TREK vs Waiz

TREK8.8Visit Waiz7.5Visit

Higher score TREK #2 in AI Travel Planners 8.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit TREK

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Waiz #7 in AI Travel Planners 7.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 5 features Visit Waiz

• TREK fits best

  Power users wanting the broadest free planner

• Waiz fits best

  Free planners importing travel confirmations

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Side by side

Feature	TREK 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Waiz 7.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.5
Ranking	#2 in AI Travel Planners	#7 in AI Travel Planners
Best for	Power users wanting the broadest free planner	Free planners importing travel confirmations
Pricing model	Free	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Self-hosted, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web, iOS
Support	Community, Docs	Email
Integrations	11 integrations	2 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Solo, Small business
Features TREK 0/5 · Waiz 3/5
Mobile app	Not published	✓ (best)
Map view	Not published	✓ (best)
Booking links	Not published	Not published
Calendar export	Not published	Not published
Collaborative planning	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
Trip length limit	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines itineraries, reservations, budgets, documents, and offline access Imports booking confirmations from EML, PDF, PKPass, HTML, and TXT Supports collaboration, route exports, calendar feeds, and multiple platforms	Unlimited trips, itineraries, and real-time group planning on Free Imports flight, hotel, train, and tour confirmations from email Maps, route optimization, weather, exports, and offline cached itineraries
Cons	Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering Requires running the software on your own server Its broad feature set may exceed simple trip-planning needs	AI trip wizard and trip chat require the Pro plan Automated email booking imports require the Pro plan Mobile availability is limited to iOS alongside the web app
Our verdict	TREK is an open-source travel itinerary planner for individuals and groups who want detailed control over trip planning. It supports day-by-day itineraries, interactive maps, route optimization, reservation management, booking imports,… Read the review →	Waiz is an AI travel planner for individuals and groups who want day-by-day itineraries, shared planning, and booking details organized in one place. It can import flight, hotel, train, and tour confirmations from email, then present plans… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• TREK — where it wins

  • Combines itineraries, reservations, budgets, documents, and offline access
  • Imports booking confirmations from EML, PDF, PKPass, HTML, and TXT
  • Supports collaboration, route exports, calendar feeds, and multiple platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-hosted only, with no SaaS offering
  • Requires running the software on your own server
  • Its broad feature set may exceed simple trip-planning needs

• Waiz — where it wins

  • Unlimited trips, itineraries, and real-time group planning on Free
  • Imports flight, hotel, train, and tour confirmations from email
  • Maps, route optimization, weather, exports, and offline cached itineraries

  Where it doesn't

  • AI trip wizard and trip chat require the Pro plan
  • Automated email booking imports require the Pro plan
  • Mobile availability is limited to iOS alongside the web app

• TREK8.8/10 · Free plan

  A broad free planner for detailed trips, shared planning, and self-hosted control.

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• Waiz7.5/10 · Free plan

  A capable free planner for organized group trips and email-based booking imports.

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