Retty vs Tabelog

Retty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and booking site built around real-name recommendations. Tabelog is a Japanese restaurant guide and reservation site run by Kakaku.com, Inc. Both are listed under Restaurant Discovery & Listing Management (business-facing). The main differences are in price, audience and platforms.

Key differences

  • price

    The only starting price published is Tabelog's: JPY 10,000 per month (excluding tax). Retty does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Audience differs between the profiles. Listed by one product alone: Retty: Restaurants in Japan seeking online bookings; Tabelog: Restaurants in Japan that want more guests from Tabelog.

  • platforms

    Listed platforms: Retty: Web, iOS, Android; Tabelog: Web.

  • company background

    By founding year, Retty (2010) and Tabelog (1997).

Side by side

Retty vs Tabelog: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldRettyTabelog
What it isRetty is a Japanese restaurant discovery and booking site built around real-name recommendations.Tabelog is a Japanese restaurant guide and reservation site run by Kakaku.com, Inc.
Best forRestaurants in Japan seeking online bookings; Small operators short on time for marketing; Restaurants with overseas visitorsRestaurants 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 planYesYes
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNet Reservation is used in one-month units
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
CountriesJapanJapan
LanguagesChinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, Japanese, KoreanJapanese
Number of integrationsNot published3
CertificationsNot publishedNot published
Security practicesNot publishedNot published
Founded20101997
HeadquartersTokyo, JapanTokyo, 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 Retty

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

Named only by Tabelog

  • Googleマップ
  • LINE
  • OpenRice

Which to choose

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.

Tabelog

Choose Tabelog if you are in one of these groups: 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

Retty

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

Tabelog

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

Go further

Retty profileTabelog 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.

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/

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/