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

The main NetJets alternatives are Flexjet (fractional shares), Wheels Up (membership), VistaJet (global membership), jet cards such as Sentient and CRAFT's Fleet Jet Card (prepaid hours), and on-demand charter for people who fly less. NetJets is the largest fractional jet program in the world, and among the most expensive to join. As publicly reported in early 2026, a 1/16 light jet share cost about $0.5 million to $0.9 million, with monthly management fees of about $10,000 to $30,000, so most first-year buyers spend close to or over $1 million. Those figures are approximate; confirm current terms with NetJets.

If that doesn't fit how you fly, this guide compares five alternatives, Flexjet, Wheels Up, VistaJet, jet cards such as Sentient, and our own CRAFT Fleet Jet Card, on cost, fleet, commitment and what you hold at the end.

Why look for a NetJets alternative?

NetJets leads the fractional jet ownership market for good reasons. Owned by Berkshire Hathaway, it has the deepest fleet, strong peak-day availability and broad global reach. If you fly 50 hours or more a year and need guaranteed lift on the busiest weeks, it earns its premium.

The structure is the catch. A share ties capital to a depreciating aircraft for several years, on top of monthly fees and hourly rates, and is sold back at its then market value when the contract ends. For people who fly fewer than 50 hours a year, fly mostly domestic or mostly international, or value flexibility over fleet size, other options can fit better.

NetJets alternatives at a glance

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

Every option has a trade-off

NetJets and Flexjet shares: your capital sits in a depreciating asset for the length of the contract, and the share is sold back at its market value at the end.

Wheels Up, VistaJet and jet cards: you buy access, not an asset. There is nothing to sell at the end, and nothing to depreciate.

Which matters more depends on how many hours you fly and how steady they are. Jet card vs fractional ownership shows how to compare the two on a total-cost basis.

1. Flexjet: the closest direct competitor

Flexjet is the only fractional program that competes with NetJets at scale. Owned by Directional Aviation, it runs a fleet from the Phenom 300 and Praetor 500 to the Challenger 3500 and Gulfstream large-cabin and ultra-long-range jets such as the G650. Its Red Label program assigns dedicated crews to specific aircraft.

Flexjet costs

As publicly reported in early 2026, a 1/16 Phenom 300 share cost about $0.55 million to $0.6 million, monthly fees ran about $8,000 to $18,000 by aircraft, and occupied hourly rates about $6,500 (light) to $14,000 (large cabin). These are approximate; confirm current terms with Flexjet. See NetJets vs Flexjet for the side by side.

Flexjet also sells Flexjet 25, a jet 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

Flexjet pros and cons

Pros: a younger fleet on average, dedicated crews through Red Label, and lower entry and monthly costs than NetJets on many aircraft, as publicly reported.

Cons: a smaller fleet than NetJets, so peak-day availability can be tighter; capital still sits in a depreciating share; and contracts commonly run about five years.

Tends to fit: people flying 50 hours or more a year who want the fractional model and crew continuity. See also Flexjet alternatives.

2. Wheels Up: the membership alternative

Wheels Up sells memberships rather than shares. Since September 2025, its Signature Membership asks for a prepaid deposit and a monthly fee, then bills each flight on a Fixed or Dynamic plan on its Phenom 300 and Challenger 300 series aircraft, with global charter through Air Partner and Delta Air Lines partnership benefits.

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

As published on its rate chart, checked September 29, 2026, fixed-plan rates at the minimum $200,000 fund are $9,295 an hour for the Phenom 300 and $13,495 for the Challenger 300. The chart doesn't say whether tax or fuel is included. Older tiers with initiation fees and annual dues are described in NetJets vs Wheels Up; ask Wheels Up which memberships it currently sells.

Pros: no share purchase, a choice of fixed or dynamic pricing, nationwide guaranteed access and recovery, and Delta benefits.

Cons: no equity; a monthly fee on top of flight costs; and its finances went through a difficult period in 2022 and 2023, followed by a 2023 financing led by Delta, as publicly reported, so check its current public filings.

Tends to fit: domestic flyers who want flexibility without a multi-year share.

3. VistaJet: the international option

VistaJet is a global membership program on a fleet of Bombardier Challenger and Global aircraft, with a consistent cabin and service standard worldwide. For a side by side, see NetJets vs 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

As publicly reported in early 2026, hourly rates ran about $12,000 to $22,000 depending on the aircraft. That is approximate; VistaJet quotes rates individually, so confirm current terms with VistaJet.

Pros: international reach, long-range aircraft, guaranteed availability on as little as 24 hours' notice globally, and no positioning fees, per VistaJet.

Cons: medium and large cabins only, so more aircraft than many domestic trips need; a three-year VJ25 term; and no equity.

Tends to fit: frequent international travellers, often 75 hours a year or more.

4. Jet cards: Sentient and others

Jet cards sit between a membership and a share: you prepay a block of hours, usually 25, at a set rate for a cabin class. There is no share and usually no monthly fee. Sentient Jet, which calls itself the original private jet card program, publishes its 25-hour prices by cabin:

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

As published on its website, checked September 29, 2026, Sentient's SJ25 light card is $183,100 for 25 hours and the SJ25+ super-midsize card $288,225, before the fuel surcharge and FET, and its hours never expire. Many other companies publish card rates too; see the best jet cards compared, the jet card providers we track, and Sentient Jet's provider page.

Pros: no share and usually no monthly fee; rates by cabin class; a block of hours you can size to how you fly.

Cons: no equity; terms such as peak days, minimums and fuel vary widely between cards; with brokers like Sentient, the operator and aircraft can change by trip.

Tends to fit: people flying about 25 to 100 hours a year, or not yet sure how much they will fly.

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. 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.

NetJets doesn't publish a card price per cabin class. Here is the card next to the super-midsize cards that do, on the same 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

Tends to fit: people flying about 25 to 100 hours a year who want a super-midsize Challenger, mainly on the East Coast, in Florida and to the Bahamas. CRAFT doesn't fly intercontinental trips, and doesn't sell fractional shares. 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; Glidepath is offered by a separate company; CRAFT operates the flights. Read about Glidepath.

How to choose

• Fly 50+ hours a year and want a share: compare NetJets and Flexjet for the same aircraft and hours.
• Fly mostly internationally: VistaJet.
• Want flexibility and a light or super-midsize jet in the U.S.: Wheels Up or a jet card.
• Fly 25 to 100 hours on the East Coast and want the same Challenger every time: the CRAFT Fleet Jet Card.

Flying fewer than about 25 hours a year? Private jet charter prices each trip with no commitment; see what a charter costs by jet size and route. To estimate a trip, use the charter cost calculator; for hourly rates, see private jet cost per hour. Card terms for our own program are on the Fleet Jet Card page.