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NAVTOR vs Lloyd's List Intelligence

NAVTOR logo

NAVTOR

Maritime & Shipping

Digital navigation and maritime compliance

From
$200/month
Rated
-
Lloyd's List Intelligence logo

Lloyd's List Intelligence

Maritime & Shipping

Maritime data and analytics

From
$1000/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: NAVTOR specialized product focused only on maritime industry, not suitable for other domains; Lloyd's List Intelligence enterprise-only pricing with no public rate card available
  • They diverge on capability: NAVTOR covers Digital chart services, Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where NAVTOR and Lloyd's List Intelligence differ
AttributeNAVTORLloyd's List Intelligence
Starting price$200/month$1000/month
PlatformsWebWeb, API
Founded20111734

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 NAVTOR

  • Digital chart services
  • Passage planning
  • Compliance management
  • Fleet monitoring
  • ECDIS systems
  • Fleet management
  • Classification societies
  • Windows support

Only in Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Api support

What people use each for

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

NAVTOR

No use cases recorded yet. See the NAVTOR review.

Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Where each one falls short

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

NAVTOR

  • Specialized product focused only on maritime industry, not suitable for other domains
  • Requires subscription to PRIMAR or IC-ENC chart sources

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

Pricing, plan by plan

NAVTOR

$200/month
  • NavStation$500/month
    • Digital charts
    • Passage planning
    • Compliance tools

Lloyd's List Intelligence

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

Which should you pick?

Choose NAVTOR if

  • You need digital chart services.
  • You also want passage planning.

Choose Lloyd's List Intelligence if

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

Questions people ask

Is NAVTOR or Lloyd's List Intelligence better?
Neither clearly leads. NAVTOR starts at $200/month and Lloyd's List Intelligence at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NAVTOR or Lloyd's List Intelligence?
NAVTOR starts at $200/month and Lloyd's List Intelligence at $1000/month.
Does NAVTOR or Lloyd's List Intelligence run on more platforms?
NAVTOR runs on Web. Lloyd's List Intelligence runs on Web, API.
What can NAVTOR do that Lloyd's List Intelligence cannot?
NAVTOR covers Digital chart services, Passage planning, Compliance management, Fleet monitoring. Lloyd's List Intelligence covers Vessel database, Port intelligence, Ownership tracking, Market analysis. Both handle Web support, Api support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

NAVTOR: What are Electronic Navigational Charts (ENCs)?

ENCs are official digital charts used for maritime navigation. NAVTOR distributes ENCs from PRIMAR and IC-ENC in S-63 format and NAVTOR SENC format, covering over 15,800 official charts.

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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.

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NAVTOR: What is NAVTOR's PAYS pricing model?

PAYS (Pay As You Sail) charges vessels only for the chart cells they pass through during a voyage, while allowing navigators free access to any ENC for planning purposes before sailing.

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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.

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NAVTOR: What is NavStation used for?

NavStation is NAVTOR's voyage planning software that integrates official ENC charts with overlays of navigational data to assist in route planning and voyage optimization.

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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.

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NAVTOR: What platforms does NAVTOR serve?

NAVTOR focuses on the maritime shipping industry, serving vessel operators, fleet managers, and navigation professionals with e-Navigation solutions and digital logbooks.

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