Ele.me vs SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner

Ele.me (饿了么) is a Chinese food delivery marketplace that was rebranded in 2025 as Taobao Shangou (淘宝闪购), Alibaba's instant-retail service. SkipTheDishes (Skip) is a Canadian food delivery marketplace, and its partner programme lets restaurants and other businesses list on the Skip app for delivery or pickup. Both are listed under Delivery Marketplace. The main differences are in audience, countries covered and company background.

Key differences

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Ele.me: Restaurants selling delivery in mainland China; SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner: Canadian restaurants wanting delivery and pickup demand.

  • countries covered

    Ele.me names 1 country and SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner names 1 country. No country appears in every list.

  • company background

    By founding year, Ele.me (2008) and SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner (2012). Ele.me is based in Shanghai, China and SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner in Winnipeg, Canada. By owner, Ele.me (Alibaba (acquired in 2018; joined the Alibaba e-commerce group and rebranded to Taobao Shangou in 2025)) and SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner (Just Eat Takeaway.com (Skip is described as a division)).

Side by side

Ele.me vs SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldEle.meSkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner
What it isEle.me (饿了么) is a Chinese food delivery marketplace that was rebranded in 2025 as Taobao Shangou (淘宝闪购), Alibaba's instant-retail service.SkipTheDishes (Skip) is a Canadian food delivery marketplace, and its partner programme lets restaurants and other businesses list on the Skip app for delivery or pickup.
Best forRestaurants selling delivery in mainland China; Restaurant chainsCanadian restaurants wanting delivery and pickup demand; Restaurants with their own online ordering; Multi-location and national brands
Pricing modelNot publishedCommission (rate not published)
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebNot published
CountriesChinaCanada
LanguagesChineseEnglish, French
Number of integrationsNot published13
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20082012
HeadquartersShanghai, ChinaWinnipeg, Canada
OwnerAlibaba (acquired in 2018; joined the Alibaba e-commerce group and rebranded to Taobao Shangou in 2025)Just Eat Takeaway.com (Skip is described as a division)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by Ele.me

Ele.me does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner

  • Chowly
  • Cuboh
  • Deliverect
  • Eigen
  • MOBI
  • MYR
  • NovaDine
  • OrderLord
  • Ordermark
  • Otter
  • Snappy
  • Tacit
and 1 more
  • UEAT

Which to choose

Ele.me

Choose Ele.me if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants selling delivery in mainland China; Restaurant chains.

SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner

Choose SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Canadian restaurants wanting delivery and pickup demand; Restaurants with their own online ordering; Multi-location and national brands.

What we could not confirm

Ele.me

  • Commission or fee levels for restaurants
  • Merchant app and POS integrations
  • Merchant app store listings
  • Security certifications
  • Employee count
  • Funding rounds

SkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner

  • Marketplace commission rate and any fees (not published on the vendor's site)
  • Contract term
  • Security certifications
  • Whether the Partner apps are on the App Store and Google Play
  • Details from restaurants.skipthedishes.com and www.skipthedishes.com (the partner site and vendor blog are the source here)

Go further

Ele.me profileSkipTheDishes Restaurant Partner profile

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Sources

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

Ele.me, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage after redirect from www.ele.me; rebrandhttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/
  2. Merchant offershttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/business-cooperation
  3. History, scale, coveragehttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/about
  4. News list including chain AI systemhttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/news
  5. Food safety label programmehttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/news/110
  6. Rider services announcementhttps://taobaoshangou.ele.me/news/109