Third-party delivery is a devil’s bargain: more orders, thinner margins. If you’re on SkipTheDishes and not sure exactly how much of each order the platform keeps, this free calculator lays it out. Enter your typical order value, monthly volume, and commission rate, and see precisely what Skip charges you each month, what lands in your pocket, and how much you’d need to raise your delivery prices to break even against your dine-in margin.
Skip’s commission generally runs 20–30% of the order subtotal, so on a busy month the fees add up fast and most operators underestimate the total until they see it in one number. Knowing your real cost is the first step to pricing delivery properly instead of quietly subsidizing every order.
Unlock your monthly fees, what you keep, and the markup to offset it.
SkipTheDishes typically charges a commission of 20% to 30% of each order’s subtotal (before tax and tips) for delivery orders. The exact rate depends on your location, cuisine, order volume, and any terms you’ve negotiated. Some agreements also include flat service fees per order. Pickup orders, where Skip doesn’t handle delivery, are usually charged at a lower rate.
It’s calculated on the order subtotal (the food and beverage total) excluding taxes and tips. So on a $50 order at a 25% commission, Skip takes $12.50. Taxes and customer tips aren’t part of the commission base, though you should confirm the precise terms in your own partner agreement.
The commission covers the platform’s costs: connecting you to a large customer base, running the app and ordering technology, coordinating couriers, and handling payment processing and support. Whether that’s worth it depends on how much incremental business Skip brings you versus orders you’d have received anyway. The calculator helps you see the dollar cost so you can weigh it against the value.
A few levers: negotiate your rate if you have strong, consistent volume; steer customers toward pickup, which carries a lower commission; promote your own direct ordering channel for repeat customers; and mark up your Skip menu prices to share the commission burden. Many restaurants do the last one, Skip lets restaurants set their own menu prices in the partner portal, so a modest markup helps offset the fee.
Most operators do, and Skip allows it since you control your menu pricing on the platform. The goal isn’t to pass the entire commission to the customer, but to share it so delivery orders aren’t sold at a loss. This calculator shows the markup percentage needed to fully offset the fee; many restaurants apply something between that figure and their in-house price to stay competitive while protecting margin.
All three charge broadly similar commissions in the 15–30% range, and DoorDash and Uber Eats often offer tiered plans where you trade a lower commission for less marketing visibility. Skip tends to use a more standardized rate structure. The right choice depends on your market and volume, but the math in this calculator applies to any of them, just plug in that platform’s rate.
