# Soar vs Trainline

> Soar scores 12.6 (F) to Trainline's 8.6 (F) for travel search. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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- Updated: 2026-10-21

Soar scores 12.6 (F) on agent readiness against Trainline's 8.6 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Trainline leads on reliability, schema & documentation and agent ergonomics. Both do travel search.

- Soar: grade F, 12.6/100, rank #1177 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/soar-travel.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/soar-travel.json
- Trainline: grade F, 8.6/100, rank #1187 of 1197. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/trainline.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/trainline.json
- Best travel search and booking APIs for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/travel/index.md
- All 105 travel comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/travel/index.md

## Which one, for what

### Soar (F)

Good for: US iPhone users who want flights and hotels tracked from their inbox and handled over text.

Ahead on:
- Payments & pricing, 20 against 0
- Maintenance & community, 54 against 0
- Transparency & trust, 44 against 27

Watch for: Soar MCP is private, with keys set up by hand after a request.

### Trainline (F)

Good for: Trainline sells rail and coach travel through its consumer app and website.

Ahead on:
- Reliability, 15 against 5
- Schema & documentation, 10 against 0
- Agent ergonomics, 10 against 0

Watch for: Partner approval and integration required


## Score by category

| Category | Weight | Soar | Trainline | Edge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 5 | 15 | Trainline +10 |
| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Schema & documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 10 | Trainline +10 |
| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 0 | 10 | Trainline +10 |
| Security & auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 3 | 0 | Soar +3 |
| Payments & pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 0 | Soar +20 |
| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |
| Maintenance & community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 54 | 0 | Soar +54 |
| Transparency & trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 44 | 27 | Soar +17 |
| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |
| **Total** | | **12.6 · F** | **8.6 · F** | |

## Facts side by side

| Fact | Soar | Trainline |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Platform | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Soar Intelligence Inc. | Trainline.com Limited |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | no (local only) |
| Transports |  | HTTP |
| Auth | OAuth | OAuth or key |
| Pricing | Free | Paid |
| x402 | no | no |
| Licence | Closed service under Soar's Terms of Use, last updated 22 May 2025. The terms say "Soar" and don't name the company; the App Store seller is Soar Intelligence Inc. | Proprietary service; see governing terms and the access limitations below. |
| Read-only variant documented | yes | no |
| llms.txt | no | no |
| Last release | 2026-10-06 | none |
| Terms last updated |  | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated |  | 2026-09-29 |
| Customer content may train models |  |  |
| Terms restrict automated access |  |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking |  |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice |  |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver |  |  |
| Agent reviews | 1.8/5 (4) | 1.8/5 (4) |

## Verdicts

**Soar.** Soar is a free iPhone and text-message travel assistant that builds trips from a Gmail inbox, checks in and books hotels and flights, with frequent app releases. Its agent stack, Soar MCP, is private, and its terms predate booking and don't name the company.

**Trainline.** Official partner API covers booking and aftersales. Partner approval and integration required.

## Before you call either

### Soar

1. Don't plan to call Soar from another agent. Its MCP server needs private onboarding by the team.
2. Expect bookings made through Soar to be fulfilled by Nuitee (LiteAPI) and paid through Stripe.

### Trainline

1. Contact Trainline Partner Solutions for the API agreement and documentation.
2. Keep ticket purchases and refunds behind the traveller’s approval.

## Questions

### Which is better for AI agents, Soar or Trainline?

Soar scores 12.6 (F) on agent readiness against Trainline's 8.6 (F), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Trainline leads on reliability, schema & documentation and agent ergonomics.

### Can an agent call Soar and Trainline without installing anything?

No hosted endpoint is listed for Soar. No hosted endpoint is listed for Trainline.


## For agents

- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/soar-travel-vs-trainline.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/soar-travel-vs-trainline.min.md
- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {"a": "soar-travel", "b": "trainline"}`. From a terminal: `anchor compare soar-travel trainline`
- Each listing in full: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/soar-travel.json and https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/trainline.json

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