In its primary mission, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observes fields with ecliptic latitudes larger than ±6 degrees. Hence, the vicinity of the ecliptic itself won't be covered in the first two years - but many objects inside our Solar System are clearly detected. In this presentation, we review many aspects of the TESS mission regarding to Solar System studies. What is the faint limit of these observations? What kind of scientific benefits will we have for the objects of the main asteroid belt? How will these observations be biased in terms of sampling various asteroid families? Can TESS be used to study trans-Neptunian objects and comets? Do asteroids affect the light curves of transiting planets and if so, how? We also compare these issues with the K2 mission, including the details of the photometric and astrometric processing as well as the characteristics of scientific products.
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