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Dataloy vs exactEarth

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Dataloy

Maritime & Shipping

Voyage management and operations

From
$1500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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exactEarth

Maritime & Shipping

Advanced satellite AIS data services

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; exactEarth exactEarth's own homepage, as captured by the Internet Archive on 28 December 2021, carried a banner stating: 'We are happy to announce that exactEarth is now part of Spire Global,' confirming in the vendor's own words that exactEarth was absorbed into Spire (now sold as Kpler's spireMT product); no independent exactEarth pricing survives
  • They diverge on capability: Dataloy covers Voyage planning, exactEarth covers Satellite AIS data.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Dataloy and exactEarth actually diverge.

Attributes where Dataloy and exactEarth differ
AttributeDataloyexactEarth
Starting price$1500/month$1000/month
PlatformsWeb, WindowsApi, Web
Founded19872009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maritime & Shipping).

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 Dataloy

  • Voyage planning
  • Operations management
  • Demurrage calculation
  • Bunker planning
  • ERP systems
  • Accounting
  • Market data
  • Windows support

Only in exactEarth

  • Satellite AIS data
  • Global vessel tracking
  • Historical data archive
  • Anomaly detection
  • API
  • Data feeds
  • GIS platforms
  • Api 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.

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.

exactEarth

  • exactEarth's own homepage, as captured by the Internet Archive on 28 December 2021, carried a banner stating: 'We are happy to announce that exactEarth is now part of Spire Global,' confirming in the vendor's own words that exactEarth was absorbed into Spire (now sold as Kpler's spireMT product); no independent exactEarth pricing survives

Pricing, plan by plan

Dataloy

$1500/month
  • VMS Pro$3000/month
    • Voyage planning
    • Operations
    • Demurrage

exactEarth

$1000/month
  • Enterprise$5000/month
    • Global AIS data
    • Historical archive
    • Custom analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Dataloy if

  • You need voyage planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want operations management.
Dataloy review

Choose exactEarth if

  • You need satellite ais data.
  • You work on Api, Web.
  • You also want global vessel tracking.
exactEarth review

Questions people ask

Is Dataloy or exactEarth better?
Neither clearly leads. Dataloy starts at $1500/month and exactEarth at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Dataloy or exactEarth?
Dataloy starts at $1500/month and exactEarth at $1000/month.
Does Dataloy or exactEarth run on more platforms?
Dataloy runs on Web, Windows. exactEarth runs on Api, Web.
What can Dataloy do that exactEarth cannot?
Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. exactEarth covers Satellite AIS data, Global vessel tracking, Historical data archive, Anomaly detection. Both handle Web support.
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