Free delivery-channel pricing tool
Restaurant Delivery App Commission Break-Even Calculator
See exactly how marketplace commission, promos, refunds, packaging and labor change contribution margin — then calculate the delivery price or order volume required to make the channel work.
Simple channel economics
Commission Recovery GateCompare direct vs delivery-app contribution
Direct-order economics
Delivery-app pricing & fees
Delivery-channel scale
Break-even logicThe required delivery price preserves the same dollar contribution as a direct order after commission, other app fees, promos, refunds, packaging and extra labor. Required delivery volume is also calculated for both channel overhead break-even and total-contribution parity.
Order Economics Bridge
Where the delivery-app dollar goes
Price Premium Ladder
Contribution at different delivery markups
| Delivery markup | Delivery price | Contribution / order | Margin % | CM retained vs direct | Orders for direct contribution parity | Signal |
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Commission × Delivery Price Premium
Contribution-per-order sensitivity
Advanced delivery-menu model
Margin Damage QueueAudit ten menu items across the app channel
Shared direct-channel assumptions
Shared marketplace fees
10 delivery menu items
Advanced logicEach item gets its own direct price, delivery markup, food cost, prep minutes, monthly delivery orders and restaurant-funded promo rate. Shared marketplace fees are applied consistently, then each item is ranked by contribution erosion and pricing repair requirement.
Margin Damage Queue
Which items lose the most contribution to delivery-app economics?
| Rank | Item | Orders/mo | Direct price | Delivery price | Direct CM | Delivery CM | CM retention | Monthly margin leak | Required delivery price | Required markup | Max commission at current price | Action |
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Pricing Repair Board
How much does each item need to move?
| Item | Current markup | Markup to match direct CM | Price for target margin | Price gap to direct-CM parity | Extra monthly contribution at parity price | Priority |
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Commission × Delivery Price Premium
Portfolio contribution sensitivity
Scope
Marketplace contracts vary
This calculator is a planning model. Marketplace agreements can differ by plan, location, marketing participation, pickup/delivery mix, taxes, processing, subscription benefits, promotions, refunds, ad spend and other fees. Enter the economics from your actual merchant statement or agreement. The tool does not assume any current commission rate for a named platform.