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Navis N4 vs OpenLink Endur

Navis N4 logo

Navis N4

Maritime & Shipping

Terminal operating system

From
$50000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
OpenLink Endur logo

OpenLink Endur

Energy & Utilities

Enterprise trading and risk management

From
On request
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; OpenLink Endur openLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)
  • They diverge on capability: Navis N4 covers Vessel planning, OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Navis N4 and OpenLink Endur actually diverge.

Attributes where Navis N4 and OpenLink Endur differ
AttributeNavis N4OpenLink Endur
Starting price$50000/yearOn request
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsWeb, Windows, ApiDesktop, Web, Api
CategoryMaritime & ShippingEnergy & Utilities
Founded19881999

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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
  • Web support

Only in OpenLink Endur

  • Deal capture
  • Position management
  • Risk analytics
  • Credit management
  • Logistics
  • Settlement
  • Accounting integration
  • Regulatory compliance

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.

OpenLink Endur

  • Energy tradingnot Navis N4
  • Risk managementnot Navis N4
  • Commodity logisticsnot Navis N4
  • Regulatory compliancenot Navis N4
  • Settlementnot 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

OpenLink Endur

  • OpenLink Endur (an ETRM/CTRM platform, now part of ION Group's OpenLink brand) is sold only through named enterprise license agreements with individual utilities and trading firms, confirmed by a chain of dated press releases announcing signed licenses (DTE Energy, Barclays Capital, RWE Trading Americas, Petrobras and others), none of which disclose a price; ION's current careers pages still list dedicated Endur and Findur implementation consultant roles, confirming the product line is separate from and sold alongside sibling products IRM, RightAngle and dbcSMARTsoft rather than as one unified suite (archived press release, 16 April 2015)

Pricing, plan by plan

Navis N4

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

OpenLink Endur

On request
  • Trading$undefined/custom
    • Deal capture
    • Position management
    • P&L analytics
  • Risk$undefined/custom
    • VaR and PaR
    • Credit risk
    • Limit monitoring
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Full ETRM suite
    • Multi-commodity
    • Global support

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 OpenLink Endur if

  • You need deal capture.
  • You work on Desktop, Web, Api.
  • You also want position management.
OpenLink Endur review

Questions people ask

Is Navis N4 or OpenLink Endur better?
Neither clearly leads. Navis N4 starts at $50000/year and OpenLink Endur at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Navis N4 or OpenLink Endur?
Navis N4 starts at $50000/year and OpenLink Endur at On request.
Does Navis N4 or OpenLink Endur run on more platforms?
Navis N4 runs on Web, Windows, Api. OpenLink Endur runs on Desktop, Web, Api.
What can Navis N4 do that OpenLink Endur cannot?
Navis N4 covers Vessel planning, Yard management, Gate operations, Equipment management. OpenLink Endur covers Deal capture, Position management, Risk analytics, Credit management.
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