How does Hipmunk compare with Google Flights?

It's no question that Google Flights has a huge traffic share when it comes to searching for flights online. While this is true, the real question you should be asking yourself is: Is Hipmunk better than Google Flights? What are some of the benefits of using Hipmunk over Google Flights? How is one different than the other? All of these questions will be answered in this article as I take a deep dive into how both flight search engines stack up against each other.

Search results

Google Flights displays more results than Hipmunk. But Hipmunk only shows airlines with low-cost fares, so you'll see more options if you're looking for cheap flights.

Budgeting tools

​Google Flights has a budget tool that lets you set a maximum price for your trip and see what dates are available. Hipmunk doesn't offer this feature.

Airline ratings
Both sites show airline ratings from Skytrax (based on surveys of customers) or JD Power & Associates (based on satisfaction metrics).

Hotel ratings

Both sites show hotel ratings from TripAdvisor, which is based on customer reviews. But Hipmunk also shows hotel rating information from Expedia and Hotels.com, which lets you compare rates across multiple booking websites at once . Price-prediction tools: Google Flights offers a price predictor tool that estimates how much your flight will cost based on the route, departure date and number of travelers. Hipmunk doesn't offer this feature.

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