Aviation & Aerospace · head to head
FlightSafety International Training vs FlightAware
FlightSafety International Training
Aviation & Aerospace
Advanced flight crew training and certification
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
FlightAware
Aviation & Aerospace
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: FlightSafety International Training flightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.; FlightAware flightAware Global is sold per aircraft tail, with discounts applied only when multiple aircraft are tracked
- They diverge on capability: FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, FlightAware covers Real-time tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FlightSafety International Training and FlightAware actually diverge.
| Attribute | FlightSafety International Training | FlightAware |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | usage-based | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | On-site | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 1951 | 2005 |
Identical on both: 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 FlightSafety International Training
- Flight training
- Type ratings
- Recurrent training
- Simulator time
- Certification
- Operators
- Regulatory bodies
- Simulators
Only in FlightAware
- Real-time tracking
- Flight status
- Airport info
- Delay tracking
- Weather data
- APIs
- Third-party apps
- Airports
Both cover
- Airlines
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FlightSafety International Training
- Type ratingnot FlightAware
- Recurrent trainingnot FlightAware
- Upgrade trainingnot FlightAware
- Initial trainingnot FlightAware
FlightAware
- Tracking a business aviation fleet by tail number with taxi and ground alertsnot FlightSafety International Training
- Blocking or selectively sharing an aircraft's flight legs for privacynot FlightSafety International Training
- Pulling live and historical flight positions and tracks into an application over a REST APInot FlightSafety International Training
- Predicting arrival times with Foresight for airline and airport operationsnot FlightSafety International Training
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FlightSafety International Training
- FlightSafety International gates training course pricing behind a Full-Service customer agreement; its own FAQ states courses are offered at no charge or a reduced fee only to customers under such an agreement, with pricing not published for others.
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
FlightSafety International Training
On request- Type Rating TrainingFree
- Professional training
- Simulators
- Certification
- Recurrent TrainingFree
- Ongoing training
- Currency maintenance
- Checkrides
FlightAware
Free- FreeFree
- Flight tracking
- Basic info
- Mobile app
- Subscription$9.99/month
- Ad-free
- Premium tracking
- Weather maps
Which should you pick?
Choose FlightSafety International Training if
- You need flight training.
- You work on On-site.
- You also want type ratings.
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 FlightSafety International Training or FlightAware better?
- Neither clearly leads. FlightSafety International Training starts at On request and FlightAware at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FlightSafety International Training or FlightAware?
- FlightAware has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for FlightSafety International Training and Free for FlightAware.
- Does FlightSafety International Training or FlightAware run on more platforms?
- FlightSafety International Training runs on On-site. 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. FlightSafety International Training starts at On request.
- What is FlightSafety International Training best used for?
- FlightSafety International Training is most often used for type rating, recurrent training, upgrade training, initial training. Of those, type rating and recurrent training are not what FlightAware is typically brought in for.
- What can FlightSafety International Training do that FlightAware cannot?
- FlightSafety International Training covers Flight training, Type ratings, Recurrent training, Simulator time. FlightAware covers Real-time tracking, Flight status, Airport info, Delay tracking. Both handle Airlines.