Restaurants · head to head
Deliveroo vs Resy
Deliveroo
Restaurants
UK-headquartered food delivery marketplace connecting restaurants, riders and diners
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The short version
- Only Deliveroo has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Deliveroo restaurant commission of roughly 20 to 30 percent is frequently passed on as higher in-app menu prices, so the displayed total is not the restaurant menu price plus a small fee, it is a marked-up menu plus a fee.; Resy platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required)
- They diverge on capability: Deliveroo covers Restaurant marketplace, Resy covers Online reservations.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Deliveroo and Resy actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Restaurants).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Deliveroo
- Restaurant marketplace
- Deliveroo Plus subscription
- Live order tracking
- Grocery and convenience delivery
- Group ordering
- Deliveroo for Business
Only in Resy
- Online reservations
- Table optimization
- Guest CRM
- Waitlist
- Marketing
- AmEx integration
- Toast
- Square
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Deliveroo
- Someone ordering food for delivery who values convenience over the price premium versus collectionnot Resy
- A frequent orderer weighing whether a Deliveroo Plus subscription pays for itself at their order volumenot Resy
- A workplace using Deliveroo for Business to give staff an expensed meal allowancenot Resy
- A diner comparing grocery delivery speed against a supermarket own-delivery slotnot Resy
Resy
- Restaurant reservation and table managementnot Deliveroo
- Waitlist and walk-in managementnot Deliveroo
- Event ticketing and experience management for restaurantsnot Deliveroo
- Guest CRM and personalised communicationnot Deliveroo
- Real-time analytics and revenue reportingnot Deliveroo
- Premium dining inventory managementnot Deliveroo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Deliveroo
- Restaurant commission of roughly 20 to 30 percent is frequently passed on as higher in-app menu prices, so the displayed total is not the restaurant menu price plus a small fee, it is a marked-up menu plus a fee.
- Riders are engaged as self-employed contractors paid per delivery, a model that has faced repeated legal and regulatory challenges in the UK and EU over minimum pay and employment status.
- Deliveroo Plus only saves money above a certain order frequency, and casual users who subscribe rarely break even on the monthly charge.
- Availability and reliability vary sharply by city; smaller markets have fewer restaurant partners and longer, less predictable delivery windows.
- The company has exited some international markets entirely (including Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Taiwan and Australia in prior years), so coverage has shrunk rather than grown in several regions, and a market can disappear with limited notice.
Resy
- Platform & Essential tier (289 USD/month) lacks advanced analytics and POS integrations (Premium required)
- Platform tier lacks Premium features such as priority phone support and advanced experience management
- Essential tier charged with 3% prepayment fees on events (Premium reduced to 2%)
Pricing, plan by plan
Deliveroo
Free- Pay per orderFree
- Delivery fee scaling with distance and demand
- Service charge of a few percent on order total
- Restaurant menu prices often marked up versus in-store
- Deliveroo Plus$3.49/month
- Delivery fees waived on qualifying orders above a minimum basket size
- Service charge may still apply
- Price varies by market and is often discounted for an introductory period
Resy
$289/monthNo published plan breakdown. See the Resy review.
Which should you pick?
Choose Deliveroo if
- You need restaurant marketplace.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on iOS, Android, Web.
- You also want deliveroo plus subscription.
Questions people ask
- Is Deliveroo or Resy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Deliveroo starts at Free and Resy at $289/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Deliveroo or Resy?
- Deliveroo has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Deliveroo and $289/month for Resy.
- Does Deliveroo or Resy run on more platforms?
- Deliveroo runs on iOS, Android, Web. Resy runs on Web.
- Can I use Deliveroo for free?
- Yes. Deliveroo has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Resy starts at $289/month.
- What is Deliveroo best used for?
- Deliveroo is most often used for someone ordering food for delivery who values convenience over the price premium versus collection, a frequent orderer weighing whether a deliveroo plus subscription pays for itself at their order volume, a workplace using deliveroo for business to give staff an expensed meal allowance, a diner comparing grocery delivery speed against a supermarket own-delivery slot. Of those, someone ordering food for delivery who values convenience over the price premium versus collection and a frequent orderer weighing whether a deliveroo plus subscription pays for itself at their order volume are not what Resy is typically brought in for.
- What can Deliveroo do that Resy cannot?
- Deliveroo covers Restaurant marketplace, Deliveroo Plus subscription, Live order tracking, Grocery and convenience delivery. Resy covers Online reservations, Table optimization, Guest CRM, Waitlist.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Deliveroo: Is Deliveroo cheaper than collecting the food yourself?
Usually not. Menu prices in the app are frequently higher than in-restaurant prices to offset the commission Deliveroo charges, on top of the delivery and service fees.
Deliveroo: What does Deliveroo Plus actually save?
It waives the delivery fee on qualifying orders above a minimum basket value for a flat monthly or annual charge; the service charge can still apply.
Deliveroo: Are Deliveroo riders employees?
No, they are engaged as self-employed contractors paid per delivery, a classification that has been challenged in UK and EU courts and regulators.
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