TREK vs Furkot

TREK9.4Visit Furkot8.2Visit

Higher score TREK #1 in Travel Itinerary Apps 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Liketrek

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Furkot #11 in Travel Itinerary Apps 8.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Furkot

• TREK fits best

  Feature-rich open-source trip planning

• Furkot fits best

  Road trips and route-shaped journeys

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Side by side

Feature	TREK 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Furkot 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.2
Ranking	#1 in Travel Itinerary Apps	#11 in Travel Itinerary Apps
Best for	Feature-rich open-source trip planning	Road trips and route-shaped journeys
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	$14/yr
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Integrations	11 integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features TREK 5/5 · Furkot 4/5
Reservation import	✓	✓
Route planning	✓	✓
Shared itineraries	✓	✓
Offline access	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Trip limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Primary platform	Web	Web
Our review
Pros	Combines itineraries, reservations, routes, budgets, packing lists, and documents Supports real-time collaboration, chat, polls, public sharing, and expense splitting Offers offline access plus calendar, PDF, GPX, KML, and KMZ exports	Supports driving, RV, motorcycle, biking, and walking trips Schedules overnight stops based on trip timing Imports, exports, sharing, and offline trip access are included
Cons	Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering Requires running the software on your own server Some routing workflows depend on Google Maps or CoMaps exports	Premium features require an annual Furkot Pass The primary experience is browser-based, including on mobile Lodging, flight, and rental links lead to external booking services
Our verdict	TREK is an open-source travel itinerary planner for individuals and groups who want one place to organize trips. Its scope covers day-by-day plans, drag-and-drop places, interactive maps, reservations, booking confirmations, budgets,… Read the review →	Furkot is a web-based itinerary planner for travelers organizing day trips, weekend getaways, and longer route-shaped journeys. It calculates routes and travel times between itinerary stops, supports driving, motorcycles, RVs, biking, and… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TREK — where it wins

  • Combines itineraries, reservations, routes, budgets, packing lists, and documents
  • Supports real-time collaboration, chat, polls, public sharing, and expense splitting
  • Offers offline access plus calendar, PDF, GPX, KML, and KMZ exports

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering
  • Requires running the software on your own server
  • Some routing workflows depend on Google Maps or CoMaps exports

• Furkot — where it wins

  • Supports driving, RV, motorcycle, biking, and walking trips
  • Schedules overnight stops based on trip timing
  • Imports, exports, sharing, and offline trip access are included

  Where it doesn't

  • Premium features require an annual Furkot Pass
  • The primary experience is browser-based, including on mobile
  • Lodging, flight, and rental links lead to external booking services

• TREK9.4/10 · Free plan

  A broad, free itinerary planner for travelers comfortable managing self-hosted software.

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• Furkot8.2/10 · Free plan

  A route-focused itinerary planner for detailed driving and outdoor journeys.

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