Delivery commission calculator

Both apps publish their US plans. The rate is a share of the food subtotal, before tax, tips and the fees the guest pays. These are the rates as listed on 30 October 2026:

The pickup rates need your app menu prices to match your in-store prices; Uber Eats charges 10% on pickup without that. DoorDash says its commission covers card processing and that there is no monthly fee; extras such as its tablet ($6 a week after the trial), promotions and sponsored listings cost more if you opt in. Uber Eats’ page does not say whether card processing is included on the standard plans, and its New York City terms list a separate 3% card fee, so check your own statement. Both list lower rates in some cities and change their plans often.

App fees. Average order × (commission + any processing charged on top) + any fixed fee per order gives the fee on one order. Multiply by your monthly app orders, then by 12.

Worked example, the calculator’s starting numbers: 600 app orders a month at $32.00 on a 25% plan is $8.00 an order, $4,800 a month and $57,600 a year.

Moving regulars. If 30% of those orders are regulars who would order from your own site, 180 orders a month stop paying $8.00 each to the app and pay card processing instead: $1.36 an order at Square’s published online rate of 3.3% + 30¢ on its free plan (Square). That keeps $1,196 a month, $14,351 a year. The order counts and ticket size are examples; use your own statements.

The example assumes pickup, or delivery the guest pays for. If you deliver direct orders yourself or through a courier service, put that cost per order in the calculator: Uber lists its Uber Direct delivery from $7.99 a delivery, which takes a large bite out of a $32 order (Uber Eats).

1. Use the ordering you may already pay for. Toast, Square and Clover all sell online ordering, and both apps offer a commission-free option for your own site: DoorDash’s Online Ordering charges card processing only (DoorDash), and Uber’s Webshop lists 2.5% + $0.29 an order (Uber Eats).
2. Make your own link the default. Set it as the preferred ordering link on your Google Business Profile, and put it first on your website and Instagram.
3. Start with pickup. It needs no couriers, and every pickup order moved keeps nearly the whole commission.
4. Ask in the bag. A card in every app order: “Order direct next time, same food, better price for you.”
5. Keep the guest’s details. A direct order gives you an email or phone number, so the next order comes from a message, not a paid listing.
6. Keep the apps for new guests. Measure the direct share of online orders monthly; the goal is regulars on your site and strangers on the apps.

For what each DoorDash plan includes and the break-even between them, read DoorDash fees for restaurants. This is one part of a bigger plan. The restaurant marketing guide covers the rest, and the food cost calculator shows what each plate leaves before any commission.