Uber Eats or Deliveroo: which should you choose for your restaurant?

Uber Eats and Deliveroo sell the same service: a place in their app and, if you want, a rider. For your restaurant, four things set them apart: their presence near you, the commission, how delivery works and the cost of getting started. Here is what they publish, checked on 26 October 2026.

Uber Eats or Deliveroo: the comparison

Uber Eats gave its figures to L’Hôtellerie Restauration in February 2026. The same article counts 35,000 establishments delivering via Deliveroo. Deliveroo’s municipality figure comes from its press release of 2 December 2025, which presents a study by Xerfi Spécific.

Which one has the stronger presence near your restaurant?

National figures say nothing about your neighbourhood. And the two platforms don’t count the same thing: urban areas on one side, municipalities on the other. Instead, run this test: open both apps as a customer, at your restaurant’s address, at your rush hour. Look at:

• The number of restaurants of your type that deliver to you
• The delivery fees and times shown
• The same test at two or three addresses in your area

Uber Eats, in fact, only accepts establishments located in “a geographical area currently available” (translated from French) in its app. Its FAQ lists this among its review criteria.

In France, both have a subscription for their customers: Uber One, at €5.99 a month, and Deliveroo Plus Or (Plus Gold), from €3.49 a month. Their subscribers get free delivery on orders from €12, at eligible establishments in the case of Uber Eats. Keep this threshold in mind when putting together your meal deals.

Which one takes the smallest commission?

Impossible to know before you have both offers in hand: neither publishes a rate valid in France. Uber Eats sets your fees in your order form. Deliveroo applies “a simple commission on completed orders” (translated from French), whose rate is in the contract signed in its Partner Hub (“Portail Partenaire” in French).

Uber Eats’ pricing page shows 30% for delivery by its couriers, and 33% for orders from Uber One members. But a note at the bottom of the same page restricts these plans to Japan. An article in L’Hôtellerie Restauration, in February 2026, estimates each one’s commission at between 24 and 25%. It is an estimate, not a price list.

So ask each of them for a written offer, with:

1. the rate for each method: their riders, yours, collection
2. the amount of the joining fee and what it includes
3. the cost of the tablet, or of your own device
4. the cost of promotions and ads

Then compare them on the same order. Our guides do the calculation for Uber Eats commission and for Deliveroo commission.

Deliver yourself or use their riders?

Both offer three ways of serving the customer: their riders, yours or collection from the restaurant. At Uber Eats, delivery by your team depends on the city. Its sign-up page invites you to enquire “to find out whether this option is available in your city” (translated from French). At Deliveroo, the Marketplace+ offer lets you set the delivery fees and the minimum order.

Delivering yourself also changes what you know about the customer. Deliveroo only gives you their name and address if you are responsible for the delivery, according to its data-sharing policy. Uber Eats’ contract limits the use of customer data to fulfilling their order, and bans targeted marketing.

What does it cost to join each platform?

Both charge a one-off joining fee, without publishing the amount. At Uber Eats, these “frais d’activation” (activation fees) include a welcome kit, a tablet, software and a photo shoot with a professional. At Deliveroo, the joining fee follows an identity check, and the package of 25 photos costs €119 incl. VAT.

The Uber Eats tablet remains Uber’s property: lost, stolen, damaged (beyond normal wear and tear) or returned late, it costs you €150. Deliveroo supplies a tablet with a built-in printer. Both also work on a computer or your own tablet, in Google Chrome.

The details are in our guide on Uber Eats and Deliveroo tablets, and the sign-up steps in selling on Uber Eats and Deliveroo.

Should you be on both?

Nothing forces you to choose. Deliveroo claims that 52% of its customers order only on its app each month, based on a 2024 study. Another of its pages puts forward 73%, with no date.

Being on both also means two tablets, two menus to keep up to date and two statements to check every week. Start with the platform that is most present around you, then add the other once the team can keep up.

Deliview also works with a single platform: if you open the other one later, the next analysis will take it into account. On both, it shows you the dishes sold for more on one platform than on the other. See what Deliview does with Uber Eats and Deliveroo.

Frequently asked questions

Can you sell on Uber Eats and Deliveroo at the same time?

Yes. You then sign two contracts, with two commission rates and two statements to follow. Before signing, ask whether the offer you are given depends on exclusivity.

Which one pays fastest?

Uber Eats pays your takings every week by bank transfer, and offers a daily payout as an option. Deliveroo pays every week for the previous week’s sales, within two working days.

Who owns Uber Eats and Deliveroo?

Uber Eats belongs to the American group Uber. Since 2 October 2025, Deliveroo has belonged to DoorDash, another American group. On the same day, Tony Xu, DoorDash’s chief executive, wrote on Deliveroo’s website that the app and its products “are not going to disappear” (translated from French).