Comparison
Tropiq FMS vs Portside
Portside is a portfolio of 12+ acquired products. Tropiq is one platform that replaces the ones you actually need.
| Feature | Tropiq FMS | Portside |
|---|---|---|
| Trip lifecycle management | ✓ | Avianis / Horizon |
| Crew scheduling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Estimates, invoices, expenses | ✓ | Integrated Billing (separate product) |
| Owner portal — statements, MX, trip requests | ✓ | Separate product |
| BI dashboards | Reporting | 50+ Power BI dashboards (separate product) |
| SMS (Safety Management) | — | Baldwin (separate product) |
| Crew staffing marketplace | — | Separate product |
| FRAT auto-populated from weather + NOTAMs | ✓ | Partial |
| SIFL tax (native) | ✓ | BART (3rd party) |
| Fatigue scoring (native) | ✓ | Pulsar (3rd party) |
| Weight & balance with envelope check | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pilot self-claim by magic link | ✓ | — |
| Hotel + ground inside the trip (FlightBridge) | ✓ | Separate product |
| Companion EFB | Tropic EFB available | — |
| AirplaneManager migration | ✓ | — |
| Products to license | 1 | 5-8 modules |
| Pricing | Per aircraft/month | Per module bundle |
| Target customer | 3-30 aircraft | Enterprise (1,500+ customers) |
Portside is the largest platform in business aviation — 1,500 customers, $17M raised. If you need Owner Portal + Integrated Billing + Avianis + SMS + Staffing Marketplace, Portside is the incumbent.
If you need dispatch, compliance, and financials in one product without licensing 5 modules, Tropiq gives you that — plus an owner portal, hotel-and-ground inside the trip, and an EFB that Portside doesn't have.
Avianis was acquired from Wheels Up in 2024. Portside is investing in Horizon, not Avianis. If you're an Avianis customer, now is the time to evaluate alternatives.