How to Keep 100% of Your Online Ordering Profits With 0% Commission
Restaurant profit margins are tight, typically ranging from 3% to 9% for full-service restaurants. When third-party delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats charge 15% to 30% commission on every order, those fees can completely wipe out your profit. In many cases, restaurants actually lose money on delivery orders processed through these platforms. The solution is commission-free online ordering through your own restaurant website.
With MenuWebsites.com Premium plan at $199 per month, you pay zero commission on every order. Whether you process 100 orders or 10,000 orders, your cost stays fixed at $199 per month. This flat-fee model ensures that as your order volume grows, your profit grows with it — not your platform fees.
How Much Restaurants Lose to Delivery App Commissions
Let us look at the numbers. A restaurant doing $15,000 in monthly online orders through DoorDash at 25% commission pays $3,750 per month in fees — that is $45,000 per year. Through Uber Eats at similar rates, the cost is just as high. Even Grubhub at 20% still costs $36,000 annually. With MenuWebsites.com Premium at $199 monthly, the annual platform cost is just $2,388. Annual savings: $33,612 to $42,612.
Beyond the direct commission savings, owning your own ordering system provides customer data ownership. DoorDash and Uber Eats keep customer contact information. With your own website, every order captures the customer name, email, phone number, and order history. This data enables email marketing, loyalty programs, and personalized promotions that third-party platforms simply do not offer.
What Commission-Free Ordering Includes
Your commission-free ordering system includes a fully branded restaurant website with online ordering, mobile apps for iOS and Android, DoorDash driver integration at flat $8 per delivery, social media and email marketing automation, SEO optimization, unlimited customer reporting, and professional email hosting. These tools work together to help you attract customers, process orders, and build loyalty.
How We Build Your Restaurant Website
Send your restaurant details including logo, menu, photos, hours, location, and delivery zones. We design your website around your brand with mobile ordering experience. You review and approve menu items, pricing, and settings before launch. Go live with SEO, analytics, and direct ordering tools.
See our commission-free pricing or learn how it works. Start keeping 100% of your profits today.
How MenuWebsites.com Helps Your Restaurant Succeed Online
We built our platform specifically for restaurant owners who want professional results without the high costs and complexity of traditional web development. Our team handles everything from your website design to SEO optimization to delivery partner integration, so you can focus on running your restaurant. Unlike generic website builders, we understand the unique needs of food service businesses. Your menu is the most critical part of your website, and we ensure it displays perfectly on every device.
Every MenuWebsites.com website includes free domain registration, free web hosting with SSL security, unlimited menu items with photos and descriptions, online ordering for pickup and delivery, DoorDash driver integration at flat rates, order notifications through multiple channels, and customer data collection. Both our free and premium plans include these essential features with no hidden costs, no long-term contracts, and no cancellation fees.
Our four-step process makes getting started simple. First, send your restaurant details including your logo, menu, food photos, business hours, and delivery zones. Second, we design your website around your brand with mobile ordering experience. Third, you approve menu items, pricing, and settings. Finally, we launch your site with SEO, analytics, and ordering tools. The entire process takes days, not weeks.
Whether you choose our Free plan at $0 per month with 10% commission or our Premium plan at $199 per month with 0% commission, you get a complete restaurant website designed to grow your business. Both plans include free domain, free hosting, unlimited menu items, and DoorDash driver integration. The Premium plan adds mobile apps, professional email, automated marketing, and zero commission on every order. See our pricing plans or learn how it works. Start your free restaurant website today.
How the Numbers Break Down for Your Restaurant
Let us examine a realistic scenario. Your restaurant processes 250 online orders per month with an average order value of $28. That is $7,000 in monthly revenue from online orders. Through DoorDash at a 25% commission rate, you would pay $1,750 per month in fees. This equals $21,000 annually paid to DoorDash alone. If you also use Uber Eats and Grubhub, the costs multiply further.
With MenuWebsites.com Premium at $199 per month and zero commission, you would pay just $2,388 annually regardless of how many orders you process. The $18,612 in annual savings can be reinvested into your business — new equipment, additional staff, marketing, or menu expansion. These savings grow proportionally with your order volume. At 500 orders monthly, you save over $37,000 per year.
The break-even point is approximately 77 orders per month. Below this volume, the free plan with its 10% commission costs less than the premium monthly fee. Above this volume, the premium plan with zero commission saves you money while providing additional features like mobile apps and email marketing automation.
What Restaurant Owners Say About Commission-Free Ordering
Restaurant owners who switch from third-party delivery apps to their own ordering system consistently report higher profits and better customer relationships. The ability to collect customer email addresses and phone numbers transforms marketing from guesswork into a data-driven activity. Restaurant owners can send targeted promotions, announce new menu items, and recover abandoned carts through email and SMS.
The transition process is smoother than most owners expect. After sharing your menu and branding with our team, your website goes live within days. Existing customers are directed to the new ordering system through email announcements, social media posts, and in-store signage. Many restaurants see their regular customers switch to the direct ordering channel within the first month. See commission-free pricing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I have to cancel my DoorDash account to use MenuWebsites.com?
No. Many restaurants use both. They promote their direct ordering website for regular customers and keep DoorDash for reaching new customers. The key is directing repeat customers to your own site where you keep more revenue.
What if I do not have a large online order volume yet?
Start with our Free plan at $0 per month. As your order volume grows beyond $2,000 monthly, upgrade to Premium for zero commission and additional features. There is no penalty or downtime when you upgrade.
How do I get customers to order directly instead of through DoorDash?
We provide marketing materials including social media posts, email templates, and printable signage to help you promote your direct ordering channel. Gradually, regular customers will bookmark your site and order directly. Start your free restaurant website.