DoorDash Merchant vs Postmates

DoorDash for Merchants is the restaurant-facing side of DoorDash: a listing on the DoorDash delivery and pickup marketplace, plus a Merchant Portal and optional tools for direct online ordering, marketing, loyalty and reservations. Postmates is now run by Uber: the Postmates site carries Uber terms and pricing links, and its 'Add your restaurant' sign-up leads to the Uber Eats merchant platform. Both are listed under Delivery Marketplace. The main differences are in audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: DoorDash Merchant: Restaurants that want new delivery and pickup customers; Postmates: Restaurants that want new customers through a delivery marketplace.

  • countries covered

    DoorDash Merchant names 4 countries and Postmates names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

DoorDash Merchant vs Postmates: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldDoorDash MerchantPostmates
What it isDoorDash for Merchants is the restaurant-facing side of DoorDash: a listing on the DoorDash delivery and pickup marketplace, plus a Merchant Portal and optional tools for direct online ordering, marketing, loyalty and reservations.Postmates is now run by Uber: the Postmates site carries Uber terms and pricing links, and its 'Add your restaurant' sign-up leads to the Uber Eats merchant platform.
Best forRestaurants that want new delivery and pickup customers; Restaurants that want their own commission-free ordering channel; Restaurants with their own website or app that need drivers; Grocery, convenience, alcohol, retail, flower and pet shopsRestaurants that want new customers through a delivery marketplace; Restaurants that take orders on their own website or app
Pricing modelPercentage of salesPercentage of sales
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialYesNot published
ContractNone (the pricing page says no contract)Not published
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustralia, Canada, New Zealand, United StatesUnited States
LanguagesEnglish, French, SpanishNot published
Number of integrations3Not published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded2013Not published
HeadquartersSan Francisco, United StatesNot published
OwnerNot publishedUber Technologies Inc.
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by DoorDash Merchant

  • PAR
  • SevenRooms
  • Stream

Named only by Postmates

Postmates does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

DoorDash Merchant

Choose DoorDash Merchant if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants that want new delivery and pickup customers; Restaurants that want their own commission-free ordering channel; Restaurants with their own website or app that need drivers.

Postmates

Choose Postmates if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants that want new customers through a delivery marketplace; Restaurants that take orders on their own website or app.

What we could not confirm

DoorDash Merchant

  • Full list of POS integrations
  • Commission rates outside the US site
  • Security or compliance certifications for merchants
  • Employee count
  • Headquarters and founders come from Wikipedia, not from a vendor page

Postmates

  • Date and terms of the Uber acquisition (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Whether Postmates still operates as a separate merchant product
  • Named integration partners
  • Founding, headquarters, funding and team size
  • Countries beyond the US pricing statement
  • Contract terms and security certifications

Go further

DoorDash Merchant profilePostmates profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

DoorDash Merchant, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: business types, locales, customershttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us
  2. Plans, commission, fees, tablethttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/pricing
  3. Marketplace, onboarding, analyticshttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/marketplace
  4. Restaurants page, Merchant Portalhttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/business/restaurants
  5. Commerce Platform toolshttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/commerce-platform
  6. Online Orderinghttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/online-ordering
  7. Promotionshttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/promotions
  8. Sponsored Listingshttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/sponsored-listings
  9. Reservations with SevenRoomshttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/reservations
  10. Drive On-Demandhttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/drive-on-demand
  11. DoorDash Capitalhttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/products/capital
  12. POS and middleware partnershttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/integrations
  13. US-only referral programmehttps://merchants.doordash.com/en-us/about/merchant-referral-program
  14. Founded 2013, Nasdaq listing, 40+ countries overallhttps://about.doordash.com/en-us/company
  15. iOS merchant app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/au/app/doordash-business-manager/id1551000102
  16. Google Play merchant app listinghttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.doordash.android.merchant.portal&hl=en_US
  17. Headquarters and founders (not stated on vendor pages read)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DoorDash