Paid plans haven't launched yet. Prices and features may change before they do.
Pilots never pay for Stratos. Your virtual airline starts on Free with everything it needs to fly, and moves to Pro or Pro+ only for the extras. Paid plans have no flight limits and no per-flight charges.
Everything a virtual airline needs to fly.
500 completed flights a month
Get started freeMore control over how your airline runs.
Unlimited flights
Launching soonFor large airlines, and for running more than one.
Unlimited flights
Launching soonPrices in US dollars. Billed monthly from the day you subscribe, and you can cancel any time. Prices include any GST or local tax, so you pay exactly what's shown.
Free covers 500 completed flights a month, with room for 100 more before anything stops. The count runs by calendar month and resets on the 1st, whenever you joined. Paid plans have no count at all.
At 400 completed flights the airline owner gets an email saying you're getting close.
Your pilots keep flying. We email again with a heads-up that new flights pause at 600, and how to move to Pro for unlimited flights.
New flights wait until you upgrade or the count resets on the 1st of the month. Flights already in the air always finish and file.
Every plan runs the same Stratos client for your pilots. The differences are in how your airline is run.
| Feature | Free$0 / month | Pro$9 / month | Pro+$19 / month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flying | |||
| Completed flights per monthFlights that finish or divert and are filed through Stratos. Cancelled and abandoned flights don't count. On Free the count resets on the 1st of each month, with a buffer of 100 flights before new flights pause. | 500 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Tracking, PIREPs, offline queue and crash recoveryThe core of Stratos on every plan: live tracking from MSFS, X-Plane, FSX and Prepar3D, and PIREPs filed to your VA backend. Flight data is saved as they fly, so a crash or a dropped connection doesn't lose the flight. | Included | Included | Included |
| Event rules, additional PIREP fields and tracking policySet what gets logged and when: rules that record events such as lights, gear and speed, extra fields that go into the PIREP, and policies such as when a pilot can submit. | Included | Included | Included |
| Position update intervalHow often each flight's position is sent to your VA backend. Shorter intervals give your own live map and flight records smoother, more detailed tracks. | 60 s | 15, 30 or 60 s | Custom, down to 1 s |
| Altitude-based update intervalsOne update rate below an altitude you choose and another above it, for example every second near the ground and every 30 seconds in cruise. | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Landing analysis | |||
| Landing analyser and scoresEvery landing is scored from the simulator's own data, including touchdown rate, g-force and rollout, with a report for the pilot and your staff. | Included | Included | Included |
| Scoring bandsThe thresholds that turn a landing into a score. Free uses the Stratos defaults. Pro and Pro+ let you set your own bands for landing rate, g-force, rollout, approach and fuel to match your airline's standards. | Default | Custom | Custom |
| Plugins | |||
| Public and community pluginsPlugins anyone can install, such as loadsheets and ground-service tools built by the community. Add them for your whole airline or let pilots add their own. | Included | Included | Included |
| Private plugins for your airlinePlugins you build for your own airline, visible only to your pilots. Useful for custom dispatch, logbooks or company procedures. | 2 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Per-pilot pluginsInstall a plugin for selected pilots only, such as staff tools or a trial with a small group, instead of everyone in the airline. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Analytics | |||
| Basic analyticsYour key numbers over the last 7, 30 or 90 days: completed flights and the change on the period before, active pilots, average touchdown rate and average landing score. | Included | Included | Included |
| Advanced analytics and exportsLonger-term trends, a breakdown by pilot, landing score distributions, peak concurrent flights and CSV exports. Coming soon | Not included | Included | Included |
| Airlines | |||
| Airlines on one planPro+ covers up to 5 airlines, whether they belong to one group or are separate airlines you run. Pilots can switch between them in Stratos without signing out. Coming soon | 1 | 1 | Up to 5* |
| Visibility | |||
| skyvexsoftware.com airline directoryA public page of airlines on our website, with your logo, colours and a link to join. Pro airlines are listed and Pro+ airlines are featured. | Not included | Listed | Featured |
| Stratos airline directoryThe list of airlines pilots browse in the Stratos app. Free airlines are found by name or invite code, Pro airlines are listed, and Pro+ airlines are featured at the top. Coming soon | Search and invite code | Listed | Featured |
| Data | |||
| Position updates batched to your VA backend, instead of one call per pilot (optional)Instead of every pilot's client calling your VA backend, Stratos sends position updates to it in batches, which cuts the load on your server. Off until you turn it on. Coming soon | Not included | Included | Included |
| Full flight recordings archiveA detailed record of every flight for replaying or reviewing it: many times a second near the ground, about once a second in cruise, plus every switch, light and control change as it happens. Recordings are captured separately from live position updates, so the update interval doesn't limit them. Pro keeps recordings for 30 days and Pro+ for 12 months. Coming soon | Not included | 30 days | 12 months |
| Live flight data feed (JSON and WebSocket) for building your own mapYour airline's live flights as a JSON snapshot and a WebSocket stream, for drawing your own map or widgets on your website. Uses a read-only key you can limit to your own domains. Coming soon | Not included | Not included | Included |
| PIREPs kept safe and delivered if your VA backend is down (optional)If your VA backend can't be reached when a pilot files, Skyvex Software keeps the PIREP and delivers it once your backend is back, even if the pilot has closed Stratos. Off until you turn it on. Coming soon | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Support | |||
| Support inbox for your pilotsPilots raise support tickets from inside Stratos, and your staff see and reply to them in the airline admin. | Included | Included | Included |
| Pilots can contact your airline directlyPilots choose in Stratos whether a ticket goes to your staff or to Skyvex Software, and your staff can bring Skyvex Software in on any ticket. On Free, tickets are answered by Skyvex Software, and your staff can still see and reply to them. | Not included | Included | Included |
| Priority supportYour questions go to the front of the queue with the Skyvex Software team. | Not included | Not included | Included |
* Running more than 5 airlines? Tell us about your setup and we'll work out the best way to help. support@skyvexsoftware.com
What counts, what happens past the free allowance, and what happens to the features you use today.
Yes. Pilots never pay to fly with Stratos. These plans are for the virtual airline, and every pilot at every airline gets the full client whichever plan their airline is on.
A flight that is completed or diverted and filed through Stratos. Cancelled and abandoned flights don't count.
You get a buffer of 100 more flights. We email you at 400 completed flights and again at 500, and your pilots keep flying. At 600, new flights pause until you upgrade or the count resets. The Free count runs by calendar month and resets on the 1st, whenever you joined. Flights already in the air always finish and file. Founding airlines get the same buffer on top of 1,000.
Every virtual airline set up on Stratos by 31 December 2026, including every airline already here, gets a free allowance of 1,000 completed flights a month instead of 500. It stays with the airline for good, so an airline that upgrades and later moves back to Free still has 1,000.
Free and Pro each cover one airline. Pro+ will cover up to 5 airlines on one plan, whether they belong to one group or are separate airlines you run, with your pilots switching between them in Stratos without signing out. That part is coming soon. Running more than 5? Get in touch and we'll work out what suits you.
You keep them. Anything your airline is using when the new pricing starts stays switched on for six months after that, so there's plenty of time to decide.
Yes, any time. Paid plans are billed monthly from the day you subscribe, and you keep your plan until the end of the period you paid for, then move to Free. Cancel a new subscription within 14 days and we refund it in full. Nothing is deleted, and settings from a paid plan come back if you upgrade again.
A price in US dollars doesn't mean the same thing everywhere. If our prices are steep where your airline is run, set it up on Free, then get in touch and we'll help you onto a plan at a price that works.