OpenFlyers

Name

OpenFlyers

Legal name

S.A.R.L. OPENFLYERS

Website

https://openflyers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Bouscat

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (SaaS): Cloud-hosted software subscription with tiered plans (First Price, Business+, Premiere). Includes hosting, maintenance, automatic updates, and support. First Price plan requires separate paid configuration service; higher tiers include the setup package.
2. Configuration Setup (Forfait Paramétrage): One-time paid setup service for platform configuration, questionnaire-based, delivered by OpenFlyers team within 15 days. Included in Business+ and Premiere plans; paid separately for First Price.
3. Additional Services: Additional services include supplementary sandbox/test platforms and bonus development/assistance hours that can be purchased for custom development work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OpenFlyers is a cloud-based SaaS management and booking platform primarily for aeronautics flying clubs and similar member-based organizations. It provides 24/7 online scheduling, activity/flight logging, validity and license certification tracking, integrated accounting with billing and invoicing, document storage, and reporting. Configured deployments are delivered through a structured onboarding process with optional paid setup (forfait paramétrage).

Product overview

OpenFlyers is a cloud-based booking and management software platform provided as a unified SaaS solution. The core OpenFlyers platform includes essential modules for online scheduling, activity management, and accounting. Additional specialized modules extend functionality for validity management, certification, automated invoice analysis using OCR, document storage, maintenance tracking, access control, reporting, stock management, online sales, user management, and email alerts. The platform targets aviation clubs (aéroclubs), helicopter clubs, ULM clubs, aircraft rental companies, private aircraft owners, on-demand air transport, driving schools, motorcycle schools, sailing clubs, nautical clubs, water sports clubs, room rental companies, and training organizations. A separate branded offering, ReservationAutoecole.com, serves driving schools specifically. Configuration setup is offered as a paid service for initial platform deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OpenProject: External project management platform for bug reporting and feature requests, hosted on OpenProject
• ReservationAutoecole.com

Products and services

• OpenFlyers SaaS Platform Cloud-based booking and management software sold as a SaaS subscription for aviation clubs, driving schools, sailing clubs, and training organizations; provides 24/7 online scheduling, activity/flight tracking, accounting, and billing.
• Configuration Setup Service (Forfait paramétrage) One-time paid onboarding service for new OpenFlyers customers covering resource configuration, user profiles, accounting setup, validity definitions, and report configuration; completed within 15 days.
• ReservationAutoecole.com Specialized booking software sub-brand for driving schools (auto-écoles) and motorcycle schools (moto-écoles), leveraging the OpenFlyers engine for reservations, instructor scheduling, student tracking, and billing.
• Automatic Flight Retrieval (Charterware integration) Standalone capability sold as part of the OpenFlyers platform that automatically records flight traces via RFID contact with Charterware hardware, eliminating manual flight entry for aviation clubs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Close to 300,000 flights processed in 5 years with zero data issues
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Super PDPcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenFlyers has integrated with Super PDP, a government-accredited PDP (Plateforme Dématérialisée) platform authorized by the French state for electronic invoicing (facturation électronique). This integration enables automated retrieval of supplier electronic invoices within OpenFlyers at no additional cost, meeting French regulatory requirements for e-invoicing.
• CharterwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration for automatic flight retrieving. OpenFlyers connects with Charterware to automatically retrieve flight data through RFID contact, recording flight traces for aviation clubs.
• AeroBuzzminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the OpenFlyers ecosystem. AeroBuzz is an aviation news and media platform in France.
• Fly'MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the OpenFlyers ecosystem. Fly'Media is an advertising partner for the OpenFlyers platform.
• AeroVFRminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the OpenFlyers ecosystem. AeroVFR is an aviation information platform.
• AérogligliminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the OpenFlyers ecosystem. Aérogligli is an aviation community platform.
• Foxtrot AviationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPart of the OpenFlyers ecosystem. Foxtrot Aviation is an aviation services company.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Doinsport: French SaaS for sports facility and club management, covering booking, member management, and billing. Closest direct peer in the French vertical club-management SaaS market, sharing the same core use cases as OpenFlyers' non-aviation verticals.
• SportEasy: French team and sports club management platform providing scheduling, member management, and communication tools. Comparable in addressing small French amateur clubs, though more oriented to team sports than resource-based clubs.
• Jonas Club Software: Vertical SaaS for private country clubs and member-based recreation clubs, providing member management, accounting, POS, and reservations. A direct functional analog to OpenFlyers at a much larger scale in the North American market.
• Resamania: French club management software (originally a spin-off from university sports management) offering booking, member administration, and billing for sports and recreational clubs. Direct peer in the French market with similar vertical SaaS positioning.
• ForeTees: Tee-time and golf club management software (now part of ForeUp) used by private and semi-private clubs to manage reservations, members, and billing. Highly comparable in product scope (booking + member admin + accounting) to OpenFlyers' flying club use case.

Broad incumbents

• ClubReady: SaaS for fitness club operations including scheduling, member management, billing, and mobile apps. Comparable in product scope to OpenFlyers' member-resource booking, though focused on the fitness vertical rather than aviation.
• Pennylane: French accounting and financial management SaaS for SMBs and their accountants. Comparable in offering integrated accounting/billing capabilities to small French organizations, representing both a potential partner and competitor in OpenFlyers' accounting layer.
• Mindbody: Large, publicly listed vertical SaaS for fitness, wellness, and recreation businesses, covering booking, billing, and member management. Comparable in core functionality but operates at far greater scale and serves a different primary vertical.

Emerging players

• Ornikar: French driving school platform that combines online code de la route learning with driving instructor booking. Comparable in addressing the driving school vertical that OpenFlyers targets via its ReservationAutoecole.com sub-brand.
• Airmate: Mobile application for pilots providing flight planning, logging, and aeronautical information. Comparable as an aviation-focused digital tool, and listed as an OpenFlyers ecosystem partner — making it more of a complementary tool than direct competitor in club management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/openflyers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/openflyers

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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