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Alternatives to StormGlass
20 maritime & shipping tools sit alongside StormGlass in this directory. Below is what separates each from StormGlass on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 20
- With a free tier
- 4
- Cheaper to start
- 4
- StormGlass starts at
- Free, then $49/month
Why people look past StormGlass
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the StormGlass entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
There is only one tier
StormGlass publishes a single plan, Professional at $149/month. There is no smaller tier to drop to if the fit is wrong or the budget moves.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Track ships and manage fleets worldwide
- Starts $30 a month cheaper, at $19/month.
Container logistics marketplace
- Starts $49 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a transaction model rather than freemium.
Global shipment visibility and intelligence
- Starts $250 a month dearer, at $299/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Digital freight marketplace and rates
- Starts $49 a quote cheaper, at Free.
Container shipping analytics
- No free tier, where StormGlass has one.
- Starts $451 a month dearer, at $500/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Advanced satellite AIS data services
- No free tier, where StormGlass has one.
- Starts $951 a month dearer, at $1000/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than freemium.
Every StormGlass alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| StormGlass (this page) | Free, then $49/month | Freemium | 1 | |
| FleetMon | Free, then $19/month | Freemium | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Container xChange | Free | Transaction | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| CargoSmart | Free, then $299/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Freightos | Free | Freemium | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Linerlytica | $500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| exactEarth | $1000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Clarksons | $3000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Kongsberg Maritime | $25000/one-time | One-time | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Flexport | On request | Usage-based | 3 | vs StormGlass |
| Drewry | $1000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Lloyd's List Intelligence | $1000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Baltic Exchange | $500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| INTTRA | $0.5/per-transaction | Transaction | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| FourKites | $2000/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| DNV Maritime | On request | - | - | vs StormGlass |
| Kpler | $2500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| ChartCo | $300/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| DTN | $50/month | Subscription | 3 | vs StormGlass |
| Alphaliner | $800/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
| Dataloy | $1500/month | Subscription | 1 | vs StormGlass |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the StormGlass badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (4)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- FleetMon , Free, then $19/month
- Container xChange , Free
- CargoSmart , Free, then $299/month
- Freightos , Free
Cheaper than StormGlass (4)
Entry price under StormGlass's $49/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- FleetMon , Free, then $19/month
- Container xChange , Free
- Freightos , Free
- INTTRA , $0.5/per-transaction
What you would be giving up
StormGlass is most often brought in for pulling marine weather and sea state forecasts into a vessel routing or planning tool, adding tide, wave and wind data to a maritime or coastal application. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If StormGlass is broadly right and the question is cost, the StormGlass pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Maritime & Shipping category lists everything the directory holds, and best maritime & shipping tools ranks them.
StormGlass runs on api. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about StormGlass alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to StormGlass?
- 20 other maritime & shipping tools are listed in this directory, led by FleetMon, Container xChange, CargoSmart, Freightos. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to StormGlass?
- 4 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: FleetMon, Container xChange, CargoSmart, Freightos.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to StormGlass?
- Yes. 4 of the alternatives below start under StormGlass's $49/month: FleetMon at Free, then $19/month, Container xChange at Free, Freightos at Free, INTTRA at $0.5/per-transaction.
- Why do people look for an alternative to StormGlass?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is only one tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from StormGlass?
- StormGlass is most often brought in for pulling marine weather and sea state forecasts into a vessel routing or planning tool, adding tide, wave and wind data to a maritime or coastal application. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to StormGlass?
- None of the maritime & shipping tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these StormGlass alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Maritime & Shipping, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare StormGlass against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against StormGlass covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every maritime & shipping tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Maritime & Shipping category, 20 tools beside StormGlass. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.