Software · head to head
Clarksons vs Dataloy
Clarksons
Software
World's leading shipbroker and data provider
- From
- $3000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Clarksons uK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026; Dataloy dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.
- They diverge on capability: Clarksons covers Market intelligence, Dataloy covers Voyage planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Clarksons and Dataloy actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Clarksons
- Market intelligence
- Fleet database
- Freight rates
- Research reports
- API
- Excel add-in
- Data exports
- Api support
Only in Dataloy
- Voyage planning
- Operations management
- Demurrage calculation
- Bunker planning
- ERP systems
- Accounting
- Market data
- Windows support
Both cover
- Web support
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Clarksons
- UK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
Dataloy
- Dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.
Pricing, plan by plan
Clarksons
$3000/month- Shipping Intelligence Network$5000/month
- Market data
- Fleet database
- Research reports
Dataloy
$1500/month- VMS Pro$3000/month
- Voyage planning
- Operations
- Demurrage
Which should you pick?
Choose Clarksons if
- You need market intelligence.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want fleet database.
Choose Dataloy if
- You need voyage planning.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want operations management.
Questions people ask
- Is Clarksons or Dataloy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Clarksons starts at $3000/month and Dataloy at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Clarksons or Dataloy?
- Clarksons starts at $3000/month and Dataloy at $1500/month.
- Does Clarksons or Dataloy run on more platforms?
- Clarksons runs on Web, Api. Dataloy runs on Web, Windows.
- What can Clarksons do that Dataloy cannot?
- Clarksons covers Market intelligence, Fleet database, Freight rates, Research reports. Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Both handle Web support.