Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Retty

Hot Pepper Gourmet (ホットペッパーグルメ) is a Japanese restaurant search and booking site run by Recruit. Retty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and booking site built around real-name recommendations. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). Where the profiles show a difference, it is in audience, platforms and company background.

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; Retty: Restaurants in Japan seeking online bookings.

  • platforms

    They do not run on the same platforms. Hot Pepper Gourmet: Web; Retty: Web, iOS, Android.

  • company background

    Hot Pepper Gourmet was founded in 2012 and Retty in 2010.

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Retty: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetRetty
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.Retty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and booking site built around real-name recommendations.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsRestaurants in Japan seeking online bookings; Small operators short on time for marketing; Restaurants with overseas visitors
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesJapanJapan
LanguagesJapaneseChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, Korean
Number of integrations8Not published
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20122010
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanTokyo, Japan
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 Retty

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

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.

Retty

Choose Retty if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants in Japan seeking online bookings; Small operators short on time for marketing; Restaurants with overseas visitors.

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

Retty

  • Plan names and prices
  • Contract term
  • Integrations
  • Founder names
  • Funding
  • Security certifications
  • Help centre

Go further

Hot Pepper Gourmet profileRetty profile

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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/

Retty, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Consumer site, appshttps://retty.me/
  2. Restaurant store-member offerhttps://omise.retty.me/
  3. Services, store membership, RettyAdshttps://corp.retty.me/service/
  4. Company profilehttps://corp.retty.me/company/
  5. Corporate homehttps://corp.retty.me/
  6. Store enquiry routeshttps://retty.me/announce/support/
  7. Philosophyhttps://retty.me/announce/philosophy/