FlightAware is the closest drop-in replacement with overlapping coverage in Data Visualizations, Data APIs, and Alerts while adding APIs & SDKs and Satellite / Geospatial coverage, Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions. and Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data. features, and a free tier (category overlap ~75%).
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Free Alternatives to MarineTraffic
Zero-cost replacements ranked by category overlap, pricing, and platform access. Use this list to test MarineTraffic before paying for another subscription.
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Every pick keeps a free tier; start with FlightAware, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), and GuruFocus to road-test MarineTraffic workflows without paying up front.
Round out your stack with new coverage areas like APIs & SDKs, Satellite / Geospatial, Inflation Rates, and Unemployment Rates.
Similarity score 804Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- FlightAware keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into APIs & SDKs and Satellite / Geospatial coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., and AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses and API key authentication..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs and Satellite / Geospatial
Standout features: Live flight tracking and flight-status pages with dedicated views for cancellations and delays, plus the signature MiseryMap® for U.S. air traffic disruptions., Premium subscriptions unlock unlimited flight alerts and access to three, five, or eight months of historical flight data., AeroAPI (v4) provides RESTful access to current and historical flight data with JSON responses and API key authentication., and FlightAware Firehose delivers a continuous enterprise-grade feed of real-time, historical, and predictive flight data over secure TCP/SSL connections.
Similarity score 798Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, and GDP coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., and Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, and Interest Rates
Standout features: 800,000+ economic data series from 100+ sources, covering topics such as GDP, prices/inflation, employment, exchange rates, and interest rates., Browse and track data via categories, releases, sources, and tags; series pages show metadata like units/frequency and “last updated / next release” fields., Graphing and sharing options include embeddable graphs and graph-image links., and Economic release calendar with scheduled release dates/times (US Central Time) and a data-provider caveat for availability.
Similarity score 778Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- GuruFocus keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Stock Comparison coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., and Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio
Standout features: Global value-investing research platform covering ~100,000 stocks in ~100 markets plus 8,000+ institutional investors and 15,000+ mutual funds holdings, designed to provide historical financial and valuation data for long-term investors., All-in-One Screener offers 500+ fundamental, valuation, profitability, growth, dividend, guru and insider filters, supports custom filters/formulas and screening by regions, countries, exchanges and user portfolios., Stock pages combine up to 30-year financial statements, valuation ratios, proprietary GF Score (quality, value, growth, momentum and GF value), dividend data, ownership, operating/segment metrics, filings, transcripts, PDF reports and downloadable charts/tables., and Guru and institutional tools track portfolios and trades of thousands of investors, including real-time guru picks, 13F and 13D/13G data for all institutional investors (PremiumPlus+), mutual fund holdings, sector/geographic trends, ETF and options holdings.
Similarity score 770Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsShipping & Trade
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Education and Blogs coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Visualizations and rankings based on Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and Product Complexity Index (PCI), with reports by HS classification., Monthly international trade data and subnational coverage across 30+ countries available on Pro plans., and Premium tier adds company-level U.S. Bill of Lading data through a Company Explorer sourced from U.S. Customs..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Alerts.
Adds coverage: Education and Blogs
Standout features: Visualizations and rankings based on Economic Complexity Index (ECI) and Product Complexity Index (PCI), with reports by HS classification., Monthly international trade data and subnational coverage across 30+ countries available on Pro plans., Premium tier adds company-level U.S. Bill of Lading data through a Company Explorer sourced from U.S. Customs., and REST API with a free tier for historical data and Pro/Premium tokens for the latest datasets, subnational access, and higher query volumes.
Similarity score 744Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Fiscal.ai keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Comparison, and Portfolio coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., and Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, and Watchlist
Standout features: Modern web-based research terminal with dashboards, customizable watchlists, portfolio stats, and fundamental charting for 100,000+ global stocks, ETFs, and funds., Deep fundamental coverage: 10–20+ years of annual and 6–40+ quarters of quarterly financials by plan, with ratios, common-size statements, and adjusted metrics., Rich segment & KPI database across ~2,300 large-cap names, including company-specific business KPIs that are hard to aggregate manually., and AI Copilot for conversational research, capable of summarizing earnings, screening for ideas, comparing peers, and explaining drivers with citations back to sources.
Similarity score 744Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Uncle Stock keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Backtesting, and Financials coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Screens 97,000+ stocks (nano-cap to large-cap) with 2,000+ metrics; pricing page lists “History: 23 years” on Bronze., Includes guru-inspired models/screens (Buffett, Graham, Lynch) and provides advice/scores and a price target metric set (plan-dependent)., and Screen builder supports metric conditions and (Silver+) multi-criteria composite ranking; query clauses include Must/Should/Exclude..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Backtesting, Financials, and Valuation Models
Standout features: Screens 97,000+ stocks (nano-cap to large-cap) with 2,000+ metrics; pricing page lists “History: 23 years” on Bronze., Includes guru-inspired models/screens (Buffett, Graham, Lynch) and provides advice/scores and a price target metric set (plan-dependent)., Screen builder supports metric conditions and (Silver+) multi-criteria composite ranking; query clauses include Must/Should/Exclude., and (Silver+) Built-in backtesting of screens with yearly rebalancing; (Gold) adds quarterly and half-yearly rebalancing.
Similarity score 722Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Dune keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, and Wallet / Address Monitoring coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., and Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Wallet / Address Monitoring, and NFT Markets
Standout features: Web-based onchain analytics studio to query decoded blockchain data with SQL and build interactive dashboards across EVM and non‑EVM chains., Analytics Hub surfaces include a query editor, visualization builder, dashboards, Dune AI, upload-data flows, search and alerts so analysts can go from raw onchain tables to shareable insights in one place., Dashboards support multiple visualization types plus markdown/text widgets where you can embed images or GIFs, lay out tiles, and add widgets directly from the query editor., and Alerts run on scheduled queries and can deliver notifications by email or via webhooks (including Slack) whenever the query executes, making it easier to monitor custom onchain conditions.
Similarity score 722Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- ETF Action keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into ETF Overview, ETF Performance, and ETF Holdings coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., and Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: ETF Overview, ETF Performance, ETF Holdings, and ETF Fundamentals
Standout features: Global ETF ‘Channels’ taxonomy with category reports and dashboards (Size & Style US/Global, Region & Country, Sector & Industry, Thematic, Fixed Income, Non‑Traditional, Commodities, Crypto)., Look‑through analytics on fund holdings for factor/style, sector/industry, country, concentration; portfolio overlap analysis across funds or entire models., Flows & trading dashboards (volumes/ADV); flows noted as T+1 timing in daily updates., and Live pricing on platform pages via Polygon.io FMV quotes (real‑time-ish indicative).
Similarity score 722Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- StockAlert Pro keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Calendar, Dividends, and Stock Ideas coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., and AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Calendar, Dividends, Stock Ideas, and Screeners
Standout features: 21 alert types across price, technical (MA crosses, RSI), volume, fundamentals (P/E & forward P/E), dividends (ex‑date/payment), and time‑based reminders., Minute‑by‑minute monitoring during regular, pre‑market, and after‑hours sessions; notifications within seconds when conditions are met., AI analysis that generates long‑form equity write‑ups and suggests 2–5 ‘smart alerts’ you can one‑click activate., and Intelligent watchlist that runs daily AI screens on tracked symbols and refreshes alert signals automatically.
Similarity score 716Category overlap: 75%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Glassnode keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, and Crypto Derivatives coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Studio: charts library, dashboards, and data downloads for on-chain + market metrics., Workbench: build custom charts by combining multiple metrics and applying formulas., and Alerts: set metric thresholds and receive notifications via email or Telegram..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, and Crypto Derivatives
Standout features: Studio: charts library, dashboards, and data downloads for on-chain + market metrics., Workbench: build custom charts by combining multiple metrics and applying formulas., Alerts: set metric thresholds and receive notifications via email or Telegram., and Derivatives & market data: funding rates, open interest, options skews, spot/ETF flows.
Similarity score 666Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAlerts
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Sharesight keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Portfolio, Risk Metrics, and Performance Attribution coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported., and Rich reporting suite for performance and risk, including performance, multi‑period, diversity, exposure, contribution analysis and drawdown risk reports, plus benchmarking against indices or individual securities..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Portfolio, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, and Downloadable Tax Reports
Standout features: Global multi‑asset portfolio and dividend tracker that automatically tracks price, performance and dividends for 700k+ stocks, ETFs, funds and crypto across 60+ markets, with support for cash accounts and property in one view., Connects to 200+ brokers and finance apps (including Trading 212, Hargreaves Lansdown and Interactive Brokers) so trades can be imported directly, or via CSV/manual workflows when brokers are unsupported., Rich reporting suite for performance and risk, including performance, multi‑period, diversity, exposure, contribution analysis and drawdown risk reports, plus benchmarking against indices or individual securities., and Tax‑aware reporting with CGT, unrealised CGT, taxable income, traders tax and other country‑specific reports, driven by each portfolio’s tax residency setting.
Similarity score 660Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAlerts
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Listen Notes keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into APIs & SDKs, Education, and Other coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., and Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, Education, and Other
Standout features: Podcast API v2: search, directory, insights; official client libraries; OpenAPI spec & mock server for keyless testing., Pricing tiers with concrete quotas: FREE (300 req/mo), PRO (base fee with 5k req/mo included + tiered overages), ENTERPRISE (annual contract, larger quotas, relaxed caching/no-logo)., Plan-based search result caps & rate limits: FREE up to 30 results/query (2 req/s, 20 req/min); PRO up to 300 results/query (medium rate limit); ENTERPRISE up to 10,000 results/query (high rate limit)., and Advanced fields & endpoints on higher tiers: transcripts, batch fetch, RSS/large image, email, latest_episode_id, Listen Score & Global Rank.
Similarity score 648Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Subscription
Why investors switch
- CB Insights keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Screeners, and Acquisitions coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, and M&A activity., APIs and enterprise data feeds providing structured access to company, funding, and investor datasets., and Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Screeners, Acquisitions, and Newsletters
Standout features: Global company intelligence platform covering private and public companies, investors, deals, and M&A activity., APIs and enterprise data feeds providing structured access to company, funding, and investor datasets., Microsoft Excel add-in to pull in CB Insights company data, Mosaic Scores, and taxonomies directly into spreadsheets., and Salesforce integration to embed company and investor insights into CRM workflows.
Similarity score 634Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Similarweb keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into App & Website Traffic, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., and Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: App & Website Traffic, APIs & SDKs, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins
Standout features: Website traffic and engagement analytics, including keyword research, referral sources, and a free traffic checker tool., APIs available in REST and Batch modes: REST delivers JSON responses, while Batch handles large CSV reports., Webhook support for subscribing to daily or monthly data releases, with options to manage subscriptions directly., and Data Exporter for no-code bulk exports, including scheduled email delivery and CSV downloads.
Similarity score 632Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Börsdata keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Stock Ideas, and Index Rebalancing coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., and Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Stock Ideas, Index Rebalancing, and Watchlist
Standout features: Web-based analytics terminal for equity investors with company data for ~1 700 Nordic and 16 000+ global companies, 20 years of history, thousands of ratios, technical analysis, strategies, screener, MFN news and API/Excel plug-in., Complete financials (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow) with long annual, quarterly and rolling 12‑month history and visual comparison against sector peers., Advanced stock screener with several thousand KPIs, mini charts, saved filters and watchlists, plus intraday price‑performance KPIs for multiple short-term horizons in the UI., and Built-in quantitative strategies such as Magic Formula, Graham, Dividend, F-Score and Net-nets leveraging the historical ratio database for stock idea generation.
Similarity score 628Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Quartr keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Financials, Transcripts, and Analyst Forecasts coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., and Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Financials, Transcripts, Analyst Forecasts, and Calendar
Standout features: Global coverage of investor relations material from over 13,000 public companies across 27 markets, including live and recorded earnings calls, real-time and historical transcripts, filings and reports (e.g., 10-K/10-Q), and high-resolution slide presentations that are fully searchable., Free iOS and Android mobile app for live and recorded earnings calls, real-time searchable transcripts (including offline downloads), analyst consensus estimates, valuation multiples, and revenue segment splits, with no paywall for core qualitative research features., Personal watchlists and dashboards with real-time updates, tailored earnings calendars, keyword alerts, and notifications when companies, products, or competitors are mentioned or when earnings calls go live; calendars can sync to Outlook, Apple, Google, and other personal calendars., and Quartr Pro is a desktop/web research platform used by hedge funds, asset managers, equity research and IR teams to search across all transcripts, filings, reports and slides at once, track narrative shifts, and conduct qualitative public-market research with significantly reduced manual document work.
Similarity score 628Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data APIsAlerts
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- Unusual Whales keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Screeners, Options & Derivatives, and Portfolio coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., and Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Data Visualizations and Shipping & Trade.
Adds coverage: Screeners, Options & Derivatives, Portfolio, and Paper Trading
Standout features: Live options flow across all US options exchanges, with a status indicator so you know the feed is healthy., Dark-pool tape plus ‘Dark Pool Levels’ to surface recent prints and ticker-specific liquidity zones., Options and stock screeners with filters for premium, volume, open interest, IV rank, and common technicals., and Options Profit Calculator to model multi-leg strategies, Greeks, and payoff P/L.
Similarity score 614Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- BIS Data Portal (Bank for International Settlements) keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Calendar, Central Bank Watcher, and Housing & Construction coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include SDMX RESTful API for programmatic access to data & metadata; supports JSON, XML, CSV output; interactive API docs provided., Bulk downloads: each topic downloadable as a zipped CSV or SDMX file; topical packages show last‑updated stamps., and Release calendar with upcoming/past releases; exportable (CSV/Excel) and accessible via API; RSS feed available..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: Calendar, Central Bank Watcher, Housing & Construction, and Inflation Rates
Standout features: SDMX RESTful API for programmatic access to data & metadata; supports JSON, XML, CSV output; interactive API docs provided., Bulk downloads: each topic downloadable as a zipped CSV or SDMX file; topical packages show last‑updated stamps., Release calendar with upcoming/past releases; exportable (CSV/Excel) and accessible via API; RSS feed available., and Portal exports: Excel/CSV for selected time series (up to 4,500 series per export); Tables & Dashboards can be exported as PDF.
Similarity score 614Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Assets: Other
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web and API
Pricing: Free
Why investors switch
- ECB Data Portal keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into APIs & SDKs, Central Bank Watcher, and Inflation Rates coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Open SDMX 2.1 REST API with discovery & retrieval modes; single entry point at data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/ and rich query parameters (e.g., startPeriod/endPeriod, updatedAfter, includeHistory, detail, firstNObservations/lastNObservations)., Format flexibility via content negotiation and the `format` query param: SDMX‑JSON, CSV, and SDMX‑ML (structure‑specific and generic)., and Interactive portal with export of data (CSV, XLS long/wide, SDMX) and export of visuals (PNG, PDF, PowerPoint)..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: APIs & SDKs, Central Bank Watcher, Inflation Rates, and Interest Rates
Standout features: Open SDMX 2.1 REST API with discovery & retrieval modes; single entry point at data-api.ecb.europa.eu/service/ and rich query parameters (e.g., startPeriod/endPeriod, updatedAfter, includeHistory, detail, firstNObservations/lastNObservations)., Format flexibility via content negotiation and the `format` query param: SDMX‑JSON, CSV, and SDMX‑ML (structure‑specific and generic)., Interactive portal with export of data (CSV, XLS long/wide, SDMX) and export of visuals (PNG, PDF, PowerPoint)., and Comprehensive euro‑area macro & markets coverage: HICP inflation, key & market interest rates, exchange rates (reference rates), GDP and labor indicators, plus euro‑area yield curves (spot/forward/par).
Similarity score 614Category overlap: 50%
Shared coverage
Data VisualizationsData APIs
Experience: Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced
Platforms: Web, Mobile, and API
Pricing: Free and Subscription
Why investors switch
- ORTEX keeps a free tier, so you can replicate MarineTraffic workflows without upgrading.
- Expands into Short Interest, Insider Data, and Quant coverage beyond what MarineTraffic offers.
- Standout features include Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., and Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms..
- Pair it with MarineTraffic if you still need Shipping & Trade and Alerts.
Adds coverage: Short Interest, Insider Data, Quant, and Index Rebalancing
Standout features: Short interest and lending analytics including utilization, cost to borrow, shares on loan, and percentage of free float on loan, with intraday and real-time estimates from a large pool of lenders and brokers., Official U.S. exchange-reported short interest (bi-monthly) and European flagged shorts, alongside lending-based estimates., Options coverage with unusual activity and flow detection; OPRA-sourced data gated by user agreement to OPRA terms., and Alpha trading signals across themes like Short Squeeze, EPS, RSI, MACD, and Company Events, each with back-tested stats and intraday updates.
Coverage Snapshot
Where alternatives already align
Most shared categories across the top matches.
Data APIs×20Data Visualizations×16Alerts×13Shipping & Trade×1
New angles introduced
Categories the alternatives add beyond MarineTraffic.
APIs & SDKs+13Calendar+9Screeners+9Blogs+8Education+7Portfolio+6Watchlist+6Dividends+5
Free Access & Pricing
Free options
All 20
20 vetted picks keep a permanent free tier so you can validate workflows before upgrading.
Mobile ready
9/20
9 matches support mobile alongside MarineTraffic.
API availability
20/20
20 of the shortlisted tools expose API endpoints for automation-heavy workflows.
Quality checks
5 starred / 7 tested
5 tools are flagged as analyst picks; 7 have been hands-on tested.
Avg. coverage overlap
63%
Average percentage of categories shared with the base tool.
Free Alternatives FAQ
What are the best free alternatives to MarineTraffic?
Start with FlightAware, FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data), and GuruFocus to replicate MarineTraffic workflows without paying for a subscription.
Do these picks stay permanently free?
Yes. Each platform listed keeps a standing free tier with no credit card required -- though export limits or seat caps may apply if you scale usage.
Which MarineTraffic workflows stay covered on the free plan?
Expect solid overlap across Data Visualizations, Data APIs, Alerts, and Shipping & Trade, so core MarineTraffic workflows can move over without a paid upgrade.
What extra coverage do the free alternatives add?
APIs & SDKs, Satellite / Geospatial, Inflation Rates, Unemployment Rates, GDP, Interest Rates, Calendar, Sheets / Excel Add-ins, Screeners, Stock Ideas, Stock Comparison, Portfolio, Investor Holdings, US Government Trades, Backtesting, News, Special Situations, IPO, Spin-offs, Acquisitions, Delisted, Dividends, Commitment of Traders (COT), Yield Curves, Financials, Scores, Valuation Models, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Short Interest, 13F, 13D/13G, ETF Overview, ETF Holdings, Analyst Forecasts, Analyst Price Targets, Analyst Recommendations, Transcripts, AI, AI Chat, Education, Videos, Blogs, Forums, Newsletters, Stock Handbook, Watchlist, ETF Performance, ETF Fundamentals, ETF Valuation, Improved Filings, Splits, Webhooks, AI Business Summary, AI Earnings Summary, AI Filings Summary, AI Report, On-chain Analytics, DEX / DeFi, Wallet / Address Monitoring, NFT Markets, Custom Dashboards, ETF Factors, ETF Overlap, Playbooks & Case Studies, Crypto Derivatives, Risk Metrics, Performance Attribution, Downloadable Tax Reports, Capital Gains Estimator, Dividend Tax / ADR Withholding, Dividend, Compounding Calculator, Wealth Management, Client & Investor Reporting, Client Portal & Mobile App, Broker Connectors, Other, App & Website Traffic, Index Rebalancing, Buybacks & Authorizations, Notes & Highlights, Shared Workspaces, Citations & Source Pinning, Options & Derivatives, Paper Trading, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange, Central Bank Watcher, Housing & Construction, Real Yields, Quant, Money Flow, and Options show up most often as bonus coverage beyond the base platform, giving you room to experiment before upgrading.
Where might I still rely on MarineTraffic?
Shipping & Trade, Alerts, and Data Visualizations remain strengths for MarineTraffic. Keep it handy for those tasks or plan for a paid upgrade if they matter.
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