Compared on 9 November 2026
These services start from a map: where is she now. Gangway AIS starts from the port: who is waiting, for how long, where she lay and when she sailed.
| Service | Satellite | Past track or history | Ports and alerts | Price, as listed on 9 November 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangway AIS | Not as a worldwide service. Satellite is a beta by agreement on Watch Custom and none through the Data API. Built on shore receivers and official coastal networks, strongest in Europe. | Free chart: track and replay of the last 24 hours. Our record starts on 7 October 2026, with a year of Danish waters and US coastal waters from November 2025 from official archives. | Waiting times by port and vessel type. On Watch Plus and up: an email when a watched vessel anchors, berths or sails, a heads-up before vessels reach your ports and a morning list. | Chart free to look at. Watch Plus €12 and Pro €69 a month. Custom: write to us. |
| MarineTraffic (Kpler) | Terrestrial, roaming and satellite receivers, 13,500+ in Kpler's count.12 | 5 years of vessel replay, as Kpler states it for its vessel tracking.3 | Monitoring with alerts.4 | Free. Mobile Pro €4.99, Basic €10 and Essential €100 a month. Enterprise by contact.5 |
| VesselFinder | On their Satellite plan. Terrestrial on all four plans.6 | Past track 1 day free, 3 days Basic, 7 days Premium, 90 days Satellite.7 | Port arrivals and departures up to 30 days on Premium and Satellite. ETA prediction on Satellite.8 | Free. Basic €3, Premium €29, Satellite €119 a month, without VAT.910 |
| ShipFinder | Satellite and terrestrial AIS, as they state it.11 | Vessel history 3 days Basic, 14 days Standard, 6 months Professional, 10 years+ Enterprise.12 | Notifications for arrivals, departures, zones and speed changes.13 | Basic free. Standard $290 and Professional $990 a year. Enterprise on quote.141516 |
| vesseltracker | Their own antenna network plus satellite AIS on their paid account.171819 | Historical tracking on their paid account. Length not stated on the page read.19 | Customizable alerts and call history for ports, berths and anchorages.19 | Not published. They offer a trial on request.19 |
| VT Explorer | Satellite Global plan worldwide. Terrestrial Global plan without satellite.2021 | Not checked. | Not checked. | Terrestrial Global €50, Satellite Global €150 a month, without VAT.21 |
| Plan | Price | Vessels | Track or look back | Position sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangway AIS Free | €0 | 5 followed | Last 24 hours on the chart | Shore receivers. No satellite |
| Gangway AIS Watch Plus | €12 a month or €120 a year | 25 followed and 3 ports | 7 days on the chart | Shore receivers. No satellite |
| Gangway AIS Watch Pro | €39 a month or €390 a year | 100 followed and 10 ports | Up to 90 days on the chart as far as our record reaches | Shore receivers. No satellite |
| Gangway AIS Watch Custom | Write to us | By agreement | By agreement | Shore receivers. Satellite as a beta by agreement |
| MarineTraffic Free5 | €0 | Up to 5 | – | Vessels near the coast |
| MarineTraffic Mobile Pro5 | €4.99 a month | Up to 20 | 7 days | Satellite positions on the phone app |
| MarineTraffic Basic5 | €10 a month | Up to 10 coastal | 3 days | Coastal |
| MarineTraffic Essential5 | €100 a month | Up to 50 | 7 days | Satellite positions. Exports of 300 rows |
| MarineTraffic Enterprise5 | Contact sales | – | – | Add-ons offered |
| VesselFinder Free22 | €0 | 10 | 1 day. 1 port call | Terrestrial. With advertising |
| VesselFinder Basic22 | €3 a month or €9 a year | 20 | 3 days. 1 port call | Terrestrial |
| VesselFinder Premium22 | €29 a month or €149 a year | 500 | 7 days. 5 port calls | Terrestrial |
| VesselFinder Satellite22 | €119 a month or €1,199 a year | 2,000 | 90 days. 15 port calls | Satellite and terrestrial |
VesselFinder prices are without VAT. MarineTraffic prices are as shown billed monthly.
FleetMon is not listed apart. Kpler acquired it with MarineTraffic and MarineTraffic's help pages say it was to be phased out from January 2024.2324
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Each line about a company comes from its own public page on the date above and can change. "Not read" means we did not read that detail, "not published" that the page read gives no amount. Names belong to their owners. If a line is out of date write to desk@gangwayais.com and we will check it.