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AgCode vs Tend

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AgCode

Agriculture

Wine and specialty crop management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tend

Agriculture

Crop planning and record keeping for small diversified market farms, priced in flat tiers rather than by acre

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Tend has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: AgCode pricing is not published; Tend the free tier keeps only three years of history and 500 MB of storage, so a grower who stays on it loses the multi-season comparison that makes crop planning software worth having in the first place.
  • They diverge on capability: AgCode covers Block management, Tend covers Visual crop planning.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AgCode and Tend actually diverge.

Attributes where AgCode and Tend differ
AttributeAgCodeTend
Starting price$29/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by user count
Free tierNoYes
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 AgCode

  • Block management
  • Labor tracking
  • Harvest management
  • Compliance
  • Cost tracking
  • QuickBooks
  • Payroll systems
  • Winery software

Only in Tend

  • Visual crop planning
  • Growing templates
  • Crop library
  • Task management
  • Harvest and inventory tracking
  • CSA and sales storefront
  • Financial reporting
  • AI credits

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 Tend
  • Replacing paper-based field record keepingnot Tend
  • Crop data capture and operational reportingnot Tend
  • Profitability analysis by block or cropnot Tend

Tend

  • A three-acre market garden running weekly lettuce successions that needs the seeding calendar to generate itself from the harvest targetnot AgCode
  • A cut-flower farm planning bed space against wedding orders months aheadnot AgCode
  • A CSA operation managing 150 member shares alongside the planting plan that has to fill themnot AgCode
  • A two-person farm replacing a spreadsheet and a whiteboard without paying a per-acre platform's minimumnot 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

Tend

  • The free tier keeps only three years of history and 500 MB of storage, so a grower who stays on it loses the multi-season comparison that makes crop planning software worth having in the first place.
  • Data retention is a paid feature at every level below Ultimate, which is an unusual thing to meter: a farm that downgrades from Pro to Free after a bad year risks losing records it may need for organic certification audits.
  • There is no machinery, telematics, soil sampling or variable-rate capability at all, so any operation that adds broadacre ground has to run a second platform rather than extend this one.
  • AI features are metered in credits rather than included, and the allowances are small at the lower tiers, so the assistant becomes something you ration rather than rely on.
  • The company is small and privately held with a narrow customer base, which means integrations outside payments and basic accounting are thin and a request for a connector to a regional distributor or certifier is unlikely to be built.

Pricing, plan by plan

AgCode

$29/month
  • Vineyard$2000/year
    • Block management
    • Compliance
    • Basic labor
  • Enterprise$5000/year
    • Full suite
    • Harvest
    • Integration

Tend

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • 25 AI credits per month
    • 3 years data retention
  • Pro$30/month
    • 5 users
    • 500 AI credits per month
    • 7 years data retention
  • Ultimate$75/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 2,500 AI credits per month
    • Unlimited data retention
  • Enterprise$400/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 10,000+ AI credits per month
    • 250 GB storage and up

Which should you pick?

Choose AgCode if

  • You need block management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want labor tracking.
AgCode review

Choose Tend if

  • You need visual crop planning.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want growing templates.
Tend review

Questions people ask

Is AgCode or Tend better?
Neither clearly leads. AgCode starts at $29/month and Tend at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AgCode or Tend?
Tend has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for AgCode and Free for Tend.
Does AgCode or Tend run on more platforms?
AgCode runs on Web, Ios, Android. Tend runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Tend for free?
Yes. Tend has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AgCode starts at $29/month.
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 Tend is typically brought in for.
What can AgCode do that Tend cannot?
AgCode covers Block management, Labor tracking, Harvest management, Compliance. Tend covers Visual crop planning, Growing templates, Crop library, Task management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

AgCode: Does AgCode publish their pricing publicly?

No, pricing is not available on the AgCode website. You must contact their sales team to discuss pricing tailored to your needs.

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Tend: Does Tend charge by the acre?

No. Pricing is flat by user count, and there are no acreage or crop limits on any tier including the free one. That is the main reason small growers pick it over broadacre platforms.

AgCode: How do I request a demo or get pricing from AgCode?

Use the 'Get a Demo' button on their website or contact AgCode directly at 877-250-8435 or [email protected].

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Tend: Can Tend handle a CSA?

Yes, including member share management and a farm-stand storefront, though payment processing runs through a third party.

AgCode: What's AgCode's physical address for mailing inquiries?

AgCode is located at PO Box 373, Glenwood, MN 56334.

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Tend: Is it suitable for a 500 acre grain farm?

No. There is no machinery data, no prescription writing and no as-applied reporting. It is built for high-crop-count, low-acreage operations.

Tend: What happens to my records if I cancel?

Export before you cancel. Retention limits apply per tier, and the free tier keeps three years, so downgrading is not a safe archive strategy.

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