Best self-hosted Travel Organization software in 2026

Travel organization software to record bookings, view itinerary, plan activities and track expenses.

We track 4 open-source, self-hosted Travel Organization apps. 4 of them had commits in the last 90 days, 4 can run with Docker, and the most common licenses are MIT (2), AGPL-3.0 (1), GPL-3.0 (1). Below are the top picks by GitHub stars, followed by every app ranked by stars weighted by maintenance health.

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Top 4 by GitHub stars

#AppStarsHealthLast activityLicenseLanguageDocker
1TREK15.5kActive2026-11-09AGPL-3.0Docker, K8S✓
2AdventureLog3.9kActive2026-11-03GPL-3.0Docker✓
3TRIP2kActive2026-10-02MITDocker✓
4Surmai291Active2026-11-07MITDocker✓
  1. TREK — Collaborative trip planner with interactive maps, day-by-day itineraries, budgets, packing lists, reservations, journey journaling, and PWA support.
  2. AdventureLog — Travel tracker and trip planner.
  3. TRIP — Minimalist POI Map tracker and Trip planner.
  4. Surmai — Collaborative personal and family travel organizer.

Head-to-head comparisons

AdventureLog vs TREKTREK vs TRIPSurmai vs TREKAdventureLog vs TRIPAdventureLog vs SurmaiSurmai vs TRIP

All 4 self-hosted Travel Organization apps

Ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

TREK

Collaborative trip planner with interactive maps, day-by-day itineraries, budgets, packing lists, reservations, journey journaling, and PWA support.

Active ★ 15.5k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

AdventureLog

Travel tracker and trip planner.

Active ★ 3.9k GPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

TRIP

Minimalist POI Map tracker and Trip planner.

Active ★ 2k MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Surmai

Collaborative personal and family travel organizer.

Active ★ 291 MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Frequently asked questions

What is the best self-hosted Travel Organization software in 2026?

By GitHub stars, the most popular self-hosted Travel Organization apps are TREK (15,470 stars), AdventureLog (3,871 stars), TRIP (1,958 stars). Popularity is only one signal: also check maintenance health, license and whether it fits your setup.

How many self-hosted Travel Organization apps are actively maintained?

4 of the 4 apps listed had commits in the last 90 days.

Which self-hosted Travel Organization apps can I run with Docker?

4 of the 4 apps can run with Docker.

Which licenses do self-hosted Travel Organization apps use?

The most common licenses in this category are MIT (2 apps), AGPL-3.0 (1 apps), GPL-3.0 (1 apps).

How much does it cost to self-host Travel Organization software?

The software itself is free to download. Based on our rough hardware estimates, the cheapest suitable VPS plan starts at about $5/month (median $5/month across apps in this category). Several light apps can share one server.

Related categories

Booking and SchedulingMaps and Global Positioning System (GPS)

Figures from GitHub and Docker Hub as of 2026-11-15; hosting costs are rough estimates.