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Lloyd's List Intelligence vs Molo

Lloyd's List Intelligence logo

Lloyd's List Intelligence

Maritime

Maritime data and analytics

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Molo logo

Molo

Maritime

Cloud marina, boatyard and yacht club management with integrated payments

From
On request
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Lloyd's List Intelligence enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available; Molo pricing is not published and is quoted by business size, so a small marina cannot establish affordability without a sales process and has no benchmark for the quote.
  • They diverge on capability: Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Molo covers Space management.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Lloyd's List Intelligence and Molo differ
AttributeLloyd's List IntelligenceMolo
Starting price$1000/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, iOS, Android
Founded1734Unknown

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 Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Only in Molo

  • Space management
  • Service and repair
  • Integrated payments
  • Point of sale
  • Mobile apps
  • Accounting integration

What people use each for

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

Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Molo

  • A three hundred slip marina wanting seasonal contracts, transient bookings and winter storage in one system rather than three spreadsheetsnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • A boatyard tracking labour and parts against each vessel so haul-out and repair margins are visiblenot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • A yacht club billing members for dockage, dining and store purchases on a single monthly accountnot Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • A municipal waterfront needing auditable records of who occupied which berth and what was collectednot Lloyd's List Intelligence

Where each one falls short

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

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

Molo

  • Pricing is not published and is quoted by business size, so a small marina cannot establish affordability without a sales process and has no benchmark for the quote.
  • Payment processing is integrated, which means the card rate is negotiated inside a software deal rather than shopped against a standalone merchant provider, and marinas rarely check it.
  • Molo is now part of Storable, a group whose main business is self-storage software, so marine-specific development competes for attention with a much larger adjacent market.
  • Accounting is receivables and invoicing with exports rather than a full general ledger, so most operators still run QuickBooks alongside and reconcile between the two.
  • Adoption depends on dock and yard staff using mobile apps in poor connectivity and rough conditions, and marinas consistently report that getting seasonal staff to record work reliably is the hard part of the implementation.

Pricing, plan by plan

Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Molo

On request
  • Molo$undefined/month
    • Space and contract management
    • Service and repair work orders
    • Point of sale and integrated payments

Which should you pick?

Choose Lloyd's List Intelligence if

  • You need vessel database.
  • You work on Web, API.
  • You also want port intelligence.

Choose Molo if

  • You need space management.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want service and repair.

Questions people ask

Is Lloyd's List Intelligence or Molo better?
Neither clearly leads. Lloyd's List Intelligence starts at $1000/month and Molo at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Lloyd's List Intelligence or Molo?
Lloyd's List Intelligence starts at $1000/month and Molo at On request.
Does Lloyd's List Intelligence or Molo run on more platforms?
Lloyd's List Intelligence runs on Web, API. Molo runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Lloyd's List Intelligence best used for?
Lloyd's List Intelligence is most often used for trade finance compliance and risk assessment, counterparty and vessel due diligence, voyage and shipping risk management, sanctions screening and trade-based money-laundering detection. Of those, trade finance compliance and risk assessment and counterparty and vessel due diligence are not what Molo is typically brought in for.
What can Lloyd's List Intelligence do that Molo cannot?
Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Port intelligence, Ownership tracking, Market analysis. Molo covers Space management, Service and repair, Integrated payments, Point of sale.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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
Molo: What does Molo cost?

Not published. It is quoted by business size, so ask for the monthly figure and the payment processing rate together.

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
Molo: Does it handle boatyard work orders?

Yes. Estimates, work orders, jobs and parts inventory are core rather than an add-on, which is unusual in this category.

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
Molo: Who owns Molo?

Storable, a software group whose primary market is self-storage.

Molo: Does it replace QuickBooks?

No. It handles receivables and invoicing and exports to accounting.

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