Software · head to head
Spire Global Maritime vs Drewry
Spire Global Maritime
Software
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; 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: Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Drewry covers Market research.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Spire Global Maritime and Drewry actually diverge.
| Attribute | Spire Global Maritime | Drewry |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/month | $1000/month |
| Platforms | Api, Web | Web |
| Founded | 2012 | 1970 |
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 Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite AIS tracking
- Global coverage
- Predictive analytics
- Dark vessel detection
- REST API
- Streaming API
- AWS S3
- Snowflake
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.
Spire Global Maritime
- Satellite and terrestrial AIS vessel trackingnot Drewry
- Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Drewry
- Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Drewry
- Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Drewry
- Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Drewry
Drewry
- Tracking container freight rate movements through the weekly World Container Indexnot Spire Global Maritime
- Supporting shipping and supply chain research with published rate assessmentsnot Spire Global Maritime
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
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
Spire Global Maritime
$500/month- Professional$2000/month
- Low-latency data
- Behavior analytics
- Predictive ETAs
Drewry
$1000/month- Research Subscription$3000/month
- Market reports
- Forecasts
- Data access
Which should you pick?
Choose Spire Global Maritime if
- You need satellite ais tracking.
- You work on Api, Web.
- You also want global coverage.
Questions people ask
- Is Spire Global Maritime or Drewry better?
- Neither clearly leads. Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Drewry at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Spire Global Maritime or Drewry?
- Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Drewry at $1000/month.
- Does Spire Global Maritime or Drewry run on more platforms?
- Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web. Drewry runs on Web.
- 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 Drewry is typically brought in for.
- What can Spire Global Maritime do that Drewry cannot?
- Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Drewry covers Market research, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Advisory services. Both handle Web support.