Maritime & Shipping · head to head
Spire Global Maritime vs Dataloy
Spire Global Maritime
Maritime & Shipping
Satellite-powered maritime data and analytics
- From
- $500/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Spire Global Maritime now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site; 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: Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Dataloy covers Voyage planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spire Global Maritime and Dataloy actually diverge.
| Attribute | Spire Global Maritime | Dataloy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/month | $1500/month |
| Platforms | Api, Web | Web, Windows |
| Founded | 2012 | 1987 |
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 Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite AIS tracking
- Global coverage
- Predictive analytics
- Dark vessel detection
- REST API
- Streaming API
- AWS S3
- Snowflake
Only in Dataloy
- Voyage planning
- Operations management
- Demurrage calculation
- Bunker planning
- ERP systems
- Accounting
- Market data
- Windows support
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Dataloy
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Dataloy
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Dataloy
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Dataloy
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Dataloy
Dataloy
No use cases recorded yet. See the Dataloy review.
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Spire Global Maritime
- Now part of Kpler rather than Spire, and spire.com/maritime redirects into the Kpler site
- Pricing is not published
- Sold as a data feed to be consumed through APIs, Snowflake, NMEA streams or FTP, so it needs engineering work before it is useful
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
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Dataloy
$1500/month- VMS Pro$3000/month
- Voyage planning
- Operations
- Demurrage
Which should you pick?
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Choose Dataloy if
- You need voyage planning.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want operations management.
Questions people ask
- Is Spire Global Maritime or Dataloy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Dataloy at $1500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spire Global Maritime or Dataloy?
- Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Dataloy at $1500/month.
- Does Spire Global Maritime or Dataloy run on more platforms?
- Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web. Dataloy runs on Web, Windows.
- What is Spire Global Maritime best used for?
- Spire Global Maritime is most often used for satellite and terrestrial ais vessel tracking, predicted destinations, etas and arrival events, historical ais going back more than ten years, vessel particulars and ownership lookups. Of those, satellite and terrestrial ais vessel tracking and predicted destinations, etas and arrival events are not what Dataloy is typically brought in for.
- What can Spire Global Maritime do that Dataloy cannot?
- Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Dataloy covers Voyage planning, Operations management, Demurrage calculation, Bunker planning. Both handle Web support.