Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Untappd 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. Untappd for Business is a menu publishing platform for venues that serve drinks and food. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). They differ in audience and integrations.

Key differences

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Untappd for Business: Bars, taprooms and breweries with changing tap lists.

  • integrations

    On integrations, Hot Pepper Gourmet names 8 integrations and Untappd for Business names 3 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Untappd for Business: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetUntappd 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.Untappd for Business is a menu publishing platform for venues that serve drinks and food.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsBars, taprooms and breweries with changing tap lists; Restaurants and entertainment venues with a drinks programme
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote only
Starting priceNot publishedNot published
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesJapanNot published
LanguagesJapaneseNot published
Number of integrations83
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
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 Untappd for Business

  • GoTab
  • Square
  • Toast

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.

Untappd for Business

Choose Untappd for Business if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Bars, taprooms and breweries with changing tap lists; Restaurants and entertainment venues with a drinks programme.

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

Untappd for Business

  • Price of Essentials or Premium (quote via form)
  • Company legal name, parent, founding, headquarters, team size and funding (untappd.com pages are behind Cloudflare checks)
  • Contract term and renewal
  • Countries list and interface languages
  • Security certifications and support hours
  • Full list of POS integrations beyond Toast, Square and GoTab

Go further

Hot Pepper Gourmet profileUntappd for Business 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/