Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Dataloy vs MeteoGroup

MeteoGroup
Weather & Environment
Europe's leading commercial weather business
- From
- On request
- Rated
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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.; MeteoGroup the vendor's own domain (meteogroup.com), as captured by the Internet Archive on 29 December 2021, redirects to and displays DTN's own corporate site listing DTN's weather and agriculture product lines (ClearAg, WeatherSentry, ProphetX), confirming in the vendor's own pages that MeteoGroup now operates under the DTN brand with no independent MeteoGroup pricing surviving; no dollar figures were found on the DTN page
- They diverge on capability: Dataloy covers Voyage planning, MeteoGroup covers European forecasts.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Dataloy and MeteoGroup actually diverge.
| Attribute | Dataloy | MeteoGroup |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1500/month | On request |
| Pricing model | subscription | quote |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Web, Api, Broadcast |
| Category | Maritime & Shipping | Weather & Environment |
| Founded | 1987 | 1986 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 MeteoGroup
- European forecasts
- Media graphics
- Energy trading
- Transportation weather
- Agriculture insights
- Broadcast systems
- Energy platforms
- Fleet management
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Dataloy
No use cases recorded yet. See the Dataloy review.
MeteoGroup
- Professional Worknot Dataloy
- Content Creationnot Dataloy
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.
MeteoGroup
- The vendor's own domain (meteogroup.com), as captured by the Internet Archive on 29 December 2021, redirects to and displays DTN's own corporate site listing DTN's weather and agriculture product lines (ClearAg, WeatherSentry, ProphetX), confirming in the vendor's own pages that MeteoGroup now operates under the DTN brand with no independent MeteoGroup pricing surviving; no dollar figures were found on the DTN page
Pricing, plan by plan
Dataloy
$1500/month- VMS Pro$3000/month
- Voyage planning
- Operations
- Demurrage
MeteoGroup
On request- EnterpriseFree
- European coverage
- Media solutions
- Energy forecasting
Which should you pick?
Choose Dataloy if
- You need voyage planning.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want operations management.
Choose MeteoGroup if
- You need european forecasts.
- You work on Web, Api, Broadcast.
- You also want media graphics.
Questions people ask
- Is Dataloy or MeteoGroup better?
- Neither clearly leads. Dataloy starts at $1500/month and MeteoGroup at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Dataloy or MeteoGroup?
- Dataloy starts at $1500/month and MeteoGroup at On request.
- Does Dataloy or MeteoGroup run on more platforms?
- Dataloy runs on Web, Windows. MeteoGroup runs on Web, Api, Broadcast.
- What can Dataloy do that MeteoGroup cannot?
- Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. MeteoGroup covers European forecasts, Media graphics, Energy trading, Transportation weather. Both handle Web support.
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