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Danaos vs S&P Global Maritime

Danaos logo

Danaos

Maritime

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

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
S&P Global Maritime logo

S&P Global Maritime

Maritime

Maritime intelligence and analytics

From
On request
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.; S&P Global Maritime pricing is not publicly disclosed, requiring direct contact with S&P Global for quotes
  • They diverge on capability: Danaos covers Planned maintenance, S&P Global Maritime covers Vessel database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Danaos and S&P Global Maritime actually diverge.

Attributes where Danaos and S&P Global Maritime differ
AttributeDanaosS&P Global Maritime
Pricing modelquoteUnknown
PlatformsWindows, Web, On-premiseWeb, Desktop
FoundedUnknown1860

Identical on both: starting price (On request), 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 S&P Global Maritime

  • Vessel database
  • Ship valuations
  • Company intelligence
  • Market analytics
  • API
  • Excel add-in
  • Data feeds
  • 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 S&P Global Maritime
  • A third-party ship manager that must report vessel operating expenditure to multiple owners in a consistent structurenot S&P Global Maritime
  • An owner whose procurement and maintenance data never reconcile because they sit in separate productsnot S&P Global Maritime
  • A fleet needing full function on board when the satellite link is slow or intermittentnot S&P Global Maritime

S&P Global Maritime

No use cases recorded yet. See the S&P Global Maritime review.

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.

S&P Global Maritime

  • Pricing is not publicly disclosed, requiring direct contact with S&P Global for quotes
  • Subscription model can be costly for small to medium-sized shipping operations

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

S&P Global Maritime

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the S&P Global Maritime review.

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 S&P Global Maritime if

  • You need vessel database.
  • You work on Web, Desktop.
  • You also want ship valuations.
S&P Global Maritime review

Questions people ask

Is Danaos or S&P Global Maritime better?
Neither clearly leads. Danaos starts at On request and S&P Global Maritime at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Danaos or S&P Global Maritime?
Danaos starts at On request and S&P Global Maritime at On request.
Does Danaos or S&P Global Maritime run on more platforms?
Danaos runs on Windows, Web, On-premise. S&P Global Maritime runs on Web, Desktop.
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 S&P Global Maritime is typically brought in for.
What can Danaos do that S&P Global Maritime cannot?
Danaos covers Planned maintenance, Purchasing, Inventory, Crewing. S&P Global Maritime covers Vessel database, Ship valuations, Company intelligence, Market analytics.

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.

S&P Global Maritime: What data does S&P Global Maritime Sea-web provide?

Sea-web is a comprehensive maritime reference database with over 600 data fields on more than 220,000 ships of 100 GT and above, including information on ships, companies, builders, ports, movements, fixtures, casualties, performance, and security.

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.

S&P Global Maritime: Does S&P Global Maritime track shipping rates?

Yes, S&P Global provides over 765 meticulously assessed freight rate assessments across containers, tankers, dry freight, dry bulk, and marine fuels with real-time and historical data.

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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