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Helm Operations vs Lloyd's List Intelligence

Helm Operations logo

Helm Operations

Maritime

Dispatch, maintenance, compliance and crewing software built for tug, barge and workboat fleets

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Lloyd's List Intelligence logo

Lloyd's List Intelligence

Maritime

Maritime data and analytics

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Helm Operations the product is built for workboat and towage operations, so a deep-sea owner running bulkers or tankers gets no chartering, voyage accounting or cargo handling and should not shortlist it.; Lloyd's List Intelligence enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available
  • They diverge on capability: Helm Operations covers Dispatch, Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Helm Operations and Lloyd's List Intelligence actually diverge.

Attributes where Helm Operations and Lloyd's List Intelligence differ
AttributeHelm OperationsLloyd's List Intelligence
Starting priceOn request$1000/month
Pricing modelquotesubscription
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb, API
FoundedUnknown1734

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Maritime).

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 Helm Operations

  • Dispatch
  • Job billing
  • Planned maintenance
  • Compliance and safety
  • Crew scheduling
  • Customer portal
  • Vessel applications
  • Reporting

Only in Lloyd's List Intelligence

  • Vessel database
  • Port intelligence
  • Ownership tracking
  • Market analysis
  • API
  • Data feeds
  • Analytics platforms
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Helm Operations

  • A harbour towage company that dispatches dozens of jobs a day and wants invoices generated from the dispatch recordnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • A barge operator tracking maintenance and certificates across assets that rarely visit the same port twicenot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • A ferry or passenger vessel fleet that must evidence drills, audits and crew certification to a regulatornot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • An offshore support operator replacing a mixture of spreadsheets, whiteboards and an accounting packagenot Lloyd's List Intelligence

Lloyd's List Intelligence

  • Trade finance compliance and risk assessmentnot Helm Operations
  • Counterparty and vessel due diligencenot Helm Operations
  • Voyage and shipping risk managementnot Helm Operations
  • Sanctions screening and trade-based money-laundering detectionnot Helm Operations
  • Commodity market intelligencenot Helm Operations

Where each one falls short

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

Helm Operations

  • The product is built for workboat and towage operations, so a deep-sea owner running bulkers or tankers gets no chartering, voyage accounting or cargo handling and should not shortlist it.
  • Modules are licensed separately, so the figure quoted for dispatch alone is not the figure a fleet ends up paying once maintenance, compliance and crewing are included.
  • There is no financial ledger, so job costs and payroll still post into a separate accounting system, and maintaining that interface is an ongoing task for the customer.
  • Vessel applications sync rather than run fully offline indefinitely, so boats operating with poor connectivity see a lag between what the crew recorded and what the dispatcher can see.
  • The company does not disclose its ownership publicly and is comparatively small, which leaves a fleet that standardises on Helm carrying concentration risk it cannot fully assess.

Lloyd's List Intelligence

  • Enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available
  • Requires subscription and contract with minimal transparency on costs
  • Limited public documentation on specific data retention policies

Pricing, plan by plan

Helm Operations

On request
  • Helm platform$undefined/year
    • Quoted by fleet size and modules taken
    • Maintenance, Compliance, Logistics, Personnel and Portal licensed separately
    • Implementation and data migration quoted as services

Lloyd's List Intelligence

$1000/month
  • Professional$2500/month
    • Vessel database
    • Port intelligence
    • Ownership data

Which should you pick?

Choose Helm Operations if

  • You need dispatch.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want job billing.
Helm Operations review

Choose Lloyd's List Intelligence if

  • You need vessel database.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want port intelligence.
Lloyd's List Intelligence review

Questions people ask

Is Helm Operations or Lloyd's List Intelligence better?
Neither clearly leads. Helm Operations starts at On request and Lloyd's List Intelligence at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Helm Operations or Lloyd's List Intelligence?
Helm Operations starts at On request and Lloyd's List Intelligence at $1000/month.
Does Helm Operations or Lloyd's List Intelligence run on more platforms?
Helm Operations runs on Web, iOS, Android. Lloyd's List Intelligence runs on Web, API.
What is Helm Operations best used for?
Helm Operations is most often used for a harbour towage company that dispatches dozens of jobs a day and wants invoices generated from the dispatch record, a barge operator tracking maintenance and certificates across assets that rarely visit the same port twice, a ferry or passenger vessel fleet that must evidence drills, audits and crew certification to a regulator, an offshore support operator replacing a mixture of spreadsheets, whiteboards and an accounting package. Of those, a harbour towage company that dispatches dozens of jobs a day and wants invoices generated from the dispatch record and a barge operator tracking maintenance and certificates across assets that rarely visit the same port twice are not what Lloyd's List Intelligence is typically brought in for.
What can Helm Operations do that Lloyd's List Intelligence cannot?
Helm Operations covers Dispatch, Job billing, Planned maintenance, Compliance and safety. Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Port intelligence, Ownership tracking, Market analysis.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Helm Operations: Does Helm handle chartering or voyage accounting?

No. It models dispatched jobs, not voyages, and has no commercial chartering capability.

Lloyd's List Intelligence: What real-time data does Lloyd's List Intelligence provide?

Lloyd's List Intelligence provides 100% fleet coverage with 200M+ daily vessel positions from real-time AIS data, Automatic Identification System (AIS) tracking, and vessel movement records across commercial fleets.

Source
Helm Operations: Will it work for a deep-sea fleet?

Poorly. The functional design assumes short repeated jobs on tugs, barges and workboats.

Lloyd's List Intelligence: How accurate are Lloyd's List Intelligence predictions?

The platform's AI models predict destination with 70% accuracy, ETA to port within plus or minus 10 hours, and ETB within one to two hours for all commercial vessel types.

Source
Helm Operations: Does it include accounting?

No. It produces invoices and job costs and passes them to a separate accounting system.

Lloyd's List Intelligence: What AIS data sources does Lloyd's List Intelligence use?

Lloyd's List Intelligence combines terrestrial, shipborne, and satellite AIS data through their proprietary AIS SeaOrbis platform, launched in April 2025, validated by over 80 analysts.

Source
Helm Operations: Is pricing published?

No. It is quoted by fleet size and by which of the five modules are licensed.

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