You wouldn’t know it, but behind the seemingly cartel-style business that DoorDash and Uber Eats are having – do you see them clashing nowadays? – their taking their competition BTS, yes, behind-the-scenes, and ridesharing media The Takeout discovered that one app wins over the other in terms of how much they get as commissions from you.
Which of the two gets a bigger cut from your orders? DoorDash or Uber Eats? Read on.
How commissions on these apps work
Okay, for those of you who don’t know, these ridesharing and food delivery apps take cuts from each of your ride and food orders. Whenever you order, it’s not merely with the delivery fees that these apps earn from, but the cuts.
The Takeout puts it this way, “Everyone who orders food through apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash knows they’re a lot more expensive than dining in or calling directly for pickup. The fact that they’re pretty much always a rip-off doesn’t stop most of us from using them, though. If you’ve ever found yourself sitting on the sofa late at night scrolling through the last few restaurants open, you’ve probably wondered whether DoorDash or Uber Eats is the least worst decision you could be making, financially speaking.”
The publication dug deeper to find out which between the two take the most financial cuts from you.
They are enlisting you that to do this, you must first compare the costs of the food from those apps. Of course, it will vary based on adaptive fees and special offers, such as, yes, the delivery fees.
Along the way, The Takeout’s correspondents admitted finding the answer is a difficult thing to do.
“Unfortunately, it’s hard to determine whether DoorDash or Uber Eats takes a bigger cut from what you, the customer, pay. Customer fee structures seem to be similar, but a lot of publicly available information is murky. Fee structures for both customers and restaurants have changed over the years, and both DoorDash and Uber Eats state that their fees are variable and often set algorithmically,” they pointed out.
But, they got resources to land on the answer.
So, which gets the bigger cut?
They pointed at a 2023 story from CNET, saying that Uber Eats generally gets the bigger cut, since DoorDash “tends to be marginally more affordable.”
Note also that ridesharing media identify DoorDash as more leading compared to Uber Eats. Hey, DoorDash has the number one spot.
The numbers are coming up next. The Takeout revealed that Uber Eats receives an average of $27 from the customer, provided they include a $10 tip on an order with a $50 subtotal.
On the other hand, with DoorDash, the app would make $24.50 from the customer, once again including a $10 tip.
Sounds nice? Both apps allow you to order food, drinks, and groceries from them – then, tracking them, and receiving your order. Should there be a difference, it’s on their business models. For more food delivery reports, create that account here on Ridesharing Forum today.