Cost guide · New York CityHow much commission do food delivery apps charge NYC restaurants?
This guide covers what the delivery app charges the restaurant, not what a diner pays for the meal. Here is the commission each major app takes in 2026, and how the real cost climbs once the fees stack up.
Prices sourced July 2026 · NYC cost guide
In short
The major delivery apps charge restaurants a commission of 15 to 30 percent per order. DoorDash runs 15 percent on Basic, 25 percent on Plus, or 30 percent on Premier. Uber Eats runs 20 percent on Lite, 25 percent, or 30 percent. Grubhub is tiered from 15 to 30 percent. Add in processing, promotions, and other fees, and the effective cost often reaches 30 to 40 percent of the order.
What it costs in NYC
| Type | Typical NYC price (2026) |
|---|---|
| DoorDash (Basic / Plus / Premier) | 15 to 30 percent per order |
| Uber Eats (Lite / mid / top) | 20 to 30 percent per order |
| Grubhub (tiered) | 15 to 30 percent per order |
| Effective cost with stacked fees | 30 to 40 percent of the order |
| Commission-free flat model | $2 per order |
Each major app sells its commission in tiers. DoorDash charges 15 percent on Basic, 25 percent on Plus, and 30 percent on Premier. Uber Eats starts at 20 percent on Lite, then 25 and 30 percent as you buy more visibility. Grubhub works the same way, tiered from 15 to 30 percent per order. The higher tiers buy wider marketing reach, which means the restaurants that need orders most are the ones paying the most to get them.
The headline rate is not what it really costs. Stack payment processing, promoted-listing charges, and other per-order fees on top of the commission, and the effective take often reaches 30 to 40 percent of the order. In NYC, where Grubhub holds roughly 52 percent of the market ahead of Uber Eats near 25 percent and DoorDash near 21 percent, a restaurant can be left with as little as 60 cents on the dollar once the app is paid.
A flat per-order fee changes the math. Rather than a percentage that grows with every dollar of the order, the restaurant pays the same small amount whether the order is $15 or $150, and keeps the full menu price. That is the model Bobby is being built on.
Paying less than the platforms
Under the 15 to 30 percent commission model, a bigger order costs the restaurant more even though the work is identical. Bobby takes a different route, commission-free: a flat $2 per food order, with $1 going to the restaurant's side and $1 to the driver, so the restaurant keeps 100 percent of the menu price no matter the order size. The models are compared below.