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Danaos vs INTTRA

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Danaos

Maritime

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
INTTRA logo

INTTRA

Maritime

Ocean shipping network platform

From
$0.5/per-transaction
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; INTTRA iNTTRA's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 18 January 2022 confirms it operates under E2open with a 'Learn About E2open' link on its own navigation, and pricing remains bare contact-sales with no named editions; a customer testimonial quoted on the same page (not INTTRA's own pricing) cites Bill of Lading fee savings of $25 to $75 per shipment from consolidating onto the platform
  • They diverge on capability: Danaos covers Planned maintenance, INTTRA covers Electronic booking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Danaos and INTTRA actually diverge.

Attributes where Danaos and INTTRA differ
AttributeDanaosINTTRA
Starting priceOn request$0.5/per-transaction
Pricing modelquotetransaction
PlatformsWindows, Web, On-premiseWeb, Api
FoundedUnknown2000

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 Danaos

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

Only in INTTRA

  • Electronic booking
  • Container tracking
  • Documentation
  • Rate management
  • TMS platforms
  • ERP systems
  • Carrier systems
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Danaos

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

INTTRA

  • Booking and managing ocean shipments across global carrier networks from central platformnot Danaos
  • Reducing shipping costs by 25-30% through streamlined consolidation operationsnot Danaos
  • Decreasing operational staffing from six to two employees per 100 shipmentsnot Danaos
  • Standardizing electronic data conversion and transmission faster than manual processesnot Danaos
  • Managing over 1.5 million container movements across 120+ countriesnot Danaos
  • Performing real-time regulatory compliance verification for export and import requirementsnot Danaos

Where each one falls short

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

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.

INTTRA

  • INTTRA's own homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 18 January 2022 confirms it operates under E2open with a 'Learn About E2open' link on its own navigation, and pricing remains bare contact-sales with no named editions; a customer testimonial quoted on the same page (not INTTRA's own pricing) cites Bill of Lading fee savings of $25 to $75 per shipment from consolidating onto the platform

Pricing, plan by plan

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

INTTRA

$0.5/per-transaction
  • Enterprise$1000/month
    • E-booking
    • Tracking
    • Documentation

Which should you pick?

Choose Danaos if

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

Choose INTTRA if

  • You need electronic booking.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want container tracking.
INTTRA review

Questions people ask

Is Danaos or INTTRA better?
Neither clearly leads. Danaos starts at On request and INTTRA at $0.5/per-transaction, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Danaos or INTTRA?
Danaos starts at On request and INTTRA at $0.5/per-transaction.
Does Danaos or INTTRA run on more platforms?
Danaos runs on Windows, Web, On-premise. INTTRA runs on Web, Api.
What is Danaos best used for?
Danaos is most often used for a greek or cypriot owner replacing a mix of legacy planned maintenance and purchasing systems with one database, a third-party ship manager that must report vessel operating expenditure to multiple owners in a consistent structure, an owner whose procurement and maintenance data never reconcile because they sit in separate products, a fleet needing full function on board when the satellite link is slow or intermittent. Of those, a greek or cypriot owner replacing a mix of legacy planned maintenance and purchasing systems with one database and a third-party ship manager that must report vessel operating expenditure to multiple owners in a consistent structure are not what INTTRA is typically brought in for.
What can Danaos do that INTTRA cannot?
Danaos covers Planned maintenance, Purchasing, Inventory, Crewing. INTTRA covers Electronic booking, Container tracking, Documentation, Rate management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

INTTRA: How much can INTTRA help reduce ocean shipping costs?

INTTRA users report 25-30% cost reductions through operational efficiency, with some achieving savings of $25-$75 per Bill of Lading through the consolidation platform.

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.

INTTRA: Can INTTRA help with regulatory compliance for international shipments?

Yes, INTTRA provides real-time verification of changing export and import regulations, helping organizations like Etihad Airways manage constantly evolving international shipping requirements.

Source
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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