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Prepar3D Professional vs AMOS

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Prepar3D Professional

Software

Professional flight simulation platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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AMOS

Software

Aviation maintenance and engineering management software

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Prepar3D Professional has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: 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; 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: Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics, AMOS covers Maintenance planning.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Prepar3D Professional and AMOS differ
AttributePrepar3D ProfessionalAMOS
Starting priceFree$50000/year
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWindowsWeb, Windows, Ios, Android
Founded20081997

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Prepar3D Professional

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

Only in AMOS

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

Both cover

  • Windows support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

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

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

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

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

Prepar3D Professional

Free
  • EnthusiastFree
    • Basic simulator
    • Limited aircraft
    • Scenery
  • Professional$199/month
    • Full platform
    • All aircraft
    • Training tools

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 Prepar3D Professional if

  • You need flight physics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want aircraft systems.
Prepar3D Professional review

Choose AMOS if

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

Questions people ask

Is Prepar3D Professional or AMOS better?
Neither clearly leads. Prepar3D Professional starts at Free and AMOS at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Prepar3D Professional or AMOS?
Prepar3D Professional has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Prepar3D Professional and $50000/year for AMOS.
Does Prepar3D Professional or AMOS run on more platforms?
Prepar3D Professional runs on Windows. AMOS runs on Web, Windows, Ios, Android.
Can I use Prepar3D Professional for free?
Yes. Prepar3D Professional has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AMOS starts at $50000/year.
What is Prepar3D Professional best used for?
Prepar3D Professional is most often used for running procedural and flight training in a commercial or military simulation facility, building multi-channel visual systems across several synchronised displays, developing custom aircraft, scenery and scenarios against the prepar3d sdk, delivering stem and k-12 classroom flight simulation on the personal licence. Of those, running procedural and flight training in a commercial or military simulation facility and building multi-channel visual systems across several synchronised displays are not what AMOS is typically brought in for.
What can Prepar3D Professional do that AMOS cannot?
Prepar3D Professional covers Flight physics, Aircraft systems, Scenery, ATC. AMOS covers Maintenance planning, Work order management, Inventory management, Airworthiness tracking. Both handle Windows support.
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