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Hopper pricing
Hopper publishes 3 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 1 September 2026, Hopper pricing is free across 3 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Free to book, paid add-ons for price freezing and cancellation flexibility
- Tiers
- 3
- Free tier
- Yes
Hopper plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard booking | Free | 1 | Entry tier |
| Price Freeze | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
| Cancel/Change for Any Reason | On request | 1 | Priced on request |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Standard booking
FreeThe entry tier. It covers no fee beyond the fare or room price itself.
Price Freeze
On requestOver Standard booking, this tier adds:
- Fee varies by fare and freeze duration, charged in addition to the eventual ticket price
Cancel/Change for Any Reason
On requestOver Price Freeze, this tier adds:
- Add-on fee charged at checkout, priced as a percentage or flat amount depending on the fare
Where Hopper stops being free
Standard booking, Free
- No fee beyond the fare or room price itself
No paid tier on record
Hopper lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Hopper feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- Price prediction
- Price Freeze
- Cancel/Change for Any Reason
- Price alerts
- Hopper Homes and Car
- Carrot Cash
People bring Hopper in for a traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower price, someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committing, a traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive fare, someone comparing predicted price trends before choosing travel dates. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Hopper are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
How that compares in Travel
Too few travel tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper (this page) | Free | Free to book, paid add-ons for price freezing and cancellation flexibility | - | |
| myCWT | On request | quote | - | vs Hopper |
| Didi | Free | Free app, pay per ride with dynamic pricing | - | vs Hopper |
| Expedia | Free | Free for travellers, commission and package margin | - | vs Hopper |
| Skyscanner | Free | Free for travellers, referral fees from booking partners | - | vs Hopper |
| Booking.com | Free | Free for travellers, commission charged to listed properties | - | vs Hopper |
| Sabre Red 360 | On request | quote | - | vs Hopper |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Hopper badges page.
Before you pay for Hopper
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 3 tiers between Free and On request, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Hopper runs on ios, android, and is published by Hopper Inc. of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The full record is on the Hopper review, and the rest of the category is under best travel tools.
Hopper pricing questions
- How much does Hopper cost?
- Hopper publishes 3 tiers, from Free for Standard booking up to On request for Cancel/Change for Any Reason. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Hopper have a free plan?
- Yes. The Standard booking tier costs nothing and covers no fee beyond the fare or room price itself.
- What is the difference between Standard booking and Price Freeze on Hopper?
- Price Freeze costs On request against Free, and adds fee varies by fare and freeze duration, charged in addition to the eventual ticket price.
- Which travel tools can I use without paying?
- 5 of the 8 travel tools listed alongside Hopper have a free tier: Didi, Expedia, Skyscanner, Booking.com, Grab.
- What am I actually paying for with Hopper?
- The record lists 6 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for a traveller wanting data-driven guidance on whether to book now or wait for a lower price, someone wanting to lock in a fare for a few days while confirming travel plans without fully committing, a traveller who wants flexible cancellation on an otherwise restrictive fare.
- Does Hopper charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 3 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Hopper prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Hopper against before paying?
- The closest travel tools in this directory are myCWT, Didi, Expedia, Skyscanner. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Hopper covering price, platforms and features.