Sizzle vs Just Eat
Just Eat puts you in front of a lot of hungry customers, but takes commission on every order. Here's an honest comparison with your own branded app.
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Key takeaways
- Just Eat takes a commission on every order, at a rate it doesn't publish. Sizzle charges a flat 30p or 20p per order.
- Sizzle gives you your own branded app, with your menu synced from Square and orders sent directly to your Square POS.
- Just Eat can deliver your orders and bring you new customers, which Sizzle doesn't.
- Many owners use both: Just Eat for discovery and delivery, and Sizzle for regulars.
Facts last checked October 2026.
The short version
Choose Just Eat if
- You want delivery drivers without running your own.
- You want to be found by people who have never heard of you.
- You're happy to pay commission for that reach.
Choose Sizzle if
- Your regulars already know you and you want to keep more of what they spend.
- Most of your orders are collection or table service.
- You use Square and want orders sent directly to your POS.
- You want to own your customer relationship and your brand.
Sizzle vs Just Eat at a glance
Cut of each order
Sizzle — 0%. A flat per-order fee instead.
Just Eat — A commission on every order. The rate isn't published and depends on your agreement
Reported rates
Sizzle — 30p on Core, 20p on Pro, per order
Just Eat — Guides report about 14% if you deliver yourself and about 30% when Just Eat delivers, plus VAT
Monthly fee
Sizzle — From £49/month (Core) or £69/month (Pro)
Just Eat — No monthly fee listed on its sign-up page
Payouts
Sizzle — Card payments go to your own Square account
Just Eat — Paid monthly, on the 24th, minus commission
Your brand
Sizzle — Your own app with your logo and colours
Just Eat — Your menu inside Just Eat's app
Customer relationship
Sizzle — Your customers, in your app, with your loyalty and push notifications
Just Eat — Customers belong to Just Eat first
What one order costs you
Using an illustrative 30% commission, which is what guides report when Just Eat delivers. Just Eat doesn't publish its rates, so check your own agreement. Sizzle’s flat per-order fee stays the same however big the order is.
£20.00 order
£6.00
taken by Just Eat
£0.30
per-order fee on Sizzle Core (20p on Pro)
£60.00 order
£18.00
taken by Just Eat
£0.30
per-order fee on Sizzle Core (20p on Pro)
Sizzle also has a monthly plan, from £49. If your orders move from Just Eat to Sizzle at around £20.00 each, the plan pays for itself after about 9orders a month. Card payments go through your Square account, so Square’s usual card processing fees apply. Try the savings calculator or the big order calculator.
Pros and cons
Sizzle
Pros
- No commission, so you keep more of every order.
- A fixed, predictable cost per order, whatever the basket size.
- Your own branded app, loyalty, and push notifications.
- Menu, prices, and hours sync from Square.
- Live in a day or two, once the app stores have reviewed it.
Cons
- No delivery drivers. Sizzle is for collection and table service.
- No built-in marketplace, so you bring your own customers (QR codes, social, in-store).
- Works with Square only.
Just Eat
Pros
- A big audience of people who already order takeaways in the app.
- Can deliver for you, so you don't need your own drivers.
- Helps new customers discover you.
- Customers only need the one app they already have.
Cons
- Commission on every order, at a rate you can't see before you sign up.
- Monthly payouts, so you wait for your money.
- You rent your customers rather than owning them.
You don't have to pick one
Plenty of owners keep Just Eat for discovery and delivery, then point their regulars to their own app for collection and table orders. New customers find you on the marketplace. Repeat customers order direct, and you keep the full amount.
Questions, answered.
Just Eat figures last checked October 2026. Prices and features change, so check Just Eat for Business partner sign-up for the latest. Just Eatis a trademark of its owner and isn’t affiliated with Sizzle.
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