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Ag-Analytics vs Baseline Irrigation

Ag-Analytics logo

Ag-Analytics

Agriculture

Agricultural data science and AI platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Baseline Irrigation logo

Baseline Irrigation

Agriculture

Two-wire commercial irrigation control where the cloud subscription tier applies to every controller you own at once

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ag-Analytics the vendor's homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 16 June 2019 offered the Profit Layers tool as a 30 day free trial then a monthly subscription billed at $0.01 per acre; this capture is over five years old and should be treated as historical, not current pricing; Baseline Irrigation all controllers belonging to a company are set to the same BaseManager subscription level, so one complex site needing the higher tier raises the cost across every controller in the portfolio rather than just that site.
  • They diverge on capability: Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction, Baseline Irrigation covers BaseStation 3200.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ag-Analytics and Baseline Irrigation actually diverge.

Attributes where Ag-Analytics and Baseline Irrigation differ
AttributeAg-AnalyticsBaseline Irrigation
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2015Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Ag-Analytics

  • Yield prediction
  • Sustainability scoring
  • Risk assessment
  • Field boundaries
  • Weather analysis
  • USDA data
  • Satellite providers
  • Farm platforms

Only in Baseline Irrigation

  • BaseStation 3200
  • BaseStation 1000
  • biSensor soil moisture
  • WeatherAccess scheduling
  • BaseManager
  • AppManager
  • Two-wire diagnostics
  • Flow management

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Ag-Analytics

  • Yield modelingnot Baseline Irrigation
  • Risk assessmentnot Baseline Irrigation
  • Sustainabilitynot Baseline Irrigation

Baseline Irrigation

  • A university grounds department running two-wire loops across a campus that needs fault location without diggingnot Ag-Analytics
  • A city parks department under a water ordinance that must run WaterSense-compliant weather-based schedulingnot Ag-Analytics
  • A property manager with 40 sites who needs one login rather than a controller key per locationnot Ag-Analytics
  • A site with a history of mainline breaks where flow shutdown prevents a five-figure water bill overnightnot Ag-Analytics

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Ag-Analytics

  • The vendor's homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 16 June 2019 offered the Profit Layers tool as a 30 day free trial then a monthly subscription billed at $0.01 per acre; this capture is over five years old and should be treated as historical, not current pricing

Baseline Irrigation

  • All controllers belonging to a company are set to the same BaseManager subscription level, so one complex site needing the higher tier raises the cost across every controller in the portfolio rather than just that site.
  • WaterSense-compliant WeatherAccess operation on the 3200 requires an active BaseManager Plus subscription, which means a rebate or ordinance obligation depends on a recurring payment rather than the hardware you installed.
  • Baseline has been part of HydroPoint since 2016 and sits alongside the WeatherTRAK line, so buyers should ask directly which of the two product families gets new development, because they overlap.
  • No pricing is published for controllers or subscriptions, so estates cannot budget a multi-site rollout without a distributor quote per site.
  • Remote access needs Ethernet, Wi-Fi or a cellular modem at each controller, and cellular adds a data cost per site that is easy to leave out of a rollout budget for forty locations.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ag-Analytics

$29/month
  • API AccessFree
    • Custom pricing
    • API calls
    • Basic data
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Unlimited calls
    • Premium data

Baseline Irrigation

On request
  • BaseManager$undefined/year
    • Subscription tier determines available remote features
    • All controllers in a company are set to the same subscription level
    • BaseManager Plus required for WaterSense-compliant WeatherAccess operation

Which should you pick?

Choose Ag-Analytics if

  • You need yield prediction.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want sustainability scoring.
Ag-Analytics review

Choose Baseline Irrigation if

  • You need basestation 3200.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want basestation 1000.
Baseline Irrigation review

Questions people ask

Is Ag-Analytics or Baseline Irrigation better?
Neither clearly leads. Ag-Analytics starts at $29/month and Baseline Irrigation at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ag-Analytics or Baseline Irrigation?
Ag-Analytics starts at $29/month and Baseline Irrigation at On request.
Does Ag-Analytics or Baseline Irrigation run on more platforms?
Ag-Analytics runs on Web, Api. Baseline Irrigation runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is Ag-Analytics best used for?
Ag-Analytics is most often used for yield modeling, risk assessment, sustainability. Of those, yield modeling and risk assessment are not what Baseline Irrigation is typically brought in for.
What can Ag-Analytics do that Baseline Irrigation cannot?
Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction, Sustainability scoring, Risk assessment, Field boundaries. Baseline Irrigation covers BaseStation 3200, BaseStation 1000, biSensor soil moisture, WeatherAccess scheduling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Baseline Irrigation: Can different sites have different BaseManager tiers?

No. All controllers belonging to a company are set to the same subscription level, which is the main pricing surprise in a multi-site rollout.

Baseline Irrigation: Who owns Baseline now?

HydroPoint Data Systems acquired it in 2016. It is a product line inside HydroPoint rather than an independent Boise company.

Baseline Irrigation: Do I need a subscription for WaterSense compliance?

On the BaseStation 3200 operating in WeatherAccess mode, yes, an active BaseManager Plus subscription is part of meeting the criteria.

Baseline Irrigation: How does the controller reach the cloud?

Ethernet, Wi-Fi or a cellular modem at each site, with the cellular data cost separate from the subscription.

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