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Baltic Exchange vs MarinaOffice

Baltic Exchange logo

Baltic Exchange

Maritime

Global shipping market benchmarks

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
MarinaOffice logo

MarinaOffice

Maritime

Windows-based marina management software with fuel, retail and service modules

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Baltic Exchange no pricing published on website, membership and data services require contacting the organization; MarinaOffice pricing is not published and the product is modular, so the quoted total depends on which add-ons you take and two marinas of the same size can be quoted very differently.
  • They diverge on capability: Baltic Exchange covers Freight indices, MarinaOffice covers Visual marina.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Baltic Exchange and MarinaOffice actually diverge.

Attributes where Baltic Exchange and MarinaOffice differ
AttributeBaltic ExchangeMarinaOffice
Starting price$500/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, ApiWindows, Web
Founded1744Unknown

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 Baltic Exchange

  • Freight indices
  • Market assessments
  • Forward curves
  • Historical data
  • API
  • Data feeds
  • Trading platforms
  • Web support

Only in MarinaOffice

  • Visual marina
  • Storage billing
  • PureFuel
  • PureRetail point of sale
  • Launch scheduling
  • Paperless billing

What people use each for

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

Baltic Exchange

  • Shipping market freight data and indicesnot MarinaOffice
  • Freight derivatives tradingnot MarinaOffice
  • Vessel investment decision makingnot MarinaOffice
  • Dry bulk and tanker rate assessmentsnot MarinaOffice
  • Container freight market analysisnot MarinaOffice

MarinaOffice

  • A yacht club running a fuel dock, a ship store and a member restaurant that wants all charges on one member accountnot Baltic Exchange
  • A mooring field operator needing launch and tender scheduling alongside mooring billingnot Baltic Exchange
  • A marina with existing Windows and SQL Server infrastructure and an IT policy against cloud-only systemsnot Baltic Exchange
  • An operator wanting a drawn-to-scale visual map of docks and slips for occupancy decisions rather than a list viewnot Baltic Exchange

Where each one falls short

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

Baltic Exchange

  • No pricing published on website, membership and data services require contacting the organization
  • Custom pricing based on organization type and data needs

MarinaOffice

  • Pricing is not published and the product is modular, so the quoted total depends on which add-ons you take and two marinas of the same size can be quoted very differently.
  • It is a Windows .NET application at heart, so remote and mobile use is weaker than browser-native competitors and staff working on the docks are less well served.
  • The same vendor sells MARINAGO as its cloud product, which raises a real question about how much future development the desktop line receives.
  • Running it on your own servers means you own SQL Server licensing, backups and patching, which is an infrastructure cost and risk that never appears in the software quote.
  • Presence is concentrated in North America, so operators elsewhere face weaker support hours, local payment options and fuel and tax handling.

Pricing, plan by plan

Baltic Exchange

$500/month
  • Data Services$1500/month
    • Freight indices
    • Market assessments
    • Historical data

MarinaOffice

On request
  • MarinaOffice$undefined/year
    • Core marina management, reservations and billing
    • Optional PureRetail point of sale
    • Optional PureFuel fuel management

Which should you pick?

Choose Baltic Exchange if

  • You need freight indices.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want market assessments.
Baltic Exchange review

Choose MarinaOffice if

  • You need visual marina.
  • You work on Windows, Web.
  • You also want storage billing.
MarinaOffice review

Questions people ask

Is Baltic Exchange or MarinaOffice better?
Neither clearly leads. Baltic Exchange starts at $500/month and MarinaOffice at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Baltic Exchange or MarinaOffice?
Baltic Exchange starts at $500/month and MarinaOffice at On request.
Does Baltic Exchange or MarinaOffice run on more platforms?
Baltic Exchange runs on Web, Api. MarinaOffice runs on Windows, Web.
What is Baltic Exchange best used for?
Baltic Exchange is most often used for shipping market freight data and indices, freight derivatives trading, vessel investment decision making, dry bulk and tanker rate assessments. Of those, shipping market freight data and indices and freight derivatives trading are not what MarinaOffice is typically brought in for.
What can Baltic Exchange do that MarinaOffice cannot?
Baltic Exchange covers Freight indices, Market assessments, Forward curves, Historical data. MarinaOffice covers Visual marina, Storage billing, PureFuel, PureRetail point of sale.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Baltic Exchange: How much does Baltic Exchange membership cost?

Baltic Exchange does not publish pricing on their website. Membership and data service pricing is customized and requires direct contact with the organization.

Source
MarinaOffice: Is MarinaOffice cloud software?

It is a Windows application with a hosted option. Scribble Software sells MARINAGO Cloud as its browser-native product.

Baltic Exchange: What services does Baltic Exchange provide?

Baltic Exchange provides shipping market data services including daily published indices (200+), freight derivatives trading facilities, member fixtures database, and analytical tools for shipping professionals.

Source
MarinaOffice: What does it cost?

Not published. It is quoted, and the modules you select move the number substantially.

MarinaOffice: Does it handle fuel sales?

Yes, through the PureFuel module including pump interfaces and pay-at-the-pump.

MarinaOffice: Does it replace accounting software?

No. It integrates with QuickBooks rather than providing a general ledger.

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