OpenRice vs Tabelog

OpenRice is a restaurant discovery and review platform in Hong Kong and other Asian cities. Tabelog is a Japanese restaurant guide and reservation site run by Kakaku.com, Inc. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). They differ in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    On price, Tabelog lists JPY 10,000 per month (excluding tax). OpenRice does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    The audiences they list differ. Listed for one product only, for example: OpenRice: Restaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets; Tabelog: Restaurants in Japan that want more guests from Tabelog.

  • platforms

    Platform support differs. OpenRice: Web, iOS, Android; Tabelog: Web.

  • countries covered

    OpenRice names 7 countries and Tabelog names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

Side by side

OpenRice vs Tabelog: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldOpenRiceTabelog
What it isOpenRice is a restaurant discovery and review platform in Hong Kong and other Asian cities.Tabelog is a Japanese restaurant guide and reservation site run by Kakaku.com, Inc.
Best forRestaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets; Restaurants that want bookings from a diner audience; Independent restaurants needing a simple listing toolRestaurants in Japan that want more guests from Tabelog; Restaurants wanting online reservations with no fixed fee; Restaurants serving overseas visitors
Pricing modelQuote onlyFree listing plus paid services
Starting priceNot publishedJPY 10,000 per month (excluding tax)
Free planNot publishedYes
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNet Reservation is used in one-month units
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesHong Kong, Japan, Macau, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and 1 moreJapan
LanguagesEnglish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional ChineseJapanese
Number of integrationsNot published3
CertificationsPCI DSSNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
FoundedNot published1997
HeadquartersNot publishedTokyo, Japan
OwnerNot publishedKakaku.com, Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market (2371)
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by OpenRice

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

Named only by Tabelog

  • Googleマップ
  • LINE
  • OpenRice

Which to choose

OpenRice

Choose OpenRice if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Restaurants in Hong Kong and nearby Asian markets; Restaurants that want bookings from a diner audience; Independent restaurants needing a simple listing tool.

Tabelog

Choose Tabelog if you fit its listed audience: Restaurants in Japan that want more guests from Tabelog; Restaurants wanting online reservations with no fixed fee; Restaurants serving overseas visitors.

Our profile lists a weaker fit: Restaurants outside Japan; the owner pages, terms and support are in Japanese and the service covers Tabelog's Japanese restaurant listings.

What we could not confirm

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

Tabelog

  • Pricing of Inbound MEO and Tabelog Order beyond the list price
  • Contract length for Tabelog PR
  • Security certifications
  • Named POS integrations

Go further

OpenRice profileTabelog 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.

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

Tabelog, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Owner services overviewhttps://owner.tabelog.com/home/
  2. Free store member registrationhttps://owner.tabelog.com/home/registration/
  3. Tabelog PR plans and priceshttps://owner.tabelog.com/home/pr/
  4. Net Reservation fees and featureshttps://owner.tabelog.com/home/net_reservation/
  5. Inbound MEOhttps://owner.tabelog.com/home/inbound_meo/
  6. Tabelog Orderhttps://order.tabelog.com/lp/index.html
  7. Operator company profilehttps://corporate.kakaku.com/company/profile
  8. Consumer site homehttps://tabelog.com/