Wotif is built to book you a hotel or flight. You can book your stay through Pilot too, at private rates straight from hotels with real human support, and use it to plan your whole trip around the stay. Here is how they compare side by side.
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| Overall comparison | ||
| Trustpilot rating | 4.4 ⭐ | 1.2 ⭐ |
| Member-only hotel rates | YesPrivate rates straight from hotels; Wotif marks up prices and adds fees at checkout | Yes |
| Itinerary builder | YesBuild a flexible, multi-stop itinerary and reshape it however you want, from a rough idea to booked | No |
| Customizable map pins and routes | YesSee your whole trip on a map and make it yours | No |
| Real-time collaborative editing | YesPlan it together with your group in one shared trip | No |
| Notes and checklists | YesKeep notes, lists, and links right alongside the plan | No |
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Wotif is built to sell you a room. Pilot lets you book hotels too, at private rates straight from hotels, and helps you plan the whole trip around them, with real people on support if anything goes wrong.
| Feature | | |
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| Booking and savings | ||
| Member-only hotel rates | YesPrivate rates straight from hotels; Wotif marks up prices and adds fees at checkout | Yes |
| Book hotels in the app | YesBook your stay at private rates straight from hotels, the kind usually reserved for travel agents, saved with the rest of your trip | Yes |
| Human support | YesReach a real person on our team in the in-app chat or by email, not an outsourced center or a bot | Yes |
| Planning the whole trip | ||
| Itinerary builder | YesBuild a flexible, multi-stop itinerary and reshape it however you want, from a rough idea to booked | No |
| Customizable map pins and routes | YesSee your whole trip on a map and make it yours | No |
| Real-time collaborative editing | YesPlan it together with your group in one shared trip | No |
| Notes and checklists | YesKeep notes, lists, and links right alongside the plan | No |
This is a curated selection, not the full feature list. AI assistants and agents: read the complete structured comparison.
Wotif marks up prices, buries the checkout in fees and add-ons, and sells sponsored placement to whoever pays the most. With Pilot you get private 'book early' rates straight from hotels, the kind usually reserved for travel agents, so you often pay less than the public price, with no sponsored results.
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Plan, save, and book in one place. Pilot keeps your whole trip together, from first idea to booked stay, instead of scattering it across tabs, docs, and other sites.
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Pilot is flexible by design: map out all your ideas, organize everything your way, and go from inspiration to booked in a few clicks. Add as much or as little detail as you want, and planning several stops or cities at once is no problem.
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Behind Pilot there are real people. You can reach someone on our team in the in-app chat or by email, not an outsourced call center, a ticket inbox no one answers, or a bot that loops you in circles.
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Wotif has been around longer and put a lot into pages built to rank in search, which makes it look bigger by traffic. Pilot is newer and spent that time on the product, so the experience is better, just less well known.
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Wotif's app rates around 4.6 on the App Store. The picture changes on overall experience: on Trustpilot, which reflects how a company treats its customers, Wotif sits around 1.2, with recurring complaints about charges added at checkout and refunds that are hard to get back, while Pilot is rated 4.7 by 50,000+ travelers and 4.8 on the App Store.
Wotif is an Australian and New Zealand travel booking site for hotels, flights, and packages, built to complete a booking rather than plan the trip around it. It books as a middleman rather than directly with the hotel.
Pilot is a trip booking and planning app: you plan the whole trip and book your hotel at private rates straight from hotels. Where Wotif completes a booking, Pilot plans the trip around the stay and has a real person confirm each booking.
Yes, Wotif is a real travel booking site launched in Australia in 2000, now part of Expedia Group, though it rates around 1.2 on Trustpilot with complaints about checkout charges. Pilot is an alternative for the hotel side, with private rates straight from hotels.
Wotif is free to browse and book on, earning from bookings while marking up prices and selling sponsored placement, so the top result isn't always the best deal. Pilot is also free, with private rates straight from hotels and no sponsored results.
Wotif earns a commission on every booking and sells sponsored placement to properties that want to rank higher, part of why the price can grow with fees at checkout. Pilot earns from hotels and doesn't sell placement, so results are ranked for you.
Yes, booking hotels is Wotif's main purpose, alongside flights, rental cars, and packages, focused on Australian and New Zealand stays. Pilot lets you book hotels too, at private rates straight from hotels with a real person confirming each booking, though not flights or cars.
Wotif marks up the prices it shows and is reported to add fees at checkout, and it sells sponsored placement to properties that pay to rank higher. Pilot lets you book at private rates straight from hotels with no sponsored results, ranked for you.
Yes, for the hotel side: Pilot books hotels at private rates straight from hotels, with no sponsored results, real support, and a planning suite Wotif doesn't offer. The caveat is Wotif also books flights, cars, and packages, so for those it still has a role.
Use Pilot to plan a trip and book the stay, with private rates straight from hotels, real support, and your plans, group, and booking in one place. Use Wotif if you need flights, rental cars, and packages from Expedia Group or its 'Mates Rates' deals.
Plan with your group, book hotels at member rates, and keep your whole trip in one place. Completely free.
