Migration
Switching from MyFBO
The hard part of replacing an operations platform was never choosing one. It is the fleet, the roster, the schedule and the balances — and the fact that everyone already knows where the buttons are. So we do that part for you, free, and you keep both systems running until you are sure.
Or email support@hobbstack.com directly. A person reads it — there is no form to fill in first.
We do the migration. You keep your old system running while you decide.
Not a wizard you are handed and wished luck with, and not a paid onboarding package. Three steps, in this order:
- 1
Founder-run data move, no fee
You send exports. We map them, load them and hand you a written list of exactly what came across and what did not — before you commit to anything.
- 2
30-day parallel run
Your existing platform stays live and authoritative. Your people use ours for real work alongside it for a full month. No cutover weekend, no bet placed before the evidence.
- 3
An explicit go/no-go
At day 30 you say yes or no, out loud, on a date set in advance. No is a real answer: you stop, you stay where you are, and you owe nothing.
What transfers, and what does not
Every platform migration has a second column, and most vendors do not print it. Here is ours, so you can decide with it rather than find it in week two.
Loads through an importer
- Aircraft and simulatorsTail numbers, types, hour meters and rates load from a spreadsheet through the fleet importer, using a template we send you.
- Members, instructors and studentsYour roster loads from a spreadsheet with roles attached. Everyone is invited by email and sets their own password — nobody is billed as a seat.
- Upcoming reservationsFuture bookings load from an export so the schedule looks the same on day one. Past bookings are history, not something the schedule needs.
- Pilot logbook historyEach pilot imports their own logbook through a mapping wizard with presets for the common formats — ForeFlight, LogTen Pro, MyFlightbook, ZuluLog, APDL — plus an auto-detect fallback for anything else.
Entered by hand, by us
- Maintenance history and component timesThere is no maintenance importer. Current times, inspection due points and component positions are entered as opening values so the forecast is right from day one; the paper or PDF history stays where it is.
- Open squawksAnything currently open is re-entered by hand — usually a short list, and worth reading through anyway before a fleet moves.
- Historical invoices and balancesClosed invoices stay in your old system as the record. What comes across is each account's opening balance, so nobody starts at the wrong number.
- Documents and attachmentsFiles are moved deliberately rather than in bulk. In practice most operations move the current document set and leave the archive behind.
Nothing in the right-hand column is a surprise we spring later. It is that list precisely because those importers do not exist yet — and a migration promise that quietly leans on one that does not is how an operation ends up doing the work twice.
Two different shapes, not just two different numbers
The difference that matters on a switching decision is structural. One model is a base subscription plus the modules you turn on, with scheduling and dispatch billed per resource — so the bill moves every time the operation does. The other is one price for the whole platform, set by how many aircraft and simulators you have and nothing else.
MyFBO
from $74/moModelled minimum
Modelled at five aircraft. MyFBO is priced à la carte: a $59/mo C.O.R.E. base plus per-module fees, with scheduling and dispatch billed $1.50–$6.50 per resource. The figure shown models their cheapest scheduling + dispatch configuration ($59 base + about $3 per aircraft) — it is a floor, not a quote. A realistic school stack (customer accounting $25, service orders $50, inventory $30) adds $25–$105/mo, so the total depends entirely on which modules you select.
As published at myfbo.com, verified August 4, 2026.
That figure is a floor we assembled from their own published component rates, deliberately the reading most favourable to them — not a total they quote. Which modules you actually need decides the real number.
Hobbstack
$79/mo
At five aircraft. Every feature is on every plan — there are no modules to add, nothing is billed per resource, and members, instructors and students are unlimited at every tier.
- Scheduling, dispatch and chaining
- Fleet and cycle-based maintenance forecast
- Billing, invoicing and member statements
- Digital logbook, endorsements and currency
- Weather and go/no-go briefing
- Weight & balance
There is also no required payment processor: you are never obliged to collect member money through us to use the rest of the platform, and invoicing is part of the plan rather than a module you switch on.
The whole curve is public, from the free personal tier upward — see every price.
We are not going to claim a saving for your operation from here — an à-la-carte bill depends entirely on which modules you run, and we cannot see yours. Put your real module list side by side with our published curve and the comparison is yours to make. The full side-by-side has the feature comparison; confirm current rates with the vendor before deciding either way.
The questions switchers actually ask
Is MyFBO shutting down? Not according to MyFBO.
We are not going to tell you it is. Their own site, read on August 4, 2026, carries no shutdown, sunset or migration notice, still lists the full module ladder, and still sells. A competitor asserting otherwise is a competitor, not a source — ask anyone who tells you this for a first-party link. Move because the structure or the price suits you better, not because someone told you the clock is running.
What happens to our data?
We do the move for you. Fleet, roster with roles, upcoming reservations and pilot logbook history come across through importers already in the product. Maintenance times, open squawks, account balances and documents are set as opening values by hand, because no importer exists for them. You get that exact list — what loads, what is typed, what stays behind — before you commit to anything.
How long does it take, and how disruptive is it?
The data move happens before you switch anything, so there is no cutover weekend. You then run both systems side by side for 30 days: your existing platform stays live and authoritative while your people use the new one for real work. At day 30 you make an explicit go/no-go. Nothing about the first month requires you to stop what you are doing today.
What does the migration cost?
Nothing. There is no migration fee, no onboarding package, no implementation tier and no professional-services line item. The founder does the work directly.
What if we decide against it at day 30?
Then it is a no. That is what an explicit go/no-go means — you say no, you keep running where you are, and you owe nothing. A parallel run only tells you something if stopping is a genuine option.
Do we have to sign an annual contract?
No. Every paid plan is month-to-month by default. Annual billing is optional and gets you twelve months for the price of ten — it is a discount you can take, never a commitment you have to make to get the published rate.
Will our members have to re-register?
No. They arrive already on the roster with the right role and set a password on first sign-in. Members, instructors and students are unlimited on every plan, so nobody is left off to save money.
Do we have to run payments through you?
No. There is no required payment processor and no add-on module to buy — you can keep collecting exactly the way you collect today. Invoicing and member statements are part of the plan, not a separately-priced module.
Switching platforms? Take 50% off your first 12 months as well.
The migration itself is free either way. Separately, upload proof of a prior subscription — an invoice, a receipt, or a screenshot of your active billing dashboard — and a 50%-off coupon applies to monthly or annual billing for a full year. One per organization, verified automatically, no sales call.