Agriculture & Farming · head to head
AgCode vs Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
Agriculture & Farming
All-in-one farm management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AgCode pricing is not published; Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
- They diverge on capability: AgCode covers Block management, Bushel Farm covers Field management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AgCode and Bushel Farm actually diverge.
| Attribute | AgCode | Bushel Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 AgCode
- Block management
- Labor tracking
- Harvest management
- Compliance
- Cost tracking
- QuickBooks
- Payroll systems
- Winery software
Only in Bushel Farm
- Field management
- Input tracking
- Grain marketing
- Profitability analysis
- Inventory tracking
- John Deere
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
Both cover
- SSL
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AgCode
- Labour and equipment tracking for specialty crop farmsnot Bushel Farm
- Replacing paper-based field record keepingnot Bushel Farm
- Crop data capture and operational reportingnot Bushel Farm
- Profitability analysis by block or cropnot Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
- Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot AgCode
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot AgCode
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot AgCode
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot AgCode
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot AgCode
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AgCode
- Pricing is not published
- Aimed at specialty crop growers rather than row crop or livestock operations
Bushel Farm
- Prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
- Much of the value comes from integrations with John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView and the Bushel grain network, so the benefit depends on already using those
- There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial
Pricing, plan by plan
AgCode
$29/month- Vineyard$2000/year
- Block management
- Compliance
- Basic labor
- Enterprise$5000/year
- Full suite
- Harvest
- Integration
Bushel Farm
$29/month- FreeFree
- Field mapping
- Activity tracking
- Basic reports
- Pro$1500/year
- Grain marketing
- Financial tracking
- Advanced analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose AgCode if
- You need block management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want labor tracking.
Choose Bushel Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is AgCode or Bushel Farm better?
- Neither clearly leads. AgCode starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AgCode or Bushel Farm?
- AgCode starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month.
- Does AgCode or Bushel Farm run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is AgCode best used for?
- AgCode is most often used for labour and equipment tracking for specialty crop farms, replacing paper-based field record keeping, crop data capture and operational reporting, profitability analysis by block or crop. Of those, labour and equipment tracking for specialty crop farms and replacing paper-based field record keeping are not what Bushel Farm is typically brought in for.
- What can AgCode do that Bushel Farm cannot?
- AgCode covers Block management, Labor tracking, Harvest management, Compliance. Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Both handle SSL, Web support, Ios support, Android support.