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Spire Global Maritime vs Linerlytica

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Spire Global Maritime

Software

Satellite-powered maritime data and analytics

From
$500/month
Rated
-
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Linerlytica

Software

Container shipping 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; Linerlytica weekly Market Pulse subscription is priced per user at US$1,500 per year, with other tiers such as the full website suite priced only on request
  • They diverge on capability: Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Linerlytica covers Fleet analytics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Spire Global Maritime and Linerlytica actually diverge.

Attributes where Spire Global Maritime and Linerlytica differ
AttributeSpire Global MaritimeLinerlytica
PlatformsApi, WebWeb
Founded20122018

Identical on both: starting price ($500/month), 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 Linerlytica

  • Fleet analytics
  • Capacity monitoring
  • Trade lane analysis
  • Market reports
  • Data exports
  • API access

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 Linerlytica
  • Predicted destinations, ETAs and arrival eventsnot Linerlytica
  • Historical AIS going back more than ten yearsnot Linerlytica
  • Vessel particulars and ownership lookupsnot Linerlytica
  • Sanctions and insurance screening against vessel movementsnot Linerlytica

Linerlytica

  • Container shipping market intelligence and freight rate analysisnot 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

Linerlytica

  • Weekly Market Pulse subscription is priced per user at US$1,500 per year, with other tiers such as the full website suite priced only on request

Pricing, plan by plan

Spire Global Maritime

$500/month
  • Professional$2000/month
    • Low-latency data
    • Behavior analytics
    • Predictive ETAs

Linerlytica

$500/month
  • Professional$1200/month
    • Fleet analytics
    • Capacity data
    • Market reports

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 Linerlytica if

  • You need fleet analytics.
  • You also want capacity monitoring.

Questions people ask

Is Spire Global Maritime or Linerlytica better?
Neither clearly leads. Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Linerlytica at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Spire Global Maritime or Linerlytica?
Spire Global Maritime starts at $500/month and Linerlytica at $500/month.
Does Spire Global Maritime or Linerlytica run on more platforms?
Spire Global Maritime runs on Api, Web. Linerlytica 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 Linerlytica is typically brought in for.
What can Spire Global Maritime do that Linerlytica cannot?
Spire Global Maritime covers Satellite AIS tracking, Global coverage, Predictive analytics, Dark vessel detection. Linerlytica covers Fleet analytics, Capacity monitoring, Trade lane analysis, Market reports. Both handle Web support.

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