Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Marqii vs Yelp for Business

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. Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp. All three are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Marqii at USD 90 per location per month, annual contract; Yelp for Business at $129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually. These figures are not directly comparable because the currency or billing basis is not the same. 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; Yelp for Business: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Web; Marqii: Web; Yelp for Business: Web, iOS, Android.

  • integrations

    The integration lists differ. Hot Pepper Gourmet names 8 integrations, Marqii names 3 integrations and Yelp for Business names 14 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Marqii vs Yelp for Business: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetMarqiiYelp for Business
What it isHot 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.Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsIndependent restaurants; Multi-unit restaurant brands; Ghost kitchens and virtual brands, and agenciesRestaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per locationSubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 90 per location per month, annual contract$129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedAnnual contractNot published
PlatformsWebWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesJapanNot publishedNot published
LanguagesJapaneseNot publishedNot published
Number of integrations8314
CertificationsNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot publishedNot published
Founded2012Not publishedNot published
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanNot publishedNot published
Owner株式会社リクルートホールディングス (Recruit Holdings)Not publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 202629 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

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

Hot Pepper Gourmet

Choose Hot Pepper Gourmet if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurants.

Marqii

Choose Marqii if you are in one of these groups: Independent restaurants; Multi-unit restaurant brands; Ghost kitchens and virtual brands, and agencies.

Yelp for Business

Choose Yelp for Business if you are in one of these groups: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups.

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

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

Hot Pepper Gourmet profileMarqii 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.

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/

Marqii, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://marqii.com/
  2. Pricinghttps://marqii.com/pricing
  3. Menu managementhttps://marqii.com/menu-management
  4. Location pageshttps://marqii.com/host
  5. Funding and partnershttps://marqii.com/press
  6. Founders and teamhttps://marqii.com/our-team
  7. Integration partner page (logos only)https://marqii.com/integration-partners
  8. Customershttps://marqii.com/why-marqii

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