Software · head to head
Q88 vs Dataloy
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Q88 the Internet Archive's capture of Q88 LLC's corporate homepage on 19 February 2016 stated Q88.com had 75% of the world-wide tanker industry onboard and served over 1,000 clients across four named products (Q88.com, Q88Dry.com, Milbros.com, Q88VMS.com), with no price figure published for any; this is a 2016 capture and figures are dated.; Dataloy dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.
- They diverge on capability: Q88 covers Vessel questionnaires, Dataloy covers Voyage planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Q88 and Dataloy actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Q88
- Vessel questionnaires
- Vetting support
- Documentation management
- Compliance tracking
- Oil major systems
- Chartering platforms
- Fleet management
- Api support
Only in Dataloy
- Voyage planning
- Operations management
- Demurrage calculation
- Bunker planning
- ERP systems
- Accounting
- Market data
- Windows support
Both cover
- Web support
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Q88
- The Internet Archive's capture of Q88 LLC's corporate homepage on 19 February 2016 stated Q88.com had 75% of the world-wide tanker industry onboard and served over 1,000 clients across four named products (Q88.com, Q88Dry.com, Milbros.com, Q88VMS.com), with no price figure published for any; this is a 2016 capture and figures are dated.
Dataloy
- Dataloy has been rebranded as Sedna VMS ("Sedna Trade Voyage Management System (Dataloy)"); its own site publishes no pricing and every plan action is a Request a demo button, per Sedna's own site.
Pricing, plan by plan
Q88
$200/month- Vessel Manager$500/month
- Q88 questionnaires
- Vessel profiles
- Documentation
Dataloy
$1500/month- VMS Pro$3000/month
- Voyage planning
- Operations
- Demurrage
Which should you pick?
Choose Q88 if
- You need vessel questionnaires.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want vetting support.
Choose Dataloy if
- You need voyage planning.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want operations management.
Questions people ask
- Is Q88 or Dataloy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Q88 starts at $200/month and Dataloy at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Q88 or Dataloy?
- Q88 starts at $200/month and Dataloy at $1500/month.
- Does Q88 or Dataloy run on more platforms?
- Q88 runs on Web, Api. Dataloy runs on Web, Windows.
- What can Q88 do that Dataloy cannot?
- Q88 covers Vessel questionnaires, Vetting support, Documentation management, Compliance tracking. Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Both handle Web support.