Software · head to head
Agworld vs DroneDeploy
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; DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
- They diverge on capability: Agworld covers Field mapping, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Agworld and DroneDeploy actually diverge.
| Attribute | Agworld | DroneDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2009 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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
- Input tracking
- Advisor collaboration
- Compliance reports
- Yield tracking
- Chemical records
Only in DroneDeploy
- Automated flight planning
- Orthomosaic maps
- NDVI analysis
- 3D modeling
- Progress tracking
- DJI
- SOC 2
- GDPR
Both cover
- John Deere
- Climate FieldView
- 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 DroneDeploy
- Crop planning and input budgetingnot DroneDeploy
- Sharing field data between growers and agronomistsnot DroneDeploy
- Margin reporting by paddock or cropnot DroneDeploy
- Machinery and weather station integration on the Pro tiernot DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy
- Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot Agworld
- Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot 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
DroneDeploy
- Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
- Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
- The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
- Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
- Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote
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
DroneDeploy
$29/month- Individual$299/month
- Unlimited maps
- 3D models
- Basic analytics
- Business$599/month
- Team features
- NDVI analysis
- API access
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 DroneDeploy if
- You need automated flight planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want orthomosaic maps.
Questions people ask
- Is Agworld or DroneDeploy better?
- Neither clearly leads. Agworld starts at Free and DroneDeploy at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Agworld or DroneDeploy?
- Agworld has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Agworld and $29/month for DroneDeploy.
- Does Agworld or DroneDeploy 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. DroneDeploy 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 DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
- What can Agworld do that DroneDeploy cannot?
- Agworld covers Field mapping, Crop planning & budgets, Activity recording, Input tracking. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle John Deere, Climate FieldView, Web support, Ios support.