Hot Pepper Gourmet vs OpenRice

Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit. OpenRice is a restaurant discovery and review platform in Hong Kong and other Asian cities. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and countries covered.

Key differences

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; OpenRice: Restaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Web; OpenRice: Web, iOS, Android.

  • countries covered

    On geography, Hot Pepper Gourmet names 1 country and OpenRice names 7 countries. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs OpenRice: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetOpenRice
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.OpenRice is a restaurant discovery and review platform in Hong Kong and other Asian cities.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsRestaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets; Restaurants that want bookings from a diner audience; Independent restaurants needing a simple listing tool
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesJapanHong Kong, Japan, Macau, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and 1 more
LanguagesJapaneseEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese
Number of integrations8Not published
CertificationsNot publishedPCI DSS
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded2012Not published
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanNot published
Owner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 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 OpenRice

OpenRice does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Which to choose

Hot Pepper Gourmet

Choose Hot Pepper Gourmet if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurants.

OpenRice

Choose OpenRice if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets; Restaurants that want bookings from a diner audience; Independent restaurants needing a simple listing tool.

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

OpenRice

  • Any pricing
  • Named POS integrations
  • Founding year, HQ, employee count and funding
  • Named customers
  • Contract terms
  • Android app listing
  • This profile covers the merchant offering, not the restaurant discovery consumer product

Go further

Hot Pepper Gourmet profileOpenRice 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/

OpenRice, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Merchant homepage, markets, statisticshttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/index
  2. Bookinghttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/booking
  3. Queuinghttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/queuing
  4. RMShttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/rms
  5. Takeawayhttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/takeaway
  6. Scan-to-Order, PCI-DSShttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/scan-to-order
  7. OpenRice Payhttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/openricepay
  8. Vouchershttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/voucher
  9. Advertisinghttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/advertising
  10. Boosthttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/boost
  11. Market insightshttps://biz.openrice.com/hk/en/restaurants/insights
  12. iOS app listinghttps://apps.apple.com/hk/app/openrice-biz/id1086545170
  13. Legal entity namehttps://www.openrice.com/info/tnc/OR-pp-en.html