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AMOS vs Prepar3D Professional

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AMOS

Aviation

Aviation maintenance and engineering management software

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Prepar3D Professional logo

Prepar3D Professional

Aviation

Professional flight simulation platform

From
$9.95/month
Rated
-

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; Prepar3D Professional the Personal licence at $59.95 is restricted to home use, personal training and K-12 classrooms, so any business, military or university use requires the Professional licence at $350.00
  • They diverge on capability: AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AMOS and Prepar3D Professional actually diverge.

Attributes where AMOS and Prepar3D Professional differ
AttributeAMOSPrepar3D Professional
Starting price$50000/year$9.95/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWeb, Windows, Ios, AndroidWindows
Founded19972008

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Aviation).

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 Prepar3D Professional

  • Flight physics
  • Aircraft systems
  • Scenery
  • ATC
  • Training
  • Add-ons
  • VR
  • Hardware

Both cover

  • Windows 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 Prepar3D Professional
  • MRO providers managing maintenance execution across mixed fleetsnot Prepar3D Professional
  • Configuring maintenance programmes for different operators, fleets and business modelsnot Prepar3D Professional

Prepar3D Professional

  • Running procedural and flight training in a commercial or military simulation facilitynot AMOS
  • Building multi-channel visual systems across several synchronised displaysnot AMOS
  • Developing custom aircraft, scenery and scenarios against the Prepar3D SDKnot AMOS
  • Delivering STEM and K-12 classroom flight simulation on the Personal licencenot 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

Prepar3D Professional

  • The Personal licence at $59.95 is restricted to home use, personal training and K-12 classrooms, so any business, military or university use requires the Professional licence at $350.00
  • Weapons and sensors, AI behaviors in scenarios, DIS and CIGI packet support, the SimOperator instructor station and multi-channel concurrent operation are confined to Professional Plus at $2,750.00
  • The Personal licence requires an internet connection during use, while only Professional and above run in disconnected environments
  • Developer subscriptions at $9.95 and $50.00 per month watermark the image and are forbidden from delivering training

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

Prepar3D Professional

$9.95/month
  • Professional License$350/one-time
    • Proven simulation framework application
    • Rich and interactive environment
  • Professional Developer License$9.95/month
    • Development, testing, and marketing activities

Which should you pick?

Choose AMOS if

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

Choose Prepar3D Professional if

  • You need flight physics.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want aircraft systems.

Questions people ask

Is AMOS or Prepar3D Professional better?
Neither clearly leads. AMOS starts at $50000/year and Prepar3D Professional at $9.95/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AMOS or Prepar3D Professional?
AMOS starts at $50000/year and Prepar3D Professional at $9.95/month.
Does AMOS or Prepar3D Professional run on more platforms?
AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android. Prepar3D Professional runs on Windows.
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 Prepar3D Professional is typically brought in for.
What can AMOS do that Prepar3D Professional cannot?
AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics, Aircraft systems, Scenery, ATC. Both handle Windows support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

AMOS: Does Swissair Solutions publish AMOS pricing online?

No, AMOS pricing is not disclosed on the website. The site focuses on product features and benefits for aircraft maintenance management.

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Prepar3D Professional: How much does Prepar3D Professional cost?

Prepar3D Professional License costs $350.00 USD as a one-time purchase.

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AMOS: How do I get pricing information for AMOS?

To obtain pricing, interested parties can order an AMOS brochure or request a live demo through the contact options on the website.

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Prepar3D Professional: What is the cost of a Prepar3D developer license?

The Professional Developer License costs $9.95 USD per developer per month for development, testing, and marketing activities.

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