warebywareby vs doordash.
doordash brings restaurant meals to your door with its own couriers. wareby is for things local makers bake, grow and make, picked up or delivered by the maker. here’s what each costs sellers and shoppers.
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1at a glance2home bakers3seller fees4what shoppers pay5track record6where the money goes7when doordash wins8questions9sourcesdoordash is built for restaurant delivery: its couriers bring the order, and it takes 15%, 25% or 30% of each delivery order from the restaurant, plus a 15% service fee and a delivery fee from shoppers in minnesota. wareby is for local makers who hand off their own orders: 10% on the free plan (6% for founding shops) plus card processing, and no service fee for shoppers. minnesota home bakers can’t use doordash at all, because state law says the person who made the food has to deliver it.
wareby vs doordash at a glance
| what we compared | wareby | doordash |
|---|---|---|
| built for | local makers: bakers, cooks, florists, potters, candle makers | restaurant meals and convenience items, delivered fast |
| minnesota home bakers | yes: pickup at your home or delivery by you | no. state law says the person who made the food must deliver it |
| who delivers | the maker, inside the area they set, or the shopper picks up | a doordash courier |
| commission on delivery orders | 10% on the free plan (8% or 6% on paid plans) + 3% + 30¢ card processing | 15%, 25% or 30%, depending on the plan (card processing included) |
| commission on pickup orders | the same as delivery | 6%, if pickup prices match in-store prices |
| a $35 delivery order, the seller keeps | $30.15 on the free plan, $31.55 for founding shops | $29.75 on basic, $26.25 on plus, $24.50 on premier |
| what shoppers pay on top | no service fee. a delivery fee only if the shop charges one | in minnesota, a 15% service fee, a delivery fee and sometimes a small-order fee |
| prices | set by the maker | can be higher than in the store. doordash’s terms say they may not be the lowest |
| reach | shoppers within 25 miles | more than 56 million monthly users, in 40+ countries |
| who’s behind it | a small company in minneapolis | doordash, inc., a public company (nasdaq: dash) |
marks the better side for local makers and shoppers. fees checked october 12, 2026.
can minnesota home bakers sell on doordash?
no, not today. minnesota’s cottage food law says that when a home-made product is delivered, the person who made it has to be the one who delivers it:
“If an exempt food product will be delivered to the ultimate consumer upon sale of the food product, the individual who prepared the food product must be the person who delivers the food product to the ultimate consumer.”
minnesota statutes, section 28A.152, subdivision 2(b)
the minnesota department of agriculture’s guidance also allows your employee, but a doordash, uber eats or grubhub courier is neither. you can still take orders online, as long as you hand them over yourself.
that changes on august 1, 2027, when a 2025 law lets cottage food be delivered “by mail, or by commercial delivery.” the mda hasn’t said yet whether app couriers will count, so check its guidance before you rely on one.
wareby is built for the rule as it stands: you set pickup windows at your home and your own delivery area and days, and you hand every order over in person. more on cottage food and apps.
what does doordash charge sellers, compared with wareby?
doordash’s plans for restaurants with up to 75 locations, from its own pricing page, next to wareby’s:
| plan | delivery orders | pickup orders |
|---|---|---|
| doordash basic | 15% | 6% |
| doordash plus | 25% | 6% |
| doordash premier | 30% | 6% |
| wareby open (free) | 10% + 3% + 30¢ | 10% + 3% + 30¢ |
| wareby found ($29 a month) | 8% + 3% + 30¢ | 8% + 3% + 30¢ |
| wareby loved ($79 a month) | 6% + 3% + 30¢ | 6% + 3% + 30¢ |
doordash’s commission includes card processing; wareby’s 3% + 30¢ is the card processing. on a $35 delivery order, a restaurant on doordash plus keeps $26.25. a wareby shop on the free plan keeps $30.15, and a founding shop (loved, free for its first year) keeps $31.55.
two fair points for doordash: its courier does the driving, and its 6% pickup commission (when pickup prices match in-store prices) is lower than any wareby plan.
minneapolis caps delivery-app commissions. since 2021, city code chapter 353 has required apps to offer restaurants a plan that takes 15% or less of each delivery order.
uber eats and grubhub work the same way. uber eats charges restaurants 20% (15% in minneapolis), 25% or 30% on delivery orders, and 7 to 10% on pickup. grubhub charges a 5 to 20% marketing commission, plus delivery fees from 10% when its drivers deliver, plus card processing.
what do shoppers pay on doordash vs wareby?
in minnesota, doordash adds a service fee of 15% of the order (5% on most dashpass orders), a delivery fee the restaurant sets, and sometimes a small-order fee, before tax and tip. on a $35 order, the service fee alone is $5.25. dashpass is $9.99 a month.
menu prices can be higher too. doordash tells restaurants they can set different prices for delivery, and its customer terms say prices on the app may differ from the restaurant’s own and may not be the lowest. a 2023 study by gordon haskett of 25 chains found app prices averaged 19% higher than in the store.
wareby has no service fee. you pay the shop’s prices, a delivery fee only if the shop charges one, and sales tax. pickup costs nothing extra.
what is doordash’s record with drivers and restaurants?
here’s the public record, with dates:
| when | what happened |
|---|---|
| 2020 | doordash paid $2.5 million to settle the washington, d.c. attorney general’s lawsuit over using customers’ tips to cover drivers’ guaranteed pay, from 2017 to 2019 |
| 2020 | california passed a law barring delivery apps from taking orders for a restaurant without its agreement |
| 2021 | minneapolis made its 15% cap on delivery-app commissions permanent |
| 2024 | the illinois attorney general announced an $11.25 million settlement with doordash over the same tip practice |
| 2025 | doordash agreed to pay drivers $16.75 million to settle the new york attorney general’s investigation of its tip practice |
| 2025 | doordash agreed to pay $18 million to settle chicago’s lawsuit, including $3.25 million for restaurants listed without their consent. doordash said the settlement isn’t an admission of wrongdoing and that the practices ended years ago |
on wareby, shops sign themselves up, the fees are on one page, and makers deliver their own orders.
where does the money go?
doordash reported $13.7 billion in revenue and $935 million in profit for 2025.
on wareby, the maker is within 25 miles of you. wareby keeps its sale fee (6 to 10%), the card processor takes 3% + 30¢, and the rest goes to your neighbor.
civic economics found independent restaurants put 64.1% of their revenue back into the local economy, compared with 30.4% for chain restaurants, and independent retailers 52.9%, compared with 13.6% for chain retailers.
when is doordash the better pick?
doordash is the better fit if:
- you run a restaurant with a licensed kitchen and want hot meals delivered fast, by someone else
- you want the biggest audience: more than 56 million people use doordash every month
- most of your orders are pickup, where doordash’s 6% is lower than wareby’s fee
if you bake, cook or make things at home, sell to regulars nearby, and want to keep more of every order, wareby is built for you.
questions people ask
can i sell cottage food on doordash in minnesota?
not today. minnesota law says cottage food must be delivered by the person who made it, and the mda’s guidance also allows your employee. a doordash courier is neither. a law change on august 1, 2027 adds “commercial delivery,” and the mda hasn’t said yet whether app couriers will count.
how much does doordash take from restaurants?
for delivery orders, 15% on basic, 25% on plus and 30% on premier, with card processing included. pickup orders are 6% on any plan when pickup prices match in-store prices. in minneapolis, apps must offer a plan at 15% or less.
does wareby charge shoppers a service fee?
no. you pay the shop’s prices, a delivery fee only if the shop charges one, and sales tax.
who delivers wareby orders?
the shop does, inside the delivery area it sets, or you pick up. food, flowers and plants are pickup or local delivery only, and some shops also ship things that travel well.
is wareby cheaper than doordash for sellers?
for delivery orders, yes. on a $35 order, a wareby shop on the free plan keeps $30.15, compared with $29.75 on doordash basic, $26.25 on plus and $24.50 on premier. for pickup orders, doordash’s 6% is lower.
are prices higher on doordash than in the store?
they can be. doordash’s customer terms say app prices may differ from the merchant’s own and may not be the lowest, and a 2023 gordon haskett study of 25 chains found app prices averaged 19% higher than in the store.
sources
- doordash: merchant pricing
- doordash: what fees do i pay?
- doordash: consumer terms and conditions
- doordash: what is dashpass?
- doordash, inc.: fourth quarter and full year 2025 results
- doordash, inc.: 2025 annual report (form 10-k)
- minnesota statutes 2024, section 28A.152
- minnesota department of agriculture: cottage food law guidance
- minnesota session laws 2025, chapter 34
- minneapolis code of ordinances, chapter 353
- washington, d.c. attorney general: $2.5 million agreement with doordash (2020)
- illinois attorney general: $11.25 million settlement with doordash (2024)
- new york attorney general: $16.75 million from doordash (2025)
- wttw: doordash agrees to pay $18m to settle chicago lawsuit (2025)
- california senate judiciary committee: analysis covering the fair food delivery act
- food on demand: study shows rising delivery price premiums (2023)
- uber eats: merchant pricing
- grubhub: marketplace pricing
- civic economics: indie impact study series
- wareby: seller plans
we checked every fee and fact about doordash on october 12, 2026, on its own pages where it has them. fees change, so check theirs before you decide. spot something out of date? email hello@shopwareby.com and we’ll fix it.
doordash is a trademark of doordash, inc. uber eats and grubhub are trademarks of their owners. wareby isn’t affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by doordash, inc.. the opinions here are ours.
we started tandoco, a small bakery in minneapolis, and sold under a blue tent at farmers markets before we built wareby. our story
