Software · head to head
AgriWebb vs Herdwatch
The short version
- Each has a real cost: AgriWebb priced per head of livestock, so the bill scales with the herd rather than with the features used; Herdwatch available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
- They diverge on capability: AgriWebb covers Animal inventory management, Herdwatch covers Animal registry.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which AgriWebb and Herdwatch actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), founded (2014).
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 AgriWebb
- Animal inventory management
- Mob & paddock management
- Grazing rotation planning
- Treatment & health records
- Weight & performance tracking
- Compliance reporting
- Financial analysis
- Offline mobile access
Only in Herdwatch
- Animal registry
- Movement records
- Breeding management
- Medicine & treatment records
- Compliance reports
- Calving records
- Weight tracking
- EID tag reading
Both cover
- SSL
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
AgriWebb
- Livestock records and mob management for grazing operationsnot Herdwatch
- Audit-ready compliance records on the Compliance tiernot Herdwatch
- Paddock and grazing rotation planningnot Herdwatch
- Weight gain and performance trackingnot Herdwatch
- Recording treatments and chemical applications in the fieldnot Herdwatch
Herdwatch
- Livestock records for cattle and sheepnot AgriWebb
- Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot AgriWebb
- Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot AgriWebb
- Pasture and grassland managementnot AgriWebb
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
AgriWebb
- Priced per head of livestock, so the bill scales with the herd rather than with the features used
- Available in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States and South Africa only
- Movement planning and grazing planning are $300 a year each on top of the subscription
- The Cibo Labs PastureKey add-on starts at $1,000 a year
- Payments already made are non-refundable on cancellation
Herdwatch
- Available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
- The free tier covers the digital calving book; the rest of the platform needs a subscription
- Prices are not shown on the main product page
Pricing, plan by plan
AgriWebb
Free- FreeFree
- Basic animal records
- Movement tracking
- Simple reporting
- Core$79/month
- Unlimited animals
- Mob management
- Grazing management
- Pro$149/month
- Everything in Core
- Advanced analytics
- Financial tracking
- Enterprise$undefined/month
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-property management
- Custom integrations
Herdwatch
Free- FreeFree
- Basic herd records
- Animal movements
- Simple reports
- Premium$12.5/month
- Unlimited animals
- Breeding management
- Medicine records
- Complete$20/month
- Everything in Premium
- Financial tracking
- Farm mapping
Which should you pick?
Choose AgriWebb if
- You need animal inventory management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want mob & paddock management.
Choose Herdwatch if
- You need animal registry.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want movement records.
Questions people ask
- Is AgriWebb or Herdwatch better?
- Neither clearly leads. AgriWebb starts at Free and Herdwatch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, AgriWebb or Herdwatch?
- AgriWebb starts at Free and Herdwatch at Free.
- Does AgriWebb or Herdwatch run on more platforms?
- AgriWebb runs on Web, Ios, Android. Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use AgriWebb for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is AgriWebb best used for?
- AgriWebb is most often used for livestock records and mob management for grazing operations, audit-ready compliance records on the compliance tier, paddock and grazing rotation planning, weight gain and performance tracking. Of those, livestock records and mob management for grazing operations and audit-ready compliance records on the compliance tier are not what Herdwatch is typically brought in for.
- What can AgriWebb do that Herdwatch cannot?
- AgriWebb covers Animal inventory management, Mob & paddock management, Grazing rotation planning, Treatment & health records. Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records. Both handle SSL, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.