Restaurant delivery commission statistics
Published July 2026 · Updated October 4, 2026
Restaurants pay third-party delivery platforms a base commission of 15% to 30% of each order. The blended real cost is 25% to 35% once delivery, marketing and processing fees stack. DoorDash, Uber Eats and Grubhub each publish their own rates, listed below with the source for every number.
The two ranges are Zayos estimates across marketplaces. Each platform's own rates are in the table below, with a source link, read 4 Oct 2026.
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What are the average delivery fees and commissions restaurants pay to third-party platforms?
The base commission is 15% to 30% of each order. The blended real cost is 25% to 35% once delivery, marketing and processing fees stack. Here is what each of the three large US platforms publishes.
| Platform | Commission by plan | Pickup or delivery fee | Also on its page |
|---|---|---|---|
| DoorDash | 15% Basic, 25% Plus, 30% Premier on delivery orders | 6% on pickup orders, all plans | No monthly fee. Card processing is included in the commission. |
| Uber Eats | 20% Lite, 25% Plus, 30% Premium on delivery orders. 15% with self-delivery. | 7% on pickup with validated in-store pricing, 10% without | Plus pays an additional 5% on Uber One orders. |
| Grubhub | 5% Basic, 15% Plus, 20% All-access marketing commission | Grubhub delivery adds a fee starting at 10%. $0 with your own drivers. | No platform or maintenance fees. Payment processing is extra. |
- Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
- Source: Uber Eats for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.ubereats.com/us/en/pricing/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- Source: Grubhub for Restaurants pricing, https://get.grubhub.com/grubhub-pricing-and-fees/, read 4 Oct 2026.
Plan by plan detail: what DoorDash charges restaurants, what Uber Eats charges restaurants and what Grubhub charges restaurants.
Source for the prices and rates in this section: Grubhub for Restaurants pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. A company can change them; its own page is what counts.
Which delivery commission statistics can be checked at the source?
Each statistic below is one sentence, with a link to the page it came from. All 9 were opened and checked on 4 October 2026.
- 15%, 25%, 30%
DoorDash charges US restaurants a commission of 15% on the Basic plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premier for delivery orders, and 6% on pickup orders across all plans.
Source: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 20%, 25%, 30%
Uber Eats charges US restaurants a marketplace fee of 20% on the Lite plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premium for delivery orders, and a 7% pickup fee with validated in-store pricing.
Source: Uber Eats for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.ubereats.com/us/en/pricing/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 5%, 15%, 20% + 10%
Grubhub charges US restaurants a marketing commission of 5% on the Basic plan, 15% on Plus and 20% on All-access, plus a delivery fee starting at 10% when Grubhub drivers deliver. Payment processing is not included.
Source: Grubhub for Restaurants pricing, https://get.grubhub.com/grubhub-pricing-and-fees/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 2.8% and 4.0%
Median income before taxes is 2.8% of sales at US full-service restaurants and 4.0% at limited-service restaurants, from data on more than 900 restaurants.
Source: National Restaurant Association, Restaurant Operations Data Abstract announcement, 20 Aug 2025, https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/media/press-releases/new-resource-from-national-restaurant-association-provides-insights-into-operational-realities/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- Nearly 75%
Nearly 75% of all US restaurant traffic now happens off-premises.
Source: National Restaurant Association, Off-Premises Restaurant Trends announcement, 16 Apr 2025, https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/media/press-releases/from-trend-to-transformation-off-premises-dining-now-essential-for-restaurant-consumers,-operators/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- $34.88 billion
The US online food delivery market was valued at $34.88 billion in 2025 and is forecast to reach $75.36 billion by 2034, a compound annual growth rate of 8.94% from 2026 to 2034.
Source: IMARC Group, United States Online Food Delivery Market, https://www.imarcgroup.com/united-states-online-food-delivery-market, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 79.5% more
Ordering delivery costs 79.5%, or $9.30, more than picking up the same meal, in a study of five restaurant chains across 10 major US metros.
Source: LendingTree delivery versus pickup study, 28 Oct 2025, https://www.lendingtree.com/credit-cards/study/delivery-pickup/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 71%
71% of consumers prefer a restaurant's own website or mobile app over third-party ordering, citing lower costs, convenience and loyalty benefits, in research by Tillster and Dynata.
Source: Restaurant Technology News, reporting the Tillster study, 11 Aug 2023, https://restauranttechnologynews.com/2023/08/research-71-of-consumers-prefer-restaurant-specific-websites-or-mobile-apps-over-third-party-solutions/, read 4 Oct 2026.
- 28.2%
More than a quarter of Americans (28.2%) use food delivery services at least once a week.
Source: YouGov, 13 Jan 2025, https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/51282-exploring-americas-appetite-for-food-delivery-apps, read 4 Oct 2026.
For how the base and blended numbers differ, see what blended delivery commission means.
Sources for the prices and rates in this section: DoorDash for Merchants pricing; Grubhub for Restaurants pricing; Uber Eats for Merchants pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. A company can change them; its own page is what counts.
How do delivery commissions compare with restaurant profit margins?
The National Restaurant Association reports a median income before taxes of 2.8% of sales at full-service restaurants and 4.0% at limited-service restaurants. On $30 of sales that is $0.84 to $1.20. DoorDash's lowest published delivery commission, 15%, is $4.50 on the same $30 order. The commission is several times the median margin.
Sources: National Restaurant Association, https://restaurant.org/research-and-media/media/press-releases/new-resource-from-national-restaurant-association-provides-insights-into-operational-realities/, and DoorDash for Merchants pricing, https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, both read 4 Oct 2026. The dollar figures are arithmetic on those two numbers.
The same math, worked through for one platform: do restaurants make money on DoorDash?
Source for the prices and rates in this section: DoorDash for Merchants pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. A company can change them; its own page is what counts.
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.
Zayos sells that product, so it has a side in this. That is why every number above links to the page it came from. Restaurants are live on Zayos and taking direct orders today, including Farooj Abo Alabed and Melt N Dip.
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What else do owners ask about delivery commissions?
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Do delivery apps charge restaurants a monthly fee?
What does blended delivery commission mean?
How do I work out what delivery apps cost my restaurant?
Platform rates in these answers: https://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing, https://merchants.ubereats.com/us/en/pricing/, https://get.grubhub.com/grubhub-pricing-and-fees/, read 4 Oct 2026.
Related: Zayos vs DoorDash, Zayos vs Uber Eats, DoorDash alternatives, Uber Eats alternatives, Grubhub alternatives, the commission-free ordering guide and what blended commission means.
Quoting this page: cite each statistic to its own source above. The 15% to 30% base and 25% to 35% blended ranges are Zayos estimates. Cite them to Zayos (zay-os.com).
Sources for the prices and rates in this section: DoorDash for Merchants pricing; Grubhub for Restaurants pricing; Uber Eats for Merchants pricing, read 4 Oct 2026. A company can change them; its own page is what counts.
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