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Amadeus Altea vs Safelog Pilot Logbook

Amadeus Altea logo

Amadeus Altea

Software

Complete airline passenger service and reservation system

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Safelog Pilot Logbook logo

Safelog Pilot Logbook

Software

Cross-platform electronic pilot logbook

From
$59/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Amadeus Altea pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines; Safelog Pilot Logbook full functionality requires a paid subscription sold in fixed multi-year blocks priced at $44.99 for 1 year, $139.99 for 3 years, $199.99 for 5 years and $349.99 for 10 years
  • They diverge on capability: Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Safelog Pilot Logbook covers Flight logging.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Amadeus Altea and Safelog Pilot Logbook actually diverge.

Attributes where Amadeus Altea and Safelog Pilot Logbook differ
AttributeAmadeus AlteaSafelog Pilot Logbook
Starting priceOn request$59/year
Pricing modelusage-basedsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWindows, Macos, Ios, Android, Web
Founded19871998

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Amadeus Altea

  • Reservation management
  • Inventory control
  • Departure control
  • Revenue management
  • Customer profiles
  • GDS systems
  • Payment gateways
  • Loyalty programs

Only in Safelog Pilot Logbook

  • Flight logging
  • Currency tracking
  • Report generation
  • Cross-platform
  • Cloud sync
  • Schedule importers
  • FlightAware
  • CSV import

Both cover

  • Data encryption
  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Amadeus Altea

  • Passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure controlnot Safelog Pilot Logbook
  • Airline distribution and retailingnot Safelog Pilot Logbook
  • Check-in and boarding operationsnot Safelog Pilot Logbook
  • Fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriersnot Safelog Pilot Logbook

Safelog Pilot Logbook

  • Keeping a pilot logbook synchronised across Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and web from one subscriptionnot Amadeus Altea
  • Producing PDF logbook reports in FAA, EASA, UK CAP 407 and Transport Canada formatsnot Amadeus Altea
  • Checking currency and flight time totals with built-in analyzersnot Amadeus Altea

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Amadeus Altea

  • Pricing is not published and is negotiated with airlines
  • Altea is aimed at full-service carriers; low-cost and hybrid airlines are pointed at Navitaire New Skies instead
  • Amadeus is steering new work toward Nevio, its cloud-native retailing suite, so Altea sits alongside a newer platform

Safelog Pilot Logbook

  • Full functionality requires a paid subscription sold in fixed multi-year blocks priced at $44.99 for 1 year, $139.99 for 3 years, $199.99 for 5 years and $349.99 for 10 years
  • The iOS app requires iOS 13.0 or later

Pricing, plan by plan

Amadeus Altea

On request
  • Altea PSSFree
    • Per-passenger pricing
    • Full PSS functionality
    • Global distribution

Safelog Pilot Logbook

$59/year
  • Safelog$59/year
    • Cross-platform sync
    • Unlimited entries
    • Currency tracking
  • Safelog Pro$99/year
    • Everything in Safelog
    • Advanced reports
    • Schedule import

Which should you pick?

Choose Amadeus Altea if

  • You need reservation management.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want inventory control.
Amadeus Altea review

Choose Safelog Pilot Logbook if

  • You need flight logging.
  • You work on Windows, Macos, Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want currency tracking.
Safelog Pilot Logbook review

Questions people ask

Is Amadeus Altea or Safelog Pilot Logbook better?
Neither clearly leads. Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Safelog Pilot Logbook at $59/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Amadeus Altea or Safelog Pilot Logbook?
Amadeus Altea starts at On request and Safelog Pilot Logbook at $59/year.
Does Amadeus Altea or Safelog Pilot Logbook run on more platforms?
Amadeus Altea runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Safelog Pilot Logbook runs on Windows, Macos, Ios, Android, Web.
What is Amadeus Altea best used for?
Amadeus Altea is most often used for passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control, airline distribution and retailing, check-in and boarding operations, fare and ancillary merchandising for full-service carriers. Of those, passenger service system covering reservations, inventory and departure control and airline distribution and retailing are not what Safelog Pilot Logbook is typically brought in for.
What can Amadeus Altea do that Safelog Pilot Logbook cannot?
Amadeus Altea covers Reservation management, Inventory control, Departure control, Revenue management. Safelog Pilot Logbook covers Flight logging, Currency tracking, Report generation, Cross-platform. Both handle Data encryption, Windows support.
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