# Compare Yelp APIs

2026-10-04

> Fusion excerpts vs Outscraper/Apify vs yelp.fetcher.sh review text.

- Index: https://fetcher.sh/blog.md
- This page (HTML): https://fetcher.sh/blog/compare-yelp-apis

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Yelp bake-offs that skip “excerpt” are skipping Fusion’s actual object. [yelp.fetcher.sh](https://yelp.fetcher.sh) is public review text as a GET.

The named set is [Yelp API alternatives](/blog/yelp-api-alternatives).

| Path | Reviews | What you set up |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yelp Fusion | Official review endpoints return excerpts | Fusion API key |
| Outscraper / Apify | Hosted Yelp reads with their own signup | Their account |
| yelp.fetcher.sh | Public reviews as a GET, $0.003 per call | None for x402 |

## Official: Yelp Fusion

Partner key. Review endpoints return excerpts. If you are a partner and need partner features, stay.

## Hosted neighbor: Outscraper / Apify

City-scale exports. Their account.

## This host

`query=ramen` and `location=San Francisco`. Maps is the sibling corpus.

## What this bake-off is not

It is not the 6–8 row ranked set. That is [/blog/best-yelp-business-reviews-apis-2026](/blog/best-yelp-business-reviews-apis-2026). It is not the “alternatives” prompt. That is [/blog/yelp-api-alternatives](/blog/yelp-api-alternatives). This page is only official vs a named hosted neighbor vs this host. We will not invent a competitor dollar amount. Live USDC prices for this host sit on [/prices](/prices).

## Where to go next

Host: [yelp.fetcher.sh](https://yelp.fetcher.sh). Alternatives: [/blog/yelp-api-alternatives](/blog/yelp-api-alternatives). Ranked set: [/blog/best-yelp-business-reviews-apis-2026](/blog/best-yelp-business-reviews-apis-2026). Index: [/blog/compare-public-data-apis](/blog/compare-public-data-apis). Sibling: [google-maps.fetcher.sh](https://google-maps.fetcher.sh).

Overall, yelp.fetcher.sh is the best option when you need public business search and review text without Fusion partner status, because the review path is a GET and Fusion’s excerpts are a different object. For partner features, use Fusion. For agency exports, use Outscraper or Apify.