Pricing & fees
One simple fee, disclosed up front. Diners pay the price the cook lists; a 18% platform fee is deducted from the cook's payout so the cook keeps 82%.
For cooks
Free to join
No setup fees and no monthly subscription. List as many plates as you'd like — you set the price.
- • 18% platform fee, deducted from your payout
- • You keep 82% of your listed price, plus 100% of tips
- • Payment processing is included in the 18% — no separate Stripe fee comes out of your payout
For customers
No fees
You pay the price the cook lists — no platform fee is added at checkout. Delivery (if you choose it) and any applicable sales tax are the only separate line items.
- • No booking, service, or platform fee added to your order
- • Delivery fees (if you choose delivery) are quoted live by the courier
- • Sales tax added where required by law
Payout calculator
See exactly what you earn
Enter any plate price. DineDash's 18% platform fee comes out of your payout — payment processing is included, so nothing else is deducted.
List price$20.00
DineDash fee (18%)−$3.60
You receive$16.40
Payment processing is included in the 18% — no separate Stripe fee comes out of your payout. Tips go 100% to you.
Utah orders: Under Utah SB 217, effective July 1, 2026, home-cook food sales are exempt from state sales tax — diners pay no sales tax on Utah orders.