Waypoint360 vs AltiNest
Two French platforms for professional drone pilots, answering different questions. One saves you admin time, the other makes you visible and compliant.
They are not fighting over the same ground
AltiNest owns the pilot's commercial cycle: quote, signature, invoice, chasing. Its promise is explicit — « you are a pilot, not an accountant ». It is a management tool, and a good one.
Waypoint360 owns regulation and visibility: a public operator directory, AlphaTango integration, SORA and MANEX files, flight zones, flight-log import. The overlap between the two is smaller than it looks.
What each one covers
| Criterion | Waypoint360 | AltiNest |
|---|---|---|
| Publisher | Meridian Synergy (France) | AltiNest (France) |
| Market covered | Europe, interface in 29 languages | France, website in French only |
| Public operator directory | Yes | No |
| AlphaTango integration | Yes | Partial |
| Flight-zone checking | Yes | Yes |
| MANEX | Yes | Yes |
| SORA file | Yes | Partial |
| Flight logbook | Yes | Yes |
| DJI log import | Yes | Partial |
| Pilot-to-pilot marketplace | Yes | Yes |
| Client quotes and invoices | No | Yes |
| Electronic signature | No | Yes |
| Tender detection | No | Yes |
| Multi-country and multilingual | Yes | No |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Price | Free for individuals · €10/month per company for the directory · €5/month per active user | €29 to €99/month depending on plan, 14-day trial |
Recorded on 21 August 2026 on altinest.fr. A competitor's pricing and features change without telling us: check on their site before deciding.
What each does best
Waypoint360's strengths
- A public directory of over a thousand operators, where clients find you without knowing you
- AlphaTango integration, SORA files and MANEX, for the Specific category
- DJI flight-log import, which fills the logbook without re-typing
- A free plan for individual pilots, and per-user pricing for companies
AltiNest's strengths
- A complete commercial cycle: quote, electronic signature, invoice, automatic chasing
- An opportunity detector watching public tenders and building permits
- AI-assisted inspection reports, with anomaly detection on photos
- Google, Outlook and iCal calendar synchronisation
Which to choose
Waypoint360
If your problem is being found by clients, holding the Specific category, or working outside France. The public directory and the AlphaTango integration have no equivalent at AltiNest.
AltiNest
If your problem is invoicing and chasing clients, and you work in France only. The quote-signature-invoice cycle is complete there, and it is not here.
Frequently asked questions
Can you use both?
Yes, and it is coherent: the overlap is limited. A pilot can invoice through AltiNest while being listed in the Waypoint360 directory, which remains the channel through which clients discover them.
Does Waypoint360 do quotes and invoices?
No, not today. It is the clearest gap between the two tools, and we would rather write it than let you discover it. Waypoint360 bills its own subscription, but does not produce your business's commercial documents.
Can AltiNest be used outside France?
Its website exists in French only and its compliance targets the DGAC. Waypoint360 covers the European framework in 29 languages, with regulatory pages per country.
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