Airbadge

Name

Airbadge

Legal name

AirBadge, LLC

Website

https://airbadge.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Airport Identity Management Software

NAICS

Other Airport Operations (488119), Other Support Activities for Air Transportation (488190)

SIC

Airports, Flying Fields & Airport Terminal Services (4581)

akta.pro primary industry

User Lifecycle Provisioning & SCIM Automation (HDAEAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Identity & Access Management Infrastructure (IAM/IdP/MFA) (HDABAHAF), Airside Access Control & Perimeter Security (BPAKAMAC), Identity Orchestration & Policy (Zero Trust Access, Conditional Access) (HDADAAAL)

Keywords

• Airport identity management
• Badge office automation
• TSA compliance software
• Credentialing management system
• Aviation security software

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription SaaS: Cloud-based subscription software-as-a-service model for airport identity management. The company offers annual contracts through AAAE service agreements with maintenance, software updates, and IT costs included in the subscription

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AirBadge provides a cloud-based Identity Management System (IDMS) purpose-built exclusively for U.S. airports regulated under 49 CFR Part 1542 and Part 139. The platform automates the full badge office workflow — including paperless applications and renewals, appointment scheduling, fingerprint and TSC channeling, training verification, signatory management, TSA-mandated audit automation, and integrations with physical access control systems (Hirsch, LenelS2, AMAG, C-Cure).

Product overview

AirBadge is a cloud-based airport identity management platform built exclusively for U.S. 1542 and Part 139 airports. The core AirBadge Platform serves as the unified system connecting vetting, fingerprinting, training, and access control systems. The platform consists of multiple integrated modules including Paperless Badge Office for document management, Self-Service Portal for applicant workflows, Integrated Appointment Scheduling, Aviation Channeler/Training/PACS Integrations, Signatory & Company Management, Kiosk Mode, Secure Messaging + SMS, Automated Badge Audits, Comprehensive Reports, and Violations Tracking. AirBadge is designed for rapid deployment (weeks rather than years) and connects to multiple third-party systems including TSC (Aviation Channeler), various fingerprint scanners, access control systems (Hirsch, LenelS2, AMAG, C-Cure), and training platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AirBadge Platform (Airport Identity Management System) Cloud-based Identity Management System (IDMS) exclusively built for U.S. Part 1542 and Part 139 airports. Automates badge applications, renewals, appointment scheduling, fingerprint channeling to TSA via TSC, training verification, signatory management, automated TSA-mandated audits, and compliance reporting, with pre-built integrations to major physical access control systems, training platforms, and fingerprint scanners. Sold to U.S. airport authorities (government/public sector) via annual SaaS subscription.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced fingerprint appointment time from 15 minutes to 5 minutes (67% reduction)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AAAE (American Association of Airport Executives)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAAAE partnered with AirBadge to provide cloud-based identity management solutions to airports. AAAE facilitated adding AirBadge services to existing TSC service agreements, enabling airports like Boise Airport to add AirBadge onto their AAAE contracts. This partnership was born from AAAE's commitment to advocating for airport interests and identifying innovative, airport-driven solutions.
• TSC (Transportation Security Clearinghouse)coreTechnology or IntegrationTSC is the only Designated Aviation Channeler (DAC) with over a decade of airport experience. AirBadge features a robust bi-directional API integration with TSC, creating seamless automation between identity management and the aviation channeler. This integration eliminates redundant data entry and provides automated submission of STAs and CHRCs.
• LenelS2coreTechnology or IntegrationLenelS2 is a global leader in advanced security systems including the OnGuard access control system. AirBadge received LenelS2 factory certification and joined the OpenAccess Alliance Program (OAAP). The integration enables direct transmission of information from AirBadge to OnGuard, immediate notifications on badge status changes, and data pre-population without manual entry.
• Hirsch Identiv / VelocitycoreTechnology or IntegrationHirsch Identiv is a proven leader in physical access control trusted by government agencies and critical infrastructure. AirBadge is the only Identity Management System (IDMS) natively supported within Hirsch Identiv, eliminating the need for middleware or custom API development. The integration secures all access control data aligning with NSA's CNSA Suite.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Avcom / ValiantMS IDMS-Aviation: Avcom/ValiantMS provides small-to-mid-market aviation IT and IDMS deployments for airports; overlapping airport customer base but a smaller, more generalist solution than AirBadge.
• S2 Security / Feenics (HID): S2 Security and Feenics offer cloud-friendly access-control and credential-management platforms that airports sometimes pair with PACS — adjacent comparable in identity orchestration and policy-driven provisioning.
• Vanderbilt Industries: Vanderbilt (now part of ACRE) provides access-control and credential management with potential overlap in airport deployments, an adjacent peer where identity management is a feature rather than the whole product.

Direct peers

• AlertEnterprise: AlertEnterprise provides identity-governance and compliance automation for critical infrastructure including aviation, with solutions for badge issuance, vetting, training and audit workflows that overlap AirBadge's scope.
• BadgePass: BadgePass offers credential-issuance and identity-management software for airports, healthcare and other regulated verticals — a directly comparable niche SaaS peer to AirBadge in the IDMS-for-airports category.
• AMAG Technology (Symmetry / Quantum Secure SAFE): AMAG is a market leader in Physical Access Control, Identity Management, and integrated security — historically via the SAFE (formerly Quantum Secure) identity-management product that serves airports and other regulated facilities. Closest direct competitor to AirBadge in the aviation credentialing niche.

Broad incumbents

• IDEMIA: IDEMIA is a global identity and biometric solutions provider that already serves aviation security (TSA preCheck contractors, airport biometric gates); a broad incumbent with overlapping capability in fingerprint and ID-document capture.
• Genetec (Security Center / Synergis): Genetec's unified security platform (Synergis) handles access control and credentialing for airports and large enterprises; broader portfolio than AirBadge but overlapping in airport PACS-adjacent identity workflows.
• Motorola Solutions / LenelS2 (OnGuard): LenelS2 OnGuard (now Motorola) is the leading PACS platform that AirBadge integrates with via factory certification; could expand identity-management features to compete end-to-end versus AirBadge.
• HID Global (Hirsch Identiv): Hirsch (now HID) is a proven leader in physical access control trusted by airports; AirBadge is natively supported within Hirsch, but HID could leverage its installed base to launch an in-house credentialing platform.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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