How much does DoorDash charge restaurants?
Published July 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026
DoorDash charges restaurants a commission on each order: 15% on the Basic plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premier for delivery, and 6% for pickup. There is no monthly fee, and card processing is included. These are DoorDash's published rates, read on 4 October 2026.
Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
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What does DoorDash charge a restaurant, plan by plan?
DoorDash has three plans for restaurants. Each one charges a percentage of the order subtotal. A higher plan costs more per order and puts the restaurant in front of more customers.
| Plan or fee | What the restaurant pays | Notes from DoorDash's page |
|---|---|---|
| Basic plan | 15% delivery, 6% pickup | 0% intro rate for 7 days. The lowest commission, built for local exposure. |
| Plus plan | 25% delivery, 6% pickup | 0% intro rate for 30 days. Reaches customers farther away and DashPass members. DoorDash calls it its most popular plan. |
| Premier plan | 30% delivery, 6% pickup | 0% intro rate for 30 days. Widest delivery range, plus an order guarantee: 20 orders a month or that month's commission is refunded, with conditions. |
| Monthly, activation or subscription fee | None | DoorDash says there is no monthly fee, no subscription and no contract. |
| Card processing | Included in the commission | DoorDash says the commission covers credit card processing. |
| DoorDash Tablet (optional) | $6 a week after the trial | Only if you take the tablet. |
| Promotions and Sponsored Listings (optional) | Extra. No rate listed on the pricing page | Optional marketing tools you opt into. |
| Online Ordering by DoorDash (your own site) | Commission-free, plus a payment processing fee | Available on all plans. The processing rate is not listed on the pricing page. |
Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. DoorDash says these plans are for restaurants with 75 or fewer US locations, and that the 6% pickup rate requires pickup menu prices to match in-store prices. DoorDash can change these rates, and your own agreement is what you pay.
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How does DoorDash work for a restaurant?
A restaurant lists its menu on the DoorDash app. A customer orders and pays in the app, the restaurant makes the food, and a DoorDash driver, called a Dasher, delivers it. DoorDash keeps a commission of 15% to 30% of the order subtotal and pays the restaurant the rest.
- You pick a plan: Basic, Plus or Premier. A higher plan costs more per order and reaches more customers. DoorDash says you can switch plans any time, and a change takes up to five business days.
- Your menu goes on the DoorDash app. Customers nearby find you, order and pay DoorDash.
- The order reaches your kitchen. You make it and hand it to the Dasher, or to the customer on a pickup order.
- DoorDash keeps its commission on the order subtotal (15%, 25% or 30% on delivery, 6% on pickup) and pays you the rest.
Rates and plan terms: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
Whether those orders pay off is a separate question: do restaurants make money on DoorDash?
What percentage does DoorDash take from restaurants?
DoorDash takes 15% of the order subtotal on its Basic plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premier for orders its Dashers deliver, per its pricing page read on 4 October 2026. Pickup orders are 6% on every plan. The commission is a percentage of each order, not a flat fee.
Across delivery apps in general, the base commission runs 15% to 30%, and the blended real cost is 25% to 35% once delivery, marketing and processing fees stack. Those two ranges are Zayos estimates across marketplaces, not DoorDash's published rates. See what blended delivery commission means.
Does DoorDash charge restaurants a monthly fee?
No. DoorDash says there is no monthly fee, no subscription, no activation fee and no contract. A restaurant pays a commission only when an order comes in. The extras are optional: a DoorDash Tablet at $6 a week after the trial, and marketing tools such as Promotions and Sponsored Listings.
Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
What other DoorDash merchant fees are there?
Beyond the commission, DoorDash lists two kinds of optional cost: the DoorDash Tablet at $6 a week after the trial, and marketing tools such as Promotions and Sponsored Listings. DoorDash says there are no activation, subscription, software or cancellation fees, and that the commission covers credit card processing.
Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
How much does DoorDash take on a $30 order?
On a $30 delivery order DoorDash takes $4.50 on the Basic plan (15%), $7.50 on Plus (25%) and $9.00 on Premier (30%). On a $30 pickup order it takes $1.80 (6%). That is arithmetic on DoorDash's published rates, before any promotions or ads you choose to fund.
Rates: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
Compare the other two apps: what Uber Eats charges restaurants and what Grubhub charges restaurants.
What would you keep on your own site instead?
On your own ordering site there is no commission. Zayos is commission-free online ordering on the restaurant's own branded site. The price is flat: $399, $499 or $599 per location per month, with no setup fee, month to month, no contract. The diner pays a flat $0.99 service fee on pickup and delivery. The restaurant never pays it.
With Zayos the restaurant keeps 100% of food revenue, and 100% of tips on pickup and dine-in. On delivery the tip goes to the driver.
You do not have to leave DoorDash. The $499 Operator + Tablet plan brings DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub orders into one feed with your direct orders, on one kitchen tablet. Restaurants are live on Zayos and taking direct orders today, including Farooj Abo Alabed and Melt N Dip.
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DoorDash charges restaurants a commission of 15% on its Basic plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premier for delivery orders, and 6% for pickup orders, according to DoorDash's pricing page read on 4 October 2026.
On a $30 delivery order DoorDash keeps $4.50 on the Basic plan, $7.50 on Plus and $9.00 on Premier.
DoorDash says there is no monthly fee, no subscription and no contract, and that its commission covers credit card processing.
A restaurant lists its menu on the DoorDash app. A customer orders and pays in the app, the restaurant makes the food, and a DoorDash driver, called a Dasher, delivers it. DoorDash keeps a commission of 15% to 30% of the order subtotal and pays the restaurant the rest.
Primary source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing.
Citation: Zayos. "How much does DoorDash charge restaurants?" zay-os.com, rates read 4 October 2026. https://zay-os.com/how-much-does-doordash-charge-restaurants
What would you keep with DoorDash's rate filled in?
The calculator opens at 25%: DoorDash's listed rate for Plus plan. Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. Change any number to your own. The share moved to direct is an estimate you set, not a promise. For DoorDash alone, use the DoorDash fee calculator.
A modeled estimate from the numbers you entered. Not a promise.
0 app orders a month per location pays for the plan.
The $0.99 service fee on pickup and delivery is paid by the diner, so it is not a restaurant cost and is not in these numbers.
How we got this
- What the apps charge
- Orders × share through apps × average order × commission rate × 12 months × locations.
- What Zayos costs
- Plan × locations × 12 months. Nothing per order.
- Commission you stop paying
- App sales × share moved to direct × (commission rate minus 3% card processing, which a direct order still pays).
Total: $0 - Money you keep
- Commission you stop paying, minus what Zayos costs.
- Break-even
- Plan ÷ (average order × share moved to direct × (commission rate minus 3%)).
One measured example: Farooj Abo Alabed, live on Zayos, is on pace for $40k+ a year in commission not paid to a marketplace: its direct food sales after discounts from 10 Aug to 3 Oct 2026 (55 days), annualized at a 35% blended marketplace cost.
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