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Danaos vs Wartsila Voyage

Danaos logo

Danaos

Maritime

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

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Wartsila Voyage logo

Wartsila Voyage

Maritime

Smart maritime ecosystem solutions

From
$15000/one-time
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.; Wartsila Voyage limited publicly available pricing information requires direct contact with sales team
  • They diverge on capability: Danaos covers Planned maintenance, Wartsila Voyage covers ECDIS navigation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Danaos and Wartsila Voyage actually diverge.

Attributes where Danaos and Wartsila Voyage differ
AttributeDanaosWartsila Voyage
Starting priceOn request$15000/one-time
Pricing modelquoteone-time
PlatformsWindows, Web, On-premiseBridge Systems, Web
FoundedUnknown1834

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 Wartsila Voyage

  • ECDIS navigation
  • Voyage planning
  • Fleet performance
  • Port optimization
  • Bridge systems
  • Fleet management
  • Port systems
  • Embedded 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 Wartsila Voyage
  • A third-party ship manager that must report vessel operating expenditure to multiple owners in a consistent structurenot Wartsila Voyage
  • An owner whose procurement and maintenance data never reconcile because they sit in separate productsnot Wartsila Voyage
  • A fleet needing full function on board when the satellite link is slow or intermittentnot Wartsila Voyage

Wartsila Voyage

  • Optimizing fuel consumption through voyage route planningnot Danaos
  • Retrofitting existing ships for emissions compliancenot Danaos
  • Training crews on methanol and ammonia enginesnot Danaos
  • Tracking carbon footprint across shipping fleetnot 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.

Wartsila Voyage

  • Limited publicly available pricing information requires direct contact with sales team
  • Requires specialized training for bridge crews to operate effectively in different vessel scenarios

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

Wartsila Voyage

$15000/one-time
  • ECDIS Suite$30000/one-time
    • ECDIS
    • Voyage planning
    • Weather routing

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 Wartsila Voyage if

  • You need ecdis navigation.
  • You work on Bridge Systems, Web.
  • You also want voyage planning.
Wartsila Voyage review

Questions people ask

Is Danaos or Wartsila Voyage better?
Neither clearly leads. Danaos starts at On request and Wartsila Voyage at $15000/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Danaos or Wartsila Voyage?
Danaos starts at On request and Wartsila Voyage at $15000/one-time.
Does Danaos or Wartsila Voyage run on more platforms?
Danaos runs on Windows, Web, On-premise. Wartsila Voyage runs on Bridge Systems, Web.
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 Wartsila Voyage is typically brought in for.
What can Danaos do that Wartsila Voyage cannot?
Danaos covers Planned maintenance, Purchasing, Inventory, Crewing. Wartsila Voyage covers ECDIS navigation, Voyage planning, Fleet performance, Port optimization.

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.

Wartsila Voyage: What is Navi-Sailor ECDIS?

Navi-Sailor ECDIS is an IMO-compliant electronic chart display system integrating GPS, radar, and AIS data for route planning and monitoring. It is one of the most installed ECDIS solutions worldwide.

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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.

Wartsila Voyage: Does Wärtsilä offer fleet management integration?

Yes. Navi-Sailor ECDIS integrates with Wärtsilä Fleet Optimisation Solution to connect ship and shore, providing fleet teams better visibility and bridge teams streamlined workflows.

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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.

Wartsila Voyage: Is Wärtsilä Voyage compliant with maritime regulations?

Yes. Navi-Sailor ECDIS is fully IMO-compliant and designed to satisfy SOLAS Chapter V requirements. It supports S-100 standards for future maritime data interoperability.

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Danaos: Is pricing published?

No. Everything is quoted by fleet size and by the modules licensed.

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