Monthly order sales
$12,000
300 orders x $40.00 average ticket
DoorDash fee calculator - updated 2026-06-25
DoorDash fee calculator for restaurants
Estimate what DoorDash Marketplace commission costs at 15%, 25%, and 30%, then compare that against direct-ordering software plus payment processing. Use it to decide which orders should stay on DoorDash for discovery and which repeat orders should move direct.
One-minute answer
- DoorDash Marketplace delivery commission should be modeled at 15%, 25%, and 30% depending on plan tier.
- Pickup should be modeled separately because pickup commission is different from delivery commission.
- A 30% delivery commission needs about a 42.9% menu markup to net the original menu price before other costs.
- The calculator is most useful for repeat customers: those are the orders that can usually move from marketplace commission to direct ordering.
- The business goal is not to delete DoorDash. It is to stop paying discovery fees on customers who already know the restaurant.
DoorDash fee calculator
Estimate commission, markup pressure, and direct-ordering savings
Enter a restaurant's order volume, average ticket, delivery mix, and DoorDash plan rate. The calculator separates marketplace commission from direct-order processing so the owner can see which repeat orders should move to an owned channel.
Use 100% for delivery-only math or lower it when pickup is part of the channel.
DoorDash Marketplace examples: Basic 15%, Plus 25%, Premier 30%.
DoorDash lists Marketplace pickup separately from delivery.
DoorDash commission
$2,316
$2,100 delivery commission plus $216 pickup commission
Direct-ordering baseline
$587
$149 platform fee plus $438 processing
Annual difference
$20,748
Estimated annual savings if this repeat volume moves direct.
Delivery orders modeled
$8,400
210 delivery orders at 25% commission
Pickup orders modeled
$3,600
90 pickup orders at 6% commission
Break-even menu markup
23.9%
The blended 19.3% commission requires a higher markup than the commission rate itself.
This is an estimate, not a DoorDash quote, accounting advice, or contract review. Confirm current plan, processing, delivery, promotion, tablet, tax, and local terms before changing pricing.
Plan scenarios
Run the fee math by DoorDash order type
The winning page for this search cannot stop at one blended percentage. Restaurants need to model delivery, pickup, commission tier, and direct-ordering replacement separately.
Basic delivery at 15%
A $40 delivery ticket gives up $6 before food cost, packaging, labor, refunds, or rent. That can still work for discovery, but it should not be the default for loyal repeat customers.
Plus delivery at 25%
At 300 monthly $40 delivery orders, a 25% commission line is about $3,000/month. The owner needs to know whether that exposure is creating new demand or taxing demand they already earned.
Premier delivery at 30%
A 30% delivery commission requires roughly a 42.9% menu markup to net the same menu revenue before other costs. That is why markup math belongs on the page, not buried in a blog paragraph.
Marketplace pickup at 6%
Pickup is cheaper than delivery, but it is still not the same as direct pickup through the restaurant's own website or app. Pickup should usually be the first repeat-order volume to move direct.
Markup pressure
A 30% commission does not mean a 30% markup fixes it
If a restaurant wants to net the same menu revenue after commission, the markup has to account for the money left after the fee. The formula is commission divided by the remaining share.
15% Basic delivery
17.6%
$40 needs to become about $47.06.
25% Plus delivery
33.3%
$40 needs to become about $53.33.
30% Premier delivery
42.9%
$40 needs to become about $57.14.
This is why the follow-up should point to a transaction page, not just a blog. The owner sees the fee loss, then needs a practical replacement path for pickup, repeat orders, loyalty, and branded app ordering.
Owner decision
What to do after the calculator
The calculator gives the fee number. The business decision is which orders should change channels.
Is DoorDash bringing new customers?
If the order is incremental discovery, commission may be a customer-acquisition cost. If it is a regular customer, the fee is likely taxing demand the restaurant already owns.
How much delivery mix is real?
A restaurant with heavy pickup demand should not evaluate DoorDash like a delivery-only channel. Split delivery and pickup in the calculator before judging the economics.
Can regulars be trained direct?
The savings only matter if customers can move. Website ordering, a branded app, loyalty, receipt prompts, bag inserts, and direct-only offers all support that shift.
What happens after the order?
The channel that owns the customer relationship controls remarketing, reorder flows, loyalty, first-party data, and the long-term transaction path.
Transaction path
Turn the fee result into a direct-ordering conversation
The next page in the funnel should be a restaurant-owner transaction page: bring current DoorDash volume, average ticket, delivery mix, and POS setup, then compare a branded Orderitto ordering path against the marketplace fee line.
Keep comparing before you change channels
DoorDash fees for restaurants
Read the full plan breakdown for Basic, Plus, Premier, pickup, and DoorDash Online Ordering.
Third-party delivery fees
Compare DoorDash, Uber Eats, Grubhub, and direct ordering across commission and customer control.
Restaurant online ordering cost
Separate software, processing, delivery, POS fit, setup, and platform fees before choosing a system.
First-party vs third-party delivery
Use marketplaces for discovery while moving repeat orders into a channel the restaurant owns.
DoorDash Storefront guide
Understand how DoorDash's direct-ordering product differs from Marketplace commission.
Orderitto pricing
Compare flat direct-ordering cost against commission and per-order platform fee models.
Frequently asked questions
How do I calculate DoorDash fees for a restaurant?
Start with monthly DoorDash orders and average ticket. Split the orders into delivery and pickup, then multiply delivery sales by the DoorDash delivery commission tier and pickup sales by the pickup commission. Compare that commission line against direct-ordering software plus card processing.
What DoorDash commission rates should I model?
Model 15%, 25%, and 30% for Marketplace delivery scenarios because those match DoorDash Basic, Plus, and Premier delivery tiers. Model pickup separately because DoorDash lists pickup as a different commission line from delivery.
Why is the menu markup higher than the DoorDash commission rate?
A restaurant has to divide by the money left after commission. A 30% commission leaves 70% of the sale, so a $40 item needs to become about $57.14 to net $40 before other costs. That is a 42.9% markup, not 30%.
Should restaurants remove DoorDash if the calculator shows high fees?
Not automatically. DoorDash can still be useful for discovery. The safer play is to keep marketplace discovery where it brings new customers, then move repeat guests, pickup, loyalty, and high-margin orders into direct ordering.
What is the best next step after calculating DoorDash fees?
Identify which orders are repeat customers and which are true marketplace discovery. Then place direct ordering links on the restaurant website, Google Business Profile, social profiles, receipts, packaging, and loyalty campaigns so regulars have a reason to order direct.
Bring the current DoorDash numbers
Run the calculator, then compare the result against Orderitto's direct-ordering model with no Orderitto per-order platform commission.
Sources checked
- DoorDash commission and feesChecked for DoorDash Marketplace delivery, pickup, and Online Ordering fee framing.
- Restolabs DoorDash fee guideChecked because it ranks for the direct restaurant-fee query.
- Sauce DoorDash commission guideChecked for SaaS competitor positioning around DoorDash commission pressure.
- Gegsy savings calculatorChecked for calculator-style SERP fit in restaurant fee searches.