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Yellowpages vs Yelp

Yellowpages and Yelp both land on Depends.

Yellowpages

yellowpages.com

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Claim the free listing as a cheap local SEO citation; skip the paid ad packages, which draw contract-lock-in and weak-lead complaints.

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Yelp

Depends

Confidence: High

Claim the free business page . the reach is real.

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Yellowpages versus Yelp
Compare	Yellowpages	Yelp
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Local businesses claiming free SEO citations	Consumers finding local restaurants and services
Who it's not for	Anyone considering paid ad contracts	Software buyers . use G2 for B2B reviews instead
Privacy	US shows no public breach, but no security page either; Canadian sister brand was hit by ransomware in 2023.^⁶	No-specific vulnerabilities found; CVEs named 'Yelp' concern GNOME's Linux help viewer.¹²
Support quality	Trapped-in-contract complaints on Reddit	Owners report billing disputes and ignored review complaints
Public sentiment	Small-business users report contract lock-in and weak lead value, while local-SEO practitioners still rate the free listing as a worthwhile citation.^¹	Users value Yelp's reach but frequently complain about ad costs, review filtering, and uncorrected errors.
Biggest gotcha	Contract lock-in: buyers describe signing up and being 'trapped'^¹	Ad pricing is variable, not flat . bills climb as spend scales up

Pick Yellowpages when

Local businesses claiming free SEO citations
Service firms wanting directory presence

When Yellowpages is not a fit

Anyone considering paid ad contracts
Online-first and e-commerce brands
Lead-gen buyers expecting quality leads
Teams wanting modern ad targeting or analytics

Pick Yelp when

Consumers finding local restaurants and services
Local businesses wanting a free listing
Restaurants needing waitlist and host tools
Service businesses with ad budget to test

When Yelp is not a fit

Software buyers . use G2 for B2B reviews instead
Small businesses that can't absorb rising ad costs
Owners expecting support to fix review disputes
Anyone needing guaranteed listing accuracy

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