longvoie and Zwift
A free Zwift alternative with real roads
Zwift is built around its game worlds and its community. longvoie is for riding actual roads, on your own, for free. They are good at different things, and plenty of people will use both.
Where Zwift is the better pick
If you want to race, join group rides or follow a training plan, Zwift has far more of that, and there are people riding on it at any hour. longvoie has none of those things.
Where longvoie is different
Every road in longvoie is a real place. Zwift has climbs modelled on famous ones, Alpe du Zwift on Alpe d'Huez and Ven-Top on Mont Ventoux; in longvoie you ride the actual roads, built from map data.
You can also ride any route you have as a GPX file (how), and long roads don't have to be finished in one sitting: longvoie keeps your place, so the Danube or the Loire can take a few weeks of evenings.
And it's free. There's no subscription and nothing to install; it runs in Chrome or Edge.
longvoie and Zwift, side by side
| longvoie | Zwift | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Monthly or yearly subscription |
| Roads | Real roads, drawn in 3D from map data | Its own game worlds, some based on real places |
| Your own routes | Any GPX file | Its own routes only |
| Long routes over several rides | Yes, it keeps your place | Each ride stands alone |
| Group rides, racing, workouts | No | Yes |
| Connections | Bluetooth: FTMS trainers and power meters | Bluetooth and ANT+ |
| Runs on | Chrome or Edge on a laptop or desktop; an iPhone app is coming | Windows, macOS, iOS, Android and Apple TV apps |
Zwift as it describes itself, checked in September 2026. Zwift is a trademark of its owner; longvoie is not affiliated with it.
Questions
Is there a free alternative to Zwift?
longvoie is free and has no subscription. It is for riding real roads rather than racing, so whether it replaces Zwift depends on what you use Zwift for.
Will my Zwift trainer work with longvoie?
If it speaks FTMS over Bluetooth, yes. Most recent trainers do, including the Zwift Hub and Wahoo's KICKR.
Is Alpe du Zwift the same as Alpe d'Huez?
It is based on it but it is not the same road. longvoie has the real Alpe d'Huez, all 21 hairpins.