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Navis N4 vs Drewry

Navis N4 logo

Navis N4

Maritime & Shipping

Terminal operating system

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Drewry logo

Drewry

Maritime & Shipping

Maritime research and consulting

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Navis N4 navis N4 is now marketed under Kaleris (the site redirects there); pricing is not published, the page only offers contact/demo requests; Drewry the World Container Index is described as free but still requires an account to read, and full access depends on subscription rights
  • They diverge on capability: Navis N4 covers Vessel planning, Drewry covers Market research.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Navis N4 and Drewry actually diverge.

Attributes where Navis N4 and Drewry differ
AttributeNavis N4Drewry
Starting price$50000/year$1000/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWeb, Windows, ApiWeb
Founded19881970

Identical on both: 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 Navis N4

  • Vessel planning
  • Yard management
  • Gate operations
  • Equipment management
  • Port community systems
  • Customs
  • Shipping lines
  • Windows support

Only in Drewry

  • Market research
  • Forecasting
  • Benchmarking
  • Advisory services
  • Data exports
  • Custom reports

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Navis N4

No use cases recorded yet. See the Navis N4 review.

Drewry

  • Tracking container freight rate movements through the weekly World Container Indexnot Navis N4
  • Supporting shipping and supply chain research with published rate assessmentsnot Navis N4

Where each one falls short

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

Navis N4

  • Navis N4 is now marketed under Kaleris (the site redirects there); pricing is not published, the page only offers contact/demo requests

Drewry

  • The World Container Index is described as free but still requires an account to read, and full access depends on subscription rights
  • No subscription price is published anywhere on the index pages
  • The container index publishes weekly, so it is not a source for daily rate movement

Pricing, plan by plan

Navis N4

$50000/year
  • Professional$100000/year
    • Full TOS
    • Optimization
    • Analytics

Drewry

$1000/month
  • Research Subscription$3000/month
    • Market reports
    • Forecasts
    • Data access

Which should you pick?

Choose Navis N4 if

  • You need vessel planning.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Api.
  • You also want yard management.
Navis N4 review

Choose Drewry if

  • You need market research.
  • You also want forecasting.
Drewry review

Questions people ask

Is Navis N4 or Drewry better?
Neither clearly leads. Navis N4 starts at $50000/year and Drewry at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Navis N4 or Drewry?
Navis N4 starts at $50000/year and Drewry at $1000/month.
Does Navis N4 or Drewry run on more platforms?
Navis N4 runs on Web, Windows, Api. Drewry runs on Web.
What can Navis N4 do that Drewry cannot?
Navis N4 covers Vessel planning, Yard management, Gate operations, Equipment management. Drewry covers Market research, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Advisory services. Both handle Web support.
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