Software · head to head
Agworld vs Bushel Farm
The short version
- Only Agworld has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Agworld no prices are published for any of the four tiers; 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: Agworld covers Field mapping, Bushel Farm covers Field management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Agworld and Bushel Farm actually diverge.
| Attribute | Agworld | Bushel Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2009 | 2017 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Agworld
- Field mapping
- Crop planning & budgets
- Activity recording
- Advisor collaboration
- Compliance reports
- Yield tracking
- Chemical records
- Climate FieldView
Only in Bushel Farm
- Field management
- Grain marketing
- Profitability analysis
- Inventory tracking
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
- GDPR
Both cover
- Input tracking
- John Deere
- SSL
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Agworld
- Farm record keeping and compliance documentationnot Bushel Farm
- Crop planning and input budgetingnot Bushel Farm
- Sharing field data between growers and agronomistsnot Bushel Farm
- Margin reporting by paddock or cropnot Bushel Farm
- Machinery and weather station integration on the Pro tiernot Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
- Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot Agworld
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Agworld
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Agworld
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Agworld
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Agworld
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Agworld
- No prices are published for any of the four tiers
- Planning, budgeting and margin reporting need Grower Plus; machinery integrations and weather stations need Grower Pro
- The trial is 7 days, after which the account drops to read-only unless you subscribe
- Basic covers record keeping and compliance only
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
Agworld
Free- Farm FreeFree
- Unlimited farms
- Basic record keeping
- Advisor collaboration
- Farm Pro$25/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced planning
- Budget tracking
- Advisor$undefined/month
- Multi-farm management
- Client collaboration
- Recommendation tools
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 Agworld if
- You need field mapping.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want crop planning & budgets.
Choose Bushel Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want grain marketing.
Questions people ask
- Is Agworld or Bushel Farm better?
- Neither clearly leads. Agworld starts at Free and Bushel Farm at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Agworld or Bushel Farm?
- Agworld has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Agworld and $29/month for Bushel Farm.
- Does Agworld or Bushel Farm run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Agworld for free?
- Yes. Agworld has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month.
- What is Agworld best used for?
- Agworld is most often used for farm record keeping and compliance documentation, crop planning and input budgeting, sharing field data between growers and agronomists, margin reporting by paddock or crop. Of those, farm record keeping and compliance documentation and crop planning and input budgeting are not what Bushel Farm is typically brought in for.
- What can Agworld do that Bushel Farm cannot?
- Agworld covers Field mapping, Crop planning & budgets, Activity recording, Advisor collaboration. Bushel Farm covers Field management, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis, Inventory tracking. Both handle Input tracking, John Deere, SSL, Web support.