Work Out What Commission And Cover Fees Cost You
Type in your own figures - order value, monthly volume, commission rate and any per-booking fee - and see the estimated cost over twelve months next to a flat monthly fee of your choosing. Nothing you type is sent to us or saved.
No Sign-Up · No Figures Stored · No Preset Rates
Put Your Own Numbers In
Every box starts empty. Take the figures off your own statement - the rate you actually pay - and the estimate updates as you type. If you want to keep the result, use the copy button. There is no share link: your order volume and your turnover are your business, and they should not sit in a URL somebody can forward.
Your Estimate
Enter an average value, a monthly volume, and either a commission rate or a fee per order, and the estimate appears here. There are no starting figures because any figure we picked would be a guess about somebody else's business.
How This Is Calculated
The whole model is arithmetic, printed in full so you can check it on paper. Every weighting behind it is written down.
Commission Each Month
Average order or cover value, multiplied by how many you take a month, multiplied by the commission rate divided by 100.
Per-Order Fees Each Month
Any flat fee per order or cover, multiplied by how many you take a month.
Total Each Month
Commission each month plus per-order fees each month.
Total Over A Year
Total each month, multiplied by twelve.
Cost Per Order Or Cover
Total each month, divided by how many orders or covers you take a month.
The Flat Fee Comparison
The flat monthly fee you typed, multiplied by twelve, and the difference between that and your total over a year.
Your figures go in exactly as you typed them. All amounts are in pounds sterling, multiplied out.
What These Numbers Mean
The yearly figure is what the percentage and the per-booking fees add up to over twelve months at the volume you entered. That is the whole point of the exercise. A rate that reads as small per order can look very different once a year of it is added up.
The flat-fee comparison is a cost comparison only. It does not say that one thing replaces the other, because that depends entirely on whether the cheaper option does the job you need doing. Compare like for like before you draw a conclusion.
What This Tool Does Not Do
- It assumes every month is the same. Real trade is seasonal, so take an average month or run it twice, once for a busy month and once for a quiet one.
- It uses only the figures you type. It does not know about card processing charges, refunds, cancellations, no-shows, discounts or anything else on your statement.
- It counts cost, not value. A channel that charges commission may still be bringing you customers you would not otherwise have had, and that is a judgement only you can make.
- It is an estimate rather than a quotation, and it is not advice. Check the result against your own statements before you act on it.
This calculator is made by Linko Vectis, a UK-based technology company in Chesterfield. Our software is built and managed in house on Google Cloud - Valacia, our one page website builder, and custom SaaS applications built to order. We publish what we have built and what we have not: if you want to know what is live today and what is only being considered, that is all written down on our roadmap.
How The Calculator Works
What Is A Per Cover Fee?
A per cover fee is a flat amount charged for each cover - each seated diner - that a booking channel sends you, on top of any percentage commission. In this calculator it goes in the fee-per-order-or-cover box, and it is multiplied by your monthly covers and then by twelve. A fee that reads as small per cover can add up quickly at volume, which is why the tool shows it as a yearly figure.
What Does Commission Free Mean?
Commission free means the price does not change with your volume: you pay a flat figure - monthly, yearly or nothing at all - and no percentage or per cover fee is taken from the bookings themselves. The flat monthly fee box in the calculator exists for exactly that comparison: type in the flat figure you are weighing up and see it beside what your current rates cost over a year.
Why Are There No Company Names Or Preset Rates In This Calculator?
Because published rates change, vary by contract and are often negotiated, so any figure we filled in for you would be out of date or simply wrong for your account. Reading your own rate off your own statement gives you an answer about your business rather than an average of somebody else's.
Is Anything I Type Sent To Linko Vectis?
No. The calculator is a small piece of code that runs inside your own browser. Your figures stay on your device, and there is no shareable link that could carry them to anyone else. Close the tab and the numbers are gone.
Does A Lower Yearly Cost Mean I Should Switch?
Not on its own. The calculator compares cost and nothing else. Before you act on it, check that whatever you are comparing actually does the job you need it to do, and weigh up the bookings a paid channel may be sending you that you would not otherwise get.
Rather Talk It Through With A Person
If the number surprised you and you want a second pair of eyes on it, send it over. We will check the sum with you, and there is no charge for asking.
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