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AgriWater vs Farmers Edge

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AgriWater

Agriculture & Farming

Smart irrigation management platform

From
$45/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Farmers Edge

Agriculture & Farming

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: AgriWater company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear; Farmers Edge farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020)
  • They diverge on capability: AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling, Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which AgriWater and Farmers Edge actually diverge.

Attributes where AgriWater and Farmers Edge differ
AttributeAgriWaterFarmers Edge
Starting price$45/month$29/month
Founded20172005

Identical on both: 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 AgriWater

  • Irrigation scheduling
  • Soil moisture monitoring
  • Water usage tracking
  • Pump automation
  • Weather forecasting
  • Valley Irrigation
  • Lindsay Zimmatic
  • Netafim

Only in Farmers Edge

  • Satellite imagery
  • Weather stations
  • Variable rate
  • Carbon credits
  • Soil sampling
  • John Deere
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment brands

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

AgriWater

  • Irrigation optimizationnot Farmers Edge
  • Water conservationnot Farmers Edge
  • Compliance reportingnot Farmers Edge
  • Remote monitoringnot Farmers Edge

Farmers Edge

  • Precision agriculturenot AgriWater
  • Carbon programsnot AgriWater
  • Data analyticsnot AgriWater

Where each one falls short

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

AgriWater

  • Company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
  • Limited publicly available documentation and technical specifications

Farmers Edge

  • Farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020)

Pricing, plan by plan

AgriWater

$45/month
  • Basic$45/month
    • Irrigation scheduling
    • Soil moisture data
    • Weather integration
  • Professional$125/month
    • All Basic features
    • Pump control
    • Water usage analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Multi-site management
    • API access
    • Custom integrations

Farmers Edge

$29/month
  • FarmCommandFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Satellite imagery
    • Variable rate
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Carbon programs
    • Full suite

Which should you pick?

Choose AgriWater if

  • You need irrigation scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want soil moisture monitoring.
AgriWater review

Choose Farmers Edge if

  • You need satellite imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want weather stations.
Farmers Edge review

Questions people ask

Is AgriWater or Farmers Edge better?
Neither clearly leads. AgriWater starts at $45/month and Farmers Edge at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, AgriWater or Farmers Edge?
AgriWater starts at $45/month and Farmers Edge at $29/month.
Does AgriWater or Farmers Edge run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
What is AgriWater best used for?
AgriWater is most often used for irrigation optimization, water conservation, compliance reporting, remote monitoring. Of those, irrigation optimization and water conservation are not what Farmers Edge is typically brought in for.
What can AgriWater do that Farmers Edge cannot?
AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling, Soil moisture monitoring, Water usage tracking, Pump automation. Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

AgriWater: What is AgriWater technology?

AgriWater is a nature-based water treatment technology that accelerates regenerative outcomes in agriculture by increasing the effectiveness of existing irrigation water and creating favorable conditions for soil microbial activity. It is a compact water treatment system easily incorporated into existing water distribution networks.

Source
AgriWater: How widely has AgriWater been tested?

AgriWater has been scientifically researched and practically proven on over 300 operational farms in more than 10 countries on 4 continents, covering around 60,000 hectares of land and managing more than 400 billion litres of water per year.

AgriWater: Who developed AgriWater?

AgriWater was developed by R&D company Puricare as part of a suite of applications and services.

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