GoSwiftHow New York City restaurants deliver without paying commission.
Delivery apps charge a commission on every order and keep the customer relationship. The alternative is simple: take delivery orders on your own ordering site and pay a flat fee for each delivery. Here’s how it works, and what it saves.
Why commission adds up
It grows with every order
A percentage commission costs more as your orders get bigger. A $75 order costs three times the commission of a $25 order, even though the delivery is the same.
The customer belongs to the app
When a regular orders through an app, the app keeps their details and can show them other restaurants next time.
Your own ordering, plus flat-fee delivery
Use your own ordering site
Toast, Square and Clover all include online ordering. Customers who order there pay you directly, and the order and the customer stay yours.
Connect GoSwift
Delivery orders reach a GoSwift courier automatically. You pay $11 for the first 3 miles and $2 per extra mile. No commission on the food.
Move your regulars over
Direct Growth gives you free order-direct cards with a QR code, a direct-order perk, and Google’s “Order online” button pointed to your own site.
What you keep on each order
| Order | 25% app commission | Your share with GoSwift | You keep extra |
|---|---|---|---|
| $25 order | $6.25 | about $5.00 | $1.25 |
| $35 order | $8.75 | about $5.00 | $3.75 |
| $50 order | $12.50 | about $5.00 | $7.50 |
| $75 order | $18.75 | about $5.00 | $13.75 |
GoSwift column: an $11 delivery within 3 miles, with the restaurant charging its customer a $5.99 delivery fee. Commission rates vary by app and plan; use the calculator with your own numbers.
Common questions
Do restaurants have to leave the delivery apps?
No. Many keep the apps for new customers. Direct Growth focuses on regular customers, so more of a restaurant’s orders come in commission-free.
Is GoSwift cheaper than delivery app commission?
Usually, and the gap grows with the order size. On a $35 order, a 25% commission is $8.75. With GoSwift, delivery within 3 miles is $11; if the restaurant charges its customer a $5.99 delivery fee, its own share is about $5. Run your own numbers.
Which systems does GoSwift work with?
Toast, Square, Clover, Uber Eats, ChowNow and GloriaFood for restaurants, and Shopify, WooCommerce and Squarespace for online stores. Orders reach a courier automatically. There’s nothing to switch and nothing to install.
Is GoSwift a delivery app like DoorDash or Uber Eats?
No. GoSwift is not a marketplace, and customers don’t order through a GoSwift app. Customers order from the business directly, on its own ordering site, online store or phone, and GoSwift delivers the order for a flat fee. The business keeps the customer and the full value of the order.
Is there a contract or monthly fee?
No. There’s no contract, no monthly fee and no setup fee. You pay only for completed deliveries and can stop any time.
Ready when you are.
Every path takes about two minutes, with no sales call. Questions? info@goswifthq.com · (646) 455-7947.