Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Untappd for Business 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. Untappd for Business is a menu publishing platform for venues that serve drinks and food. 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

    The only starting price published is Yelp for Business's: $129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually. Hot Pepper Gourmet and Untappd for Business do not publish a starting price.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; Untappd for Business: Bars, taprooms and breweries with changing tap lists; Yelp for Business: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp.

  • platforms

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

  • integrations

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

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Untappd for Business vs Yelp for Business: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetUntappd for BusinessYelp 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.Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp.
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 programmeRestaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups
Pricing modelQuote onlyQuote onlySubscription per location
Starting priceNot publishedNot published$129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually
Free planNot publishedNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedYesYes
ContractNot publishedNot publishedNot 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 Untappd for Business

  • GoTab
  • Square

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 1 more
  • Xpient

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.

Untappd for Business

Choose Untappd for Business if you are in one of these groups: Bars, taprooms and breweries with changing tap lists; Restaurants and entertainment venues with a drinks programme.

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

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

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 profileUntappd for Business 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/

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