TREK vs Stippl

TREK9.4Visit Stippl8.7Visit

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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Stippl #6 in Travel Itinerary Apps 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Stippl

• TREK fits best

  Feature-rich open-source trip planning

• Stippl fits best

  Affordable AI group trip planning

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Side by side

Feature	TREK 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Stippl 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	8.7
Ranking	#1 in Travel Itinerary Apps	#6 in Travel Itinerary Apps
Best for	Feature-rich open-source trip planning	Affordable AI group trip planning
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Free plan	€4.99/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Community, Docs	Email, Docs
Compliance	2FA, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	11 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features TREK 5/5 · Stippl 5/5
Reservation import	✓	✓
Route planning	✓	✓
Shared itineraries	✓	✓
Offline access	✓	✓
Calendar sync	✓	✓
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	Free plan includes unlimited trips, destinations, activities, and co-planners Combines shared itineraries, route maps, budgets, reservations, and packing lists Pro adds AI plans, calendar sync, PDF export, and email reservation importing
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	AI trip and day-plan generation requires the Pro plan Calendar sync, PDF export, and expense export are paid features Its feature set is focused on travel planning rather than broader travel 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 →	Stippl is a travel itinerary app for individuals and groups planning multi-stop trips. It brings day-by-day schedules, activities, stays, transport, reservations, budgets, packing lists, travel journals, and route maps into a shared… 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

• Stippl — where it wins

  • Free plan includes unlimited trips, destinations, activities, and co-planners
  • Combines shared itineraries, route maps, budgets, reservations, and packing lists
  • Pro adds AI plans, calendar sync, PDF export, and email reservation importing

  Where it doesn't

  • AI trip and day-plan generation requires the Pro plan
  • Calendar sync, PDF export, and expense export are paid features
  • Its feature set is focused on travel planning rather than broader travel services

• TREK9.4/10 · Free plan

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

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• Stippl8.7/10 · Free plan

  An affordable group trip planner with AI, maps, budgets, reservations, and offline access.

  Visit StipplFull verdict →