).

Latest signals

  • Lowe’s launched a drone-delivery pilot with Wing and DoorDash.Robot News
  • Walmart surpassed 1 million autonomous drone deliveries.ARK Invest
  • Lowe's pilots drone delivery project essentials in Charlotte via Wing dronesRoboticsTomorrow

19 signals name Wing.

Facts, with sources

  • Jetson Orin Nano 2 for delivery-drone perception and reasoningThe AI Insider
  • [object Object]The Robot Report
  • AlphabetThe Robot Report

8 facts on file.

Zipline →

South San Francisco, California, United States · Robotics · Systems / Drones & aerial · flyzipline.com

Zipline builds autonomous drone-delivery systems and operates them for healthcare and commercial deliveries. Its core business is the design and deployment of aerial robotic systems.

Robotics 100 · rank 66 · score 81

Scores, Robotics (of 10)

Deployment8
Production6
Commercials4
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower10
Leverage8

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Zipline is a US drone-delivery company that passed 2M+ commercial deliveries by January 2026 with 15% week-over-week US growth, and raised a $600M round at a $7.6B valuation in January 2026. It signed a strategic Uber Eats partnership plus an Uber investment (August 2026) targeting 1M deliveries a day by 2029, and launched in Houston and Phoenix, growing businesses on the platform 13x in H1-26. Revenue is undisclosed (delivery scale is the proxy).

Latest signals

  • Family offices are seeking late-stage exposure to deals involving Zipline, Vast, and Atoms.All-In Podcast
  • Zipline surpassed 2.5 million cumulative autonomous deliveries.ARK Invest
  • Walmart surpassed 1 million autonomous drone deliveries.ARK Invest

51 signals name Zipline.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]a16z — 2026-09-18
  • AI-driven autonomous drones for medical delivery in areas of needa16z — 2026-09-18
  • Partnership with Uber on drone deliveryTechCrunch

14 facts on file.

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Wing or Zipline: which is ahead in robotics?

Zipline ranks 66 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Zipline is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Wing is based in United States, Zipline in South San Francisco, United States. Wing: Subsidiary. Wing is named in 19 signals and Zipline in 51.

How do Wing and Zipline compare?

Zipline ranks 66 on the Robotics 100 with a score of 81; Wing ranks 71 with 80. Zipline is ahead on progress. Level on deployment, production, commercials, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Wing is based in United States, Zipline in South San Francisco, United States. Wing: Subsidiary. Wing is named in 19 signals and Zipline in 51. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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