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Alphaliner vs Navis N4

Alphaliner logo

Alphaliner

Maritime & Shipping

Container shipping data and analysis

From
$800/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Navis N4 logo

Navis N4

Maritime & Shipping

Terminal operating system

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Alphaliner now delivered through AXSMarine rather than independently, and alphaliner.com redirects there; Navis N4 navis N4 is now marketed under Kaleris (the site redirects there); pricing is not published, the page only offers contact/demo requests
  • They diverge on capability: Alphaliner covers Fleet database, Navis N4 covers Vessel planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Alphaliner and Navis N4 actually diverge.

Attributes where Alphaliner and Navis N4 differ
AttributeAlphalinerNavis N4
Starting price$800/month$50000/year
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWebWeb, Windows, Api
Founded19981988

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

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

Only in Navis N4

  • Vessel planning
  • Yard management
  • Gate operations
  • Equipment management
  • Port community systems
  • Customs
  • Shipping lines
  • Windows support

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Alphaliner

  • Tracking liner services and containership deploymentsnot Navis N4
  • Port and terminal call analyticsnot Navis N4
  • Fleet monitoring with technical and commercial vessel datanot Navis N4
  • Suez and Panama canal traffic analysisnot Navis N4
  • Feeding shipping data into internal systems through the API hubnot Navis N4

Navis N4

No use cases recorded yet. See the Navis N4 review.

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

Navis N4

  • Navis N4 is now marketed under Kaleris (the site redirects there); pricing is not published, the page only offers contact/demo requests

Pricing, plan by plan

Alphaliner

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

Navis N4

$50000/year
  • Professional$100000/year
    • Full TOS
    • Optimization
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Alphaliner if

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

Choose Navis N4 if

  • You need vessel planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Api.
  • You also want yard management.
Navis N4 review

Questions people ask

Is Alphaliner or Navis N4 better?
Neither clearly leads. Alphaliner starts at $800/month and Navis N4 at $50000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Alphaliner or Navis N4?
Alphaliner starts at $800/month and Navis N4 at $50000/year.
Does Alphaliner or Navis N4 run on more platforms?
Alphaliner runs on Web. Navis N4 runs on Web, Windows, Api.
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 Navis N4 is typically brought in for.
What can Alphaliner do that Navis N4 cannot?
Alphaliner covers Fleet database, Charter rate tracking, Capacity analysis, Market reports. Navis N4 covers Vessel planning, Yard management, Gate operations, Equipment management. Both handle Web support.
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