Software · head to head
AMOS vs FlightAware
AMOS
Software
Aviation maintenance and engineering management software
- From
- $50000/year
- Rated
- -
FlightAware
Software
Global flight tracking and aviation data platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only FlightAware has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: AMOS pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the routes to a price are ordering a brochure or booking a live demo through a contact form; FlightAware flightAware Global is sold per aircraft tail, with discounts applied only when multiple aircraft are tracked
- They diverge on capability: AMOS covers Maintenance planning, FlightAware covers Real-time tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AMOS and FlightAware actually diverge.
| Attribute | AMOS | FlightAware |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $50000/year | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 1997 | 2005 |
Identical on both: 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 AMOS
- Maintenance planning
- Work order management
- Inventory management
- Airworthiness tracking
- Technical records
- SAP
- Oracle
- Flight operations systems
Only in FlightAware
- Real-time tracking
- Flight status
- Airport info
- Delay tracking
- Weather data
- APIs
- Third-party apps
- Airlines
Both cover
- Data encryption
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AMOS
- Running aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics for an airline in one systemnot FlightAware
- MRO providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleetsnot FlightAware
- Configuring maintenance programmes for different operators, fleets and business modelsnot FlightAware
FlightAware
- Tracking a business aviation fleet by tail number with taxi and ground alertsnot AMOS
- Blocking or selectively sharing an aircraft's flight legs for privacynot AMOS
- Pulling live and historical flight positions and tracks into an application over a REST APInot AMOS
- Predicting arrival times with Foresight for airline and airport operationsnot AMOS
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AMOS
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the routes to a price are ordering a brochure or booking a live demo through a contact form
- Hosting is a separately named service, AMOScloud Hosting, rather than a standard part of the licence
FlightAware
- FlightAware Global is sold per aircraft tail, with discounts applied only when multiple aircraft are tracked
- Global satellite tracking through Aireon space-based ADS-B requires the Platinum plan at $295 per month or $3,540 per year
- Secure flight sharing, flight leg unblocking and access management start at the Gold plan at $168 per month, not the $60 per month Silver plan
- AeroAPI Standard carries a $100 monthly minimum and AeroAPI Premium a $1,000 monthly minimum regardless of usage
- Historical flight data and flight alerting are excluded from the free AeroAPI Personal tier
- AeroAPI Personal is rate limited to 10 result sets per minute against 5 per second on Standard
- AeroAPI billing is metered per result set, for example $0.050 per result set for flight search, where one result set is 15 records
- AeroAPI volume discounts begin only above $1,000 of monthly usage
- Firehose, Foresight and FBO Toolbox carry no published price on the commercial products page
Pricing, plan by plan
AMOS
$50000/year- AMOS Standard$50000/year
- Maintenance planning
- Work order management
- Materials management
- AMOS Enterprise$100000/year
- Multi-base operations
- Advanced analytics
- API integrations
FlightAware
Free- FreeFree
- Flight tracking
- Basic info
- Mobile app
- Subscription$9.99/month
- Ad-free
- Premium tracking
- Weather maps
Which should you pick?
Choose AMOS if
- You need maintenance planning.
- You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
- You also want work order management.
Choose FlightAware if
- You need real-time tracking.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want flight status.
Questions people ask
- Is AMOS or FlightAware better?
- Neither clearly leads. AMOS starts at $50000/year and FlightAware at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AMOS or FlightAware?
- FlightAware has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $50000/year for AMOS and Free for FlightAware.
- Does AMOS or FlightAware run on more platforms?
- AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. FlightAware runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- Can I use FlightAware for free?
- Yes. FlightAware has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AMOS starts at $50000/year.
- What is AMOS best used for?
- AMOS is most often used for running aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics for an airline in one system, mro providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleets, configuring maintenance programmes for different operators, fleets and business models. Of those, running aircraft maintenance, engineering and logistics for an airline in one system and mro providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleets are not what FlightAware is typically brought in for.
- What can AMOS do that FlightAware cannot?
- AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. FlightAware covers Real-time tracking, Flight status, Airport info, Delay tracking. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.