Coflyt is built for individual US-based aircraft owners with strong FAA compliance tools. Pilot-Next is built for flying clubs and partnerships that want automated invoicing and zero-admin booking. Here's the honest comparison.
You manage a flying club, aircraft partnership, or co-ownership group and need per-company pricing with an unlimited fleet on ULTRA, per-pilot balance management, automated invoicing, and a booking experience that takes 2 clicks. Especially if you're based in Europe.
You're a US-based individual aircraft owner or co-owner who needs strong FAA compliance features — airworthiness directive tracking, FAA-compliant digital logbooks, Foreflight integration, and A&P mechanic collaboration.
Coflyt prices read off coflyt.com/app-pricing on 5 October 2026. Always verify current pricing directly with each vendor. Visit Coflyt.com ↗
SOLO
1 aircraft, 1 pilotFree forever
BASIC
1 aircraft, 5 pilots€9/month
PRO
2 aircraft, 10 pilots€18/month
ULTRA
Unlimited aircraft & pilots€45/month
Coflyt
1 aircraft, 1 seat — no reservations or billing$170/year
Coflyt Plus
1 aircraft, unlimited seats + scheduling + billing$430/year
Coflyt Business
1 aircraft, unlimited seats + business reporting$1,200/year
What a club of 10 pilots pays per year as the fleet grows
Coflyt Plus
$430 a year for the first aircraft, $100 for each extra
Pilot-Next
Cheapest plan that fits 10 pilots; one fee for the whole fleet
Note on Coflyt: While Coflyt is an excellent tool for individual aircraft management, its scheduling and invoicing features start at the Coflyt Plus plan ($43/month or $430/year). Pilot-Next includes these features in the free SOLO tier.
| Feature | Pilot-Next | Coflyt |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | SOLO — free forever | 30-day trial; “freemium features” after |
| Starting paid price | €9/month (billed annually) | $170/year (~$14/mo) |
| Pricing model | 4 tiers; unlimited aircraft at €45/mo | Per tier, per aircraft (+$10/mo each extra) |
| Pricing transparency | publicly listed | publicly listed |
| Aircraft booking / scheduling | every plan, free SOLO too | from Coflyt Plus ($430/yr) |
| 2-click quick booking | Not stated | |
| Pilot balance management | full credit/debit tracking | contributions & charges (Plus and up) |
| Automated invoicing | built-in PDF invoicing | Plus tier and up |
| Membership dues | monthly, quarterly or yearly; one step or automatic | fixed monthly contribution per co-owner |
| Club booking limits | length, open bookings, days ahead, minimum balance | Not stated |
| Financial settlement | settle per booking: meter readings in, invoice out | Not stated |
| Maintenance tracking | included | |
| FAA Airworthiness Directives | direct FAA import | |
| FAA-compliant digital logbook | ||
| Hobbs & Tacho time tracking | ||
| Squawk / defect tracking | ||
| Foreflight integration | automatic import | |
| Bookings in Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar | invite per booking | Not stated |
| A&P / mechanic collaboration | ||
| Native iOS & Android app | (mobile web) | |
| Mobile-optimized web app | ||
| AI / MCP integration | built-in MCP server | Not stated |
| European-native (EUR) | price published in USD | |
| GDPR compliant | servers in the US | |
| Aircraft co-ownership / club model | built for groups | Plus tier and up |
On Coflyt, scheduling starts at the Coflyt Plus plan, $43/month or $430/year. On Pilot-Next, booking coordination is included on every plan, from the free SOLO plan (1 aircraft, 1 pilot) and €9/month for a group. Pilot-Next's 2-click booking flow is also purpose-built for groups — pilots see the schedule of every aircraft and book without any back-and-forth.
Pilot-Next's standout feature is automated financial management: pilots maintain a running balance, and when a pilot settles a flight by entering the meter readings the invoice is created and debited automatically. There's no spreadsheet needed. Coflyt covers payments from its Plus plan — fixed monthly contributions, charges and a central account that tracks every contribution or deduction — but it does not describe turning each flight’s meter readings into an invoice. For clubs where tracking who owes what is a recurring headache, that is the part Pilot-Next takes over.
Coflyt has a clear edge for US-based owners: it imports Airworthiness Directives directly from the FAA database, produces FAA-compliant digital logbooks, and supports mechanic collaboration via A&P access. Pilot-Next offers maintenance plans with an on-screen OK / Due Soon / Overdue status and a due-date forecast, but has no FAA-specific compliance tools. If you need FAA AD tracking, Coflyt is the right choice.
Coflyt integrates with Foreflight for automatic flight import — a major time-saver for US pilots who already use Foreflight for flight planning. Pilot-Next does not currently offer a Foreflight integration. Instead, it sends each pilot a calendar invite for every confirmed booking and offers an AI assistant integration via MCP.
Pilot-Next sends each pilot, unless they switch calendar invites off, a standard calendar invite — accepted by Google Calendar, Outlook and Apple Calendar — when a booking is confirmed, an update when it moves and a cancellation when it is cancelled, so their own bookings stay in their personal calendar. It also has a built-in MCP server: AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT can book aircraft, check availability, and query balances through natural language. Coflyt’s website does not mention calendar sync or an AI integration.
Coflyt has native iOS and Android apps available on the App Store and Google Play. Pilot-Next is a mobile-optimized web app — it works well on any device and can be added to the home screen, but there is no native app download. For pilots who prefer a dedicated app experience, Coflyt has the edge.
Pilot-Next is built in the Netherlands, prices in euros, and runs its application and database in Frankfurt, Germany. Coflyt publishes its prices in USD, and its privacy policy places its servers in the United States. For European clubs, Pilot-Next is the natural choice.
Not as a full plan. Coflyt’s pricing page lists a 30-day free trial and no free plan, though its premium page says that after cancelling you can “keep your account with our freemium features” — the entry plan is $24/month or $170/year for 1 aircraft and 1 seat (checked on coflyt.com/app-pricing on 3 October 2026). Pilot-Next does offer a free SOLO plan (1 aircraft, 1 pilot) that never expires and requires no credit card.
Coflyt lists three plans: Coflyt at $24/month or $170/year (1 aircraft, 1 seat), Coflyt Plus at $43/month or $430/year (1 aircraft, unlimited seats), and Coflyt Business at $120/month or $1,200/year. Extra aircraft are $10/month or $100/year on the first two plans. Reservations, scheduling and flight billing start at Coflyt Plus. Pilot-Next is priced per company in four tiers: SOLO is free (1 aircraft, 1 pilot), BASIC €9/month (1 aircraft, 5 pilots), PRO €18/month (2 aircraft, 10 pilots) and ULTRA €45/month (unlimited aircraft and pilots), paid tiers billed annually. Booking and invoicing are included on every plan, the free SOLO plan too.
Coflyt is built primarily for individual US-based aircraft owners who need strong maintenance compliance tools — FAA airworthiness directive tracking, digital logbooks, and Foreflight integration. Pilot-Next is built for European flying clubs and aircraft partnerships that need automated invoicing, pilot balance management, and 2-click booking. Coflyt scheduling and flight billing start at the Coflyt Plus plan ($43/month or $430/year), while Pilot-Next includes scheduling from €9/month.
Coflyt is US-focused with USD pricing and features designed around FAA compliance (ADs, digital logbooks). Its prices are in USD and its privacy policy says its servers are located in the United States. Pilot-Next is European-native with EUR pricing and GDPR-friendly infrastructure, making it the better choice for clubs based in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, or elsewhere in Europe.
Coflyt supports multiple users but its club-focused features (reservations, scheduling and flight billing) start at the Coflyt Plus plan ($43/month or $430/year). Pilot-Next is built ground-up for groups — every plan includes booking coordination, and settling a flight into an invoice on the pilot’s balance is a core feature rather than an add-on.
Most of the differences between Pilot-Next and Coflyt come down to how a flight gets measured, billed and settled. The calculator and these articles explain how we think about that, so you can judge whether the model fits your club before you sign up for anything.
Free and without an account: pick a type and the number of owners, and see the fixed share per year and the rate per flight hour — the same split a partnership or club settles on. Download it as a PDF or as an Excel spreadsheet with live formulas.
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The practical difference between the two engine-wear measures, which one your club should bill on, and why Pilot-Next lets you configure both per aircraft.
Dues, joining fees and hourly rates at 17 flying clubs, read on their own pages — and what an hour really costs a member at 25, 50 or 100 hours a year.
The six decisions in order — who owns the aircraft, bylaws and operating rules, insurance — and the dues and hourly rate one Cessna 172S needs at 10 to 30 members.
Aircraft operations is not pilot record-keeping, is not flight training, and is not airworthiness management. Why the scope stays tight — and what to use instead.
More on how clubs run their aircraft on the Pilot-Next blog.
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