Costs explained · verified September 2026
How much does Uber Eats charge restaurants?
Uber Eats charges a marketplace fee of 20% on the Lite plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premium for delivery orders, 15% if you deliver with your own drivers, and 7% on pickup orders when your in-store prices are validated as matching, otherwise 10%. There is no monthly fee. Plus and Premium start with a 0% introductory rate for 30 days.
Every figure is from merchants.ubereats.com/us/en/pricing, read in September 2026. Uber notes select cities have lower delivery rates. Your payout statement is the authority on what you actually paid.
The four Uber Eats plans
Lite is 20% on delivery with basic discoverability, and Uber's page lists 15% for Lite in select cities including Portland, New York City, Los Angeles and Seattle. Plus is 25% and adds discoverability, lower delivery fees shown to customers, and Uber One participation at an additional 5% on Uber One orders. Premium is 30% with the lowest customer delivery fees, an ads match of up to $100 a month, a photo package and a year of Uber One. Self-Delivery is 15% for restaurants using their own drivers.
| Plan | Delivery | Pickup | Intro offer | On a $40 delivery order |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | 20% (15% in select cities) | 7% with validated in-store pricing, else 10% | none listed | $8.00 |
| Plus | 25% | 7% / 10% | 0% for 30 days; +5% on Uber One orders | $10.00 |
| Premium | 30% | 7% / 10% | 0% for 30 days; 0% in any of the first 6 months under 20 orders | $12.00 |
| Self-Delivery | 15% | 7% / 10% | none listed | $6.00 |
The Premium zero-fee months require fewer than three cancellations and 95% availability, per Uber's page. Uber One adds 5% to the Plus rate only on orders from Uber One members.
What the marketplace fee is charged on
Uber's plans are quoted as a percentage of the order; check your statement for whether it is applied to the item subtotal before tax and fees, which is the industry norm and what DoorDash publishes. Uber's Webshop, its own direct-ordering product, is priced separately at a 2.5% order processing fee plus $0.29 per order, and Uber Direct, its on-demand courier service, starts at $7.99 per delivery.
What you keep on a $40 order
| Channel | Rate | Cost on $40 | You keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uber Eats Premium, delivery | 30% | $12.00 | $28.00 |
| Uber Eats Plus, delivery | 25% | $10.00 | $30.00 |
| Uber Eats Lite, delivery | 20% | $8.00 | $32.00 |
| Uber Eats Self-Delivery | 15% | $6.00 | $34.00 |
| Uber Eats pickup, validated pricing | 7% | $2.80 | $37.20 |
| Your own ordering site (Ginger Direct) | card processing only, as low as 2% + 5¢; $1 fee paid by the guest | about $0.85 | about $39.15 |
The last row assumes card processing as low as about 2% + 5¢ with the $1 platform fee paid by the guest. Your real rate depends on card mix and ticket size.
Frequently asked questions
What percentage does Uber Eats take from restaurants?
20% on the Lite plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premium for delivery orders, per Uber's published merchant pricing. Restaurants that deliver with their own drivers pay 15%. Pickup is 7% when in-store pricing is validated as matching, otherwise 10%. Uber lists 15% for Lite in select cities including Portland, New York City, Los Angeles and Seattle. Verified September 2026.
Does Uber Eats charge restaurants a monthly fee?
No. Uber's pricing page lists percentage marketplace fees only, with no monthly subscription. Plus and Premium open with a 0% introductory rate for 30 days, and Premium adds 0% in any of the first six months in which the restaurant gets fewer than 20 orders, subject to fewer than three cancellations and 95% availability.
How much does Uber Eats charge for pickup orders?
7% when the restaurant's in-store pricing is validated as matching its Uber Eats menu, otherwise 10%, on every plan, per Uber's pricing page. Pickup is the cheapest way to stay listed, since no courier is involved and the fee buys listing and discovery only.
What does Uber Eats Webshop cost?
Webshop is Uber's own direct-ordering product for a restaurant's website, priced at a 2.5% order processing fee plus $0.29 per order, per Uber's pricing page. That is the number to compare against other direct-ordering options, since it is Uber's answer to the question of ordering without a marketplace commission.
Is Uber Eats cheaper than DoorDash for restaurants?
At the plan level they are close: DoorDash publishes 15% Basic, 25% Plus and 30% Premier on delivery with 6% pickup; Uber publishes 20% Lite, 25% Plus and 30% Premium with 7% pickup and a 15% self-delivery option. DoorDash's lowest delivery tier is cheaper; Uber's self-delivery tier is a distinct option for restaurants with their own drivers. Both are commissioned on the order, and both have no monthly fee.
Once you know the cost
Most restaurants keep the marketplace for discovery and move repeat guests to a channel they own. Ginger Direct is that channel: your own ordering site, $0 a month, orders printing to the printers you already have, and a $1 per-order fee the guest pays.