The private aviation industry has traditionally relied on relationships, phone calls, email chains, and fragmented systems to connect charter brokers, aircraft operators, and travelers. While these methods have served the industry for decades, they often result in slower response times, limited transparency, and missed opportunities.
Air charter marketplaces are changing this landscape by creating digital ecosystems where buyers and sellers of charter services can connect more efficiently. Much like online marketplaces transformed retail, hospitality, and transportation, air charter marketplaces are modernizing private aviation without replacing the expertise that brokers and operators bring to every flight.
We compare available Air charter marketplaces, who do they serve and what are the costs involved. We have only considered those marketplaces that connect the buyer and the seller directly. For the sake of clarity, we have included those marketplaces that display the name of the operator & allow buyer to connect directly with the seller. They are arranged alphabetically and not in any order of ranking. In the end we tabulate all the platforms and pick the best purpose they solve for brokers.
Avinode
Avinode is a well known sourcing platform. It is known to be easy to use and has built in payments. It also provides website widgets to its users. Pricing is quite steep for Brokers starting at EUR 740/- per month for a starter account and has a lock in for 6 months that needs to be paid upfront. You cannot try out the platform without undergoing application.
You might like to explore if your budget allows.
Best for : Charter Sourcing for matured businesses.
Aviapages
Aviapages is a web based platform, with an extensive directory of Operators, Brokers,FBO. It also lists empty legs but it is not easy to find matching empty legs. It allows limited free searches per month. Paid plans start at around $50/mo. You can try it with a free account for sourcing.
Best for : Directory Services
Charter Pad
Similar to Open Point Charter Pad is a web based platform that allows users to search for Operators and send requests. You cannot create a free account to explore the platform from the website. You will need to undergo onboarding to figure it out but the website indicates that it is somewhat similar to flyeasy.
You will not be able to create a account without contacting them and pricing is not disclosed.
Easy Charter
Easy Charter is the new entrant in the market that is focussed on B2C market. What stands out about Easy Charter is that it also lists charter brokers along with operators. App users can find brokers in their search along with operators. A large number of empty legs are listed on the platform. The search is through a prompt and connections are enabled through realtime chat rather than emails. You can source aircraft on a free plan. Premium plan allows users to estimate price. It costs $200 / month to list as a Broker. This is the go to place if you are looking to generate leads. You can try the marketplace for free but since it focussed on end travellers you may not find the details that you are looking for as a Broker.
Best for : Lead generation
Open Point by Fly Easy
Fly Easy is a web based North America focussed platform that allows you to search for Empty Leg flights and Operators. You can also check the fleet details of the operator. Although you can create a free account to unlock per hour rate of operators , the displayed rates may not have been updated for a long time. Subscription plans are not available on the website. It is estimated to be around $2400/- yearly with an lock in period of one year.
Pros : Free Search and a lot of Empty leg flights.
Cons: Lock in Period.
Best for: Empty Legs in North America region
Single Point
Single Point is an all in one solution that includes charter quoting, invoicing and trip management for brokers along with Charter Sourcing. It is not focussed to be only a sourcing platform. This is both good and bad and depends on what are you looking for. A large number of empty legs are listed on the platform. Sign Up is free but a paid plan is required to access the search. Pricing starts at $99 / month and free trial is available.
Pros : A lot of Empty leg flights and easy search and match
Cons: No Free Plan for sourcing.
Best for : Trip management with integrated sourcing options.
The comparison chart and what each of these platform do best for brokers is below.
| Platform | Core Features for Brokers | Pricing | Pros | Cons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Point / Fly Easy | Sourcing | Free for Sourcing. Undisclosed for premium features. | Free | Yearly Lock In |
| Avinode | Charter Sourcing | Starts around $800 / month with a lock in of 6 months | Proven Platform | Steep Pricing & Lock In |
| Aviapages | Directory Services | Limited Free Requests. Paid plans Start at $ 59 / Month | Lot of other directory services to explore. | -- |
| Easy Charter | Lead Generation. | Free for Sourcing. Listing for Lead Generation is $ 200 / month | Lists Brokers in Search results. Realtime Chat | Not yet proven |
| Single Point | Trip Management with inbuilt Sourcing | $ 99 / month | Single Click Search | You cannot use the marketplace separately. |