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exactEarth vs Portcast

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exactEarth

Software

Advanced satellite AIS data services

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Portcast

Software

AI-powered container tracking and ETA

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Portcast pricing is not published
  • They diverge on capability: exactEarth covers Satellite AIS data, Portcast covers Predictive ETAs.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which exactEarth and Portcast actually diverge.

Attributes where exactEarth and Portcast differ
AttributeexactEarthPortcast
Starting price$1000/month$500/month
PlatformsApi, WebWeb, Api
Founded20092018

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 exactEarth

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

Only in Portcast

  • Predictive ETAs
  • Container tracking
  • Exception alerts
  • Port congestion data
  • TMS platforms
  • ERP systems
  • Shipping lines

Both cover

  • Api support
  • Web support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

exactEarth

No use cases recorded yet. See the exactEarth review.

Portcast

  • Real-time container and air cargo tracking across carriersnot exactEarth
  • Predicted ETAs and delay forecasting for ocean freightnot exactEarth
  • Port congestion monitoringnot exactEarth
  • Auditing freight invoices automaticallynot exactEarth
  • Feeding predicted arrival data into a TMS or ERPnot exactEarth

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

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

Portcast

  • Pricing is not published
  • Sold to freight forwarders, 3PLs and shippers rather than to businesses tracking their own occasional shipments
  • Value depends on integrating with an existing TMS or ERP rather than working standalone

Pricing, plan by plan

exactEarth

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

Portcast

$500/month
  • Professional$1500/month
    • AI-powered ETAs
    • Container tracking
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose exactEarth if

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

Choose Portcast if

  • You need predictive etas.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want container tracking.
Portcast review

Questions people ask

Is exactEarth or Portcast better?
Neither clearly leads. exactEarth starts at $1000/month and Portcast at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, exactEarth or Portcast?
exactEarth starts at $1000/month and Portcast at $500/month.
Does exactEarth or Portcast run on more platforms?
exactEarth runs on Api, Web. Portcast runs on Web, Api.
What can exactEarth do that Portcast cannot?
exactEarth covers Satellite AIS data, Global vessel tracking, Historical data archive, Anomaly detection. Portcast covers Predictive ETAs, Container tracking, Exception alerts, Port congestion data. Both handle Api support, Web support.
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