Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Linerlytica 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: Linerlytica weekly Market Pulse subscription is priced per user at US$1,500 per year, with other tiers such as the full website suite priced only on request; Spire Global Maritime now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- They diverge on capability: Linerlytica covers Fleet analytics, Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Linerlytica and Spire Global Maritime actually diverge.
| Attribute | Linerlytica | Spire Global Maritime |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web | Api, Web |
| Founded | 2018 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price ($500/month), 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 Linerlytica
- Fleet analytics
- Capacity monitoring
- Trade lane analysis
- Market reports
- Data exports
- API access
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.
Linerlytica
- Container shipping market intelligence and freight rate analysisnot Spire Global Maritime
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Linerlytica
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Linerlytica
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Linerlytica
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Linerlytica
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Linerlytica
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Linerlytica
- Weekly Market Pulse subscription is priced per user at US$1,500 per year, with other tiers such as the full website suite priced only on request
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
Linerlytica
$500/month- Professional$1200/month
- Fleet analytics
- Capacity data
- Market reports
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Which should you pick?
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Questions people ask
- Is Linerlytica or Spire Global Maritime better?
- Neither clearly leads. Linerlytica starts at $500/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, Linerlytica or Spire Global Maritime?
- Linerlytica starts at $500/month and Spire Global Maritime at $500/month.
- Does Linerlytica or Spire Global Maritime run on more platforms?
- Linerlytica runs on Web. Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web.
- What is Linerlytica best used for?
- Linerlytica is most often used for container shipping market intelligence and freight rate analysis. Of those, container shipping market intelligence and freight rate analysis is not what Spire Global Maritime is typically brought in for.
- What can Linerlytica do that Spire Global Maritime cannot?
- Linerlytica covers Fleet analytics, Capacity monitoring, Trade lane analysis, Market reports. Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Both handle Web support.
Related pages
More on Linerlytica
More on Spire Global Maritime
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