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exactEarth vs Signal Ocean Platform

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exactEarth

Software

Advanced satellite AIS data services

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Signal Ocean Platform

Software

The modern toolbox for charterers, brokers and owners

From
On request
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; Signal Ocean Platform pricing is not published on the Signal Ocean Platform page; access requires a 'book a demo' request rather than self-serve signup, and no plan tiers or figures are named (fetched thesignalgroup.com/signal-ocean-platform, 19 Aug 2026).

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which exactEarth and Signal Ocean Platform actually diverge.

Attributes where exactEarth and Signal Ocean Platform differ
AttributeexactEarthSignal Ocean Platform
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsApi, WebWeb
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: 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
  • Api support

Only in Signal Ocean Platform

Nothing recorded that exactEarth does not also cover.

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

Signal Ocean Platform

  • Pricing is not published on the Signal Ocean Platform page; access requires a 'book a demo' request rather than self-serve signup, and no plan tiers or figures are named (fetched thesignalgroup.com/signal-ocean-platform, 19 Aug 2026).

Pricing, plan by plan

exactEarth

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

Signal Ocean Platform

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Signal Ocean Platform review.

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 Signal Ocean Platform if

Nothing in the data separates Signal Ocean Platform from exactEarth on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Signal Ocean Platform review

Questions people ask

Is exactEarth or Signal Ocean Platform better?
Neither clearly leads. exactEarth starts at $1000/month and Signal Ocean Platform at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, exactEarth or Signal Ocean Platform?
exactEarth starts at $1000/month and Signal Ocean Platform at On request.
Does exactEarth or Signal Ocean Platform run on more platforms?
exactEarth runs on Api, Web. Signal Ocean Platform runs on Web.
What can exactEarth do that Signal Ocean Platform cannot?
exactEarth covers Satellite AIS data, Global vessel tracking, Historical data archive, Anomaly detection.
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