Agriculture & Farming · head to head
AgCode vs DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
Agriculture & Farming
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AgCode pricing is not published; DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product
- They diverge on capability: AgCode covers Block management, DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AgCode and DTN Agriculture actually diverge.
| Attribute | AgCode | DTN Agriculture |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 1984 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), 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 DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- ISO 27001
Both cover
- SOC 2
- 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 DTN Agriculture
- Replacing paper-based field record keepingnot DTN Agriculture
- Crop data capture and operational reportingnot DTN Agriculture
- Profitability analysis by block or cropnot DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot AgCode
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot AgCode
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot AgCode
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot AgCode
- Field-level decision support for growersnot 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
DTN Agriculture
- Pricing is not published for any product
- A wide portfolio, including ProphetX, ClearAg, MyDTN and Instant Market, so the relevant product depends on whether you are a grower, a trader or a grain processor
- Aimed mostly at the commercial agriculture chain rather than at individual farms
Pricing, plan by plan
AgCode
$29/month- Vineyard$2000/year
- Block management
- Compliance
- Basic labor
- Enterprise$5000/year
- Full suite
- Harvest
- Integration
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Which should you pick?
Choose AgCode if
- You need block management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want labor tracking.
Choose DTN Agriculture if
- You need hyper-local weather.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Questions people ask
- Is AgCode or DTN Agriculture better?
- Neither clearly leads. AgCode starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AgCode or DTN Agriculture?
- AgCode starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month.
- Does AgCode or DTN Agriculture 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 DTN Agriculture is typically brought in for.
- What can AgCode do that DTN Agriculture cannot?
- AgCode covers Block management, Labor tracking, Harvest management, Compliance. DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Both handle SOC 2, Web support, Ios support, Android support.