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Free tools/Delivery Commission Savings Calculator
Commission savings calculator

The number your
marketplace hopes you never run.

Enter your monthly marketplace revenue and average commission rate — see the annual bleed, and what a flat-fee direct channel keeps instead.

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What are commissions actually costing you?

$36,000Paid to marketplaces / year
$5,988Servestack Scale / year
$30,012Back in your pocket

Assumes the same order volume moves to your own commission-free channel on the Scale plan ($499/mo billed monthly — annual billing saves more). Most restaurants shift 40–60% of marketplace volume in the first year and keep marketplaces for discovery; even half the shift usually covers the subscription several times over.

The math marketplaces don't put on the invoice

Marketplace commissions run 15–30% per order once marketing fees stack on. A restaurant doing $12,000 a month through third parties at 25% hands over $36,000 a year — more than a line cook's salary — for orders from guests who mostly already knew the restaurant.

The alternative isn't quitting marketplaces; it's rebalancing. Keep them for genuine discovery, and move repeat guests to your own ordering channelwith table cards, receipt inserts, and a better direct price. The flat subscription doesn't grow when your volume does — that's the whole point.

See how operators actually execute the shift in the third-party fees playbook, or compare platforms head-to-head on the compare pages.

Keep more of every order

Get the operator margin playbook — food cost targets, pricing moves, and win-back flows that pay for themselves. One or two emails a month, no spam.

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FAQs

Frequently asked
questions

How much commission do delivery apps charge restaurants?
Typically 15–30% per order depending on plan tier, plus optional marketing fees that push the effective rate higher. On a $30 order at 25%, the restaurant keeps $22.50 before food and labor costs.
Should I leave delivery marketplaces entirely?
Usually no — they're paid discovery. The winning pattern is keeping marketplaces for new guests while moving repeat orders to your own commission-free channel, where the margin belongs to you.
How do restaurants move guests from marketplaces to direct ordering?
Box inserts and table cards with a first-order code, better direct pricing (many operators mark marketplace menus up 15–20%), loyalty that only earns on direct orders, and SMS/email follow-up after the first direct order.
What does Servestack cost compared to commissions?
Flat $499/month on Scale (or $399/month billed annually) with zero per-order commission — the same bill whether you do 500 or 5,000 orders. Most restaurants cover it several times over with a partial shift of marketplace volume.

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Talk to our team — we'll map your POS, design your storefront, and ship it in two weeks.

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