VOL. XCIV, NO. 247

★ FINANCIAL TOOLS & SERVICES DIRECTORY ★

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

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MarineTraffic vs Quiver Quantitative comparison

Compare pricing, supported platforms, categories, and standout capabilities to decide which tool fits your workflow.

Quick takeaways

MarineTraffic adds Data Visualizations, and Shipping & Trade coverage that Quiver Quantitative skips.

Quiver Quantitative includes Screeners, Watchlist, Backtesting, US Government Trades, Investor Holdings, News, Reddit, Splits, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Which ETF includes this Stock?, 13F, ETF Holdings, Patents / USPTO, and Dark Pool & Off-Exchange categories that MarineTraffic omits.

MarineTraffic highlights: Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters., Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive., and CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000)..

Quiver Quantitative is known for: Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., and Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time..

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MarineTraffic

marinetraffic.com

Global AIS vessel tracking platform with map views, alerts, voyage history, and data exports. Many features are plan-gated: CSV export quotas, Past Track history, detailed Route Forecasts, and the number of Custom Areas you can define. API access is available with an API key, and mobile apps provide push notifications.

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).
  • Route Forecast tools: Basic shows path previews; Essential and Enterprise unlock ETA and speed details.

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Quiver Quantitative

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Premium unlocks stock screeners, alerts, backtesters for Congress and institutional trades, strategy dashboards, Smart Score/Bull–Bear ratings, customizable watchlists, early access to news/videos, and data export samples. Copytrading is available through partner Quantbase. Premium runs $25/month or $300/year with a free trial (7 days on monthly, 30 days on annual). The Quiver API is sold separately under tiered plans (Hobbyist, Trader, Institution).

Platforms

Web
Mobile
API

Pricing

Free
Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more.
  • Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians.
  • Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time.
  • Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content. Pricing is $25/month or $300/year, with free trials (7 or 30 days).
  • Strategy copytrading offered via Quantbase integration (Premium).

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Overlap

Shared focus areas

2 overlaps

Mutual strengths include Data APIs, and Alerts.

Where they differ

MarineTraffic

Distinct strengths include:

Data Visualizations
Shipping & Trade
  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).

Quiver Quantitative

Distinct strengths include:

Screeners
Watchlist
Backtesting
US Government Trades
Investor Holdings
News
Reddit
Splits
  • Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more.
  • Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians.
  • Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time.
  • Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content. Pricing is $25/month or $300/year, with free trials (7 or 30 days).

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMarineTrafficQuiver Quantitative
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data APIs, Alerts

Unique: Data Visualizations, Shipping & Trade

Shared: Data APIs, Alerts

Unique: Screeners, Watchlist, Backtesting, US Government Trades, Investor Holdings, News, Reddit, Splits, Insider Data, Institutional Data, Which ETF includes this Stock?, 13F, ETF Holdings, Patents / USPTO, Dark Pool & Off-Exchange

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Stocks, ETFs

Experience levels

Who each product is built for

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Platforms

Where you can access the product

Web, Mobile, API

Web, Mobile, API

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

Free, Subscription

Key features

Core capabilities called out by each vendor

Unique

  • Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters.
  • Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive.
  • CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000).
  • Past Track playback varies by plan: Free (1 day), Essential (7 days), Enterprise (up to 5 years, in 7-day playback windows).
  • Route Forecast tools: Basic shows path previews; Essential and Enterprise unlock ETA and speed details.
  • Custom Areas can be created or imported (KMZ/KML/GEOJSON/WKT), with plan limits from 1 area (Essential) up to 2,000 (Enterprise).

Unique

  • Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more.
  • Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians.
  • Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time.
  • Premium adds advanced tools like stock screeners, alerts, institutional and congressional backtesters, Smart Score/Bull–Bear metrics, watchlists, exportable data samples, and early access to curated content. Pricing is $25/month or $300/year, with free trials (7 or 30 days).
  • Strategy copytrading offered via Quantbase integration (Premium).
  • Quiver API is a separate product with tiered pricing: Hobbyist ($10/month for Tier 1 data), Trader ($75/month for Tier 1 & 2), and Institution (custom). Comes with an official Python package.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do MarineTraffic and Quiver Quantitative both support?

Both platforms cover Data APIs, and Alerts workflows, so you can research those use cases in either tool before digging into the feature differences below.

Do MarineTraffic and Quiver Quantitative require subscriptions?

Both MarineTraffic and Quiver Quantitative keep freemium access with optional paid upgrades, so you can trial each platform before committing.

How can you access MarineTraffic and Quiver Quantitative?

Both MarineTraffic and Quiver Quantitative support web and mobile access, making it easy to keep tabs on research away from the desk.

What unique strengths set the two platforms apart?

MarineTraffic differentiates itself with Live Map with advanced filters, including ship type, capacity, status, and custom smart filters., Notifications for port calls, area entries, vessel movements (speed, course changes, drifting), AIS data updates (ETA, destination, draught), proximity events (STS, tug, pilot, bunkering), and AIS-coverage changes, delivered via email, mobile push, or archive., and CSV exports from vessel and port databases, with monthly quotas depending on plan: Basic (5), Essential (300), Enterprise (10,000)., whereas Quiver Quantitative stands out for Alternative data dashboards spanning Congress trading, insider activity, government contracts, lobbying, app ratings, Google Trends, U.S. patents, ETF and institutional holdings, and more., Congress Trading dashboard parses public disclosures, tracks post-trade performance, and shows cumulative returns by individual politicians., and Institutional Holdings (13F) dashboard, with a backtesting tool for premium users to evaluate fund-level positioning over time..

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