Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Dataloy vs Spire Global Maritime
Spire Global Maritime
Maritime & Shipping
Satellite-powered maritime data and analytics
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
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.; Spire Global Maritime now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- They diverge on capability: Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Dataloy and Spire Global Maritime actually diverge.
| Attribute | Dataloy | Spire Global Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1500/month | $500/month |
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Api, Web |
| Founded | 1987 | 2012 |
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 Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite AIS tracking
- Global coverage
- Predictive analytics
- Dark vessel detection
- REST API
- Streaming API
- AWS S3
- Snowflake
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.
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Dataloy
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Dataloy
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Dataloy
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Dataloy
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot 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.
Spire Global Maritime
- Now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- Pricing is not published
- Sold as a data feed to be consumed through APIs, Snowflake, NMEA streams or FTP, so it needs engineering work before it is useful
Pricing, plan by plan
Dataloy
$1500/month- VMS Pro$3000/month
- Voyage planning
- Operations
- Demurrage
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Which should you pick?
Choose Dataloy if
- You need voyage planning.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want operations management.
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Questions people ask
- Is Dataloy or Spire Global Maritime better?
- Neither clearly leads. Dataloy starts at $1500/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Dataloy or Spire Global Maritime?
- Dataloy starts at $1500/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month.
- Does Dataloy or Spire Global Maritime run on more platforms?
- Dataloy runs on Web, Windows. Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web.
- What can Dataloy do that Spire Global Maritime cannot?
- Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Both handle Web support.