Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Baltic Exchange vs Spire Global Maritime
Baltic Exchange
Maritime & Shipping
Global shipping market benchmarks
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
Spire Global Maritime
Maritime & Shipping
Satellite-powered maritime data and analytics
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: Baltic Exchange covers Freight indices, Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Baltic Exchange and Spire Global Maritime actually diverge.
| Attribute | Baltic Exchange | Spire Global Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Api | Api, Web |
| Category | Unknown | Maritime & Shipping |
| Founded | 1744 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price ($500/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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
Only in Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite AIS tracking
- Global coverage
- Predictive analytics
- Dark vessel detection
- REST API
- Streaming API
- AWS S3
- Snowflake
Both cover
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Baltic Exchange
No use cases recorded yet. See the Baltic Exchange review.
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Baltic Exchange
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Baltic Exchange
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Baltic Exchange
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Baltic Exchange
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Baltic Exchange
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Baltic Exchange
Nothing recorded yet. See the Baltic Exchange review.
Spire Global Maritime
- Now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- Pricing is not published
- Sold as a data feed to be consumed through APIs, Snowflake, NMEA streams or FTP, so it needs engineering work before it is useful
Pricing, plan by plan
Baltic Exchange
$500/month- Data Services$1500/month
- Freight indices
- Market assessments
- Historical data
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Which should you pick?
Choose Baltic Exchange if
- You need freight indices.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want market assessments.
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Questions people ask
- Is Baltic Exchange or Spire Global Maritime better?
- Neither clearly leads. Baltic Exchange starts at $500/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Baltic Exchange or Spire Global Maritime?
- Baltic Exchange starts at $500/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month.
- Does Baltic Exchange or Spire Global Maritime run on more platforms?
- Baltic Exchange runs on Web, Api. Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web.
- What can Baltic Exchange do that Spire Global Maritime cannot?
- Baltic Exchange covers Freight indices, Market assessments, Forward curves, Historical data. Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Both handle Web support, Api support.