Dronedesk Reviews

Dronedesk is an outstanding all-in-one platform for commercial drone operators. It simplifies mission planning, risk assessments, flight logging and client management, all while supporting CAA compliance.
A highly effective and professional tool that adds real value to any drone business

Intuitive and easy to use
Comprehensive planning tools with live airspace and weather data
Built-in client and job management
Excellent support and regular updates

From my experience, Dronedesk has no real drawbacks. It performs reliably and meets the needs of professional drone operators exceptionally well.

Excellent. I am completely satisfied with this platform. The support is fast , efficient and effective when required. The evolution of Dronedesk is impressive and very satisfying.

Dronedesk provides the most time saving value for money integrated flight planning platform available.

Dronedesk is connected to all necessary recognised resource feeds that you need to make sure your flight planning is safe to execute.

You can post flight plans for all aviators to see and download your flight data into your profile to maintain the necessary records to manage a profesional profile that will stand up to official auditing protocols.

This platform is being continuously updated to keep step with current policy and practice requirement.

Peace of mind is guaranteed

There is nothing about this platform not to like.

I started as someone who had not been involved in this industry and needed guidance firstly to fly safely and also to plan safely

Being able to access information quickly
Assessing problems in detail
Quick risk assessment
Using “what 3 words “ is a very accurate tool

There are none!
Could be cheaper…maybe a few different plans for varying usage

We now couldn't operate without Dronedesk, it is allowing us to make sure every light is safe and legal and see what all members of the team are up to.

Dronedesk allows us to spend more time flying and less time on admin, allows for efficiencies and brings all of our paperwork and compliance into one platform.

Can at times be a little slow on a mobile device, would be great if it was a full iOS app..

Superb! The product is robust and slick, saving us hours of time and providing a quality, detailed preflight plan and RAMs. This in turn gives our customers confidence as well as ensuring we are consistently maintaining our very high levels of safety focus.

Prior to using Dronedesk we were using MSWord templates, which meant looking at multiple sources to create Preflight Plan and Risk Assessments. This now takes minutes instead of hours and means our whole preplanning phase is far more efficient. Repeat missions can be cloned and tweaked easily to update.

There is no mechanism (that we are aware of) to quickly plan training or test flights - where client details etc. are not required, it would be great to have a shortened planning tool to do so. Allowing us to synch these flights for our logs alongside our commercial operations.

Fantastic onboarding, great system, once I had explored and understood the system it's because a great tool for keeping ourself up to date with all our drone as a company and staying compliant with the CAA requirements.

The customisation of the system, the integration into other systems, the AI assistance, the support.

Took a minute to get the hang of things, with all its features it felt easy to get lost, this was cleared up with the onboarding though.

Fantastic platform to operate your business on. Keeps your workflow live and available along with updates etc

So easy to use.
Keeps my business on track everyday.
So easy to operate.
A must if you operate drones for your pleasure or business

Would love this to use as an iOS app
Would also be great if it had the function of Drone Logbook so all your information on jobs, drone details and flight records were in one place to submit to CAA

Brilliant service from Dorian for a product that really does save time whilst ensuring record keeping compliance alongside job packs for clients.

We have a team of 5 drone pilots flying 5 days a week across dozens of sites every week.

I can create new site Job Packs inc Risk Assessments and Method Statements through Dronedesk in around 5 minutes. Within the job info will be a kml for our flight area, weather details, pilot and specific assigned craft and additional crew info, emergency contacts in the area, NOTAMS in the area plus FRZs and warning areas, plus a lot of cleverly auto populated data based on these choices above.

Repeat sites I just make a clone Job, update the date, check the airspace on the site plan, check the weather and its done in a minute!

Give Dronedesk a try, I guarantee it's better than you think and you'll wonder why you weren't using it earlier.

I don't work for Dronedesk btw, I just believe in great products with great support for any questions.

.kmz 3D file overlay to Google Earth

Automated flight log assignments based on flight location to site plans in jobs.

Overall, I think if you are working commercially or with enterprise drones, this is a must-have. It is a great way for new pilots to continue familiarizing themselves with what is needed to fly legally.

One of the main pros of Dronedesk is having everything you need to complete to operate enterprise-level drones in one place. This if furthered by being able to access information from previous jobs or customers making the process more efficient as well as a downloadable RAMs PDF.

I think being able to sync your flight logs from the RC onto the website is also a great time saver, so a valued feature.

I have struggled to find any major issues. I am fairly new to the enterprise world, but this has made understanding all the elements needed easy to manage and follow, meaning I know I am following the rules.

Dronedesk has been a game-changer for my drone operations. It combines everything I need, flight planning, airspace checks, risk assessments, and job scheduling, into one easy-to-use platform. I no longer have to switch between multiple tools, and the airspace and weather data make planning quicker and safer. It also helps with CAA compliance by storing all documents and providing built-in checklists. The ability to generate reports and manage client jobs saves time and keeps me organised. Overall, Dronedesk has made my workflow more efficient and professional. I’d highly recommend it to any serious drone operator.

One of the biggest pros for me is how easy it is to check airspace, NOTAMs, and weather in real time. It takes the guesswork out of planning and helps me feel confident I’m flying safely and within the rules. The built-in checklists, risk assessments, and ability to store all my documents in the platform is a massive bonus too, especially when you need to stay compliant with the CAA.

Some users may find that forms, checklists, or report templates can't be customised to their exact workflow or branding preferences.

Been using drone desk 4 years for our company, wouldn't use nothing else, our 4 trained UAS operators love it.

Ease to use, saves hours especially when you have multiple jobs, easily understandable, great comms and updates, quick and polite query resolution.

None, should you ever have a query, just raise a question and its answered immediately.

Often we are asked for RAMS and having the use of this programme just removes any anxiety towards having the right "paperwork." Everything you need is right here, and you can tailor the details to suit your organization's needs.
A very valuable asset to my company and highly recommended.

Can taylor details to suit your organization's needs.
Contact details for ATC and advice is second to none.
You can print off the rams with ease.
Mobile friendly.
Easy to navigate.

As we're always photographing at different properties, I would prefer not to have the location separate. It would be easier for me to set up a job and add the location then, rather than having to do it before, then find the location (remembering what it was saved as) when setting up the job.

Overall I would recommend Dronedesk to any friends in the business, we will continue using it having tried other platforms in the past. Dronedesk just makes life so easy!

Love Dronedesk, we have been using it since the very start and always been impressed with its ease of use, great UI and advanced planning features. It has a brilliant setup which produces professional looking flight plans and risk assessments,

No real cons to Dronedesk, the prices can be a little higher than other platforms but it represents great value for money,

Excellent product allowing easy logging and producing almost instant risk assessments. Has made my life a little easier.

Intuitive processes.
Time saving.
Easy logging.
Interaction with other apps.
Great at keeping client records.

Cost - for a moderate user like me.
Though it saves me time its still a little expensive.

Since we have started using drone desk all our records are up to date and managed in one place. Flight plans are planned, written, completed and archived on drone desk and the package itself assists with planning information making it really easy to plan flights.

Everything is in 1 place and is easy to navigate. Preparing flight plans and pulling information is easy.

I don't have any, i caters to exactly what i need.

Overall, I would suggest Dronedesk to any drone business owner. I'm not using the program to its full potential yet but I'm sure Ill get there.

Dronedesk has everything I need to help me run the administrative side of my business. I can add new customers, plan new jobs, bid the jobs, invoice them and it even has weather forecasting for the area Ill be flying in. Its very scalable but also basic enough for proficiency in a small business like mine.

There's so much that drone desk offers that I just don't know how to use yet. It can be a little overwhelming at first because it offers so much in the product.

Superb value. Pays for itself time and again. I rely on it for flight planning and all record keeping under CAA rules as well as manage permissions.

Saves hours of research, saves paperwork and accurately records all the essential tasks in managing drone flights. I love the amazing support offered and the feeling you get knowing your set up in terms of any audits. I estimate it saves me a minimum of 2 to 3 hours work and when I need to apply for permissions such as to local. Authorities I get no issues.

Takes a little pain to adapt existing systems but the support is superb and the pain is minimised.

If you have problems or need to understand anything in any great detail, Dorian is always on hand to help.

Ease of use, intuitive features and efficiency savings make this platform a must. its reduced the amount of time taken to do risk assessments by a factor of 3 and made them more comprehensive.

Nothing not to like about Dronedesk, its most certainly the best platform out there by miles.

Really like it and would not like to have to return to doing the job without it, I have not found any comparable product.

Very easy to use, everything in one place, prompts to ensure I don't miss anything, quickly track status of jobs.

No android app, needs internet access to work. Could be more customizable

A fantastic software that makes the pre planning phase far simpler and efficient, saving a lot of time prior to jobs or test flights. Very nicely set out and easy to navigate.

The simplicity of the workflow and job management
Ease of monitoring the assets
layout of the different sub menus
Efficiency of creating a new task
Creation of reports for internal and external requirements

Not being able to add custom images for drones
Not being able to customise the template risk assessments