Award Travel Finder vs Roame
The short version: Roame is a polished, well-designed award search tool covering 21+ programs with a $109.99/yr Pro tier. Award Travel Finder is free, covers 19 airlines and 14 loyalty programs, and is the only award search platform with a Claude Code MCP plugin available today.
- Roame: 21+ programs, free tier with 3-day flexible search, $12.99/mo or $109.99/yr Pro with SkyView, Multi-Region Super Alerts, and 7-day flexible search.
- Award Travel Finder: 19 airlines, 14 programs, free with a free account (5 economy searches/day), real-time search, MCP plugin for Claude.
If you want a beautiful UI and unlimited multi-region alerts, Roame is excellent. If you want to ask Claude "find me business class to Sydney in November" and get real answers, that lives only here.
TL;DR feature comparison
A quick side-by-side. The deeper analysis is below.
| Feature | Award Travel Finder | Roame |
|---|---|---|
| Programs covered | 14 loyalty programs | 21+ programs |
| Airlines searched directly | 19 airlines | 200+ via 21 programs |
| Free tier | 5 economy searches/day (free account) | Unlimited basic search, 3-day flex |
| Paid tier | $9.99/mo or $49.99/yr (150 searches/mo) | $12.99/mo or $109.99/yr Pro |
| Flexible date search (free) | Full 365 days, exact and ±3 | 3-day flexible window |
| Flexible date search (paid) | Full 365 days | 7-day flexible window |
| Multi-region alerts | Single-route alerts | Up to 5 Multi-Region Super Alerts (Pro) |
| Monthly calendar view | Yes | Yes (SkyView, Pro) |
| Hybrid cash + points search | Yes | No |
| Hotel award availability | Yes | Beta (Pro) |
| Status match finder | Yes | No |
| Pricing comparison (cents-per-point) | Yes | Yes |
| API access | Yes (via API key) | No public API |
| Claude Code MCP plugin | Yes (only us) | No |
| Mobile app | Web only (responsive) | iOS app |
| Established since | 2024 | 2023 |
When Roame is the right choice
We respect Roame. The product is well-designed and the team ships fast. Here is where they win.
- 1. You want a polished iOS app and a beautiful UI. Roame's mobile experience is genuinely best-in-class for award search. We are web-only and responsive.
- 2. You search programs we do not cover yet — Aer Lingus, Avianca, AeroMexico, SAS, Spirit, Virgin Australia. Roame's 21+ programs include several we have not added yet.
- 3. You want Multi-Region Super Alerts that watch multiple destinations at once. Their 5-region alerts on Pro are a great feature for travelers with flexible destinations ("anywhere in Asia, anytime in Q4").
When Award Travel Finder is the right choice
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1. You use Claude Code, Claude Desktop, or any MCP-compatible AI.
This is our biggest differentiator. Install the
award-travel-finderplugin from the Claude Code marketplace and Claude can run award searches, compare programs, and price flights in any conversation. Roame has no AI integration. If your travel research already happens inside Claude, this is a different category of tool. - 2. You want real, free, year-round search. Our free tier covers the full 365-day window. Roame's free tier is real-time but capped at a 3-day flexible search window. If you are researching an open-ended trip, our free tier goes further.
- 3. You want hybrid cash + points and a status match tool in the same product. Roame focuses tightly on award flights (with hotels in beta). We bundle hybrid search, hotel availability, status match finding, and points-buy pricing into the same UI.
- 4. You want a public API today. We offer an API key for developers. Roame does not currently expose a public API.
Pricing compared
| Feature | Award Travel Finder | Roame |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 5 economy searches/day with free account, full 365-day window, exact + flex | Unlimited search, 3-day flex |
| Paid monthly | $9.99/mo (150 searches) | $12.99/mo |
| Paid annual | $49.99/yr (150 searches/mo) | $109.99/yr |
| Cost over 1 year (paid) | $49.99 | $109.99 |
For a year of award research, Roame Pro is $110 and Award Travel Finder is $0 on the free tier (5 economy searches/day) or $49.99/yr if you want 15 economy searches/day. The Roame premium buys you 7-day flex, SkyView, and 5 Multi-Region Super Alerts. If those features fit your search style, the price is fair. If you just want a free starting point or to keep paid costs under half of Roame's, we win on price.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Award Travel Finder a Roame alternative?
- Yes — both are award search aggregators that scan multiple loyalty programs in one place. Roame covers more programs (21+ vs 14) but charges $109.99/yr for the full Pro feature set. Award Travel Finder has a free tier (5 economy searches/day with a free account), $49.99/yr for 150/mo, and adds an MCP plugin for Claude.
- Does Award Travel Finder have an iOS app?
- Not yet. We are web-only and responsive on mobile. If iOS is a hard requirement, Roame's app is the better fit.
- Why use Award Travel Finder over Roame if Roame has more programs?
- Three reasons: it is free for the full year-long search window, it includes hybrid cash + points and hotel awards as core features (not beta), and it ships with a Claude Code MCP plugin so AI assistants can run searches directly. If you already use Claude for travel planning, that changes the workflow entirely.
- Can I use both?
- Many of our users do. Roame for its program breadth and mobile app, Award Travel Finder for free year-round access, hybrid search, and Claude integration. There is no exclusive deal with either.
Ready to find an award seat?
Search 19 airlines and 14 loyalty programs for free. Or install the Claude Code plugin and let Claude run searches for you.
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