How much does Grubhub charge restaurants?
Published July 2026 · Updated July 16, 2026
Per Grubhub's published rate structure, restaurants pay a tiered marketing commission starting at roughly 15% on the Basic plan, 20% on the Plus plan, and 25% on the Premium plan, plus a separate delivery commission of about 10% on Grubhub-delivered orders and order processing of 3.05% plus $0.30. Combined, the blended real cost of a delivery order commonly lands between 25% and 35%. On a $30 order at a combined 30% (Plus), that is $9.00 paid to Grubhub on a single order.
Grubhub restaurant commission, by plan.
Grubhub offers three partnership tiers that trade a higher marketing commission for more visibility and reach, layered on top of a separate delivery commission and payment processing. The figures below are stated per Grubhub's published rate structure and apply nationally across the United States.
| Plan | Marketing commission | Delivery commission | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grubhub Basic | ~15% | ~10% | Lowest marketing-commission tier per Grubhub's published rate structure. Comes with the smallest promotional exposure and the lowest default placement in Grubhub search, so order volume is typically lower than the higher tiers. The ~10% delivery commission applies on Grubhub-delivered orders. |
| Grubhub Plus | ~20% | ~10% | Mid tier per Grubhub's published rate structure. The higher marketing commission buys more visibility in the app and access to the Grubhub+ subscriber base, which Grubhub positions as a step up in reach for most restaurants. |
| Grubhub Premium | ~25% | ~10% | Top tier per Grubhub's published rate structure. Highest marketing commission, top placement priority, and the widest promotional reach across the Grubhub marketplace. The ~10% delivery commission still applies on Grubhub-delivered orders. |
| Order processing (all plans) | 3.05% + $0.30 | n/a | Card-processing cost applied to every order regardless of plan, per the published rate structure. Sits on top of the marketing and delivery commissions, which is why the blended take exceeds the headline commission percentages. |
Figures are the published partnership-tier commission rates and are stated as approximate because Grubhub adjusts plan structure and regional availability over time. The delivery commission applies on orders Grubhub delivers with its own drivers; restaurants that fulfill delivery themselves may not incur it. This page does not quote exact per-order dollar amounts beyond the arithmetic worked example below. Restaurants should confirm current terms in their own Grubhub for Restaurants agreement.
Why the blended cost lands at 25-35%.
The headline marketing-commission percentage is not the full picture. Grubhub's take on a delivered order is built from three separate charges. The marketing commission (15-25% depending on plan) buys visibility and placement. On top of that sits a delivery commission of about 10% whenever Grubhub's own drivers fulfill the order. And order processing of 3.05% plus $0.30 is applied to every order regardless of plan. Add these together and the blended real cost of running a Grubhub-delivered order commonly lands somewhere between 25% and 35% of gross order value — before a restaurant buys any additional advertising or funds any promotions.
That range is why a single independent location doing meaningful marketplace volume can lose $48,000 or more per year to third-party commissions. The exact figure depends on order count, average ticket, plan tier, delivery mix, and how much marketing spend the restaurant layers on. The free grader computes the number for a specific restaurant from its own volume and average ticket in about 60 seconds.
A $30 delivered order, three plans.
Simple arithmetic on the published marketing plus delivery commission for a Grubhub-delivered order, before payment processing, advertising spend, or funded promotions.
On the Plus plan, nearly one in three dollars of that $30 ticket leaves the restaurant before order processing adds roughly another $1.20. Over a month of marketplace volume, that single-order figure compounds into the thousands — and every repeat order from the same customer is charged the commission again, because the restaurant never captured the customer relationship.
Commission is the floor, not the ceiling. The marketing tier a restaurant chooses already sets a base of 15-25%, but to rank inside the app many restaurants buy Sponsored Listings (billed on attributed sales or cost-per-click) and run funded promotions such as free or discounted delivery. These are optional in theory but close to mandatory in practice, because a restaurant that stops paying for visibility falls down the default sort. Every dollar of that spend sits on top of the marketing commission, the ~10% delivery commission, and the 3.05% + $0.30 processing, which is why the blended take on a delivered order reaches 25-35% and can climb higher.
The commission buys a completed transaction, not a customer relationship. On a marketplace order, the diner's name, email, phone, and order history stay inside Grubhub. The restaurant cannot directly text or email that customer to bring them back, so the next order runs through the marketplace and gets charged the commission all over again. This is the structural reason marketplace economics never improve with loyalty — there is no low-cost repeat channel unless the restaurant builds its own.
Commission-free direct ordering keeps the 25-35%.
The alternative to paying 25-35% blended per order is a direct-ordering channel the restaurant owns. On a branded direct-ordering site, the diner checks out on the restaurant's own domain, the restaurant keeps 100% of the food revenue, and the customer record — name, email, phone, order history — belongs to the restaurant. Zay-OS is a commission-free direct-ordering platform priced as a flat fee ($499, $599, or $699 per location per month), with a small flat service fee paid by the diner rather than the restaurant — $0.99 pickup, $2.99 delivery (10% on catering). There is no percentage cut on food revenue.
The point is not to abandon Grubhub. Marketplaces are genuinely good at first-time-diner discovery. The proven playbook is hybrid: keep Grubhub for discovery, add a direct channel for repeat customers, and steer diners over time. Zay-OS ingests Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats orders into the same kitchen tablet via Otter, so a restaurant can run both without stacking tablets or double-keying tickets. Only Naya Grill (Pompano Beach and West Palm Beach) is live on the platform today; every other restaurant is now onboarding.
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