Aviation & Aerospace · head to head
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro vs FlightAware
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
Aviation & Aerospace
Professional electronic flight bag for airlines
- From
- $500/year
- 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: Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the page offers only Contact Sales or a live demo request; FlightAware flightAware Global is sold per aircraft tail, with discounts applied only when multiple aircraft are tracked
- They diverge on capability: Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro covers Digital charts, FlightAware covers Real-time tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro and FlightAware actually diverge.
| Attribute | Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro | FlightAware |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/year | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Ios, Windows | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 1934 | 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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Digital charts
- Flight planning
- Performance data
- Document management
- Weather integration
- Jeppesen services
- Boeing services
- Airline systems
Only in FlightAware
- Real-time tracking
- Flight status
- Airport info
- Delay tracking
- Weather data
- APIs
- Third-party apps
- Airlines
Both cover
- Data encryption
- Ios support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Running a certified electronic flight bag on airline flight decksnot FlightAware
- Displaying Jeppesen terminal charts and airport moving maps in flightnot FlightAware
- Replacing paper chart revisions across an airline fleetnot FlightAware
FlightAware
- Tracking a business aviation fleet by tail number with taxi and ground alertsnot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Blocking or selectively sharing an aircraft's flight legs for privacynot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Pulling live and historical flight positions and tracks into an application over a REST APInot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Predicting arrival times with Foresight for airline and airport operationsnot Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the page offers only Contact Sales or a live demo request
- FliteDeck Pro is positioned for airline flight operations rather than individual pilots, with separate iOS and Windows versions documented apart
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
Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro
$500/year- FliteDeck Pro$500/year
- Digital charts
- Flight planning
- Weather overlay
- EnterpriseFree
- Fleet licensing
- Custom integration
- Admin portal
FlightAware
Free- FreeFree
- Flight tracking
- Basic info
- Mobile app
- Subscription$9.99/month
- Ad-free
- Premium tracking
- Weather maps
Which should you pick?
Choose Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro if
- You need digital charts.
- You work on Ios, Windows.
- You also want flight planning.
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 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro or FlightAware better?
- Neither clearly leads. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro starts at $500/year and FlightAware at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro or FlightAware?
- FlightAware has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $500/year for Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro and Free for FlightAware.
- Does Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro or FlightAware run on more platforms?
- Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro runs on Ios, Windows. 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. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro starts at $500/year.
- What is Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro best used for?
- Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro is most often used for running a certified electronic flight bag on airline flight decks, displaying jeppesen terminal charts and airport moving maps in flight, replacing paper chart revisions across an airline fleet. Of those, running a certified electronic flight bag on airline flight decks and displaying jeppesen terminal charts and airport moving maps in flight are not what FlightAware is typically brought in for.
- What can Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro do that FlightAware cannot?
- Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro covers Digital charts, Flight planning, Performance data, Document management. FlightAware covers Real-time tracking, Flight status, Airport info, Delay tracking. Both handle Data encryption, Ios support.