Comparison

Binnacle AI vs
CrewTracka

US-first compliance: 46 CFR, drug testing, USCG inspection prep — not just STCW.

CrewTracka is a New Zealand-based crew management platform focused on international certificates (STCW, MLC 2006) for internationally-flagged vessels. If your vessels are US-documented and subject to 46 CFR and 49 CFR Part 40, Binnacle AI was built specifically for you.

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Pricing at a glance

Binnacle AI

CrewTracka

Starting price

from $49/mo USD — flat rate
AUD-based, quote-only

Pricing transparency

Published on website
Contact sales for pricing

Currency

USD
AUD (variable FX risk)

Free trial

Charter: self-serve signup. Commercial: demo walkthrough.
Demo call required

Contract length

Month-to-month
Annual subscription

Time to first vessel

Under 5 minutes
Multi-day onboarding

Feature by feature

Every row we lose is marked honestly.

Feature

Binnacle AI

CrewTracka

US Federal Compliance (where Binnacle wins)

46 CFR Part 10/11 MMC license rules

Purpose-built for US Merchant Mariner Credential requirements

46 CFR Part 12/13/15 watchstanding

49 CFR Part 40 drug testing workflow

Full drug MIS report generation built in

46 CFR 101 Subpart F cyber compliance

USCG MMC live credential verification

USCG inspection simulator

Simulate a USCG PSC/MSIB boarder inspection before it happens

CG-2692 incident report PDF

HI GET / Gross Tons compliance calculator

Subchapter M / T / K rule enforcement

International Compliance

STCW certificate tracking

MLC 2006 work/rest hours

Flag state compliance (non-US flags)

CrewTracka has deeper multi-flag-state support for internationally-flagged vessels

Port State Control (PSC) inspection tracking

Crew Management

Credential expiry alerts

Work/rest hour tracking

OFAC SDN screening

Multi-language crew UI (EN / ES / TL)

Spanish and Tagalog UI for Pacific crew

Payroll time tracking

Drill log (46 CFR 199)

AI Features

AI certificate scanning (Claude Vision)

Auto-classify + extract fields from MMC, TWIC, STCW from a phone photo

AI sea-service record parsing

AI port captain advisory

Voyage & Vessel Operations

Voyage planning & P&L

Passenger manifests

Engine PMS library

Drydock + survey scheduler

Platform

Self-serve sign-up (no call)

Published pricing in USD

Public REST API (entry tier)

Native mobile app

CrewTracka has a more mature native mobile app

PWA (installable web app)

Full supportPartial / limitedNot supported

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Comparison based on public sources, CrewTracka demos, and product documentation as of 2026. CrewTracka pricing is opaque — confirm with them directly. Anything wrong? Email us: hello@binnacleai.com.

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