Buyer's guide · checked 10 November 2026
Operators managing up to five ships need planned maintenance, certificates and evidence that the shore team can actually review. The difficult part is not finding a long feature list. It is understanding what the licence is charged against, which modules are included, what happens when the ship is offline and how much implementation work is left with your team.
This is a source-checked comparison, not a laboratory test or a universal ranking. The vendors use different pricing units and package boundaries, so the figures below are not automatically like-for-like.
Full Ahead Maritime
The Vessel plan is €149 per month for up to five ships. The other published plans are Ocean €299/month for up to ten ships, Fleet €499/month for up to twenty-five ships and Squadron €799/month for up to fifty ships.
Support is tiered: Vessel includes email support; Ocean includes email and chat; Fleet and Squadron include priority support. The pricing is by fleet size, without a per-vessel licence or separately priced modules. The 30-day parallel review starts alongside the PMS already in use. Annual billing gives two months free; subscriptions carry a 30-day money-back guarantee. See the live pricing page for billing choices and current terms.
| Product | Pricing model | Published price evidence | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Ahead MaritimeShipowners and managers responsible for up to five ships who want a published fleet price and a 30-day parallel review. | Flat monthly fleet price | €149/month for up to 5 ships | Fleet-size subscription with no per-vessel licence or separately priced modules. Support: Vessel — email; Ocean — email and chat; Fleet and Squadron — priority. Selected device queues only; not yet proven at sea by a customer. No DNV type approval is claimed. Full Ahead pricing and product pages |
| Smart SailorsOperators comparing per-vessel plans, including professional fleets and leisure vessels. | Per vessel, monthly; plan-dependent | Plaisance €10/month for 1 leisure boat; Premium €100/vessel/month; Enterprise €150/vessel/month (ex VAT) | Different modules and entitlements by plan. Crew/passenger add-on and optional paid setup are listed separately. After the 30-day trial, the published page states a 12-month subscription. The Crew & Passengers add-on is €50 per vessel/month; assisted setup is €500 per vessel once. Do not treat the €10 single-boat leisure plan as the price for a commercial fleet. Smart Sailors official pricing |
| MaradOperators needing modular vessel management and an offline onboard desktop; confirm that the quoted modules and vessel type match your operation. | Annual, per vessel and selected modules | Main pricing page example: €162 per vessel/year excl. VAT for one vessel with one selected module. Separate Inland Shipping offer: from €350 per vessel/year; different scope. | Modules can differ by vessel; Marad invoices annually. Its pricing page says unlimited users, devices and full support are included. The €350 starting rate is specific to the Inland Shipping offer, not a universal fleet price. Marad's Trust Centre lists DNV Machinery PMS type approval through October 2027 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification through October 2028. Marad official pricing pageInland Shipping starting priceTrust Centre certificates |
| BoatOn BookOperators comparing leisure and professional boat-maintenance tiers; for up to five managed ships, the vendor's professional guide points to Skipper. | Per boat/month; leisure and professional tiers | Mousse web price €4.99/month for one leisure boat; professional Skipper €39/vessel/month for fewer than 8 boats; Bosco €69/vessel/month for 8–15 vessels (ex VAT). | The vendor describes six subscriptions; prices decrease as boats are added. Skipper is its professional offer for operators with fewer than 8 boats; Bosco is for 8–15. Monthly billing is without commitment; annual billing carries a vendor-stated 10% discount. The FAQ states that the native Android app supports offline entry. Confirm boat-count, vessel scope and offline requirements in a written quote; this boat-management product is not a like-for-like ship PMS comparison. BoatOn official pricing pageBoatOn official FAQProfessional offer guide (31 July 2026) |
| VoyageX AIOperators evaluating a broader ship-management ERP with published per-vessel monthly tiers and no per-user fee. | Per vessel, monthly | Core $600; Fleet $900; Enterprise $1,500 per vessel/month (USD; taxes extra). | All tiers include five core modules. Fleet adds accounting, offline operation and VoyageX Intelligence; Enterprise adds advanced analytics, SSO, private cloud or on-premises deployment, API integrations and customisation. The vendor states monthly billing with taxes extra. Offline operation is a Fleet and Enterprise feature, not included in Core. VoyageX AI official plans and pricing |
Vendor prices and product claims were checked on 10 November 2026. VAT is excluded where the vendor states this. Trial periods, commitments, add-ons and selected modules matter; confirm the exact scope and written quote before procurement.
Full Ahead Maritime combines planned maintenance, statutory registers, certificate alerts and FuelEU / EU ETS reporting. Previously loaded data remains available in the browser. Selected maintenance completions, stock movements and requisitions can be queued on the device while offline. Other entries require a connection, and a queued entry is not office acceptance until it synchronises and is confirmed.
Offline capture has not yet been used or proven at sea by a customer. Full Ahead does not claim DNV type approval. No named customer testimonial or case study is presented, and no customer has yet configured a fleet from scratch. These limits matter when assessing deployment risk; they are not hidden behind a feature list.
Read the existing one-to-five-ship PMS guide and the broader enterprise alternatives comparison for more context.
The PMS Health Check is €1,450 for one vessel. After scope is agreed, payment is by bank transfer against an invoice. A marine engineer reviews the planned-maintenance records you choose to share and emails signed findings within five working days of the confirmed start. The 30-day money-back guarantee applies from delivery of the signed findings. It is a record review, not a ship inspection, and gives no statutory or class verdict.
Read about the PMS Health CheckUse the free maritime tools or inspect the open maritime datasets , including the EU MRV-based methane study, published under CC BY 4.0.
There is no universal winner. Compare the pricing unit, included modules, vessel types supported, offline scope, implementation work and the evidence you need to retain. Full Ahead Maritime is one option where a published flat fleet price for up to five ships is important.
The Vessel plan is €149 per month for up to five ships. Larger published plans are €299 per month for up to ten ships, €499 for up to twenty-five and €799 for up to fifty. The pricing page lists a fleet-size licence without separately priced modules; support level varies by tier.
Its published pricing page lists Plaisance at €10 excluding VAT per month for one recreational boat, Premium at €100 excluding VAT per vessel per month and Enterprise at €150 excluding VAT per vessel per month. The €10 Plaisance offer is not a commercial fleet price. The vendor lists an optional Crew & Passengers add-on at €50 per vessel per month and assisted setup at €500 per vessel once.
Marad's pricing page currently displays a €162 per vessel per year example excluding VAT for one vessel with one selected module; modules can differ by vessel and the calculator is billed annually. A separate Inland Shipping page advertises from €350 per vessel per year for inland operators. These figures refer to different scopes, not one conflicting fleet rate. Marad's Trust Centre lists DNV Machinery PMS type approval valid until October 2027 and ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification valid until October 2028.
BoatOn's current web price page lists Mousse at €4.99 per month for one leisure boat. Its dated professional-offer guide places Skipper at €39 per vessel/month for operators with fewer than eight boats and Bosco at €69 per vessel/month for fleets of eight to fifteen (excluding VAT). These are different leisure and professional scopes. The FAQ says prices decrease as boats are added and annual billing gives 10% off. Its native Android app supports offline entry.
VoyageX lists Core at $600, Fleet at $900 and Enterprise at $1,500 per vessel per month, with applicable taxes extra. Offline operation is included in Fleet and Enterprise, not Core.
Previously loaded data remains available in the browser. Selected maintenance completions, stock movements and requisitions can be queued on the device without a connection. Other entries require connectivity, and a queued item is not office acceptance until it synchronises and is confirmed. Offline use has not yet been proven at sea by a customer.
No. Full Ahead starts with a 30-day parallel review alongside the PMS already in use. The review is intended to establish fit and record continuity before the operator decides how to use it.
It is a €1,450 review of one vessel's planned-maintenance records, with engineer-signed findings by email within five working days of the confirmed start. It is a record review, not a ship inspection, and gives no statutory or class verdict.
Pricing is a snapshot checked on 10 November 2026, not a quotation. Product plans and vendor claims can change. Review the linked primary sources and request written terms before buying.
