Restaurant commission savings calculator

How the calculation works

Nothing here is hidden. The tool applies these steps to the numbers you enter:

1. Marketplace revenue = monthly orders × average order value.
2. Marketplace commission = revenue × commission % + orders × other per-order charges. Annual = monthly × 12.
3. Orders moved direct = monthly orders × share you expect to move.
4. Commission avoided = moved orders × average order value × commission % + moved orders × other per-order charges.
5. Cost of handling them directly = moved revenue × (direct platform commission % + payment processing %) + moved orders × delivery cost absorbed + monthly platform cost.
6. Monthly difference = commission avoided − cost of handling directly. Annual = monthly × 12.
7. Break-even = the number of orders that must move each month before the monthly platform cost is covered, given the per-order margin between the two channels.

What it deliberately leaves out

It does not assume new customers from the marketplace will move, it does not credit the direct channel with any growth, and it does not count the value of holding customer data. It also ignores marketplace promotions you may be paying for, which would make the marketplace side more expensive than shown. If you want to include them, add their per-order cost to "other marketplace charges".

Reading the result

A positive annual difference means the orders you expect to move would cost less to serve directly than through the marketplace, after processing, delivery and platform costs. A negative number usually means the share moving is too small to cover a fixed monthly platform cost, or the delivery subsidy per order is high. The break-even line tells you how many orders would need to move for the fixed cost to be covered.

For the bigger picture, including what marketplaces still do well, read direct ordering vs food delivery apps. For the arithmetic of a single order, there is a worked guide on calculating delivery commission costs.