Head to head
SchedulesMCP vs Linescape
Linescape is a strong point-to-point sailing-schedule search and aggregator: 150+ carriers, millions of published sailings and clean lane coverage down to feeders. SchedulesMCP overlaps on live schedules, then adds what a schedule search doesn't give you: measured carrier on-time reliability, a first-party MCP server for AI agents, and a free public API. If you just need the widest set of published departures, Linescape is excellent at that; if you also want to know which carrier actually keeps its schedule, read on.
SchedulesMCP vs Linescape, side by side
| SchedulesMCP | Linescape | |
|---|---|---|
| Public, self-serve pricing | Yes: free tier and self-serve keys; plan priced to your volume, VAT invoice | Yes: web from $49/mo, API from $360/mo |
| Free lane search, no signup | Yes: search any lane free at /compare | Paid web tier (from $49/mo) |
| Sailing schedule coverage | 60+ carriers · 72,000+ forward sailings · 5,000+ lanes · 255 ports | 150+ carriers · 7M+ published schedules · 1,000+ ports (broad aggregator) |
| Measured on-time reliability scoring | Yes: scored per carrier and per lane | — |
| Reliability methodology (observed vs declared) | Observed berthing vs first-declared schedule, to the minute: 4,200+ port calls across 134 lanes and 42 carriers | — |
| Vessel-first / slot-sharing aware | Yes: one card per physical vessel, slot-sharing partners grouped | Not published |
| First-party MCP / AI-agent native | Yes: first-party MCP server, 12 tools | — |
| REST API, self-serve | Yes: free public endpoints + keyed API | Yes: API tiers (from $360/mo) |
| Same-data container tracking sibling | Yes: TrackingMCP, same data spine | — |
"—" means the competitor doesn't publish or offer this, as far as we can tell from public sources; "Not published" means it may exist but isn't disclosed. We'd happily correct anything out of date.
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SchedulesMCP vs Linescape: FAQ
Does Linescape score carrier on-time reliability?
Not that we've found. Linescape is a sailing-schedule search and aggregator across 150+ carriers, focused on published departures and lane coverage rather than performance. SchedulesMCP adds measured on-time reliability, scored per carrier and per lane from 4,200+ observed port calls, measured against the schedule each carrier first declared, to the minute of berthing.
Is there a free way to compare sailings on a lane?
Yes. SchedulesMCP lets you search any lane and rank carriers by transit time and observed on-time reliability for free, with no signup, at schedulesmcp.com/compare. Linescape publishes its own pricing, with web access from $49/mo and API access from $360/mo.
What does SchedulesMCP add over Linescape?
Measured on-time reliability, a first-party MCP server so AI agents can query sailings and reliability directly, and a free public REST API tier. Linescape's strength is raw schedule breadth (150+ carriers and millions of published sailings), so the two are largely complementary.