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Molo vs Sea Machines

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Molo

Maritime

Cloud marina, boatyard and yacht club management with integrated payments

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Sea Machines logo

Sea Machines

Maritime

Autonomous vessel control systems

From
$50000/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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.; Sea Machines requires hardware fitted to the vessel; the autonomy systems are retrofits or new build installations rather than a software purchase
  • They diverge on capability: Molo covers Space management, Sea Machines covers Autonomous control.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Molo and Sea Machines actually diverge.

Attributes where Molo and Sea Machines differ
AttributeMoloSea Machines
Starting priceOn request$50000/one-time
Pricing modelquoteone-time
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidEmbedded, Web, Mobile
FoundedUnknown2015

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 Molo

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

Only in Sea Machines

  • Autonomous control
  • Remote operation
  • Collision avoidance
  • Pattern following
  • Vessel systems
  • Communication networks
  • Shore-based control
  • Embedded support

What people use each for

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

Molo

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

Sea Machines

  • Intelligent voyage and transit autonomy for workboatsnot Molo
  • Pattern autonomy for survey and repetitive route worknot Molo
  • Collision avoidance using the AI-ris computer vision sensornot Molo
  • Remote command and control of vessels, including in GPS denied environmentsnot Molo
  • Fleet management and telemetry through Fleetviewer and the SMLINK APIsnot Molo

Where each one falls short

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

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.

Sea Machines

  • Requires hardware fitted to the vessel; the autonomy systems are retrofits or new build installations rather than a software purchase
  • Targeted at vessels from 10 to 300 ft, so it does not address the largest commercial tonnage
  • Pricing is not published and is arranged directly with the vendor
  • The SM300-NG is the class-approved unit, so the cheaper SM300-SP does not carry the same approval

Pricing, plan by plan

Molo

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

Sea Machines

$50000/one-time
  • SM300$75000/one-time
    • Autonomous control
    • Collision avoidance
    • Remote operation

Which should you pick?

Choose Molo if

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

Choose Sea Machines if

  • You need autonomous control.
  • You work on Embedded, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want remote operation.
Sea Machines review

Questions people ask

Is Molo or Sea Machines better?
Neither clearly leads. Molo starts at On request and Sea Machines at $50000/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Molo or Sea Machines?
Molo starts at On request and Sea Machines at $50000/one-time.
Does Molo or Sea Machines run on more platforms?
Molo runs on Web, iOS, Android. Sea Machines runs on Embedded, Web, Mobile.
What is Molo best used for?
Molo is most often used for a three hundred slip marina wanting seasonal contracts, transient bookings and winter storage in one system rather than three spreadsheets, a boatyard tracking labour and parts against each vessel so haul-out and repair margins are visible, a yacht club billing members for dockage, dining and store purchases on a single monthly account, a municipal waterfront needing auditable records of who occupied which berth and what was collected. Of those, a three hundred slip marina wanting seasonal contracts, transient bookings and winter storage in one system rather than three spreadsheets and a boatyard tracking labour and parts against each vessel so haul-out and repair margins are visible are not what Sea Machines is typically brought in for.
What can Molo do that Sea Machines cannot?
Molo covers Space management, Service and repair, Integrated payments, Point of sale. Sea Machines covers Autonomous control, Remote operation, Collision avoidance, Pattern following.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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.

Sea Machines: How much does Sea Machines cost?

Pricing is not published. Sea Machines requires customers to contact their sales team directly through the Contact Us link on their website for pricing quotes tailored to specific products and use cases.

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.

Sea Machines: What is the pricing model for Sea Machines products?

Sea Machines offers autonomy systems and software solutions for maritime vessels. Pricing is determined on a per-product basis through direct sales consultation rather than published subscription tiers.

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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