AirGarage vs Premium Parking
Comparing AirGarage and Premium Parking for your parking asset? See how the two differ on revenue splits, contracts, data access, and owner revenue before you sign.
Premium built a regional brand. AirGarage builds your asset.
Premium emphasizes its gateless technology and operates primarily across the Gulf South. At AirGarage, we run gateless parking technology we built ourselves and designed to grow what your parking asset earns and while making the proof clearly visible with real-time data.
AirGarage profile
AirGarage manages more than 350 parking properties across 40 states. We built our own cameras, software, and data systems from the ground up, so you can see occupancy, pricing performance, and local demand at every property we run. Our goal is to make parking assets earn more for the people who own them.
Premium Parking profile
Premium Parking was founded in 2005 in New Orleans and grew into a strong regional brand, with more than 650 locations across 50-plus markets and deep roots in event and entertainment districts. It built its own gateless platform with text and camera based payment. Its strength is concentrated in the Gulf South.
Comparing AirGarage and Premium Parking
Premium built its own gateless technology and a recognizable regional brand. On the technology, the two operators look similar on paper. AirGarage pairs the technology we built ourselves with proactive management and asset intelligence, aimed at one outcome: growing your net operating income and the value of your property. The real difference here is the deal, not the hardware, and it shows up on your statement.
Capabilities
AirGarage
Premium Parking
Revenue Share Parking Agreements
Flexible, aligned with owner incentives
Revenue split, costs fall on you
Dynamic Pricing
Level 3*: Responsive, predictive, optimized
License Plate Recognition (LPR) Cameras
In-house, patented LPR
Fully gateless access control
Mobile QR Code payments
Proactive marketing outreach to maximize occupancy
Local presence and operations
Trained local personnel
Real-time analytics and reports
Limited owner access
Transparent pricing and fees
Why property owners choose AirGarage over Premium Parking
Premium markets itself as a leader in gateless digital parking. Drivers often report invoices that arrive after they have paid, fees above the posted rate, and charges that are hard to dispute. Every one of those experiences lands on a property with your name on it.
Put Premium through the questions that decide a parking operator and the terms matter more than the hardware. AirGarage offers a clean revenue share rather than a split that can shift costs onto you. Month-to-month terms replace a multiyear lock in, and you can pull your own numbers whenever you need them instead of asking for a report.
A split that leaves you holding the costs
AirGarage runs on a clean revenue share, and you see your real share before you sign. Premium often works on a split that looks even, but when you carry maintenance, taxes, and insurance and the operator does not, your true share drops well below the number on the page.
Walk away without a penalty
AirGarage keeps you month to month. Premium tends to write long initial terms, and leaving early can trigger fees tied to recovering the operator's setup costs. You should not have to pay to leave an operator that stopped performing.
Your own numbers, in real time
AirGarage lets you pull revenue, occupancy, and every session whenever you want, and export it. With some operators, getting your own historical financials back out of their system is harder than it should be. We believe that your data belongs to you.
We fill your lot, not just watch it
AirGarage markets your property to drive demand and keep it full. A camera watching an empty lot for violations is not the same as an operator working to put paying cars in it.
Pricing built across your whole portfolio
AirGarage adjusts rates to real demand at every property and moves ahead of it, not just at the busy flagship locations. Portfolio-wide pricing captures revenue that a lot by lot approach leaves behind.
Coverage that follows your portfolio
AirGarage runs properties across 40 states, so one operator can manage your whole footprint on the same platform. Premium's strength is concentrated regionally and thins out past its core markets.
Frequently Asked Questions
A few of the questions parking owners ask us most.
How is AirGarage different from Premium Parking?
AirGarage runs on a clean revenue share with your data available in real time. Premium often works on a revenue split where the owner carries the operating costs, and owners can find it harder to pull their own financials on demand.
Is a 50/50 revenue split a good deal for an owner?
It depends on who pays for everything else. A 50/50 split of revenue is only even if both sides share maintenance, taxes, insurance, and repairs. If you carry those alone, your true share falls below half. Run the math on your actual cost load before you accept any split as fair.
Can I access my own parking data?
With some operators, not easily. Before you sign with anyone, confirm you can export occupancy, pricing, and revenue on demand. That access is what lets you verify performance and compare across your portfolio. AirGarage gives you that in real time.
Can I get out of my current parking contract?
Often, yes. Many agreements have exit windows tied to performance or renewal dates that owners miss, and some carry early termination fees. Check yours before the renewal date passes. AirGarage reviews contracts for free if you want a second read.
Put a real number on your parking asset
The fastest way to size up any operator, including the one you have now, is to know what your asset should be generating. Ask for a free Parking Performance Snapshot and we will analyze your revenue potential using real local demand data. No commitment, and the numbers are yours to keep.