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Restaurant delivery commission calculator
DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub take 15–30% of every order, plus fees. Put in your real numbers and see exactly what that costs you a year — and how much you'd keep by moving orders to your own first-party ordering.
* Estimate. Direct ordering replaces the 15–30% commission with card processing (~2.6–3%) plus a flat monthly platform fee (often $0–$500). It assumes you move a meaningful share of orders to direct — the apps stay useful for discovery. Not financial advice; confirm rates on live quotes.
What the number means
For most independents, delivery looks busy and earns almost nothing — because 15–30% off the top, plus fees, is often larger than the whole margin on the dish. The figure above is the slice of your own revenue the apps keep every year. You don't beat it by quitting the apps (they bring new customers) — you beat it by owning the orders you can and converting app customers into direct regulars over time.
The math (so you can check it by hand)
Annual commission lost = monthly delivery orders × average order value × commission rate × 12. Worked example: a restaurant doing 400 delivery orders/month at a $35 average ticket on a 25% plan pays 400 × $35 × 25% = $3,500/month, or $42,000 a year in commission alone (before extra marketing and delivery fees). Moving those same orders to your own ordering costs roughly 3% card processing — about $5,040/year — plus a flat monthly platform fee, so on this example you'd keep on the order of $35,000+ a year by owning the orders you can. Put your real numbers in the calculator above.
How to keep more of it
The playbook is simple: open your own commission-free ordering, price delivery to cover the commission, recover the money the apps wrongly deduct, pipe every app into one POS screen, and turn app customers into your regulars. We break each step down here:
- How to cut DoorDash & delivery commissions — the full playbook
- Should you leave DoorDash? ROI calculator — the break-even math
- How to accept online orders without DoorDash — step by step
- DoorDash vs Uber Eats vs Grubhub — how the fees compare
- Commission-free ordering tools in the toolbox
Want this done for you? We set up first-party ordering, price it right, and recover wrongful app charges — and we take no commission from any vendor. You only pay once you're saving. Book a free call and we'll run your real numbers together.
Frequently asked questions
How much commission do delivery apps take?
DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub typically charge 15–30% per order on their standard plans, plus marketing/ad fees. Lower "pickup"/"basic" tiers exist but with far less visibility. Use your real numbers above to see the annual cost.
How much cheaper is direct ordering?
Direct ordering has no 15–30% commission — you pay roughly 2.6–3% card processing plus a flat monthly platform fee (often $0–$500). On steady volume that's dramatically cheaper; the calculator shows the difference on your numbers.
Should I quit the delivery apps entirely?
Usually no. The apps are a discovery channel. The goal is to stop paying 15–30% on the orders you could own directly, and to convert app customers into repeat first-party regulars — not to go dark.