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MarineTraffic vs Tegus comparison

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

Quick takeaways

MarineTraffic adds Data APIs, and Shipping & Trade coverage that Tegus skips.

Tegus includes Transcripts, Improved Filings, Financials, AI, and Sheets / Excel Add-ins categories that MarineTraffic omits.

MarineTraffic has a free tier, while Tegus requires a paid plan.

In depth comparison

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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

WebMobileAPI

Pricing

FreeSubscription

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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Tegus

tegus.com

Tegus is a unified research platform that blends expert-call transcripts, SEC filings, financial models, and benchmarking dashboards into one workflow. It features AI-generated transcript summaries, advanced filing search, and pre-built industry comps. Analyst-built Excel models integrate directly via an add-in, and the platform offers a transparent Expert Calls service for custom interviews. Subscriptions are seat or enterprise-based through AlphaSense, with free trials available but no public pricing.

Platforms

WebMobile

Pricing

Subscription

Quick highlights

  • Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies.
  • AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly.
  • Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system.
  • Company Filings module enables cross-document search, email alerts, watchlists, downloadable tables, and historical table comparisons.
  • Financial Models library with analyst-built Excel models, pre-set templates (DCF, LBO, M&A), and one-click updates through the Tegus Excel Add-in.

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Where they differ

MarineTraffic

Distinct strengths include:

Data APIsShipping & 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).

Tegus

Distinct strengths include:

TranscriptsImproved FilingsFinancialsAISheets / Excel Add-ins
  • Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies.
  • AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly.
  • Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system.
  • Company Filings module enables cross-document search, email alerts, watchlists, downloadable tables, and historical table comparisons.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

AttributeMarineTrafficTegus
Categories

Which research workflows each platform targets

Shared: Data Visualizations, Alerts

Unique: Data APIs, Shipping & Trade

Shared: Data Visualizations, Alerts

Unique: Transcripts, Improved Filings, Financials, AI, Sheets / Excel Add-ins

Asset types

Supported asset classes and universes

Other

Stocks

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

Pricing

High-level pricing models

Free, Subscription

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

  • Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies.
  • AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly.
  • Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system.
  • Company Filings module enables cross-document search, email alerts, watchlists, downloadable tables, and historical table comparisons.
  • Financial Models library with analyst-built Excel models, pre-set templates (DCF, LBO, M&A), and one-click updates through the Tegus Excel Add-in.
  • Comps & Benchmarking dashboards across 55+ industries, featuring sector-specific KPIs sourced and verified by analysts and technology.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Which workflows do MarineTraffic and Tegus both support?

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

Which tool offers a free plan?

MarineTraffic offers a free entry point, while Tegus requires a paid subscription. Review the pricing table to see how the paid tiers compare.

How can you access MarineTraffic and Tegus?

Both MarineTraffic and Tegus 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 Tegus stands out for Extensive expert-call transcript library with more than 100,000 transcripts, growing by 2,500 new calls each month and covering 36,000+ public and private companies., AI-generated summaries and topic tagging to help navigate transcripts quickly., and Expert Calls service allows users to commission custom interviews, with flat, transparent pricing and no credit system..

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