DesignMyNight vs EatClub vs Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Yelp for Business

DesignMyNight is a UK-based guide and booking site for bars, restaurants, pubs, clubs and events. EatClub is a diner-deals marketplace and app that restaurants and bars use to fill spare tables and takeaway capacity by posting time-limited offers. Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit. Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp. All four are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    Starting prices: EatClub at $49 (currency not stated) per month; Yelp for Business at $129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually. The currency or billing basis differs, so they are not directly comparable. DesignMyNight and Hot Pepper Gourmet do not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: DesignMyNight: Bars, pubs and restaurants wanting new bookings; EatClub: Restaurants and bars with quiet periods; Hot Pepper Gourmet: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Yelp for Business: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. DesignMyNight: Web; EatClub: Web, iOS, Android; Hot Pepper Gourmet: Web; Yelp for Business: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    DesignMyNight names 3 integrations, EatClub names 4 integrations, Hot Pepper Gourmet names 8 integrations and Yelp for Business names 14 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

DesignMyNight vs EatClub vs Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Yelp for Business: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldDesignMyNightEatClubHot Pepper GourmetYelp for Business
What it isDesignMyNight is a UK-based guide and booking site for bars, restaurants, pubs, clubs and events.EatClub is a diner-deals marketplace and app that restaurants and bars use to fill spare tables and takeaway capacity by posting time-limited offers.Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit.Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp.
Best forBars, pubs and restaurants wanting new bookings; Venues running ticketed events; Venues already on Access Collins or ResDiaryRestaurants and bars with quiet periods; Venues wanting takeaway orders without delivery apps; Venues wanting commission-free online bookingsRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsRestaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups
Pricing modelPay per confirmed booking or referral bundleSubscription per venueQuote onlySubscription per location
Starting priceNot published$49 (currency not stated) per monthNot published$129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually
Free planNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, AndroidWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesAustralia, Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesAustralia, United KingdomJapanNot published
LanguagesNot publishedNot publishedJapaneseNot published
Number of integrations34814
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2011Not published2012Not published
HeadquartersNot publishedBondi Junction, AustraliaTokyo, JapanNot published
OwnerThe Access Group (since 2017)Not published株式会社リクルートホールディングス (Recruit Holdings)Not published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by DesignMyNight

  • Access Collins
  • Acteol
  • ResDiary

Named only by EatClub

  • Apple Pay
  • Epson
  • Google
  • Meta

Named only by Hot Pepper Gourmet

  • Airシフト
  • Airペイ
  • Airメイト
  • Airレジ
  • Airレジ オーダー
  • dポイント
  • Pontaポイント
  • レストランボード

Named only by Yelp for Business

  • NCR Aloha
  • ChowNow
  • Delivery.com
  • Dinerware
  • EatStreet
  • Grubhub
  • Micros 3700
  • Micros Simphony FE
  • Olo
  • POSitouch
  • Punchh
  • Squirrel systems
and 2 more
  • Toast
  • Xpient

Which to choose

DesignMyNight

Choose DesignMyNight if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Bars, pubs and restaurants wanting new bookings; Venues running ticketed events; Venues already on Access Collins or ResDiary.

EatClub

Choose EatClub if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants and bars with quiet periods; Venues wanting takeaway orders without delivery apps; Venues wanting commission-free online bookings.

Hot Pepper Gourmet

Choose Hot Pepper Gourmet if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurants.

Yelp for Business

Choose Yelp for Business if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups.

What we could not confirm

DesignMyNight

  • Venue listing and booking prices
  • Contract terms
  • Founding year: the FAQ says 2011, the about page tells a story from 2009
  • Headquarters location
  • Security certifications
  • Employee count and funding

EatClub

  • Commission or fee taken on offers redeemed (partner FAQ answers are not shown on the page)
  • Named POS integrations (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Legal entity, founding year, funding and team size
  • Interface languages
  • Security certifications

Hot Pepper Gourmet

  • Listing fees, booking fees and plan prices
  • Contract term
  • Airメイト function (named in case studies only)
  • Which POS systems other than Air Register connect
  • Security certifications
  • App store listing for the Restaurant Board app

Yelp for Business

  • Headquarters, founding year, founders, team size and funding (not stated on the vendor's site)
  • Countries where the restaurant products are sold
  • Contract minimum term and renewal terms (the Master Services Agreement text does not settle it)
  • Security certifications
  • Which integrations are available on which Guest Manager plan

Go further

DesignMyNight profileEatClub profileHot Pepper Gourmet profileYelp for Business profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

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

DesignMyNight, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.designmynight.com/
  2. Company story and productshttps://www.designmynight.com/about
  3. Venue marketing and how it workshttps://www.designmynight.com/work-with-us/venue-exposure
  4. Tonic Ticketing pricing and integrationshttps://www.designmynight.com/work-with-us/tonic-ticketing
  5. Ownership and citieshttps://www.designmynight.com/frequently-asked-questions

EatClub, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage: app, marketplace, app store linkshttps://eatclub.com.au/
  2. Venue overview, countries, claimshttps://eatclub.com.au/partners
  3. Plans and priceshttps://eatclub.com.au/partners/pricing
  4. Dine-in offershttps://eatclub.com.au/partners/dine-in
  5. Takeaway offers, orders, printershttps://eatclub.com.au/partners/takeaway
  6. Bookings producthttps://eatclub.com.au/partners/bookings
  7. Dynamic pricinghttps://eatclub.com.au/partners/dynamic-pricing
  8. Apple Pay for dinershttps://eatclub.com.au/apple-pay
  9. How the app and card workhttps://eatclub.com.au/terms

Hot Pepper Gourmet, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Consumer site homehttps://www.hotpepper.jp
  2. Listing application pagehttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/
  3. Service overviewhttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/services/
  4. Case studieshttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/case/
  5. Operator company profilehttps://www.recruit.co.jp/company/profile/

Yelp for Business, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage and product rangehttps://business.yelp.com
  2. Restaurant offering overviewhttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/
  3. Restaurant pricing and planshttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/yelp-restaurants-pricing/
  4. Ads and Upgrade Package pricinghttps://business.yelp.com/local-business-pricing/
  5. Free Business Pagehttps://business.yelp.com/products/business-page/
  6. Guest Manager features and trialhttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-guest-manager/
  7. Yelp Host AI answeringhttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-host/
  8. Integration partnershttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/products/yelp-integrations/
  9. POS partnershttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/solutions/point-of-sale-integration/
  10. Multi-location featureshttps://business.yelp.com/restaurants/solutions/multi-location/
  11. Owner mobile apphttps://business.yelp.com/business-mobile-app/
  12. Company about pagehttps://www.yelp.com/about