aeroPS

What aeroPS does

aeroPS GmbH is a Dresden-headquartered software company that provides cloud-based airport management software and digital landing fee payment infrastructure for general aviation. The company serves regional airports, airfields, fixed-base operators (FBOs), pilots, and aviation software developers through a tiered product suite. Its portfolio comprises AMS Basic ($30/month) for digital landing fee collection at unattended airfields, AMS Enterprise (from $400/month) as a comprehensive Airport Management System covering flight recording, fuel management, customer/aircraft management, invoicing, and accounting exports, a free mobile pilot app (iOS/Android) enabling cashless payments from the cockpit, and two developer APIs (Airportsoftware/AODB API and Prices API) for embedding fee data into third-party aviation software. The platform is cloud-native, API-first, and processes payments via Stripe while integrating with DATEV/SAP accounting systems and fuel dispenser manufacturers (Dohmann, Hectronic, Maul, eN-Tank).

Name

aeroPS

Legal name

aeroPS GmbH

Website

https://aerops.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

aeroPS provides cloud-based airport management software and digital landing fee payment solutions for regional airports, FBOs, pilots, and aviation software developers. Its platform spans AMS Basic, AMS Enterprise, a pilot mobile app, and developer APIs across 380+ airports globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport Management Software

NAICS

Support Activities for Air Transportation (4881)

akta.pro primary industry

Aviation Infrastructure Agencies (Public Airports, Airfield Ops, Ground Access) (BPAIALAE)

Keywords

• Airport management software
• Aviation payment processing
• Landing fee solutions
• Flight management systems
• Digital payment platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - AMS Basic: Monthly subscription for digital landing fee management. Includes flight log, PPR requests, and payment processing via app/QR code/credit card. Priced at $30/month per airport.
2. SaaS Subscription - AMS Enterprise: Comprehensive monthly subscription for airport operations including all AMS Basic features plus flight recording, customer management, fuel management, invoicing, statistics, and expandable modules. Priced from $400/month with modular add-ons.
3. Payment Processing: Transaction fees collected through Stripe payment processing. Payments are securely processed via Stripe for landing fees and other airport services.
4. API Access / Developer Licensing: API keys provided to developers for integrating airport software and prices into third-party navigation apps and aviation services. Revenue generated through usage of integrated services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

aeroPS provides cloud-based airport management software and digital landing-fee payment infrastructure for airports, FBOs, and pilots. Its commercial products consist of AMS Basic ($30/month), an entry-level subscription for digital landing-fee processing, and AMS Enterprise (from $400/month), a comprehensive Airport Management System covering flight recording, customer/aircraft management, fuel management, invoicing, and statistics. The offering is rounded out by the free aerops pilot mobile app for cashless payments and two public REST APIs (Airportsoftware/AODB API and Prices API) for third-party integrations.

Product overview

aeroPS is an airport management and aviation software company offering a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of two primary products: AMS Basic ($30/month) and AMS Enterprise (from $400/month). AMS Basic provides entry-level digital landing fee payment, flight logging, and PPR management for smaller airfields. AMS Enterprise is a comprehensive all-in-one Airport Management System consolidating operations, billing, and services with core modules (digital payments, flight recording, customer management, fee management, invoicing) and expandable add-on modules (fuel management, parking, customs warehouse, flight plan manager, FIDS display, cash register). The ecosystem also includes the aerops Pilot App (mobile application for 380+ airports enabling cashless payments from the cockpit) and two developer APIs (Airportsoftware/AODB API and Prices API) providing programmatic access to airport services, aircraft data (46,000+ records), and payment processing. The platform is cloud-based with no need for on-premise IT infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AMS Basic: The simple solution for digital landing fees - enables pilots to pay via app while airports automatically record flights and process charges digitally.
• AMS Enterprise

Products and services

• AMS Basic

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital landing fee payments eliminate cash handling and manual reconciliation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DFS Aviation ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021DFS Aviation Services commissioned aerops in 2021 to take over fee management for the FSAAKV. Since then, aerops has been invoicing approach fees at all regional airports operated by DFS Aviation Services. This partnership provided significant credibility and scale, establishing aeroPS as the preferred digital payment provider for German regional airport approach fees.
• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe provides payment processing infrastructure for all aeroPS transactions. Payments are securely processed via Stripe, with all payment terms, fees, and conditions governed by Stripe. This is essential infrastructure for the digital payment model.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SITA: Global IT and telecommunications provider to the air transport industry, offering airport management, passenger processing, and operations platforms. Comparable as a vendor of airport-IT software, though operating at a much larger scale and with a broader portfolio than aeroPS.
• Collins Aerospace (ARINC): Major aviation systems integrator offering airport operations software, flight information systems, and avionics. Comparable as a supplier of IT and operations solutions to airports and aviation operators, but addressing a much wider product scope than aeroPS.
• Lufthansa Systems: Aviation IT subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, providing airline and airport operations software, including revenue accounting and operations platforms. Comparable as an aviation-IT vendor, though primarily airline-focused and operating at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• TAV Technologies: Technology arm of TAV Airports, providing airport operations, passenger, and resource management software, primarily to airports in Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. Comparable as a vendor of integrated airport operations software, though with a different geographic focus.
• Topsystem Systemhaus: German IT company specializing in software solutions for regional and special-category airports, with modules for operations, billing, and fuel. Directly comparable as a DACH-focused regional airport software vendor, often competing for the same German regional airport customers.

Direct peers

• Damarel: UK-based supplier of airport operational systems including A-CDM, stand allocation, and billing/charging platforms. Comparable as a vendor of airport operations and fee/billing software targeting the same airport operations buyers.
• ADB SAFEGATE: Provider of airfield lighting, gate, and airport management software solutions to airports globally. Directly comparable as a vendor of operational and digital systems for airports, with overlapping buyer personas in operations and IT.
• AeroCloud: Cloud-native airport management platform serving regional airports and FBOs with operations, gate, and passenger flow modules. Closest direct peer in product shape — SaaS airport operations targeted at the same small/regional airport segment.
• Veovo: Provider of AI-driven airport operations, passenger flow, and capacity planning software. Comparable as a SaaS platform sold to airports for operational optimization, with overlap in analytics and operations modules.

Others

• Amadeus: Global travel technology provider offering airline, airport, and hospitality IT platforms including airport operations and passenger processing. Comparable as a broad travel/airport technology ecosystem, but serves a much wider set of travel-industry customers than aeroPS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aeropayservice
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aerops

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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