Q88 vs SupaMaritime: An Honest Comparison
A tanker questionnaire and vetting tool compared with SupaMaritime's operational modules. Different jobs.
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Q88, part of Veson Nautical, provides the Q88 questionnaire and related tools used widely in tanker chartering and vetting, so that owners can keep vessel particulars and questionnaire answers up to date and share them with charterers.
SupaMaritime, built by SupaSailing S.L. in Palma de Mallorca, is a set of separate web apps for commercial operators. Ferry and Merchant cover planned maintenance and work orders by calendar or running hours, the equipment register and onboard inventory, defects, crew certificates with expiry alerts, hours of rest checked against MLC and STCW limits, and ISM, ISPS, SOLAS or MARPOL records. Agent covers the port-agency side: port calls, PDA/FDA disbursement accounts, crew changes and deliveries. Each module is its own app with its own database, hosted in the UK (London) with application servers in Paris, under a GDPR Data Processing Agreement. Ferry and Merchant have a free plan and a Pro plan at €199 per vessel per month plus VAT; Agent is quoted on request.
SupaMaritime does not manage the Q88 questionnaire, SIRE inspections or vetting workflows, and there is no integration with Q88. The overlap is indirect: SupaMaritime Merchant keeps the day-to-day records (planned maintenance, defects, crew certificates, hours of rest, vessel certificates, ISM and ISPS items, audits and drills, MARPOL and ballast water records) that an inspector may ask to see. SupaMaritime has no public API or webhooks for these modules, no on-premise option and no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, and it does not do predictive maintenance, emissions reporting (CII, EEXI, FuelEU, EU MRV), voyage planning or chartering.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Q88 | SupaMaritime |
|---|---|---|
| Hosting in the EU and UK | — | Yes |
| GDPR Data Processing Agreement | — | Yes |
| SOC 2 Type II certification | — | No |
| ISO 27001 certification | — | No |
| Row-level security | — | Yes |
| Multi-factor authentication (MFA) | — | Yes |
| Public REST API | — | No |
| Webhooks | — | No |
| Roles and permissions | — | Yes |
| Activity log | — | Partial |
| Runs in the web browser | Yes | Yes |
| Usable on phones and tablets | — | Yes |
| Cloud software (SaaS) | Yes | Yes |
| On-premise / self-hosting | — | No |
| Published prices | — | Partial |
| Ferries: maintenance, crew and compliance | No | Yes |
| Merchant ships: maintenance, crew and compliance | No | Yes |
| Port agency: port calls and PDA/FDA | No | Yes |
| Predictive / condition-based maintenance | No | No |
| Hours of rest (MLC / STCW) | No | Yes |
| ISM / ISPS records, audits and drills | — | Yes |
| CII / EEXI tracking | — | No |
| FuelEU / EU MRV reporting | — | No |
| Weather routing | — | No |
| Voyage estimation and chartering | — | No |
| Free plan | — | Partial |
Public information as of mid-2026; please verify the latest with each vendor.
When Q88 is the better choice
Q88 is the right tool for tanker operators who need to maintain Q88 questionnaire answers and share vessel particulars with charterers. SupaMaritime does not do this and is not an alternative for it.
When SupaMaritime is the better choice
SupaMaritime is relevant when you need the operational records behind the vessel: planned maintenance, defects, crew certificates with expiry alerts, MLC/STCW hours of rest, vessel certificates with expiry reminders, ISM and ISPS items, audits and drills, MARPOL and ballast water records. It also serves ferry operators, and port agencies through the Agent module. It would sit alongside Q88, not replace it.
Coming from Q88? Tell us before you switch.
Tell us what you use in Q88 today. We look at your data first, then quote migration and training up front and write them into your order form, so you know the scope and the price before anything starts.
- A review of the data you keep in Q88
- Import of the records you want to keep, if you want it
- Training for your team, if you want it
- Your data exportable at any time as CSV, JSON or XLSX
Frequently asked questions
Is SupaMaritime a replacement for Q88?
No. SupaMaritime does not manage the Q88 questionnaire or vessel particulars for charterers. If you need Q88, you keep using Q88.
Does SupaMaritime handle SIRE inspections?
Not as a dedicated vetting workflow. SupaMaritime Merchant records audits and drills, defects, vessel and crew certificates, hours of rest and MARPOL records, which can help when preparing for an inspection, but it has no SIRE-specific inspection module.
How much does SupaMaritime cost?
Ferry and Merchant have a free plan with the dashboard, up to 50 contacts, 10 inventory items and 10 documents, no credit card required. Pro costs €199 per vessel per month plus VAT (€2,388 per vessel per year) and includes 5 crew seats per vessel; larger fleets can ask for a custom quote. Agent has no free plan and is quoted on request.
Where is SupaMaritime data hosted and how is it secured?
Application servers are in Paris and the Ferry, Merchant and Agent databases are in London, UK, which has an EU adequacy decision. A GDPR Data Processing Agreement is part of the terms every customer accepts. Data is encrypted in transit (TLS) and at rest by the hosting providers, access is role-based and scoped by organisation and vessel with row-level security, and multi-factor authentication is available. Databases are backed up daily and backups are kept for 7 days. SupaMaritime does not hold SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification.
Can SupaMaritime connect to Q88?
There is no standard connector and no public API for Ferry, Merchant or Agent. You can export data from SupaMaritime as CSV, JSON or XLSX, and files in their original format, at any time, and you have at least 30 days after the contract ends to retrieve it, with no export fee. Importing data from another system, onboarding and training are provided only if your order form includes them.
Look at the Ferry, Merchant and Agent modules, or contact us with the workflows you run in Q88 today. We will tell you plainly which ones SupaMaritime covers and which it does not. Ferry and Merchant can be tried on the free plan.
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