Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Q88 vs Drewry
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.; 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: Q88 covers Vessel questionnaires, Drewry covers Market research.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Q88 and Drewry actually diverge.
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 Q88
- Vessel questionnaires
- Vetting support
- Documentation management
- Compliance tracking
- Oil major systems
- Chartering platforms
- Fleet management
- Api 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.
Q88
No use cases recorded yet. See the Q88 review.
Drewry
- Tracking container freight rate movements through the weekly World Container Indexnot Q88
- Supporting shipping and supply chain research with published rate assessmentsnot Q88
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.
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
Q88
$200/month- Vessel Manager$500/month
- Q88 questionnaires
- Vessel profiles
- Documentation
Drewry
$1000/month- Research Subscription$3000/month
- Market reports
- Forecasts
- Data access
Which should you pick?
Choose Q88 if
- You need vessel questionnaires.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want vetting support.
Questions people ask
- Is Q88 or Drewry better?
- Neither clearly leads. Q88 starts at $200/month and Drewry at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Q88 or Drewry?
- Q88 starts at $200/month and Drewry at $1000/month.
- Does Q88 or Drewry run on more platforms?
- Q88 runs on Web, Api. Drewry runs on Web.
- What can Q88 do that Drewry cannot?
- Q88 covers Vessel questionnaires, Vetting support, Documentation management, Compliance tracking. Drewry covers Market research, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Advisory services. Both handle Web support.