ServiceTitan dominates one industry. Aviation needs its own.
ServiceTitan is the dominant operating system for residential trades. HVAC, plumbing, electrical, garage door, and similar businesses run on it because it understands their workflows in deep detail. Dispatch by service area, recurring service contracts for residential customers, technician routing across neighborhoods, and trade specific pricing all work the way those industries actually operate. ServiceTitan deserves its position in those markets.
Aviation detailing is a different industry with a different rhythm. Crews work at airports rather than residential addresses. Jobs are tracked by tail number rather than by service location. The constraints around hangar access, FBO coordination, and weather windows shape every schedule. ServiceTitan can be configured to approximate this work, but the platform's defaults and data model push the team toward residential trade workflows that do not match aviation operations.
Why ServiceTitan does not fit aviation detailing
Built for residential trades workflows
ServiceTitan's screens, fields, and reports are built around the rhythm of residential trade work. The customer record is a homeowner. The location is a service address. The job is a plumbing call or an HVAC install. Aviation detailing does not map cleanly to any of those, and the operator ends up renaming fields or working around the data model.
No aircraft database
ServiceTitan does not include an aircraft database. Aviation operators have to build aircraft records as custom equipment or property entries, which keeps the data isolated from quoting, scheduling, and reporting workflows.
No FBO awareness
FBOs, hangars, and tarmac coordination have no native concept in ServiceTitan. Operators put this information in address fields or notes, but it does not flow to the crew app or the dispatch board the way it would in aviation specific software.
Heavy and complex for detailing operations
ServiceTitan is a heavy product designed for operations with hundreds of technicians and thousands of customers per month. Most aviation detailing operations are smaller and need a lighter platform that can be set up in days, not in a six month onboarding engagement.
Pricing oriented toward large trades operations
ServiceTitan pricing is typically quoted in the $400 to $600 per month range with significant onboarding and implementation fees. The cost makes sense for trade operations doing millions in annual revenue. It is heavier than what most aviation detailing operations need.
Aviation specific operating system advantages
CoreOP is built from the aviation detailing perspective on every screen. Aircraft database with tail number tracking, FBO and hangar coordination, weather aware scheduling, brightwork and paint condition tracking, and aviation specific service categories all come standard. Operators do not need to configure the platform to fit aviation. The platform was built that way from day one.
The 165 plus features included in CoreOP cover the full operational scope an aviation detailing business needs. CRM, quoting, scheduling, crew app, GPS clock in, photo documentation, invoicing, Stripe payments, multi currency, recurring billing, fleet network access, AI pricing assistance, and analytics all live on one platform with one login.
Setup is measured in days, not months. Most aviation detailing operations are running on CoreOP within one to two days. The platform was designed to be operational quickly, not to require a six figure implementation engagement.
Pricing comparison
ServiceTitan is typically quoted at $400 to $600 per month with onboarding fees that can reach $5,000 or more depending on the operation. CoreOP Enterprise is $397 per month with no separate onboarding cost and full feature access from day one. For aviation detailing operations, the cost difference is meaningful and the feature alignment is sharper.
For trade operations doing millions in annual revenue, ServiceTitan is still likely the better answer. For aviation detailing operations of any size, CoreOP is the platform built to fit.
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Adjacent comparisons: CoreOP vs Shiny Jets and CoreOP as a Jobber alternative for aviation. For the platform overview, see aviation detailing software and the broader aircraft detailing business software page. The why CoreOP page covers the operating philosophy. Plan pricing is on the aviation pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Does ServiceTitan support aviation detailing?
ServiceTitan is built for residential and commercial trades like HVAC, plumbing, and electrical. It does not include aviation specific features like aircraft databases, FBO awareness, or aviation service categories.
How does CoreOP pricing compare to ServiceTitan?
ServiceTitan typically starts in the $400 to $600 per month range when quoted to operators, with significant onboarding fees. CoreOP Enterprise is $397 per month with no separate onboarding cost. Aviation specific operations get full feature scope at a lower commitment.
Why is ServiceTitan not a fit for aviation detailing?
ServiceTitan's data model and workflows are designed around residential trade routes, dispatch by service area, and recurring trade work. Aviation detailing operates on a different rhythm with aircraft specific records, FBO coordination, and weather aware scheduling.
Can I migrate from ServiceTitan to CoreOP?
Yes. CoreOP supports CSV import for clients and basic job records. Operations migrating from ServiceTitan typically need one to three weeks for full data migration depending on how much historical data they want to bring over.
Is CoreOP a ServiceTitan replacement for plumbing or HVAC?
No. CoreOP is built exclusively for aviation detailing. Plumbing, HVAC, electrical, and other residential trades are better served by ServiceTitan or another industry specific tool.