Flexjet Alternatives: The 5 Best Options in 2026 (Compared)

Flexjet is one of the two largest names in fractional jet ownership, and it isn't the right fit for everyone. A multi-year share, a fleet of roughly 300 aircraft and pricing aimed at frequent flyers leave room for alternatives if you fly internationally, want more flexibility, or aren't ready to commit for five years.

Whether you are a Flexjet owner weighing your options at renewal or comparing programs for the first time, this guide covers five alternatives, what each publishes about its programs, and who each one fits.

Card and membership figures are as each company publishes on its own website, checked September 29, 2026. Share prices and fleet sizes are approximate, as publicly reported in early 2026; confirm current terms with each provider.

What is Flexjet?

Flexjet is a fractional jet ownership company that also leases aircraft and sells a jet card. A 1/16 share typically carries about 50 occupied hours a year on a specific aircraft type. Its signature Red Label program dedicates crews to specific aircraft.

The card today: Flexjet sells Flexjet 25, a 25-hour card offered once per client as a trial of its fleet:

Flexjet: what it publishes

Program	Flexjet 25 (fractional operator)
Cabins	Light (Phenom 300) to ultra-long-range (G700)
Entry price, as published	Quote only
Minimum	25 hours; offered once per client as a trial of Flexjet
Callout	As little as 5 days
Peak days	Not published
How you pay	Debit-style prepaid card: hours × primary-aircraft rate + 7.5% FET, with an hourly fuel adjustment

Older reports, including earlier versions of this guide, described Flexjet card tiers at about $165,000 to $350,000 or more for 25 to 50 hours. Those figures are approximate, as publicly reported in early 2026, and may no longer apply; Flexjet now quotes Flexjet 25 on request. Confirm current terms with Flexjet. For a side by side with our card, see Flexjet vs CRAFT.

What to weigh: a fleet of roughly 300 aircraft is smaller than NetJets'. Fractional contracts commonly run about five years with depreciation exposure. Peak-day terms aren't on the Flexjet 25 page, so ask. And for frequent intercontinental travel, a global program may suit better.

The 5 best Flexjet alternatives

Each program below differs from Flexjet in at least one way that matters: fleet depth, commitment, international reach, how hours expire or the aircraft you get. For how all private aviation models compare, see our full guide.

1. NetJets: fleet depth and guaranteed access

NetJets is the most direct comparison: both sell fractional shares and jet cards on fleets they operate. The difference is scale; NetJets runs roughly 800 aircraft, as publicly reported in early 2026.

NetJets: what it publishes

Program	NetJets Card (fractional operator)
Cabins	5 jet types, light to long-range
Entry price, as published	$215,000 (275 days of access)
Minimum	25 hours, prepaid 25 at a time; 24 months to use them
Callout	As little as 48 hours
Peak days	Up to 320 days of access a year (entry price is for 275 days)
How you pay	Prepaid hours; unused hours end at the contract end date

What it offers: the NetJets Card's entry tier is $215,000 for 25 hours with 275 days of access a year, as NetJets publishes (checked September 29, 2026); a higher tier extends access to up to 320 days, and older reports put it at about $280,000. Card hours must be flown within 24 months.

The trade-off: NetJets shares, as publicly reported in early 2026, cost about $0.5 million to $0.9 million for a 1/16 light jet share, with a multi-year contract and similar depreciation. NetJets doesn't run a dedicated-crew program like Red Label. See NetJets vs Flexjet.

Consider NetJets if: you fly 50 hours or more a year, mostly in the U.S., and peak-day availability has been a problem.

2. VistaJet: international travel

VistaJet is a global membership on a fleet of Bombardier Challenger and Global aircraft, with no positioning fees, per VistaJet.

VistaJet: what it publishes

Program	VJ25 / Program (operator)
Cabins	Medium and large cabins, e.g. Challenger 350, Citation XLS, Global 7500
Entry price, as published	Quote only
Minimum	VJ25: 25–49 hrs/yr (up to 20% roll over); Program: 50+ hrs/yr
Callout	As little as 24 hours, globally
Peak days	VJ25: all non-peak and most peak days; Program: every day of the year
How you pay	Fixed hourly rate; no positioning fees

What it offers: guaranteed availability with as little as 24 hours' notice globally, and long-range aircraft such as the Global 7500, which VistaJet says flies up to 17 hours non-stop.

The trade-off: rates are quoted individually; as publicly reported in early 2026, VJ25 cost about $250,000 or more a year. VistaJet's smallest aircraft are medium cabins such as the Challenger 350, with no light jet option for short regional trips.

Consider VistaJet if: you travel internationally several times a year, or split time between the U.S. and Europe, the Middle East or Asia.

3. Wheels Up: membership instead of a block of hours

Wheels Up separates access from flight cost: a prepaid deposit and a monthly fee, then each flight on a Fixed or Dynamic plan.

Wheels Up: what it publishes

Program	Signature Membership (operator + marketplace)
Cabins	Phenom 300 and Challenger 300 series; global charter through Air Partner
Entry price, as published	$200,000 minimum deposit + monthly fee
Minimum	$200,000 minimum prepaid deposit, plus a monthly fee
Callout	Not published
Peak days	Dynamic plan prices by season, day and destination; a fixed-rate plan is also offered
How you pay	$200,000 minimum prepaid deposit

What it offers: as published on its rate chart, checked September 29, 2026, fixed-plan rates at the $200,000 fund are $9,295 an hour for the Phenom 300 and $13,495 for the Challenger 300, lower on bigger funds; the chart doesn't say whether tax or fuel is included. Members also get Delta Air Lines partnership benefits.

The trade-off: a monthly fee on top of flight costs, and a light and super-midsize fleet rather than Flexjet's range up to ultra-long-range jets.

Consider Wheels Up if: you fly fewer than about 25 hours a year, are new to private aviation, or want flexibility from year to year.

4. Sentient Jet: hours that never expire

Sentient Jet, which calls itself the original private jet card program, buys flights for cardholders from a network of certified operators and publishes its card prices by cabin class.

Sentient Jet: what it publishes

Program	SJ25 / SJ25+ (broker (operator network))
Cabins	Light (SJ25); Mid, Super-Mid, Large (SJ25+)
Entry price, as published	$183,100 for 25 hours (SJ25 light, base)
Minimum	25-hour card; hours never expire
Callout	Not published on the card pages
Peak days	Not published
How you pay	25-hour card price; fuel surcharge and FET added

What it offers: as published on its website, checked September 29, 2026, 25-hour cards cost $183,100 (SJ25 light), $235,850 (SJ25+ mid), $288,225 (super-mid) and $341,000 (large), before the fuel surcharge and FET, and the hours never expire. Aircraft in those classes include the Citation M2, Legacy 450, Falcon 2000, Challenger 605 and Global 6000.

The trade-off: Sentient is a broker; the operator and aircraft can change by trip. Peak-day and callout terms aren't on its card pages, so ask.

Consider Sentient Jet if: your flying varies a lot from year to year and you have lost card hours to expiry before. See Sentient Jet's provider page.

5. CRAFT Fleet Jet Card: a guaranteed Challenger (our card)

CRAFT operates the Fleet Jet Card; this section is ours. CRAFT is a Part 135 operator of five Challenger 300 and 350 aircraft, ARGUS Platinum Rated and listed on the Wyvern registry, and the card buys prepaid hours at published rates on a Challenger flown by CRAFT crews. If a CRAFT Challenger is unavailable for a confirmed trip, we may arrange a comparable aircraft.

Flexjet 25 is quote only, so there is no published Flexjet figure to set beside ours. Here are the super-midsize cards that publish a price, on one basis:

Jet cards in the super-midsize class, per hour on one basis

• Sentient Jet SJ25+ Super-Mid

  As published

  $11,529/hr

  Base; fuel surcharge and FET added

  With fuel and FET

  $12,716–$13,254/hrEst.

  Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr; FET added at 7.5%, as the program states

• CRAFT Fleet Jet Card(ours)

  As published

  $12,950/hr

  Fuel and FET included

  With fuel and FET

  $12,950/hr

  Published price; fuel and FET included

• Wheels Up Signature Challenger 300

  As published

  $13,495/hr

  Fixed plan; tax and fuel not stated

  With fuel and FET

  $14,507/hrEst.

  Fuel not stated; none added; FET added at 7.5%; program doesn't state tax

Jet cards in the super-midsize class, per hour on one basis

Card	As published	Per hour with fuel and FET
Sentient Jet SJ25+ Super-Mid	$11,529/hrBase; fuel surcharge and FET added	$12,716–$13,254/hrEst.Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr; FET added at 7.5%, as the program states
CRAFT Fleet Jet Card(ours)	$12,950/hrFuel and FET included	$12,950/hrPublished price; fuel and FET included
Wheels Up Signature Challenger 300	$13,495/hrFixed plan; tax and fuel not stated	$14,507/hrEst.Fuel not stated; none added; FET added at 7.5%; program doesn't state tax

Consider CRAFT if: you fly about 25 to 100 hours a year on super-midsize trips, mainly on the East Coast, in Florida and to the Bahamas, and want the same aircraft type every time. We don't sell fractional shares or fly intercontinental trips. If you own a Challenger, Leaseback puts it on our certificate. CRAFT is also the exclusive operator for the Glidepath Exchange Fund, whose members fly the CRAFT Challenger fleet. Investors contribute a concentrated stock position to the fund and diversify it without triggering a taxable event. Glidepath is offered by a separate company; CRAFT operates the flights. Read about Glidepath.

What 25 hours costs, like for like

Entry prices mix cabin classes, so they don't compare directly. This chart puts every card that publishes a price per class on one basis, with fuel and the 7.5% FET, and only ranks a card against its own class:

Light

• Sentient Jet SJ25 Light$204,895–$218,333Est.Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr
• Wheels Up Phenom 300$249,803Est.Fuel not stated; none added

Midsize

• Sentient Jet SJ25+ Mid$261,601–$275,039Est.Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr

Super-midsize

• Sentient Jet SJ25+ Super-Mid$317,904–$331,342Est.Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr
• CRAFT Fleet Jet Card(ours)$323,750Fuel and FET included
• Wheels Up Challenger 300$362,678Est.Fuel not stated; none added

Large & long-range

• Sentient Jet SJ25+ Large$374,638–$388,075Est.Fuel EST. $300–$800/hr

Each bar is a published price for 25 hours, plus the 7.5% federal excise tax where a program adds it or doesn't say, plus a fuel surcharge of $300–$800 an hour where one applies but isn't published (the lighter part of the bar). Wheels Up sells a fund with a $200,000 minimum rather than 25-hour cards, so its bars are 25 hours at its published fixed rate. NetJets publishes a starting card price of $215,000 but no price per class; Flexjet and VistaJet quote on request. CRAFT's bar is its published price, fuel and FET included.

For the full method and every program's fine print, see the best jet cards compared. For a broader cost picture, see our private jet prices and the jet card providers we track; for all major fractional programs, see our list.

Which alternative fits you?

NetJets, if you

• fly 50 hours or more a year and need guaranteed access on the busiest dates;
• want the deepest fleet network;
• will pay more for broader peak-period coverage. Read NetJets vs Flexjet.

VistaJet, if you

• travel internationally several times a year;
• want long-range aircraft and no positioning fees;
• want the same service standard worldwide. See NetJets vs VistaJet.

Wheels Up, if you

• fly fewer than about 25 hours a year;
• want to try private aviation without a large block of hours;
• want fixed or dynamic pricing. See Wheels Up vs CRAFT.

Sentient Jet, if you

• have lost card hours to expiry, or worry you will;
• fly heavily some years and lightly in others;
• fly mainly in the U.S. Compare all top jet card programs.

CRAFT, if you

• fly 25 to 100 hours a year on super-midsize trips on the East Coast, in Florida and to the Bahamas;
• want a Challenger 300 or 350 on every trip, booked with the operator;
• want published rates with fuel and FET included. See the Fleet Jet Card.

To price a single trip, try the charter cost calculator, see private jet charter cost by jet size and route, or charter a Challenger from the operator.