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PHPTRAVELS vs Travelopro: self-hosted or vendor-managed
A straight comparison of PHPTRAVELS and Travelopro on the criteria that decide it: who runs the servers, whether you get the source code, how pricing works, B2B agent tools and supplier APIs.
- Source code included
- Self-hosted
- One-time licence
- Checked against their own site
The short version
Own the platform, or have the vendor run it
Pick PHPTRAVELS if you want to own the platform: self-hosted, source code included, licensed once. Pick Travelopro if you would rather the vendor ran it for you. By their own descriptions both sell travel to B2C and B2B customers, so the real difference is what you are buying: an asset you operate, or a service you subscribe to.
- List the suppliers and markets you sell today
- Decide who should run the servers: your team or a vendor
- Price three years on both sides, integrations and support included
- Run both platforms through the same demo script
- Get the data export terms in writing before you sign
- Hosting
- My own server, my domain
- Source code
- Required, to audit and change
- Sales channels
- B2C site and B2B agent portal
- Products
- Flights, hotels, cars, transfers, tours
- Budget model
- One-time licence, not monthly
Where they differ
Six factors that decide PHPTRAVELS vs Travelopro
Our position on each, verifiable on our own site. For Travelopro, we only state what it publishes and leave the rest as a question for them.
- PHPTRAVELSSelf-hosted · Startup plan · B2C and B2BOne-time licenceone-time
- TraveloproVendor-managed · B2C and B2B · price on request
- Build in-houseYour engineers · every supplier API from scratch
Who runs the servers
PHPTRAVELS installs on your own hosting, under your domain, with your database. Travelopro is vendor-managed, so the vendor runs the platform for you.
Whether you get the code
PHPTRAVELS includes the full source under a commercial licence. Travelopro does not publish whether source is provided, so ask and get it in writing.
Three-year cost
PHPTRAVELS is a one-time licence that does not rise with bookings. Travelopro does not publish prices; you request a demo for a quote.
B2B agent tooling
Sub-agents, per-agent markups and wallets ship with PHPTRAVELS. Travelopro also lists B2B and B2C; ask whether agents cost extra.
Supplier coverage
Travelopro lists APIs for flights, hotels, cars, transfers and sightseeing plus your own inventory. We list our integrations by name; check both against what you sell.
What happens if you leave
With PHPTRAVELS the database and code are already on your servers, so leaving is a hosting decision rather than a negotiation.
Same demo script
Run both platforms through the same demo
The commonest mistake is testing one platform and reading a brochure about the other. Put PHPTRAVELS and Travelopro through these identical steps.
Search
Search a real route you sell, with real dates, and time how long results take.
Book and pay
Book it end to end through a payment gateway, then find the booking in the admin.
Add an agent
Create a sub-agent with a markup and confirm the price they see differs from yours.
Cancel or amend
Follow what happens to the supplier booking and to the refund.
Add a supplier
See whether a new supplier API is a form, a support ticket or a quote.
Ask for an export
Request a database export while you are still a prospect. The answer shows how leaving would go.
If you are switching
Moving platforms without losing bookings
The same things go wrong in every platform migration, whichever direction it runs. Plan for them before you sign.
Get the export in writing
Bookings, customers, suppliers and payment settings in a format you can read, agreed before you sign with anybody.
Reissue supplier credentials
Supplier contracts are usually between you and the supplier, but credentials often need reissuing. Start early; it is the slowest step.
Run both in parallel
Keep the old platform taking bookings while the new one takes test traffic on a subdomain, then move payment gateways last.
Before you sign
Six questions to put to Travelopro
Our answer to each is on this page. These are the questions to ask them, because we will not answer on their behalf.
Where does it run?
Where does the application run, and can it run on infrastructure I control if I need it to?
Do I get the source code?
Am I licensed to modify it, and what happens to my business if development of the product stops?
What is the three-year total?
Licence or subscription, every supplier integration, payment gateway, hosting, support and upgrades, added up.
Are B2B agents extra?
Is the agent portal a paid module, and can I set markups per agent without asking you to deploy a change?
Which suppliers are live today?
Name the suppliers I sell now and confirm each one is live, not on a roadmap. A list is an answer; a count is not.
Can I export my data?
Bookings, customers and supplier settings in a machine-readable format, on demand and without a fee.
At a glance
PHPTRAVELS vs Travelopro, side by side
The Travelopro column reflects what the vendor published on its own site when we checked in September 2026. Where nothing is published, we say so; confirm every point with them.
| Criteria | Travelopro | PHPTRAVELS |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | TraveloproVendor-managed; the vendor runs the platform | PHPTRAVELSSelf-hosted on your own server, under your domain |
| Source code | TraveloproNot published; verify with the vendor | PHPTRAVELSIncluded under a commercial licence |
| Pricing model | TraveloproNot published; quoted after a demo request | PHPTRAVELSOne-time licence |
| Customisation | TraveloproNot published; ask whether changes are settings or paid work | PHPTRAVELSFull: your developers can change any part of the code |
| Leaving | TraveloproAsk what export of bookings and customers is offered | PHPTRAVELSDatabase and code already sit on your servers |
The decision
Which one fits how you work
Choose PHPTRAVELS if you want to own it
You want the source code and a licence bought once, sell B2C and B2B from one install, plan to modify the platform, and can run a PHP and MySQL server.
Choose Travelopro if you want it run for you
You have no engineering capacity and do not plan to build any, launching fast matters more than the three-year cost, or its stock features already match how you sell.
Still undecided
Read our self-hosted vs SaaS guide, then run both platforms through the demo script above with your own routes and dates.
Why PHPTRAVELS
What you hold on day one
Full source code
Included with every plan under a commercial licence, so you can audit it before trusting it with payments.
Self-hosted
Runs on standard PHP and MySQL hosting that you control, under your own domain.
One-time licence
Startup, Agency or Enterprise, paid once rather than monthly.
Live demo
Test the booking site, admin and agent portal with your own routes before you buy.
FAQ
PHPTRAVELS vs Travelopro: common questions
Straight answers on ownership, pricing and switching. Anything about Travelopro beyond what it publishes is a question for them.
Talk to salesIt is the right alternative if what you want to change is the ownership model: self-hosting, source code and a one-time licence rather than a managed platform. If you are happy renting a platform and only want a different feature set, another managed vendor is a smaller change than moving to self-hosted.
PHPTRAVELS is software you install, own and can modify. Travelopro is vendor-managed; the vendor runs it. Most other differences follow from that: what a customisation costs, what happens when you want to leave and what the three-year bill looks like.
Travelopro does not publish an answer on its site, so ask them directly and get it in writing. It is the question with the largest consequences, and a vague answer is itself an answer.
Travelopro does not publish prices; you request a demo. PHPTRAVELS is a one-time licence: Startup, Agency or Enterprise. Price the same three years on both sides, including every supplier integration, payment gateway, hosting and support, and compare the totals.
Usually, but the constraint is what they will export. Ask for your bookings, customers and supplier settings in a machine-readable format before you commit. Supplier contracts generally travel with you, credentials often need reissuing, and old URLs should redirect one-to-one to protect your search rankings.
You need someone to look after a PHP and MySQL server (updates, backups, certificates), which a managed platform does for you. Price that honestly. You do not need a developer for daily use, but you do need one to make the most of having the source code.
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