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AMOS vs Garmin Pilot

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AMOS

Software

Aviation maintenance and engineering management software

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Garmin Pilot logo

Garmin Pilot

Software

All-in-one flight planning and navigation app

From
$99/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; Garmin Pilot garmin Pilot's iPad app is offered on a 30-day free trial from initial download, after which the subscription plans described on Garmin's site apply
  • They diverge on capability: AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Garmin Pilot covers Flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AMOS and Garmin Pilot actually diverge.

Attributes where AMOS and Garmin Pilot differ
AttributeAMOSGarmin Pilot
Starting price$50000/year$99/year
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidIos, Android
Founded19971989

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 AMOS

  • Maintenance planning
  • Work order management
  • Inventory management
  • Airworthiness tracking
  • Technical records
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Flight operations systems

Only in Garmin Pilot

  • Flight planning
  • Aeronautical charts
  • Weather overlays
  • Panel sync
  • Traffic display
  • Garmin avionics
  • GTN series
  • G1000/G3000

Both cover

  • Data encryption

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

Garmin Pilot

  • Flight planningnot AMOS
  • Weather analysisnot AMOS
  • In-flight navigationnot AMOS
  • Aircraft panel syncnot AMOS
  • Chart viewingnot 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

Garmin Pilot

  • Garmin Pilot's iPad app is offered on a 30-day free trial from initial download, after which the subscription plans described on Garmin's site apply

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

Garmin Pilot

$99/year
  • Premium$99/year
    • IFR/VFR charts
    • Weather radar
    • Flight planning
  • Premium + Global$199/year
    • Everything in Premium
    • Worldwide charts
    • International planning

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 Garmin Pilot if

  • You need flight planning.
  • You work on Ios, Android.
  • You also want aeronautical charts.
Garmin Pilot review

Questions people ask

Is AMOS or Garmin Pilot better?
Neither clearly leads. AMOS starts at $50000/year and Garmin Pilot at $99/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AMOS or Garmin Pilot?
AMOS starts at $50000/year and Garmin Pilot at $99/year.
Does AMOS or Garmin Pilot run on more platforms?
AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Garmin Pilot runs on Ios, Android.
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 Garmin Pilot is typically brought in for.
What can AMOS do that Garmin Pilot cannot?
AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. Garmin Pilot covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather overlays, Panel sync. Both handle Data encryption.
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