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Sea Machines vs SolarWinds

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Sea Machines

Maritime & Shipping

Autonomous vessel control systems

From
$50000/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SolarWinds

Energy & Utilities

Solar asset performance monitoring and management

From
$2/kW/month
Rated
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Full review

The short version

  • They diverge on capability: Sea Machines covers Autonomous control, SolarWinds covers Real-time monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Sea Machines and SolarWinds actually diverge.

Attributes where Sea Machines and SolarWinds differ
AttributeSea MachinesSolarWinds
Starting price$50000/one-time$2/kW/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsEmbedded, Web, MobileWeb, Mobile, Api
CategoryMaritime & ShippingEnergy & Utilities

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2015).

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 Sea Machines

  • Autonomous control
  • Remote operation
  • Collision avoidance
  • Pattern following
  • Vessel systems
  • Communication networks
  • Shore-based control
  • Embedded support

Only in SolarWinds

  • Real-time monitoring
  • Performance analytics
  • Alarm management
  • O&M workflows
  • Reporting
  • Benchmarking
  • Weather integration
  • Financial tracking

What people use each for

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

Sea Machines

  • Intelligent voyage and transit autonomy for workboatsnot SolarWinds
  • Pattern autonomy for survey and repetitive route worknot SolarWinds
  • Collision avoidance using the AI-ris computer vision sensornot SolarWinds
  • Remote command and control of vessels, including in GPS denied environmentsnot SolarWinds
  • Fleet management and telemetry through Fleetviewer and the SMLINK APIsnot SolarWinds

SolarWinds

  • Solar monitoringnot Sea Machines
  • Performance optimizationnot Sea Machines
  • O&M managementnot Sea Machines
  • Portfolio reportingnot Sea Machines
  • Investor reportingnot Sea Machines

Where each one falls short

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

Sea Machines

  • Requires hardware fitted to the vessel; the autonomy systems are retrofits or new build installations rather than a software purchase
  • Targeted at vessels from 10 to 300 ft, so it does not address the largest commercial tonnage
  • Pricing is not published and is arranged directly with the vendor
  • The SM300-NG is the class-approved unit, so the cheaper SM300-SP does not carry the same approval

SolarWinds

Nothing recorded yet. See the SolarWinds review.

Pricing, plan by plan

Sea Machines

$50000/one-time
  • SM300$75000/one-time
    • Autonomous control
    • Collision avoidance
    • Remote operation

SolarWinds

$2/kW/month
  • Monitor$2/kW/month
    • Real-time monitoring
    • Performance tracking
    • Alerts
  • Optimize$4/kW/month
    • Advanced analytics
    • Degradation analysis
    • Benchmarking
  • Enterprise$undefined/custom
    • Portfolio management
    • Custom integrations
    • Financial modeling

Which should you pick?

Choose Sea Machines if

  • You need autonomous control.
  • You work on Embedded, Web, Mobile.
  • You also want remote operation.
Sea Machines review

Choose SolarWinds if

  • You need real-time monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Api.
  • You also want performance analytics.
SolarWinds review

Questions people ask

Is Sea Machines or SolarWinds better?
Neither clearly leads. Sea Machines starts at $50000/one-time and SolarWinds at $2/kW/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Sea Machines or SolarWinds?
Sea Machines starts at $50000/one-time and SolarWinds at $2/kW/month.
Does Sea Machines or SolarWinds run on more platforms?
Sea Machines runs on Embedded, Web, Mobile. SolarWinds runs on Web, Mobile, Api.
What is Sea Machines best used for?
Sea Machines is most often used for intelligent voyage and transit autonomy for workboats, pattern autonomy for survey and repetitive route work, collision avoidance using the ai-ris computer vision sensor, remote command and control of vessels, including in gps denied environments. Of those, intelligent voyage and transit autonomy for workboats and pattern autonomy for survey and repetitive route work are not what SolarWinds is typically brought in for.
What can Sea Machines do that SolarWinds cannot?
Sea Machines covers Autonomous control, Remote operation, Collision avoidance, Pattern following. SolarWinds covers Real-time monitoring, Performance analytics, Alarm management, O&M workflows.
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