Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Marqii
Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit. Marqii is a discoverability platform for restaurants that keeps business information and menus consistent across 70+ listing sites, monitors and answers reviews, builds search-optimised location pages and manages social posts. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). The main differences are in price, audience and integrations.
Key differences
price
On price, Marqii lists USD 90 per location per month, annual contract. Hot Pepper Gourmet does not publish a starting price.
audience
The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Marqii: Independent restaurants.
integrations
The integration lists differ. Hot Pepper Gourmet names 8 integrations and Marqii names 3 integrations. No partner appears in every list.
Side by side
| Field | Hot Pepper Gourmet | Marqii |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit. | Marqii is a discoverability platform for restaurants that keeps business information and menus consistent across 70+ listing sites, monitors and answers reviews, builds search-optimised location pages and manages social posts. |
| Best for | Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurants | Independent restaurants; Multi-unit restaurant brands; Ghost kitchens and virtual brands, and agencies |
| Pricing model | Quote only | Subscription per location |
| Starting price | Not published | USD 90 per location per month, annual contract |
| Free plan | Not published | Not published |
| Free trial | Not published | Not published |
| Contract | Not published | Annual contract |
| Platforms | Web | Web |
| Countries | Japan | Not published |
| Languages | Japanese | Not published |
| Number of integrations | 8 | 3 |
| Certifications | Not published | Not published |
| Security practices | Not published | Not published |
| Founded | 2012 | Not published |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan | Not published |
| Owner | 株式会社リクルートホールディングス (Recruit Holdings) | Not published |
| Last reviewed | 29 September 2026 | 29 September 2026 |
Integrations
No partner appears in every list.
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 Marqii
- OpenTable
- Thanx
- Yext
Which to choose
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.
Marqii
Choose Marqii if you fit its listed audience: Independent restaurants; Multi-unit restaurant brands; Ghost kitchens and virtual brands, and agencies.
What we could not confirm
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
Marqii
- Named POS and ordering integrations (the vendor shows logos without names)
- Funding round date
- Headquarters, founding year, team size, legal entity
- Countries served
- Security certifications
- Interface languages
Sources
Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.
Hot Pepper Gourmet, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Consumer site homehttps://www.hotpepper.jp
- Listing application pagehttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/
- Service overviewhttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/services/
- Case studieshttps://www.hotpepper.jp/keisai/case/
- Operator company profilehttps://www.recruit.co.jp/company/profile/
Marqii, reviewed 29 September 2026
- Homepagehttps://marqii.com/
- Pricinghttps://marqii.com/pricing
- Menu managementhttps://marqii.com/menu-management
- Location pageshttps://marqii.com/host
- Funding and partnershttps://marqii.com/press
- Founders and teamhttps://marqii.com/our-team
- Integration partner page (logos only)https://marqii.com/integration-partners
- Customershttps://marqii.com/why-marqii