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Ag-Analytics vs Cropin

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Ag-Analytics

Agriculture

Agricultural data science and AI platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Cropin logo

Cropin

Agriculture

Agri-intelligence platform for organisations running programmes across thousands of smallholder farms

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; Cropin data quality depends on field agents entering records honestly and consistently, so an organisation without an existing extension network has to build one before the software returns anything useful.
  • They diverge on capability: Ag-Analytics covers Sustainability scoring, Cropin covers Plot digitisation.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Ag-Analytics and Cropin differ
AttributeAg-AnalyticsCropin
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

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

Only in Cropin

  • Plot digitisation
  • Field agent mobile app
  • Satellite crop monitoring
  • Traceability
  • Farmer advisory
  • Risk scoring
  • Data hub
  • Programme reporting

Both cover

  • Yield prediction

What people use each for

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

Ag-Analytics

  • Yield modelingnot Cropin
  • Risk assessmentnot Cropin
  • Sustainabilitynot Cropin

Cropin

  • A food company that must demonstrate where a crop was grown and under what practices, across thousands of contract growersnot Ag-Analytics
  • A bank or insurer that needs an independent view of yield and risk before lending against a harvestnot Ag-Analytics
  • A development programme reporting outcomes to a donor across multiple countries and cropsnot Ag-Analytics
  • A seed or input business tracking demonstration plots and field trial performance at scalenot 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

Cropin

  • Data quality depends on field agents entering records honestly and consistently, so an organisation without an existing extension network has to build one before the software returns anything useful.
  • Satellite-derived yield and health estimates degrade on small fragmented plots and during monsoon cloud cover, which is precisely where much of the customer base operates.
  • It is not a tool for running a single farm, so an individual grower or estate evaluating it will find an enterprise programme platform with no meaningful single-farm workflow.
  • Contracts are typically project shaped and tied to programme or donor funding, so the software can be switched off when a funding round ends rather than renewed on its merits.
  • There is no equipment telemetry or machinery integration of consequence, so any customer that also runs a mechanised operation needs a second platform for that side of the business.

Pricing, plan by plan

Ag-Analytics

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

Cropin

On request
  • Cropin Cloud$undefined/year
    • Quoted per programme, by grower count and geography
    • Field agent licences and implementation services quoted separately
    • Satellite and imagery layers often priced by area monitored

Which should you pick?

Choose Ag-Analytics if

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

Choose Cropin if

  • You need plot digitisation.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want field agent mobile app.
Cropin review

Questions people ask

Is Ag-Analytics or Cropin better?
Neither clearly leads. Ag-Analytics starts at $29/month and Cropin at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ag-Analytics or Cropin?
Ag-Analytics starts at $29/month and Cropin at On request.
Does Ag-Analytics or Cropin run on more platforms?
Ag-Analytics runs on Web, Api. Cropin 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 Cropin is typically brought in for.
What can Ag-Analytics do that Cropin cannot?
Ag-Analytics covers Sustainability scoring, Risk assessment, Field boundaries, Weather analysis. Cropin covers Plot digitisation, Field agent mobile app, Satellite crop monitoring, Traceability. Both handle Yield prediction.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Cropin: Can an individual farm buy Cropin?

In practice no. It is sold to organisations managing many growers, and the pricing and implementation model assume programme scale.

Cropin: Does it need field staff on the ground?

Yes for most deployments. Satellite layers supplement agent-collected data, they do not replace it.

Cropin: Which regions is it strongest in?

India, South East Asia and Africa, where smallholder programmes are the dominant structure. Coverage in North America and Europe exists but the reference base is thinner.

Cropin: Is pricing published?

No. Everything is quoted by grower count, geography and the modules taken.

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