Alternatives
The ship management software alternative built for fleets that can't wait a quarter.
Operators comparing DNV ShipManager, Sertica, BASSnet and ABS Nautical Systems are usually weighing the same trade-off: proven enterprise depth against a long, expensive rollout. Full Ahead Maritime takes the other route — a planned maintenance system (PMS), full statutory registers and attributed evidence, published EUR pricing and an offline-capable workspace when the satellite link is not.
Published EUR pricing, zero procurement theatre
EUR 149 for 5 ships, 299 for 10, 499 for 25, 799 for up to 50. Legacy suites quote per vessel behind a discovery call. You can budget Full Ahead Maritime before you ever speak to us.
Self-service setup with operator review
Adding a vessel seeds its statutory register and maintenance skeleton instantly. No consultants, no data-migration workstream, no steering committee.
Predictive, not just planned
Running hours, criticality and defect history feed an AI ranking that tells the superintendent which job actually matters this week — beyond a calendar counting down.
Device queue for maintenance completions
Installable PWA with cached data. Crew can close maintenance jobs, record stock movements and raise requisitions with the VSAT down; those actions can be queued on the device. Pending is not office acceptance. Other entries still need a connection today.
Audit evidence in the same dataset
Certificates, jobs, photos and a tamper-evident audit log live together, so a PSC or ISM auditor question is answered in seconds instead of an email hunt.
Ships improvements daily
An always-on optimisation and intelligence layer refreshes regulatory guidance and product content every day, so the platform you buy this month is better next month.
Full Ahead Maritime vs enterprise fleet suites
| Buying and operating | Full Ahead Maritime | Enterprise fleet suites |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published on the website | Yes | Quote on request |
| Buy online without a sales call | Yes | Sales-led procurement |
| Free parallel review you can start yourself | 30 days | Demo on request |
| First-vessel setup | Self-service; timing varies | Implementation project |
| Dedicated IT resource required | No | Usually |
| Planned maintenance (hours + calendar) | Yes | Yes |
| ISM / ISPS / SOLAS / MARPOL registers | Yes | Yes |
| Predictive, AI-ranked job prioritisation | Yes | Varies by edition |
| Daily AI regulatory digest built in | Yes | Varies by edition |
| Installable app with supported offline queues | Yes | Varies by edition |
| Audit-ready evidence library included | Yes | Often a module |
| Cancel or change plan yourself | Yes | Contract term |
DNV ShipManager, Sertica, BASSnet and ABS Nautical Systems are trademarks of their respective owners and are named here only for comparison. The right-hand column describes the general enterprise-suite category; capabilities, modules and commercial terms of any individual product vary by edition and contract — always confirm current details with the vendor.
Vendor by vendor
The four suites most often shortlisted alongside Full Ahead Maritime differ less in what a technical department can record and more in how long it takes to get there, what the shipboard footprint is, and what you pay before the first job card is closed.
DNV ShipManager
Classification-adjacent depth and a long-established fleet suite, bought through a scoped implementation. Full Ahead Maritime trades that programme for self-service setup, followed by configuration, import and record review before operational use, on published EUR pricing, with a device queue for supported maintenance entries.
Who moves across
- Managers of 1–30 vessels who find enterprise licensing out of proportion to the fleet
- Superintendents who want remaining-useful-life scoring, not just calendar job plans
- Crews that need a device queue for supported maintenance, stock and requisition entries
Sertica
A well-known maintenance, procurement and HSQE suite licensed by module. Every Full Ahead Maritime tier ships the whole predictive maintenance and compliance stack — statutory registers, evidence library, audit log, requisitions and stock — so you pay by fleet size rather than by module.
Who moves across
- Operators who want maintenance, compliance, procurement and stock in one subscription
- Fleets that want spares forecast from predicted failures, not reorder points alone
- Managers who need a defensible trail for internal ISM audits and PSC visits
ABS Nautical Systems
A long-standing platform used across large fleets, where the comparison usually comes down to depth versus time-to-value. Full Ahead Maritime delivers the maintenance and compliance core as modern SaaS — predictive PMS, spares forecasting, audit-readiness scoring, PSC risk and survey packs — so a superintendent can prove it on a real vessel before procurement begins.
Who moves across
- Fleets that want audit-readiness scored from the record they already keep, not assembled before each audit
- Managers preparing for SIRE 2.0 who need evidence retrievable in seconds
- Operators who want to run a parallel review with real vessel data before committing budget
Deeper side-by-side comparisons
Questions buyers ask when switching
What is the best alternative to DNV ShipManager or ABS Nautical Systems?
It depends on fleet size. Class-society suites are built for large, IT-supported fleets with long implementation programmes. Full Ahead Maritime is built for owners and managers of 1–25 ships who want a planned maintenance system (PMS), ISM/ISPS/SOLAS/MARPOL registers and audit evidence through self-service setup and operator review, on published EUR pricing, with no implementation project.
Is there a Sertica or BASSnet alternative for operators of one to ten vessels?
Yes. Full Ahead Maritime starts at EUR 149/month for up to 5 ships, with a 30-day parallel review. There is no per-seat licence, no annual minimum commitment and no discovery call needed to see the price.
Does Full Ahead Maritime work offline at sea?
Partly. Previously loaded data stays available in this browser. Maintenance completions, stock movements and requisitions can be queued on this device offline. Other entries require a connection. A pending entry is not office acceptance. Check the office record during your parallel review. Other entries — readings, defects, drills, inspections, photos — need a link today.
How long does migration from an existing PMS take?
Adding a vessel creates its workspace and templates. The operator must then import and check equipment, job history, dates, applicability and responsibilities before relying on the record.
Go deeper on the parts buyers check first
Compare the product alongside the system you already run.
Start with one vessel during the 30-day parallel review, then decide whether the workflow fits your operation before moving the rest of the fleet.
Referenced evidence
When a manager evaluates an alternative to a legacy PMS, the useful comparison is what each system keeps when planned maintenance moves. The evidence object below describes how Full Ahead Maritime behaves, verified in production, and states plainly that it is not a comparison with any named product.
When planned maintenance moves: what should the record preserve?
Every planned maintenance system lets a due date move. Fewer preserve the decision that moved it. This object sets out what the record should hold when maintenance is re-timed, and what is actually preserved in Full Ahead today.