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TreeSize vs Yelp

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TreeSize

Utilities

Windows disk space analyser whose free edition may be used commercially, with paid tiers for scheduled reporting

From
Free
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Yelp logo

Yelp

Utilities

Local business reviews and search app whose real business is advertising and first party lead data

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: TreeSize it traverses directories rather than reading the NTFS master file table, so a local drive scan takes noticeably longer than the fastest alternatives.; Yelp its revenue model depends on selling advertising and leads to the same businesses being reviewed, which creates a structural tension over how neutral rankings and filtered reviews really are.
  • They diverge on capability: TreeSize covers Free edition licensed for business, Yelp covers Business search and reviews.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which TreeSize and Yelp actually diverge.

Attributes where TreeSize and Yelp differ
AttributeTreeSizeYelp
Pricing modelquoteFree for consumers, advertising sold to businesses
PlatformsWindowsiOS, Android, Web

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Utilities).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in TreeSize

  • Free edition licensed for business
  • Network share scanning
  • Reports by age and owner
  • Duplicate file search
  • Scheduled scans
  • Exports

Only in Yelp

  • Business search and reviews
  • Reservations and waitlist
  • Yelp Guest Manager listings
  • Request a Quote
  • Photos and menus
  • Collections and lists

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

TreeSize

  • Deploying one free disk analyser across a company without a personal-use licence problemnot Yelp
  • Reporting on a file server by owner and file age before an archiving or quota decisionnot Yelp
  • Finding duplicate files spread across departmental network sharesnot Yelp
  • Producing a storage report for someone who will read a PDF but not run a scannot Yelp

Yelp

  • Finding a nearby restaurant or service and reading recent customer reviews before visitingnot TreeSize
  • Booking a table at a restaurant that uses Yelp for reservationsnot TreeSize
  • Requesting quotes from local contractors or service providers for a specific jobnot TreeSize
  • Checking a business's current hours, menu or photos before goingnot TreeSize

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

TreeSize

  • It traverses directories rather than reading the NTFS master file table, so a local drive scan takes noticeably longer than the fastest alternatives.
  • It is Windows only, so file servers running Linux or a NAS appliance need a different tool or a share mounted from a Windows machine.
  • Useful features are spread across three paid tiers, so the single capability a buyer needs frequently sits two tiers above the one they were considering.
  • Scanning large network shares generates significant traffic and takes hours, which means it has to be scheduled rather than run when someone asks the question.
  • Pricing is per licence with separate maintenance, so an accurate total for a team requires a quote rather than a figure from the website.

Yelp

  • Its revenue model depends on selling advertising and leads to the same businesses being reviewed, which creates a structural tension over how neutral rankings and filtered reviews really are.
  • Businesses can pay to have a competitor's ad appear on their own listing page, a practice that has drawn sustained criticism from small business owners.
  • Yelp's review filtering algorithm is not disclosed in detail, so businesses cannot audit why some reviews are filtered out as unreliable and others are not.
  • Review quality varies widely by category and city, with restaurants and nightlife much better covered than niche trades in smaller markets.
  • Consumer data such as searches and saved lists feeds Yelp's advertising and lead products sold to businesses, which is the actual monetisation even though the app itself is free.

Pricing, plan by plan

TreeSize

Free
  • TreeSize FreeFree
    • Folder size analysis and treemap
    • Licensed for private and commercial use
    • Basic exports
  • TreeSize Personal, Professional and Enterprise$undefined/year
    • File search, duplicate detection and full exports
    • Network share and file server scanning
    • Scheduled unattended scans and stored reports

Yelp

Free
  • Consumer appFree
    • Free search, reviews and reservations

Which should you pick?

Choose TreeSize if

  • You need free edition licensed for business.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want network share scanning.
TreeSize review

Choose Yelp if

  • You need business search and reviews.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on iOS, Android, Web.
  • You also want reservations and waitlist.
Yelp review

Questions people ask

Is TreeSize or Yelp better?
Neither clearly leads. TreeSize starts at Free and Yelp at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, TreeSize or Yelp?
TreeSize starts at Free and Yelp at Free.
Does TreeSize or Yelp run on more platforms?
TreeSize runs on Windows. Yelp runs on iOS, Android, Web.
Can I use TreeSize for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is TreeSize best used for?
TreeSize is most often used for deploying one free disk analyser across a company without a personal-use licence problem, reporting on a file server by owner and file age before an archiving or quota decision, finding duplicate files spread across departmental network shares, producing a storage report for someone who will read a pdf but not run a scan. Of those, deploying one free disk analyser across a company without a personal-use licence problem and reporting on a file server by owner and file age before an archiving or quota decision are not what Yelp is typically brought in for.
What can TreeSize do that Yelp cannot?
TreeSize covers Free edition licensed for business, Network share scanning, Reports by age and owner, Duplicate file search. Yelp covers Business search and reviews, Reservations and waitlist, Yelp Guest Manager listings, Request a Quote.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

TreeSize: Is TreeSize Free really free for business use?

Yes. JAM Software licenses the free edition for private and commercial use, which is the main reason it appears on corporate machines where other free analysers are not permitted.

Yelp: Does Yelp cost anything to use as a reviewer?

No, browsing and writing reviews is free with no subscription.

TreeSize: Why is it slower than WizTree?

Method. WizTree reads the NTFS master file table; TreeSize walks the directory tree, which is slower but works on network shares and non-NTFS volumes.

Yelp: How does Yelp actually make money?

From advertising and lead generation products sold to local businesses, not from consumers.

TreeSize: Can it scan a NAS or Linux file server?

It scans them as network shares over SMB, with the speed penalty that implies. There is no agent that runs on the server itself.

Yelp: Can a business pay to remove negative reviews?

No, Yelp states paying for ads does not remove or bury negative reviews, though critics have long disputed how independent the ranking and filtering process really is.

TreeSize: What does the Enterprise tier add?

Scheduled unattended scans, stored historical results and reporting across servers, which is the difference between a cleanup tool and a storage reporting system.

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