TripIt alternative
A simpler, modern alternative to TripIt
You booked the trip. Petrel organizes it. Forward an email, upload a PDF, or drop a whole folder of screenshots and get one organized trip in under a minute.
Your first trip is completely free. No feature limits. No credit card.
If you have used TripIt to keep flights and hotels in one place, Petrel will feel familiar, then quickly better. It takes more kinds of input, keeps everyone in your group in sync for free, works on the plane, and remembers your trip after you land. It is also a genuinely free TripIt alternative: your entire first trip is unlocked with every feature, so you can compare them on a real trip before paying. Here is how the two stack up.
Petrel Free first trip |
TripIt Free / Pro $49 a yr |
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| Build an itinerary from a forwarded email | ✓ | ✓ |
| Also read PDFs, photos, and whole folders of screenshots | ✓ | Limited |
| Full parsing free, before you pay anything | ✓ First trip, every feature | Basic on free |
| Invite companions to view and edit, free for them | ✓ | Sharing only |
| Works offline on the plane | ✓ | Pro |
| Calendar sync | ✓ | ✓ |
| Post-trip recap a mapped story of where you went | ✓ | – |
| Separate work and personal trips | ✓ | – |
| Receipts + reimbursement-ready expense report vendors, categories, totals, receipts attached | ✓ | Pro, limited |
| Travel stats + map of every trip | ✓ | – |
| Your trip is never deleted, even on the free plan | ✓ | – |
No account needed. Try it right now. Free for your first trip. Voyager is $49 a year for unlimited trips when you are ready.
How to switch from TripIt to Petrel
Switching takes about a minute, and there is nothing to migrate or export first.
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Bring your trips over
Already have trips in TripIt? Export them as a calendar (.ics), PDF, or spreadsheet and drop the file in. Petrel reads your existing trips directly, no re-forwarding needed. Or start fresh: forward the same confirmation emails you would send TripIt to plans@petrelvoyage.com, or upload the PDFs and screenshots you already have. A whole folder at once is fine.
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Petrel builds the itinerary
In under a minute it reads every flight, hotel, and reservation and lays them out in order, day by day, with travel times between stops.
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Share it, edit it, travel
Invite anyone you travel with to view and edit for free, sync it to your calendar, and open it offline at the gate. A couple of days after you get home, a mapped recap lands in your inbox.
Why travelers switch to Petrel
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Anything in, one itinerary out
Forward an email, upload a PDF, photograph a paper voucher, or drop a folder of 14 screenshots. Petrel reads them all and lays your trip out in order, day by day.
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Everyone you travel with, free
Invite a partner, family, or coworker to view and edit the trip. They never need to pay, and it works on any device.
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It works when you land with no signal
Your itinerary is available offline, so there is no paywall surprise at the gate or in a foreign airport.
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Built for business travel too
Keep work trips separate, attach receipts as you go, and export a clean expense report with vendors and totals for reimbursement.
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A mapped recap, a few days after you land
A couple of days after your trip, Petrel mails you a recap: every city, stay, and reservation, mapped into a story worth keeping.
Common questions
Is Petrel a good TripIt alternative?
Yes. Petrel builds a complete day-by-day itinerary from your booking confirmations, works offline, lets anyone you invite view and edit for free, mails you a trip recap, and exports expense reports. Your first trip is free with every feature and no credit card.
Can I import my trips from TripIt?
Forward the same confirmation emails you would send to TripIt, or upload the PDFs and screenshots you already have, and Petrel rebuilds the itinerary in under a minute.
How much does Petrel cost?
Your first trip is completely free. Voyager is $49 a year for unlimited trips, and a single extra trip is $9.99. Your trips are never deleted, even if you never pay.
Does it work for business travel and expenses?
Yes. Work trips stay separate from personal ones, you can attach receipts to any flight, stay, or expense, and export a reimbursement-ready report with vendors, categories, totals, and receipts attached.
Is there a free TripIt alternative?
Yes. Petrel's first trip is completely free with every feature and no credit card, so it works end to end as a free TripIt alternative before you decide to pay. After that, Voyager is $49 a year for unlimited trips, or a single extra trip is $9.99, and your trips are never deleted even on the free plan.
Does Petrel have flight alerts like TripIt Pro?
Not yet. TripIt Pro leads on real-time flight and gate-change alerts and reward-point tracking. Petrel focuses on turning any confirmation into one itinerary you can share, free on your first one, and works offline at the gate. Flight alerts are on the roadmap.