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Orizn vs Sherpa
Travel restrictions and visa guides for governments and airlines. Here is how Orizn's Chrome extension compares, without the marketing varnish.
Side-by-side
Orizn
Visa checker for Chrome
Inline visa badges on Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner, Kiwi, Booking and 25+ other sites. 199 passports, 250 destinations, refreshed from 136 government sources.
- Founded
- 2025 (Vietnam)
- HQ
- Vietnam / remote
- Pricing
- Free forever. 10 checks/month per user, unlimited with a free API key.
Sherpa
Travel restrictions and visa guides for governments and airlines
Comprehensive travel-restriction database, sold mainly to airlines and governments — solid data, no inline browser experience.
- Founded
- 2015 (Toronto)
- HQ
- Toronto, Canada
- Pricing
- Free public web tool; B2B contracts for airline integrations
At a glance
What Sherpais great at — and where it lags
Sherpa strengths
- Deep coverage of entry rules, health requirements and travel restrictions
- Trusted partner of major airlines (Delta, Air Canada, JetBlue, etc.)
- Clear, well-edited destination guides
Where Orizn helps
- No browser extension — every check requires opening sherpa.app and typing destinations
- Mobile experience is slow and ad-heavy on the public site
- Focus is broad travel restrictions, not always optimized for visa-type clarity
Five rows that matter
Orizn vs Sherpa, the short version
Inline integration, data sources, pricing, sign-up friction and privacy — the five dimensions we benchmark on every comparison page.
| Dimension | Orizn | Sherpa |
|---|---|---|
| Inline on flight sites | Yes — visa badges appear directly inside Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner, Kiwi, Booking and 25+ more | No — Sherpa lives on its own website; you must leave the flight search to check |
| Visa data sources | 199 passports x 250 destinations, refreshed from 136 government sources | Comprehensive travel-restriction database, broader than visas (health, transit, COVID-era rules) |
| Pricing | Free forever, 10 checks/month per user, unlimited with a free API key | Free for travelers on the public site; airline integrations sold B2B |
| Sign-up friction | Install + pick passport. No account required to start. | No sign-up to look up rules; no personalization without one |
| Privacy | No tracking, no resale. Passport choice stored locally. Optional account for sync. | Standard analytics and ad partners on the public web tool |
Plans and features change. For exact specifics on Sherpa, check their own documentation — this page summarizes the broad picture honestly, not every SKU.
Editorial
Why we built Orizn differently
Sherpa is excellent at what it was built for: travel-restriction data sold to airlines and governments. It is a broad reference database, not a tool that lives where travelers actually book.
Orizn started from the opposite end. We assumed the right moment to know your visa rules is the second you see a destination on a flight search — not when you remember to open a separate tab. So Orizn is a browser extension first, with the same depth of data piped directly into Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner and 25+ other sites.
If you are building an airline product, Sherpa's enterprise feed is hard to beat. If you are a traveler trying to answer 'do I need a visa for this flight?' in one second, that is the niche Orizn was built for.
Detailed matrix
Feature-by-feature: Orizn vs Sherpa
Every row a serious travel-tech buyer might want to know. Items flagged "planned" are on the public roadmap.
| Feature | Orizn | Sherpa |
|---|---|---|
| Browser extension | Yes | No |
| Works on Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner inline | Yes | No |
| Visa cost shown upfront | Yes (where data exists) | Sometimes, buried in detail pages |
| Multi-passport support | Up to 3 passports per user | No native multi-passport UI |
| Schengen 90/180 tracker | Planned (roadmap) | No |
| Group travel comparison | Planned (roadmap) | No |
| Number of destinations | 199 | 240+ territories |
| Health / vaccine requirements | Out of scope | Yes |
| Pricing for travelers | Free | Free |
| B2B / API access | Free API keys for partners | Enterprise contracts |
| Mobile-friendly inline UX | Yes, on supported sites | Standalone web only |
| No-account quick check | Yes | Yes |
Switch to Orizn
Add Orizn to Chrome — it's free
Inline visa badges on Google Flights, Kayak, Skyscanner, Kiwi, Booking and 25+ more sites. Two clicks to install, then your flight searches answer the visa question for you.
Other comparisons
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Smartraveller (AU)
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Passport Index
The original passport-ranking website. Beautiful maps, great for browsing — but static, with no real-time alerts or inline integration.
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Skyscanner's visa info
The built-in visa hint shown next to some Skyscanner routes. Useful as a nudge, but generic and limited to one site.