You manage an aircraft partnership, co-ownership group, or small flying club and need affordable flat pricing, per-pilot balance management, automated invoicing, and a mobile-first experience with AI integration.
You operate a full-service Fixed Base Operator (FBO) with fuel tanks, ramp services, inventory management, and work orders. MyFBO is designed for ground operations at scale — not for small clubs or aircraft partnerships.
As of March 2026. Verify current pricing directly with each vendor.
SOLO
1 aircraft, 1 pilotFree forever
BASIC
Flat — any number of aircraft€9/month
PRO
Flat — any number of aircraft€18/month
ULTRA
Flat — any number of aircraft€45/month
Base module
Starting price$59+/month
Fuel management
Add-on+ Module cost
Inventory / parts
Add-on+ Module cost
Additional services
Add-on per service type+ Module cost
Important context: MyFBO starts at $59+/month before any FBO-specific modules are added. For a simple 3-aircraft flying club that just needs bookings and invoicing, this is significant overkill. Pilot-Next PRO covers 3+ aircraft with full invoicing and balance management for €18/month.
| Feature | Pilot-Next | MyFBO |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ✅ SOLO — free forever | ❌ No free tier |
| Starting price | €9/month (flat) | $59+/month (modular) |
| Pricing model | Flat per company | Per module |
| Aircraft booking | ✅ 2-click | ✅ |
| Pilot balance management | ✅ full credit/debit tracking | ❌ |
| Automated invoicing | ✅ built-in PDF invoicing | ✅ |
| Maintenance tracking | ✅ included | ✅ |
| Fuel inventory management | ❌ | ✅ full tank management |
| Ramp / ground services | ❌ | ✅ |
| Parts inventory | ❌ | ✅ |
| Work orders | ❌ | ✅ |
| Calendar sync | ✅ Google, Outlook, Apple | ❌ |
| Mobile-optimized | ✅ fully responsive | ⚠️ basic |
| AI / MCP integration | ✅ built-in MCP server | ❌ |
| European-native (EUR) | ✅ | ❌ USD only |
| GDPR compliant | ✅ | ⚠️ US-hosted |
| Aircraft co-ownership model | ✅ built for co-owners | ❌ not designed for clubs |
This is the most important distinction. Pilot-Next is designed specifically for aircraft partnerships, co-ownership groups, and small flying clubs — situations where 2–50 pilots share 1–10 aircraft and need to split costs fairly, track individual balances, and keep everything in one place. MyFBO is designed for Fixed Base Operators: commercial ground service businesses with fuel trucks, inventory management, ramp crew scheduling, and work orders. If you're a flying club, MyFBO is simply the wrong tool for the job.
Pilot-Next starts free and scales to a maximum of €45/month flat, regardless of fleet size. MyFBO starts at $59+/month and costs escalate as you add modules for the features you need. For clubs that need scheduling, invoicing, and maintenance — Pilot-Next provides all of this at a fraction of the cost, with no module complexity.
Pilot-Next includes a built-in per-pilot balance system: pilots deposit funds to their account, flights are automatically deducted, and invoices are generated without any manual steps. This is core to the aircraft partnership model where each member needs to track their exact share of costs. MyFBO does not offer this — its financial model is built around FBO-style billing for fuel, services, and hangar fees.
If you run a Fixed Base Operator with fuel tanks to manage, ramp service scheduling, parts inventory, and aircraft maintenance work orders, MyFBO is built for exactly this. It handles fuel uplift records, tank gauging, fuel sales, and ground crew scheduling in a way that Pilot-Next does not and is not designed to. For full FBO operations, MyFBO is the correct choice.
Pilot-Next is designed mobile-first — the core use case is booking an aircraft in 2 clicks from your phone while standing at the airfield. The entire interface is optimized for phones. MyFBO is web-based software primarily designed for desktop use at an FBO counter.
Pilot-Next includes a built-in MCP (Model Context Protocol) server, enabling AI assistants like Claude and ChatGPT to book flights, check availability, and query balances through natural language. MyFBO has no AI integration.
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