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Head-to-head · Travel Itinerary Apps

TREK vs Roadtrippers

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 6 checks side by side
Higher score TREK #1 in Travel Itinerary Apps 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Liketrek
Roadtrippers #20 in Travel Itinerary Apps 7.3/10 Free plan · 7-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Roadtrippers

TREK leads on 0 checks, Roadtrippers on 0, and 6 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreTREK · 9.4/10
  • Free planboth
  • Free trialonly Roadtrippers
  • Most featuresTREK · 5 of 5

TREK scores higher on our rubric for travel itinerary apps: 9.4 against 7.3 out of 10; our editors rank them #1 and #20.

TREK is the better fit for feature-rich open-source trip planning. Roadtrippers is the better fit for road-trip discovery and RV routing.

  • TREK fits best

    Feature-rich open-source trip planning

  • Roadtrippers fits best

    Road-trip discovery and RV routing

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Side by side

Feature TREK 9.4/10 Visit ↗ Roadtrippers 7.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.4 7.3
Ranking #1 in Travel Itinerary Apps #20 in Travel Itinerary Apps
Best for Feature-rich open-source trip planning Road-trip discovery and RV routing
Pricing model Free Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan —
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — 7 days
Deployment Self-hosted, Mobile Cloud, Mobile
Platforms Web, iOS, Android Web, iOS, Android
Support Community, Docs Email, Live chat, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features TREK 5/5 · Roadtrippers 4/5
Reservation import ✓ ✓
Route planning ✓ ✓
Shared itineraries ✓ ✓
Offline access ✓ ✓
Calendar sync ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Trip limit Not checked yet 1 trips
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
  • Combines itinerary planning with attractions, lodging, and campground discovery
  • Supports collaboration, GPX and PDF exports, and date-based itineraries
  • Premium adds RV routing, offline maps, live traffic, and AI planning
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
  • The free plan is limited to curated guides and points of interest
  • Advanced navigation and offline features require Premium
  • It is focused on road trips rather than general travel itineraries
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,…

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Roadtrippers is a web and mobile itinerary planner for travelers taking road trips by car or RV. It combines route planning with discovery of attractions, restaurants, campgrounds, hotels, and other stops. Users can organize destinations…

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  1. TREKTravel Itinerary Apps 9.4Free plan
  2. RoadtrippersTravel Itinerary Apps 7.3Free plan · 7-day trial

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

  • Roadtrippers — where it wins

    • Combines itinerary planning with attractions, lodging, and campground discovery
    • Supports collaboration, GPX and PDF exports, and date-based itineraries
    • Premium adds RV routing, offline maps, live traffic, and AI planning

    Where it doesn't

    • The free plan is limited to curated guides and points of interest
    • Advanced navigation and offline features require Premium
    • It is focused on road trips rather than general travel itineraries

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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