Software · head to head
Garmin Pilot vs AMOS
Garmin Pilot
Software
All-in-one flight planning and navigation app
- From
- $99/year
- Rated
- -
AMOS
Software
Aviation maintenance and engineering management software
- From
- $50000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; 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
- They diverge on capability: Garmin Pilot covers Flight planning, AMOS covers Maintenance planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Garmin Pilot and AMOS actually diverge.
| Attribute | Garmin Pilot | AMOS |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $99/year | $50000/year |
| Platforms | Ios, Android | Web, Windows, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 1989 | 1997 |
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 Garmin Pilot
- Flight planning
- Aeronautical charts
- Weather overlays
- Panel sync
- Traffic display
- Garmin avionics
- GTN series
- G1000/G3000
Only in AMOS
- Maintenance planning
- Work order management
- Inventory management
- Airworthiness tracking
- Technical records
- SAP
- Oracle
- Flight operations systems
Both cover
- Data encryption
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Garmin Pilot
- Flight planningnot AMOS
- Weather analysisnot AMOS
- In-flight navigationnot AMOS
- Aircraft panel syncnot AMOS
- Chart viewingnot AMOS
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Pricing, plan by plan
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
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
Which should you pick?
Choose Garmin Pilot if
- You need flight planning.
- You work on Ios, Android.
- You also want aeronautical charts.
Choose AMOS if
- You need maintenance planning.
- You work on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
- You also want work order management.
Questions people ask
- Is Garmin Pilot or AMOS better?
- Neither clearly leads. Garmin Pilot starts at $99/year and AMOS at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Garmin Pilot or AMOS?
- Garmin Pilot starts at $99/year and AMOS at $50000/year.
- Does Garmin Pilot or AMOS run on more platforms?
- Garmin Pilot runs on Ios, Android. AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
- What is Garmin Pilot best used for?
- Garmin Pilot is most often used for flight planning, weather analysis, in-flight navigation, aircraft panel sync. Of those, flight planning and weather analysis are not what AMOS is typically brought in for.
- What can Garmin Pilot do that AMOS cannot?
- Garmin Pilot covers Flight planning, Aeronautical charts, Weather overlays, Panel sync. AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. Both handle Data encryption.