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LIT vs SeaRates

SeaRates

SeaRates is part of DP World — a deeply embedded operations platform for rate quoting, schedule comparisons, container tracking, and freight booking. SeaRates is an operations tool, not a revenue tool. LIT is the revenue-side counterpart: shipment intelligence, verified contacts, and outbound execution — built for the team that has to find and win the freight before it ever needs a rate quote.

TL;DR

Use SeaRates for rate management, schedule lookups, and container tracking. Use LIT for the upstream revenue motion — finding active shippers, identifying buying signals, enriching contacts, and running outbound. They solve different problems and many teams use both.

Revenue motion (LIT's lane)
Live BOL / shipment data
124M+ records, refreshed daily
Not a trade-data platform
Active-shipper detection
524K verified active shippers
Not in scope
B2B contact database
42M contacts joined to shipments
Not in scope
AI account briefs with cited sources
Pulse AI · 95% citation rate
Not in scope
Multichannel outbound (Email + LI + Call)
Native, signal-triggered
Not an outbound platform
Operations motion (SeaRates' lane)
Freight rate quoting (50+ ocean carriers)
Not in scope
Industry-leading
Schedule comparison (sailing/transit)
Not in scope
Comprehensive carrier schedules
Container tracking
Not in scope
Real-time, all major carriers
Online freight booking
Not in scope
End-to-end booking workflow
When to choose LIT
  • Sell freight, brokerage, or supply-chain services as a primary motion
  • Need to know who is actively shipping, not just who exists in a database
  • Want lane-level volume, carrier mix, and HS codes attached to every account
  • Want CRM and outbound in the same workspace as the data
When to choose SeaRates
  • Need rate quotes across 50+ ocean carriers in one place
  • Want real-time container tracking for shipments in motion
  • Run online freight booking through the SeaRates marketplace
  • Are deeply embedded in the DP World logistics ecosystem
We're honest because every team's stack is different. If SeaRates fits better, use it.

SeaRates is a daily tool for our ops team. LIT is a daily tool for our sales team. They never compete — they sit next to each other.

COO · Multi-modal freight forwarder · 60-rep sales org
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