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Alphaliner vs Danaos

Alphaliner logo

Alphaliner

Maritime

Container shipping data and analysis

From
$800/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Danaos logo

Danaos

Maritime

Ship management suite covering purchasing, maintenance, crewing and safety in one database

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Alphaliner now delivered through AXSMarine rather than independently, and alphaliner.com redirects there; Danaos sales, implementation and support are concentrated in Greece and Cyprus, so an owner elsewhere gets a thinner local bench and has to rely on remote support across time zones.
  • They diverge on capability: Alphaliner covers Fleet database, Danaos covers Planned maintenance.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Alphaliner and Danaos actually diverge.

Attributes where Alphaliner and Danaos differ
AttributeAlphalinerDanaos
Starting price$800/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWindows, Web, On-premise
Founded1998Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maritime).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Alphaliner

  • Fleet database
  • Charter rate tracking
  • Capacity analysis
  • Market reports
  • Data exports
  • Excel reports
  • Web support

Only in Danaos

  • Planned maintenance
  • Purchasing
  • Inventory
  • Crewing
  • Safety and quality
  • Dry-docking
  • Budgeting
  • Ship to shore replication

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Alphaliner

  • Tracking liner services and containership deploymentsnot Danaos
  • Port and terminal call analyticsnot Danaos
  • Fleet monitoring with technical and commercial vessel datanot Danaos
  • Suez and Panama canal traffic analysisnot Danaos
  • Feeding shipping data into internal systems through the API hubnot Danaos

Danaos

  • A Greek or Cypriot owner replacing a mix of legacy planned maintenance and purchasing systems with one databasenot Alphaliner
  • A third-party ship manager that must report vessel operating expenditure to multiple owners in a consistent structurenot Alphaliner
  • An owner whose procurement and maintenance data never reconcile because they sit in separate productsnot Alphaliner
  • A fleet needing full function on board when the satellite link is slow or intermittentnot Alphaliner

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Alphaliner

  • Now delivered through AXSMarine rather than independently, and alphaliner.com redirects there
  • Neither the subscription model nor any price is published
  • A market intelligence data service for shipping professionals rather than an operational tool

Danaos

  • Sales, implementation and support are concentrated in Greece and Cyprus, so an owner elsewhere gets a thinner local bench and has to rely on remote support across time zones.
  • The suite is configuration-heavy, and a superintendent generally cannot change a maintenance form or approval route without vendor involvement, which turns small changes into chargeable requests.
  • The architecture is traditional, with vessel-side installations replicating to shore, so the browser experience trails newer cloud entrants and IT carries software to maintain on every ship.
  • Public documentation and product information are sparse, so a buyer cannot evaluate the product independently and is dependent on vendor demonstrations and reference calls.
  • Because everything shares one database, partial adoption gives away most of the benefit and replacing a single module later means unpicking the whole suite rather than swapping a component.

Pricing, plan by plan

Alphaliner

$800/month
  • Professional$1500/month
    • Fleet database
    • Charter rates
    • Weekly reports

Danaos

On request
  • WAVES$undefined/year
    • Quoted by fleet size and modules licensed
    • Vessel installations and shore server scoped separately
    • Implementation, data migration and training charged as services

Which should you pick?

Choose Alphaliner if

  • You need fleet database.
  • You also want charter rate tracking.
Alphaliner review

Choose Danaos if

  • You need planned maintenance.
  • You work on Windows, Web, On-premise.
  • You also want purchasing.
Danaos review

Questions people ask

Is Alphaliner or Danaos better?
Neither clearly leads. Alphaliner starts at $800/month and Danaos at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Alphaliner or Danaos?
Alphaliner starts at $800/month and Danaos at On request.
Does Alphaliner or Danaos run on more platforms?
Alphaliner runs on Web. Danaos runs on Windows, Web, On-premise.
What is Alphaliner best used for?
Alphaliner is most often used for tracking liner services and containership deployments, port and terminal call analytics, fleet monitoring with technical and commercial vessel data, suez and panama canal traffic analysis. Of those, tracking liner services and containership deployments and port and terminal call analytics are not what Danaos is typically brought in for.
What can Alphaliner do that Danaos cannot?
Alphaliner covers Fleet database, Charter rate tracking, Capacity analysis, Market reports. Danaos covers Planned maintenance, Purchasing, Inventory, Crewing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Alphaliner: How much does Alphaliner cost?

Alphaliner does not publish pricing information on its website. Customers must book a demo or contact the sales team directly to receive a price quote tailored to their shipping and logistics needs.

Source
Danaos: Is this the same company as the listed shipowner Danaos Corporation?

No. Danaos Management Consultants is the software business and a separate entity, although the names are shared and both are based in Piraeus.

Alphaliner: Does Alphaliner offer a free trial or demo?

Alphaliner offers a demo booking option to evaluate the platform. Interested users can schedule a demonstration with the Alphaliner team to explore features including service tracking, port analytics, fleet monitoring, and API integration before purchasing.

Source
Danaos: Does it run on board with poor connectivity?

Yes. Vessels run local installations that replicate to shore, which is a deliberate design choice for constrained satellite links.

Danaos: Can I license only the planned maintenance module?

Technically yes, but the value comes from the shared database linking maintenance, purchasing and budgets, so partial adoption is uncommon.

Danaos: Is pricing published?

No. Everything is quoted by fleet size and by the modules licensed.

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