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AMOS vs ForeFlight

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AMOS

Aviation & Aerospace

Aviation maintenance and engineering management software

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
ForeFlight logo

ForeFlight

Aviation & Aerospace

Comprehensive flight planning and pilot briefing app

From
$130/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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; ForeFlight device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
  • They diverge on capability: AMOS covers Maintenance planning, ForeFlight covers Flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AMOS and ForeFlight actually diverge.

Attributes where AMOS and ForeFlight differ
AttributeAMOSForeFlight
Starting price$50000/year$130/year
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidiPad, iPhone
Founded19972007

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation & Aerospace).

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 ForeFlight

  • Flight planning
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Weather briefings
  • Navigation
  • Weight & balance
  • Garmin avionics
  • Jeppesen charts
  • ADS-B receivers

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 ForeFlight
  • MRO providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleetsnot ForeFlight
  • Configuring maintenance programmes for different operators, fleets and business modelsnot ForeFlight

ForeFlight

  • Flight planning and navigation for pilotsnot AMOS
  • Aviation weather and digital logbooknot AMOS
  • Airport information and terrain profilingnot 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

ForeFlight

  • Device restrictions: 2 iPads and 1 iPhone, or 1 iPad and 2 iPhones per licence
  • Geographic region limited to one per subscription
  • Annual billing only, no monthly option
  • Starter plan lacks Synthetic Vision and advanced planning tools
  • Essential plan lacks pre-built aircraft profiles and fuel planning

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

ForeFlight

$130/year

No published plan breakdown. See the ForeFlight review.

Which should you pick?

Choose AMOS if

  • You need maintenance planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
  • You also want work order management.
AMOS review

Choose ForeFlight if

  • You need flight planning.
  • You work on iPad, iPhone.
  • You also want aeronautical charts.
ForeFlight review

Questions people ask

Is AMOS or ForeFlight better?
Neither clearly leads. AMOS starts at $50000/year and ForeFlight at $130/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AMOS or ForeFlight?
AMOS starts at $50000/year and ForeFlight at $130/year.
Does AMOS or ForeFlight run on more platforms?
AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. ForeFlight runs on iPad, iPhone.
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 ForeFlight is typically brought in for.
What can AMOS do that ForeFlight cannot?
AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. ForeFlight covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather briefings, Navigation. Both handle Data encryption, Web support.
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