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Molo vs VesselFinder

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Molo

Maritime

Cloud marina, boatyard and yacht club management with integrated payments

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
VesselFinder logo

VesselFinder

Maritime

Free AIS vessel tracking web site

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only VesselFinder has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • 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.; VesselFinder aPI access is billed in credits, and a satellite AIS position costs 10 credits against 1 for a terrestrial position
  • They diverge on capability: Molo covers Space management, VesselFinder covers Real-time tracking.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Molo and VesselFinder actually diverge.

Attributes where Molo and VesselFinder differ
AttributeMoloVesselFinder
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
FoundedUnknown2011

Identical on both: platforms (Web, iOS, Android), 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
  • Accounting integration

Only in VesselFinder

  • Real-time tracking
  • Vessel database
  • Port information
  • Weather overlay
  • API access
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

Both cover

  • Mobile apps

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 VesselFinder
  • A boatyard tracking labour and parts against each vessel so haul-out and repair margins are visiblenot VesselFinder
  • A yacht club billing members for dockage, dining and store purchases on a single monthly accountnot VesselFinder
  • A municipal waterfront needing auditable records of who occupied which berth and what was collectednot VesselFinder

VesselFinder

  • Tracking vessel positions and voyages from AIS datanot Molo
  • Pulling ship positions and particulars into a logistics or chartering system over an APInot 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.

VesselFinder

  • API access is billed in credits, and a satellite AIS position costs 10 credits against 1 for a terrestrial position
  • Credits expire 12 months after purchase
  • Credit packs start at 330 EUR for 10,000 credits, excluding VAT
  • Tracking a vessel outside terrestrial AIS range multiplies the cost of every position tenfold, so open ocean coverage is the expensive case rather than the standard one

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

VesselFinder

Free
  • Basic$4.99/month
    • Ad-free
    • Extended history
    • Fleet monitoring

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 VesselFinder if

  • You need real-time tracking.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want vessel database.
VesselFinder review

Questions people ask

Is Molo or VesselFinder better?
Neither clearly leads. Molo starts at On request and VesselFinder at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Molo or VesselFinder?
VesselFinder has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Molo and Free for VesselFinder.
Does Molo or VesselFinder run on more platforms?
Molo runs on Web, iOS, Android. VesselFinder runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use VesselFinder for free?
Yes. VesselFinder has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Molo starts at On request.
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 VesselFinder is typically brought in for.
What can Molo do that VesselFinder cannot?
Molo covers Space management, Service and repair, Integrated payments, Point of sale. VesselFinder covers Real-time tracking, Vessel database, Port information, Weather overlay. Both handle Mobile apps.

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.

VesselFinder: What are the main pricing tiers for VesselFinder?

VesselFinder offers four tiers: Free (no cost), Basic (4 dollars per month), Premium (34 dollars per month), and Satellite (139 dollars per month).

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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.

VesselFinder: What does the Free plan include?

The Free plan provides terrestrial coverage, 1-day track history, a 10-ship fleet capacity, and 100 route planner uses.

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Molo: Who owns Molo?

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

VesselFinder: What tracking capabilities come with the Satellite plan?

The Satellite plan includes both satellite and terrestrial coverage, 90-day track history, 2,000-ship fleet capacity, terminal and berth data, proximity event alerts, and ETA prediction.

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Molo: Does it replace QuickBooks?

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

VesselFinder: Do subscriptions automatically renew?

No, subscriptions do not renew automatically. Users receive reminder notifications one week before expiration.

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VesselFinder: Do the listed prices include VAT?

No, the prices displayed do not include VAT. Payment options include bank transfers and credit or debit cards processed online.

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