Alternatives
The ship management software alternative built for fleets that can't wait a quarter.
Operators comparing DNV Navigator, Sertica, BASSnet and ABS Nautical Systems are usually weighing the same trade-off: proven enterprise depth against a long, expensive rollout. Full Ahead takes the other route — a predictive PMS, full statutory registers and audit-ready evidence, live the same day, on published EUR pricing, and working offline when the satellite link is not.
Published EUR pricing, zero procurement theatre
EUR 79 for 5 ships, 149 for 10, 249 for 25, 599 unlimited. Legacy suites quote per vessel behind a discovery call. You can budget Full Ahead before you ever speak to us.
Same-day, not same-quarter
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.
Genuinely offline at sea
Installable PWA with cached data and a sync outbox. Crew close jobs and shoot evidence with the VSAT down; everything reconciles ashore automatically.
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 vs enterprise fleet suites
| Buying and operating | Full Ahead | Enterprise fleet suites |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing published on the website | Yes | Quote on request |
| Buy online without a sales call | Yes | Sales-led procurement |
| Free trial you can start yourself | 30 days | Demo on request |
| Typical time to first vessel live | Same day | 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 offline app for crew | Yes | Varies by edition |
| Audit-ready evidence library included | Yes | Often a module |
| Cancel or change plan yourself | Yes | Contract term |
DNV Navigator, 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.
Questions buyers ask when switching
What is the best alternative to DNV Navigator 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 is built for owners and managers of 1–25 ships who want a predictive planned maintenance system, ISM/ISPS/SOLAS/MARPOL registers and audit evidence running the same day, on published EUR pricing, with no implementation project.
Is there a Sertica or BASSnet alternative for small fleets?
Yes. Full Ahead starts at EUR 79/month for up to 5 ships and is free for life for a single ship for the first 3 operators who claim it before 15 August 2026. There is no per-seat licence, no annual minimum commitment and no discovery call needed to see the price.
Does Full Ahead work offline at sea?
Yes. Full Ahead is an installable progressive web app: vessel data is cached on the device, crew can complete jobs, record running hours and capture evidence with no connectivity, and the sync outbox pushes everything ashore when the link returns.
How long does migration from an existing PMS take?
You add a vessel and the statutory register plus a maintenance skeleton is created immediately, then you import equipment and job history from spreadsheet exports. Most operators have their first vessel live the same day rather than running a multi-month rollout.
Run one ship free for life — first 3 operators, until 15 August 2026.
Full platform, no card, no feature gates. Compare it against your current PMS with real vessel data before you renew anything.