DoorDash & Uber Eats Commission Calculator for Restaurants

The reliable way to calculate delivery-app cost is to use the rate on your merchant agreement or statement. Marketplace pricing varies by country, city, plan, delivery method, negotiated agreement, promotions and sometimes by the type of order. That is why the calculator above opens with editable inputs rather than a claim that “delivery apps take X%.” The core math is: Delivery commission = delivery sales × delivery commission rate Pickup commission = pickup sales × pickup commission rate Then add any other variable fees and fixed fees you want included: Total marketplace fees = delivery commission + pickup commission + other variable fees + fixed fees Finally: Effective take rate = total marketplace fees ÷ marketplace sales × 100 The effective take rate is often the most useful number because it converts a mix of percentage fees and fixed fees into one comparable ratio. ## Start with your actual rate whenever possible A public pricing page tells you the platform's advertised list rate. Your statement tells you what your restaurant actually paid. Use your real agreement when: - you negotiated pricing

• your restaurant operates in a regulated city
• you have a legacy plan
• a franchise or group negotiated on your behalf
• promotions or sponsored placement create additional fees
• some orders carry a different subscription-program rate
• the marketplace is charging a different pickup and delivery rate
• your contract includes fixed or technology fees The presets in the calculator are there for estimation and comparison. Selecting one simply fills the editable rate fields. ## Current public DoorDash merchant rates: Canada Checked August 29, 2026 against DoorDash Canada merchant pricing. | DoorDash Canada plan | Public delivery commission | Public pickup commission | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Basic | 20% | 10% | | Plus | 25% | 8% | | Premier | 29% | 8% | DoorDash states that eligible DashPass orders on the Canadian Plus plan can carry a higher commission than the base Plus rate. That is one reason your statement should override a generic preset when subscription orders are material to your mix. ## Current public DoorDash merchant rates: United States Checked August 29, 2026 against DoorDash U.S. merchant pricing. | DoorDash U.S. plan | Public delivery commission | Public pickup commission | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Basic | 15% | 6% | | Plus | 25% | 6% | | Premier | 30% | 6% | These are public list rates, not a claim about every DoorDash contract. ## Current public Uber Eats merchant rates: Canada Checked August 29, 2026 against Uber Eats Canada merchant pricing. | Uber Eats Canada plan | Public delivery commission | Public pickup commission | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Lite | 20% | 10% | | Plus | 25% | 10% | | Premium | 30% | 10% | | Self-delivery | 15% | 10% | Uber states that eligible Uber One orders on Plus can add 5 percentage points. It also states that self-delivery orders can carry a higher rate when Uber's courier network fulfills a farther-away or overflow delivery. ## Current public Uber Eats merchant rates: United States Checked August 29, 2026 against Uber Eats U.S. merchant pricing. | Uber Eats U.S. plan | Public delivery commission | Public pickup commission | | --- | ---: | ---: | | Lite | 20% | 7% | | Plus | 25% | 7% | | Premium | 30% | 7% | | Self-delivery | 15% | 7% | Uber publishes lower Lite rates in several regulated U.S. markets. The national preset in the calculator is therefore only a starting point. Use the rate applicable to your location and agreement. ## What about Skip, Grubhub and other marketplaces? The calculator is not limited to DoorDash and Uber Eats. Choose the actual-rate mode and enter any marketplace's fee structure. We intentionally do not ship a preset when we cannot verify a sufficiently stable public rate for a market. A calculator becomes less useful, not more useful, when it fills a field with a number that looks authoritative but may not apply to your restaurant. For any provider, use: - your delivery commission
• your pickup commission
• any additional variable fee percentage
• fixed monthly/platform fees
• your actual average order value
• delivery and pickup order counts That produces the economics regardless of the logo on the marketplace. ## Worked example: why effective take rate matters Suppose a restaurant averages a $38 marketplace order and receives: - 300 delivery orders per month
• 60 pickup orders per month
• 25% delivery commission
• 8% pickup commission
• no other variable fees
• no fixed fees Delivery sales are: 300 × $38 = $11,400 Pickup sales are: 60 × $38 = $2,280 Total marketplace sales are $13,680. Delivery commission is $2,850. Pickup commission is $182.40. Total commission is $3,032.40, an effective take rate of about 22.2% across the mixed volume. Annualized, the same monthly pattern represents more than $36,000 in marketplace commission. That number is meaningful, but it is not enough to decide whether the marketplace is good or bad. ## Commission is a cost. Marketplace demand can also have value. The wrong analysis is: > Marketplace fee is 25%, therefore every marketplace order should be moved direct. Some marketplace orders are genuinely incremental. The guest may have discovered the restaurant inside the app and might not have ordered otherwise. A better channel decision separates at least two jobs: 1. Acquisition: did the marketplace create demand?

2. Retention: once someone knows and likes the restaurant, what is the most profitable and convenient way to bring them back? Marketplaces can be powerful discovery channels while direct ordering can be powerful retention economics. Those ideas can coexist. ## Calculate the actual cost per order Percentage rates are easier to understand when converted back to a ticket. At a $40 order: - 15% = $6

• 20% = $8
• 25% = $10
• 30% = $12 If the restaurant's food, packaging and incremental labour contribution leaves only $10 before marketplace fees, a $12 commission creates a very different result from a $6 commission. This is why channel-level contribution matters more than revenue alone. A restaurant can grow “delivery sales” while reducing cash contribution if the mix shifts into a channel whose economics are not understood. ## Include promotions and paid placement when you want the real effective rate A merchant statement may contain more than commission. Depending on the platform and choices the restaurant makes, there may also be: - sponsored listing or advertising spend
• merchant-funded promotions
• subscription-program effects
• payment or transaction fees
• adjustments
• refunds
• service or technology fees
• fixed monthly charges The calculator includes an other variable fees field and a fixed platform fees field so you can roll those into an effective take rate. For a precise monthly audit, use statement totals rather than trying to reconstruct every fee from a public pricing page. ## Compare marketplace cost with direct ordering carefully The calculator includes a direct-channel comparison. It asks you to enter your actual direct payment-processing rate. The comparison is intentionally narrow: What would the fee difference be if the same sales volume ran through a direct channel at the direct costs I entered? It is not saying all marketplace sales can be converted to direct sales. A proper direct-channel model may also include: - payment processing
• direct ordering software subscription
• delivery-driver or courier cost if the restaurant offers delivery
• customer acquisition cost
• loyalty rewards
• SMS/email marketing
• support/refunds
• website and operating software The marketplace model may include its own acquisition value and courier economics. Compare the whole job, not just one percentage. ## Kitch and direct-order economics Kitch paid live plans currently have a 0% Kitch take-rate on direct orders. Standard payment-processing fees still apply. That does not make every direct order free, and we do not bake an assumed card-processing rate into the calculator. Enter the processing rate that applies to your actual payment setup. The more important strategic idea is that a restaurant should know which channel is doing which job: - marketplace for discovery
• direct for repeat ordering and owned relationships
• phone / walk-in / dine-in for other demand Then compare contribution and customer value across those channels. ## How much could moving repeat demand direct be worth? Suppose a restaurant identifies $5,000 per month of marketplace revenue from guests who already know the restaurant and are reasonably likely to order direct if the experience is convenient. If the marketplace's effective take rate is 25% and direct processing plus software economics total 4%, the gross fee difference is 21 points. $5,000 × 21% = $1,050 per month Annualized: $12,600. That is not a forecast. Some guests will continue preferring the marketplace. Some direct-order costs may be higher than assumed. The example shows why retaining known customers can be economically different from acquiring new ones. ## Use contribution, not gross marketplace sales, as the decision metric For a delivery order, start with the ticket and subtract: - food and beverage COGS
• packaging
• incremental labour where relevant
• commission
• promotion / marketplace marketing expense
• refunds/adjustments
• direct delivery cost if self-delivery What remains is channel contribution before fixed restaurant overhead. The restaurant food cost calculator helps with the COGS side. The restaurant profit margin calculator shows how the channel fits into the whole P&L. ## A monthly marketplace audit operators can actually use Once a month, export or open the merchant statement and capture: 1. gross food sales

2. delivery order count
3. pickup order count
4. average order value
5. commission dollars
6. promotional/marketing charges
7. refunds and adjustments
8. fixed fees
9. net payout Then calculate: Total platform cost ÷ gross marketplace sales Track that effective rate over time. If it changes, ask why before reacting. The mix may have shifted between delivery and pickup, a promotion may have started, or a negotiated rate may have changed. ## What this calculator does not decide for you It cannot tell you whether to leave a marketplace. A restaurant with no organic discovery may rationally pay a high acquisition cost for incremental orders. Another restaurant with a strong local brand may be giving away margin on repeat customers who would happily order direct. The calculator gives you the economic facts needed to ask the next question. ## Source and methodology notes DoorDash and Uber Eats preset rates are taken from the companies' official merchant pricing pages and were checked August 29, 2026. They can change after publication. They can also differ from your contract on the same day. That is why every preset is editable and why Use my actual merchant rates is the default analytical approach. The calculator runs locally in your browser. Kitch does not need access to your DoorDash or Uber account to perform the math. ## FAQ ### How much commission does DoorDash charge restaurants? It depends on market and plan. As of August 29, 2026, DoorDash's public Canadian delivery rates were 20% Basic, 25% Plus and 29% Premier; U.S. public rates were 15%, 25% and 30%. Pickup rates and subscription-program details differ. Your merchant agreement is the source of truth. ### How much commission does Uber Eats charge restaurants? It depends on market and plan. As of August 29, 2026, Uber Eats publicly listed 20% Lite, 25% Plus and 30% Premium delivery commissions in both Canada and the U.S., with different pickup rates and special conditions. Use your own agreement for a precise calculation. ### What is effective take rate? Effective take rate is total marketplace fees divided by gross marketplace sales. It can include commission, percentage-based promotions and fixed platform fees so you can see the full cost as one ratio. ### Is direct ordering always cheaper than a marketplace? The transaction economics are often lower, but direct ordering still has processing, software, marketing and possibly delivery costs. A marketplace may also create demand you would not have acquired directly. Compare contribution and acquisition value, not commission alone. ### Does Kitch charge commission on direct orders? Kitch paid live plans currently have a 0% Kitch take-rate on direct orders. Standard payment-processing fees still apply. ### Why does the calculator ask me to enter my own processing rate? Processing rates can vary by processor, card mix, country and negotiated agreement. Using your actual rate is more reliable than hard-coding a generic assumption.