Delivery App Breakeven
What a delivery-app order really earns after commission and packaging, and the markup that matches your in-house margin.
Container, bag, cutlery, napkins.
Marketplace + delivery tiers are often 25 to 30%.
0 if you list the same price as in-house.
How this is calculated
App profit = app price − commission − food − packaging. In-house profit = menu price − food.
Markup to break even = the app price where app profit equals in-house profit: (price + packaging) ÷ (1 − commission).
Prices are before GST/HST. Add tax on top of the price shown, never inside your margin. Estimates, not advice.
You are working for the app
vs $12.60 in-house · mark up 50% ($26.93) to match
- App price
- $18.00
- Commission per order
- $5.40
- Monthly app fees
- $2,160.00
- Monthly profit from the app
- $2,540.00
- Left on the table vs in-house
- $2,500.00
What the app costs you against in-house orders over a year, halved because some of those orders only exist because of the app.
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