How much does Uber Eats charge restaurants in 2026?
Uber Eats charges restaurants a marketplace fee of 20% on its Lite plan, 25% on Plus and 30% on Premium for delivery orders, 15% when the restaurant delivers itself, and 7% for pickup (10% if pickup prices don't match in-store prices). On a $40 delivery order that is $8, $10 or $12. The fee comes out of the restaurant's payout, while the customer separately pays Uber's service and delivery fees. Uber Eats rates are close to DoorDash's 15%, 25% and 30% plans, so switching between the two apps rarely changes costs much. The bigger saving comes from moving regular customers to the restaurant's own ordering, where no percentage is taken.
What is the difference between Uber Eats Lite, Plus and Premium?
The higher plans pay for visibility. Lite at 20% shows the restaurant when customers search for it and can't join Uber One. Plus at 25% adds more discoverability, a lower delivery fee shown to customers, and ads and offers, with Uber One orders costing an extra 5%. Premium at 30% adds the lowest delivery fee, Uber One at no extra cost and up to $100 a month in matched ads credit, according to Uber's merchant pricing page (Uber Eats pricing). Restaurants pick the plan, and customers never see which one a restaurant is on.
How much does Uber Eats take from a $40 order?
$8 on Lite, $10 on Plus, $12 on Premium, $6 with self-delivery and $2.80 for pickup. Over a year, 20 delivery orders a day at $40 on the Plus plan is $73,000 in fees.
| Uber Eats plan | Fee | On a $40 order |
|---|---|---|
| Pickup (in-store prices) | 7% | $2.80 |
| Pickup (higher app prices) | 10% | $4.00 |
| Self-delivery | 15% | $6.00 |
| Lite | 20% | $8.00 |
| Plus | 25% | $10.00 |
| Premium | 30% | $12.00 |
Is Uber Eats cheaper than DoorDash for restaurants?
Not really. DoorDash charges 15% (Basic), 25% (Plus) and 30% (Premier) on delivery and 6% on pickup (DoorDash pricing), within a few points of Uber Eats at every tier. The real difference between the two is which one more of a restaurant's customers already use. See DoorDash fees for restaurants for the matching breakdown.
Who pays for Uber Eats promotions?
The restaurant pays for offers it runs. Uber says merchants cover the cost of the discount and calculates its service fee on the post-promotion amount, with no extra per-redemption fee (Uber).
How can a restaurant pay Uber Eats less?
Keep Uber Eats for new customers and move regulars to the restaurant's own ordering. A card in every Uber Eats bag that offers a reward for ordering direct next time turns app customers into direct ones. At 25%, moving about 14 orders a month at $35 to direct ordering covers a $99 flat-fee ordering app, even after card fees.
Uber Eats vs ordering direct on the same $40 meal
At 25%, Uber Eats leaves the restaurant $30 of a $40 delivery order. The same order picked up through the restaurant's own app leaves $38.54 after a 2.9% + 30 cent card fee. That $8.54 gap on every regular's order is the case for direct ordering. Our where your money goes breakdown shows the customer side.
Sources
- Uber Eats merchant pricing
- Uber: running offers on Uber Eats
- DoorDash merchant pricing (Basic, Plus, Premier plans)
- Stripe pricing
Prices and fees were checked on October 18, 2026. They change, so check the source before you decide.