How much does DoorDash charge restaurants?
DoorDash charges restaurants a commission on every Marketplace order. The rate depends on the plan you choose, and at a busy restaurant it adds up to thousands of dollars a month. Here is how the fees work and what you can do about them.
DoorDash Marketplace plans
According to DoorDash’s merchant pricing page (checked October 2026), restaurants choose one of three Marketplace plans:
- Basic: 15% commission on delivery orders, 6% on pickup
- Plus: 25% on delivery, 6% on pickup
- Premier: 30% on delivery, 6% on pickup
What the plans change
Higher plans buy a larger delivery radius, more visibility in the app and extra guarantees. DoorDash does not charge activation, subscription or cancellation fees on these plans. Promotions, sponsored listings and the optional DoorDash tablet are extra.
What it costs at real volume
Take a restaurant doing 400 delivery orders a month with a $30 average ticket, or $12,000 in delivery sales:
- Basic at 15%: $1,800 a month
- Plus at 25%: $3,000 a month
- Premier at 30%: $3,600 a month
Why it matters for your margin
Restaurants typically keep a single-digit percentage of sales as profit. A 25% or 30% commission is larger than that margin, which is why many owners find that marketplace delivery orders barely break even, especially when they also mark up menu prices in the app and lose guests who notice.
How to pay less
- Keep the apps for discovery, but give every bag a card that points to your own ordering site
- Offer a small reward for ordering direct, such as loyalty points or a free side
- Match in-store prices on your own site so ordering direct is the better deal
- Use a white-label courier network for delivery from your own site, paying per delivery instead of a percentage
- Collect guest emails and phone numbers from direct orders so you can bring them back without paying for promotions
How Saltifi helps
Saltifi gives you an ordering website on your own domain with zero commission per order. Delivery couriers are booked when your kitchen fires the order. Every direct order adds the guest to your own customer list, and the savings calculator on our homepage shows what moving orders off the apps would save at your volume.
