Comparison
Airdata is the world's best-known flight-data archive. Dronetrake is something else: the working platform of the European operator. An honest comparison, verified against public pages on 17 July 2026.
On Airdata, live streaming is an add-on to the Enterprise plan only: about $1,040/year for 1 drone, 1 user and 20 hours a month (official reseller pricing). On Dronetrake streaming is included flat in every plan, viewers never burn minutes, and event mode serves hundreds of viewers over HLS.
EU Reg. 2019/947 requires records kept for at least 3 years. Airdata plans stop at 6, 12 or 24 months of retention (with a $15 fee to restore archived flights). The Dronetrake logbook is append-only with a hash-chain and 3-year retention on every plan, free included.
Operation orders, technical logs, signed checklists, Operations Manual, quotes, EU e-invoices, contracts with e-signature and a client portal with your logo: the work you invoice lives next to your flight data. Airdata stops at flight data.
| DRONETRAKE | Airdata UAV | |
|---|---|---|
| Live streaming | Included flat in every plan; any drone or camera speaking RTMP/SRT/WHIP | Add-on to the Enterprise plan only, priced per streaming user and monthly hours |
| Viewers | Unlimited: watching never burns minutes; public events over HLS | Invite-only live rooms; price scales with who streams |
| EASA logbook (UAS.SPEC.050) | Append-only with hash-chain, 3-year retention on all plans | Automatic sync; 6–24 months retention depending on plan, $15 to restore archives |
| Counters | Unlimited flights on every plan | 100–3,000 flights depending on plan; 4–10 photos per flight |
| Proof of integrity | Chained SHA-256 hashes + public QR verification (drone history certificate) | No declared integrity chain |
| Your data | CSV import for DJI, Litchi and Airdata exports: your history comes with you | Mature HD auto-sync from dozens of flight apps |
| Battery health | Per-cell diagnostics from telemetry + charge and cycle log | Mature, well-regarded battery health |
| Maintenance | Schedules by hours/cycles/calendar; overdue assets are visible and blocking | Maintenance tracking |
| EASA operations | Numbered operation orders, tech logs, PIC/SPIC, 3-phase checklists, SORA, ED-269 zones for 14 countries | FAA-oriented compliance (LAANC, Part 107) |
| Operations Manual | Generated from live data, versioned; regulatory base undergoing expert validation | — |
| Business side | Quotes, invoices, EU e-invoicing (FatturaPA, Facturae, Factur-X, XRechnung), contracts with e-signature | — |
| Client delivery | White-label branded portal, SHA-256 fingerprints on files | Internal reports |
| Europe | 6 languages, EU hosting, GDPR by design | English, US cloud |
| Price | From €0; Ops €99/month (€1,188/year) ex-VAT, streaming included | From $2.99/month (archive); Enterprise per-drone on quote; live ~$87/month extra |
Export your flights as CSV and import them into Dronetrake: GPS track, altitudes, battery cells and duration enter the tamper-evident logbook. European semicolon exports work too.
See how the import worksData collected from airdata.com and official reseller price lists on 17 July 2026. Prices may vary by region and over time: always check the vendor's site. Spot an inaccuracy? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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