Pilot vs Vacatio
Pilot
pilotplans.comVacatio
vacatio.aiSide by side
| Figure | Pilot | Vacatio |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · AI Travel Planners | 8.7 (#9) | 8.4 (#30) |
| Collaboration | Users can invite friends by email or link with no group-size limit, edit together, set view-only access, and use trip chat and lightweight voting. | Travel partners can plan together in real time and create a shareable trip recap. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Vancouver, Canada | Wyoming, United States |
| Support | Pilot advertises support from real humans alongside instant AI answers for basic questions. | The privacy policy provides [email protected] for questions or requests about personal data. |
| Trip planning | The itinerary builder supports flexible organization, drag-and-drop rearrangement, map pins and routes, notes, checklists, and attached files or booking details. | Vacatio organizes trips visually on a map, where users can drop pins and build routes. |
Plans
Pilot
- PilotFree
- Group-Rate SourcingFree
- Full-Service Planning$49, paid once
- PilotPrice not published
In their own words
Pilot
Pilot is a trip-planning and booking app for building itineraries, finding stays and activities, and sharing plans. Its itinerary builder combines routes and map pins with notes, checklists, files, and booking details; plans can be rearranged with drag and drop. Travelers can invite others by email or link, collaborate without a group-size limit, set view-only access, chat, and vote on options. AI can generate itineraries and suggest activities, and can parse imported booking files into trips. The site lists over 3.2 million stays, millions of activities, local food categories, and more than 60 explore filters. Pilot runs on the web, iOS, and Android, with offline itinerary access on mobile, though some mobile functions are limited during early development. Users can export trips to PDF for offline access or printing. The core Pilot plan is free. Group-rate sourcing is also free for groups of 8 or more; full-service retreat planning costs $49 per night.