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Delivery platforms like DoorDash in 8 slides

Courier and food-delivery platforms with open sign-up for couriers.

41live delivery platforms
15%median cut
0open almost worldwide
How it works2 / 8

Earning on delivery platforms

How the money is made: driving and delivery

  1. Pass the checks
  2. Go online in the app
  3. Take rides or orders
  4. Cash out

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

Most California app drivers made about $11-16 per hour after waiting time and vehicle costs (LAO, 2020).

Source: lao.ca.gov ↗

Best for: People with a car, scooter or bike who want flexible local shifts

The leaders3 / 8

The best-known delivery platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Against other types4 / 8

How delivery platforms stack up

5largest of 53 platform types we list

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms38
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
The seven largest types.
Countries covered5 / 8

Where you can join

23with verified country rules
0open almost worldwide
23limited to some countries

How many of them accept each country

Up to a quarterUp to halfUp to three quartersMoreNone

Where the most of them accept you

Getting paid6 / 8

How delivery platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 30 delivery platforms whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 27 of them.

30platforms
  • Bank transfer2775%
  • Instant Cashout26%
  • Fast Pay debit card13%
  • DoorDash Crimson account13%
  • Instant Cash Out $1.9913%
  • Other411%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform7 / 8

Where to start

Our pick to start withDoorDashThe highest rated of the 6 delivery platforms that are free to join.4.1/ 5
  • Verified earnings
  • Free to join
  • Low payout bar
  • Fast payouts
  • Loved app
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Public company
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 6 free to join

DoorDash4.1Instacart3.7Wolt3.6LINE MAN3.1Thuisbezorgd2.9Bolt Food2.8
ItemRating
DoorDash4.1
Instacart3.7
Wolt3.6
LINE MAN3.1
Thuisbezorgd2.9
Bolt Food2.8

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

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