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Ag Leader vs Conservis

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Ag Leader

Agriculture & Farming

Precision agriculture technology leader

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Conservis logo

Conservis

Agriculture & Farming

Comprehensive farm management for row crops

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Ag Leader mostly hardware: displays, GPS receivers, steering systems and planter components, with the software layered on top; Conservis acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
  • They diverge on capability: Ag Leader covers GPS guidance, Conservis covers Field & crop planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Ag Leader and Conservis actually diverge.

Attributes where Ag Leader and Conservis differ
AttributeAg LeaderConservis
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsHardware, Web, IosWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded19922009

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

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 Leader

  • GPS guidance
  • Yield monitoring
  • Variable rate application
  • Field mapping
  • Data management
  • SMS
  • Ag Leader SMS
  • AgFiniti

Only in Conservis

  • Field & crop planning
  • Input management
  • Activity tracking
  • Financial management
  • Inventory control
  • Equipment tracking
  • Harvest tracking
  • Custom reporting

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Ag Leader

  • Precision planting and application controlnot Conservis
  • Yield monitoring at harvestnot Conservis
  • Automated steering and guidancenot Conservis
  • Farm data management through AgFinitinot Conservis
  • Field mapping and record keeping with SMS softwarenot Conservis

Conservis

  • Farm ERP covering the business rather than the agronomynot Ag Leader
  • Grain contract managementnot Ag Leader
  • Crop planning and budgeting against actualsnot Ag Leader
  • Work order management across an operationnot Ag Leader
  • Reporting plans versus actuals for lenders and partnersnot Ag Leader

Where each one falls short

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

Ag Leader

  • Mostly hardware: displays, GPS receivers, steering systems and planter components, with the software layered on top
  • Pricing is not published and goes through dealers
  • The software is tied to Ag Leader equipment rather than being machine agnostic

Conservis

  • Acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio

Pricing, plan by plan

Ag Leader

$29/month
  • InCommand 800$3500/one-time
    • GPS guidance
    • Yield monitoring
    • Variable rate
  • InCommand 1200$5500/one-time
    • Advanced guidance
    • Full mapping
    • Multi-hybrid planting

Conservis

On request
  • Standard$undefined/year
    • Field management
    • Activity tracking
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$undefined/year
    • Everything in Standard
    • Financial management
    • Inventory control
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Everything in Professional
    • Multi-entity management
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Ag Leader if

  • You need gps guidance.
  • You work on Hardware, Web, Ios.
  • You also want yield monitoring.
Ag Leader review

Choose Conservis if

  • You need field & crop planning.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want input management.
Conservis review

Questions people ask

Is Ag Leader or Conservis better?
Neither clearly leads. Ag Leader starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Ag Leader or Conservis?
Ag Leader starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request.
Does Ag Leader or Conservis run on more platforms?
Ag Leader runs on Hardware, Web, Ios. Conservis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
What is Ag Leader best used for?
Ag Leader is most often used for precision planting and application control, yield monitoring at harvest, automated steering and guidance, farm data management through agfiniti. Of those, precision planting and application control and yield monitoring at harvest are not what Conservis is typically brought in for.
What can Ag Leader do that Conservis cannot?
Ag Leader covers GPS guidance, Yield monitoring, Variable rate application, Field mapping. Conservis covers Field & crop planning, Input management, Activity tracking, Financial management. Both handle Web support.
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