Yes, with limits: a 4-entry real-time award search, 90 days of route data, one route refresh every three days and 3 alerts. The AwardTool free tier shows ads.

How much is AwardTool Pro?

$9.99 a month or $99.99 a year at list price on October 7, 2026, with first-term promo codes. No trial is stated.

AwardTool vs seats.aero: what is the difference?

Both read about 26 to 28 programmes. AwardTool mixes real-time search with stored Panorama data; seats.aero's footer says its data is periodically refreshed, with live search a separate Pro feature.

What is the best AwardTool alternative?

MilesZone, for a two-month award search calendar with no ads, no refresh quota and alerts re-checked before they email.

Is there an AwardTool promo code?

AwardTool shows time-limited promo codes for a first term on its own Pro page (checked October 7, 2026); they change, so take the current one from that page. List price is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year.

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AwardTool vs MilesZone: free tier, Pro and alerts compared

Checked on October 7, 2026 on AwardTool's own pages by the MilesZone team. Sources

If you are looking for an AwardTool alternative, this page decides one thing: which award search lets you see a whole route without counting searches, and trust an alert when it lands. AwardTool vs MilesZone comes down to quotas against a calendar. AwardTool's free tier rations real-time searches and route refreshes and shows ads. MilesZone shows the next two months of a route in one calendar with no daily cap and no ads, and re-checks every alert seat with the programme. Each fact below was checked on October 7, 2026.

At a glance

60 days of free search with an account: the next 60 days of a route in one calendar, no daily cap, nothing to refresh.
No ads on any plan, so the results are the page.
Every alert re-checks the exact seat with the programme before emailing.

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Is AwardTool worth it?

AwardTool Pro is worth it for heavy searchers: 28 programmes, a 36-entry real-time search over 365 days, 100 alerts with SMS, an API and no ads, for $99.99 a year at list price. The free tier works for a quick look, with ads, a 4-entry search, 90 days of route data and 3 alerts.

The free tier's limit is freshness: one route refresh every three days. No trial is stated, so you pay before you see Pro on your own routes.

MilesZone has no ads and no refresh quota: each programme's miles and cash fees side by side, free for departures in the next 60 days; Pro adds route alerts that re-check the seat and 12 months of dates. Search a route to compare.

AwardTool vs MilesZone at a glance

Search window: MilesZone: The next 60 days of a route in one calendar, free with an account, no daily cap. Pro: 12 months.; AwardTool: Free: 4-entry real-time search, 90 days of route data, 1 route refresh every three days.
Ads: MilesZone: MilesZone shows no ads on any plan.; AwardTool: The free tier shows ads; Pro is ad-free.
Alert accuracy: MilesZone: The exact seat is re-checked with the programme before the email leaves.; AwardTool: Real-time alerts check routes; Panorama alerts scan stored data.
Trial: MilesZone: MilesZone Pro starts with a 7-day free trial; cancel during it and you are never charged.; AwardTool: No trial stated; first-term promo codes instead.
Paid plan: MilesZone: $17 a month or $127 a year, no promo code needed, and a free trial first.; AwardTool: Pro: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year at list price.
Alerts included: MilesZone: Up to 25 routes on Pro, each over a whole date window.; AwardTool: 3 free; 100 on Pro with SMS, plus unlimited Panorama alerts.
Programmes: MilesZone: EL AL Matmid, Atmos Rewards (oneworld), Air France-KLM Flying Blue (SkyTeam), LifeMiles (Star Alliance), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (Virgin Atlantic's own direct flights), Thai Royal Orchid Plus (Star Alliance, no mainland US airports), British Airways Club (routes to and from London), United MileagePlus (Star Alliance, from United's US hubs), Delta SkyMiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer. What each one reads is on coverage.; AwardTool: 28 airline loyalty programmes; coverage varies by route and search mode.

AwardTool vs MilesZone, checked October 7, 2026
Topic	MilesZone	AwardTool
Search window	The next 60 days of a route in one calendar, free with an account, no daily cap. Pro: 12 months.	Free: 4-entry real-time search, 90 days of route data, 1 route refresh every three days.
Ads	MilesZone shows no ads on any plan.	The free tier shows ads; Pro is ad-free.
Alert accuracy	The exact seat is re-checked with the programme before the email leaves.	Real-time alerts check routes; Panorama alerts scan stored data.
Trial	MilesZone Pro starts with a 7-day free trial; cancel during it and you are never charged.	No trial stated; first-term promo codes instead.
Paid plan	$17 a month or $127 a year, no promo code needed, and a free trial first.	Pro: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year at list price.
Alerts included	Up to 25 routes on Pro, each over a whole date window.	3 free; 100 on Pro with SMS, plus unlimited Panorama alerts.
Programmes	EL AL Matmid, Atmos Rewards (oneworld), Air France-KLM Flying Blue (SkyTeam), LifeMiles (Star Alliance), Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (Virgin Atlantic's own direct flights), Thai Royal Orchid Plus (Star Alliance, no mainland US airports), British Airways Club (routes to and from London), United MileagePlus (Star Alliance, from United's US hubs), Delta SkyMiles and Qantas Frequent Flyer. What each one reads is on coverage.	28 airline loyalty programmes; coverage varies by route and search mode.

AwardTool column checked on October 7, 2026. The MilesZone column follows our current plans.

Where MilesZone differs from AwardTool

This comparison weighs four differences, from the refresh quota to the alert check, against AwardTool's Pro page and guides on October 7, 2026.

A calendar without a refresh quota

AwardTool's free tier gives a 4-entry real-time search, where one entry is one origin, one destination, one direction and one date. Its route data covers 90 days, and you can request or refresh one route every three days. Pro raises that to two prioritized refreshes a day.

MilesZone shows the next 60 days of a route in one calendar, free with an account, with no daily search cap and nothing to request. MilesZone reads each route on a published schedule, and MilesZone Pro adds departures up to 12 months out and a live re-check of any seat before you transfer points.

MilesZone date strip for New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG): business class award prices for each day, the cheapest days highlighted — Every day of the window at once, the cheapest days in coral. From the New York to Paris page.

No ads

AwardTool's free tier is ad-supported. Its Pro page lists a "Premium Ad-Free Experience" among the reasons to upgrade.

MilesZone shows no ads, on the free plan or on Pro. The page is the search: a calendar of dates, and each programme's miles and cash fees for the seat you pick.

Alerts re-checked before they email

AwardTool has two kinds of alerts. Real-time alerts actively check routes; Panorama alerts scan its stored database, whose results show when they were last seen. Its own guide says even a fresh search can change before checkout.

Before any MilesZone alert is emailed, the seat it found goes back to the programme for one more look, and a gone seat means no email. That holds for every programme MilesZone reads, from Flying Blue to LifeMiles. The alert keeps running after it emails, at most four emails a day, and repeats a date only when it is cheaper or a week later.

Illustration: a MilesZone alert re-checks the seat with the programme before the email is sent — Before an alert leaves, the seat is asked for again.

A 7-day free trial

AwardTool's Pro page states no trial. It offers first-term promo codes instead, so you pay before you have used Pro.

Instead of a promo code, MilesZone hands you a week of Pro, a 7-day free trial: alerts on up to 25 routes, the 12-month horizon and the live re-check. Cancel during it and you are never charged; monthly and yearly carry the same features.

MilesZone results for New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG) in business class: the same trip priced by Atmos Rewards, Flying Blue and LifeMiles in miles plus cash fees

Every programme we read, on one page.

Search a route and see each programme's miles with the cash on top, for every date in the window.

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AwardTool free vs paid: plans and prices

Free: Ads; 4-entry search, 1 refresh per 3 days
Paid: $9.99/mo or $99.99/yr
Alerts: 3 free; 100 on Pro

AwardTool Pro costs $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year at list price on October 7, 2026, with time-limited promo codes for a first term. Pro adds a 36-entry real-time search over 365 days, a year of Panorama data, 100 alerts with SMS, two prioritized route refreshes a day and no ads. The free tier stays free, with ads, a 4-entry search, 90 days of route data and 3 alerts. No trial is stated.

MilesZone has no ads and no entry count: award search is free for departures in the next 60 days with an account, without a card. Pro lists at $17 a month or $127 a year, identical on both terms, and its 7-day free trial unlocks 25 route alerts, a year of departures and the seat re-check before a transfer.

AwardTool or MilesZone: which should you pick?

Pick MilesZone if

You want MilesZone's two months of a route at once, without quotas, refreshes or ads.
You want an alert you can act on, because MilesZone re-checked the seat first.
You book on Air France-KLM Flying Blue, LifeMiles, EL AL Matmid, Atmos Rewards, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Thai Royal Orchid Plus, British Airways Club, United MileagePlus, Delta SkyMiles or Qantas Frequent Flyer.

Pick AwardTool if you need breadth: 28 programmes in one award search, Panorama exploration, hotels, seat maps and 100 alerts with SMS.

AwardTool vs MilesZone: questions

Is AwardTool free?: Yes, with limits: a 4-entry real-time award search, 90 days of route data, one route refresh every three days and 3 alerts. The AwardTool free tier shows ads.
How much is AwardTool Pro?: $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year at list price on October 7, 2026, with first-term promo codes. No trial is stated.
AwardTool vs seats.aero: what is the difference?: Both read about 26 to 28 programmes. AwardTool mixes real-time search with stored Panorama data; seats.aero's footer says its data is periodically refreshed, with live search a separate Pro feature.
Is AwardTool worth it?: AwardTool reads 28 programmes and adds Panorama exploration. If you want a long calendar with no refresh quota and alerts re-checked before they email, MilesZone fits better on the programmes it reads.
What is the best AwardTool alternative?: MilesZone, for a two-month award search calendar with no ads, no refresh quota and alerts re-checked before they email.
Is there an AwardTool promo code?: AwardTool shows time-limited promo codes for a first term on its own Pro page (checked October 7, 2026); they change, so take the current one from that page. List price is $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year.

The short version

MilesZone is the AwardTool alternative for the simpler job: see a route's dates at once and act on an alert the moment it arrives. 60 days of free search with no quota and no ads, alerts re-checked with the programme, and a 7-day free trial on Pro cover the programmes we read.

No refresh to request: the schedule we keep for Flying Blue, LifeMiles and the rest is on how often we read each programme.

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Try a search on New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG).