Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Shipyard
Shipyard clearly comes out ahead of Ascend.io on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Shipyard has a free tier; Ascend.io does not. Paid plans start at $35/mo for Ascend.io and $5/mo for Shipyard.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | Ascend.io | Shipyard |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentSales & CRM | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentSales & CRMSaaS & Cloud |
| Categories | data-engineering | data-engineering |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | ascendio | shipyard |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Automated Deployment | ||
| 1 Product | ||
| 1 Builder | ||
| All Landing Templates | ||
| 150 Ascend Credits | ||
| Analytics Dashboard | ||
| 2 Automated Deployments | ||
| App Site | ||
| 375 Ascend Credits | ||
| Basic Landing Page | ||
| 50 Ascend Credits | ||
| Custom Domain | ||
| 500 Ascend Credits | ||
| Email Support | ||
| 8 Builders | ||
| Feed + Roadmap | ||
| Access To Premium Support & Services | ||
| Full Api Access | ||
| Advanced Security | ||
| Planner + Quick Capture (15 Items) | ||
| Ai Data Engineering Agents | ||
| Priority Email Support | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Promo Code Tools | ||
| Dataops Agents + Agentic Error Handling | ||
| Remove Branding | ||
| Everything In Adventurer | ||
| Shipyard Branding | ||
| Everything In Developer | ||
| Unlimited Planner Items |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Shipyard comes out ahead overall, though Ascend.io can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Ascend.io's paid plans start at $35/mo and Shipyard's start at $5/mo, so Shipyard is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Shipyard offers a free tier; Ascend.io does not currently list one.
