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NAVTOR vs SpeedyDock

NAVTOR logo

NAVTOR

Maritime

Digital navigation and maritime compliance

From
$200/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SpeedyDock logo

SpeedyDock

Maritime

Dry stack, boat club and boat rental operations software with member launch scheduling

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: NAVTOR specialized product focused only on maritime industry, not suitable for other domains; SpeedyDock nothing about pricing is published, so evaluating SpeedyDock requires a sales conversation before any cost comparison is possible.
  • They diverge on capability: NAVTOR covers Digital chart services, SpeedyDock covers Member launch requests.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NAVTOR and SpeedyDock actually diverge.

Attributes where NAVTOR and SpeedyDock differ
AttributeNAVTORSpeedyDock
Starting price$200/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2011Unknown

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 NAVTOR

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

Only in SpeedyDock

  • Member launch requests
  • Launch queue scheduling
  • Yard dispatch
  • Digital agreements
  • Reservations and billing
  • Utilisation reporting
  • Member communication

Both cover

  • Fleet management

What people use each for

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

NAVTOR

  • Planning routes with weather integration and ENC chartsnot SpeedyDock
  • Monitoring vessel emissions and UK ETS regulatory compliancenot SpeedyDock
  • Replacing paper logbooks with digital navigational recordsnot SpeedyDock
  • Connecting onboard systems with shore-based fleet managementnot SpeedyDock

SpeedyDock

  • A dry stack marina sequencing Saturday morning launch demand against limited forklift timenot NAVTOR
  • A boat club letting members reserve vessels and request launches from their phonenot NAVTOR
  • A rental fleet tracking vessel availability, agreements and maintenance in one placenot NAVTOR
  • An operator replacing a whiteboard and radio dispatch process in the yardnot 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

SpeedyDock

  • Nothing about pricing is published, so evaluating SpeedyDock requires a sales conversation before any cost comparison is possible.
  • It is built around dry stack and rental operations, so a marina whose business is wet slips, seasonal contracts and transient dockage will find most of the product irrelevant.
  • There is no consumer marketplace, so unlike Dockwa it generates no demand; it makes an existing membership base easier to serve rather than growing it.
  • Deployment and support are concentrated in the United States, which limits it for operators elsewhere and means integrations assume American payment and accounting tooling.
  • As a narrow single-purpose system it usually sits alongside separate accounting, storage billing or general marina software rather than replacing them, so it adds a system rather than consolidating one.

Pricing, plan by plan

NAVTOR

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

SpeedyDock

On request
  • SpeedyDock$undefined/month
    • Quoted by facility size and modules selected
    • No published rate card or self-serve signup
    • Setup and onboarding charged separately

Which should you pick?

Choose NAVTOR if

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

Choose SpeedyDock if

  • You need member launch requests.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want launch queue scheduling.
SpeedyDock review

Questions people ask

Is NAVTOR or SpeedyDock better?
Neither clearly leads. NAVTOR starts at $200/month and SpeedyDock at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NAVTOR or SpeedyDock?
NAVTOR starts at $200/month and SpeedyDock at On request.
Does NAVTOR or SpeedyDock run on more platforms?
NAVTOR runs on Web. SpeedyDock runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is NAVTOR best used for?
NAVTOR is most often used for planning routes with weather integration and enc charts, monitoring vessel emissions and uk ets regulatory compliance, replacing paper logbooks with digital navigational records, connecting onboard systems with shore-based fleet management. Of those, planning routes with weather integration and enc charts and monitoring vessel emissions and uk ets regulatory compliance are not what SpeedyDock is typically brought in for.
What can NAVTOR do that SpeedyDock cannot?
NAVTOR covers Digital chart services, Passage planning, Compliance management, Fleet monitoring. SpeedyDock covers Member launch requests, Launch queue scheduling, Yard dispatch, Digital agreements. Both handle Fleet management.

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.

Source
SpeedyDock: What does SpeedyDock cost?

It is quoted by facility size and the modules you take. There is no published price list and no self-serve signup.

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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SpeedyDock: Is it a general marina management system?

No. It is built for dry stack, boat club and rental operations where launch scheduling and fleet availability are the core problems.

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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SpeedyDock: Does it bring in new customers?

No. There is no marketplace or booking demand attached; it serves the members and renters you already have.

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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SpeedyDock: Why not use a normal marina system?

Because berth and contract software has no model for retrieval order, forklift capacity or launch queues, which is the actual constraint in a dry stack operation.

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