Software · head to head
DTN vs Clarksons
Clarksons
Software
World's leading shipbroker and data provider
- From
- $3000/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN dTN's homepage names its Agriculture, Refined Fuels and Weather product hubs in detail but every pricing action across the site is a 'Talk With an Expert' CTA, with no edition names or figures published anywhere; Clarksons uK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
- They diverge on capability: DTN covers Hyperlocal weather forecasts, Clarksons covers Market intelligence.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN and Clarksons actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 DTN
- Hyperlocal weather forecasts
- Commodity market data
- Severe weather alerts
- Agronomic insights
- Crop condition reports
- Historical data analysis
- Custom notifications
- Mobile applications
Only in Clarksons
- Market intelligence
- Fleet database
- Freight rates
- Research reports
- API
- Excel add-in
- Data exports
Both cover
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DTN
- Weather planningnot Clarksons
- Market monitoringnot Clarksons
- Grain marketingnot Clarksons
- Risk managementnot Clarksons
- Spray timingnot Clarksons
Clarksons
No use cases recorded yet. See the Clarksons review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
DTN
- DTN's homepage names its Agriculture, Refined Fuels and Weather product hubs in detail but every pricing action across the site is a 'Talk With an Expert' CTA, with no edition names or figures published anywhere
Clarksons
- UK government contract award notice on find-tender.service.gov.uk shows a Clarkson Research Services Limited data subscription contract valued at 6,500 GBP excluding VAT (7,800 GBP including VAT) for the period 1 November 2025 to 31 October 2026
Pricing, plan by plan
DTN
$50/month- DTN Ag Weather$50/month
- Hyperlocal weather
- Hourly forecasts
- Radar & maps
- DTN ProphetX$150/month
- Weather + markets
- Commodity prices
- Futures & options
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- API access
- Custom integrations
- Historical data
Clarksons
$3000/month- Shipping Intelligence Network$5000/month
- Market data
- Fleet database
- Research reports
Which should you pick?
Choose DTN if
- You need hyperlocal weather forecasts.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want commodity market data.
Choose Clarksons if
- You need market intelligence.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want fleet database.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN or Clarksons better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN starts at $50/month and Clarksons at $3000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN or Clarksons?
- DTN starts at $50/month and Clarksons at $3000/month.
- Does DTN or Clarksons run on more platforms?
- DTN runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Clarksons runs on Web, Api.
- What is DTN best used for?
- DTN is most often used for weather planning, market monitoring, grain marketing, risk management. Of those, weather planning and market monitoring are not what Clarksons is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN do that Clarksons cannot?
- DTN covers Hyperlocal weather forecasts, Commodity market data, Severe weather alerts, Agronomic insights. Clarksons covers Market intelligence, Fleet database, Freight rates, Research reports. Both handle Web support, Api support.