What delivery platforms actually cost your restaurant (UK guide)

If you're weighing up which delivery platforms to join — or wondering why the fees feel heavier than advertised — here's the honest picture. (We look at each platform in turn rather than a side-by-side table — platform terms differ and only each platform's own pricing page is authoritative.)

The short version on fees

Uber Eats

Typical commission runs roughly 15–30% depending on plan, with marketing/activation fees on some tiers. Check the Uber Eats partner pricing page for current rates.

Just Eat

Typical commission starts around 13% and rises with plan/extra services, plus card/payment fees on some models. Check Just Eat's partner pricing for your region.

Deliveroo

Deliveroo prices by plan tier, and its own partner site is the authoritative source for current rates — we won't restate them here. Review them directly before signing.

Figures are approximate public ranges, vary by plan/region/negotiation, and change over time — only each platform's own pricing page is authoritative. Last reviewed Oct 2026.

The fee nobody puts on the pricing page: your time

Three platforms means three menus to update — prices, sold-out items, opening hours, promo toggles — each in a different dashboard. Most owners do this by hand, per app. A price change that takes 2 minutes in-store becomes a 30-minute job across three logins. Miss one and customers see a price or dish that's wrong, and the complaints land on you, not the platform.

This is the actual hidden cost of going multi-platform: not the commission, but the admin drift.

Three tips that matter more than the commission rate

• Price per platform on purpose. Most owners add ~10–15% on apps to cover commission — decide yours deliberately, don't drift.
• Check your own listings weekly. Search for your restaurant as a customer would on each app; you'll spot drift (old prices, dead items) you didn't know was there.
• Automate the boring bit. The real question isn't which platform, it's how you manage all of them together.

Independent guide. Not affiliated with any delivery platform. Fee ranges are approximate public figures — verify with each platform directly.