Hot Pepper Gourmet 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. Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp. Both 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

    Yelp for Business publishes a starting price of $129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually. Hot Pepper Gourmet does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: Hot Pepper Gourmet: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Yelp for Business: Restaurants that want to be found on Yelp.

  • platforms

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

  • integrations

    On integrations, Hot Pepper Gourmet names 8 integrations and Yelp for Business names 14 integrations. No partner appears in every list.

Side by side

Hot Pepper Gourmet vs Yelp for Business: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldHot Pepper GourmetYelp 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.Yelp for Business is the owner-facing side of Yelp.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurantsRestaurants that want to be found on Yelp; Restaurants that lose calls or bookings; Restaurant groups
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per location
Starting priceNot published$129 (currency not stated) per month, billed annually
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedYes
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
CountriesJapanNot published
LanguagesJapaneseNot published
Number of integrations814
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 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 are in one of these groups: Restaurants in Japan seeking new diners and online bookings; Small independent restaurants.

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

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 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