Roadtrippers vs TripIt

Roadtrippers helps travelers discover places, plan routes, book, and navigate road trips. Its route planner estimates fuel costs and finds places within a chosen distance of a route. The company says its database covers millions of places in the United States, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. Autopilot uses traveler insights to suggest stops that users can accept or decline, and friends can collaborate on a trip in real time. Plans set saved-trip and stop limits: Free allows one saved trip with three stops; Basic allows three trips with 20 stops each; Pro allows five trips with 50 stops each; Premium allows unlimited trips with 150 stops each. Campground search covers more than 50,000 campgrounds, with filters, reviews, and booking for thousands of sites. RV routing accounts for vehicle dimensions, weight, and propane status, but RV GPS features are available only in the United States. The service has web, iOS, and Android apps, supports saved-plan syncing, reservation import, shared itineraries, offline access, and Apple CarPlay voice directions.

TripIt turns forwarded travel confirmation emails into organized itineraries. It supports flights, hotels, rental cars, trains, airport shuttles, cruises, travel-agency bookings, and event reservations. Users can forward confirmations to [email protected] or enable Inbox Sync, while bookings made through SAP Concur can sync automatically. The service supports confirmation emails from thousands of suppliers in English, French, German, Japanese, and Spanish. Itineraries are available offline in the app; the Mac app also supports offline access on Macs with an Apple M1 chip or later. TripIt runs on Android, iOS, macOS, and the web. The free plan allows three document uploads per trip. TripIt Pro costs $49 per year, allows 25 uploads per trip, and has a 30-day trial listed. Pro adds real-time flight alerts for delays, cancellations, connections, gate changes, and baggage information, plus alternate-flight rebooking options and interactive maps for 103 airports. TripIt encrypts sensitive personal information on mobile devices and restricts access by passcode. It does not offer phone support and aims to respond to billing tickets within one business day.