Every tracker below is good at something. Here is where each one shines, and where we think PlaneTrack earns a place on your home screen - written by us, so read it knowing that, but we have kept it honest.
| Feature | PlaneTrack | FlightRadar24 | FlightAware | ADS-B Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free live map | Yes, no ads | Yes, with ads | Yes, with ads | Yes |
| Free playback / history | 30 days | 7 days | Limited | None built in |
| Premium playback | 400 days at $4.99/mo | Up to 3 years on top tiers | Varies | - |
| Unfiltered military/blocked* | Unfiltered own network | Filtered | Filtered | Unfiltered |
| Feeder reward | Free Premium | Free Business tier | Free Enterprise tier | None (ethos: free data) |
| Per-aircraft CSV extracts | From $9.99 one-off, free sample | Enterprise sales | Enterprise sales | Via API partners |
| Developer API | From $29/mo | From higher tiers | Per-query pricing | Via RapidAPI |
| Oceanic estimates | Yes, labeled honestly | Yes (satellite ADS-B) | Yes (satellite + radar) | No |
| Network size | Growing (join us!) | Very large | Very large | Large |
* Subject to legal display requirements (for example FAA LADD) which every tracker must honor. "Filtered" here refers to additional commercial filtering beyond legal requirements. Competitor details summarized from public information, September 2026 - check their sites for current specifics.
Honesty first: FlightRadar24 and FlightAware have receiver networks and satellite coverage we do not match yet, and their mobile apps have years of polish. If maximum coverage everywhere on Earth today is your only criterion, they are excellent. Our answer is a growing receiver network you can join, transparent estimates where coverage ends, and pricing that does not treat historical data as an enterprise-only product.