Calculators, checklists, and templates
Free tools to estimate your savings, launch direct ordering faster, and optimize your menu for higher conversion.
Calculators
See exactly how much you're paying and what you could save
DoorDash Fee Calculator: True Cost Including Hidden Fees
Already on DoorDash? You are paying more than the commission rate. Add your marketing spend, tablet rental, sponsored-listing bids, free-delivery promotions, and refund absorption to see what DoorDash actually costs per order. Most owners discover the real effective rate is 28-35%, not the advertised 25-30%, once every line item is added.
Restaurant Commission Calculator: Compare All Delivery Apps
Compare DoorDash, UberEats, and Grubhub commission rates side by side against a zero-commission flat fee. Pick your restaurant size and see exactly how much each platform takes per order, per month, and per year, with a tier-by-tier breakdown of Basic, Plus, and Premier visibility plans plus a hybrid math model for restaurants running multiple platforms.
Restaurant Break-Even & ROI Calculator: Is Direct Ordering Worth It?
Calculate the exact order volume where a $249 flat-fee online ordering system pays for itself versus 15-30% marketplace commissions. Includes a 12-month savings projection, cost-per-order curve, the customer list you build along the way, and a worked-example library covering pizza, sushi, taqueria, and ghost kitchen scenarios.
Missed Call Revenue Calculator for Restaurants
See what unanswered phone orders cost your restaurant at peak and after hours, and how much AI voice ordering recovers 24/7 while you keep 100% direct.
Restaurant Automation Revenue Calculator
Model the annual revenue winback, abandoned cart, and welcome flows recover for your restaurant, and see how much stays commission-free versus a marketplace 25% skim. Enter your orders, ticket, and lapsed guests for a live estimate.
Restaurant Survival Score Calculator
Score your restaurant's 5-year survival odds from 0 to 100 across 8 controllable levers: prime cost, labor, direct vs marketplace revenue, repeat rate, cash runway, menu, reviews, and tech stack. See your single highest-impact fix.
Checklists
Step-by-step guides to launch and optimize
Direct Ordering Launch Checklist
A phased checklist to launch direct ordering fast: from menu prep to go-live day to your first 100 orders. Covers every step most restaurants miss.
Menu Optimization Checklist
Optimize your digital menu for higher conversion and larger orders. Covers structure, naming, photos, pricing psychology, upsells, and common mistakes that kill AOV.
Templates
Copy-ready messages to engage customers
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