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Agworld vs Lindsay FieldNET

Agworld logo

Agworld

Agriculture

Farm data management and collaboration platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Lindsay FieldNET logo

Lindsay FieldNET

Agriculture

Remote pivot monitoring, control and irrigation scheduling that retrofits almost any electric pivot

From
$300/year
Rated
-

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; Lindsay FieldNET the subscription is per pivot per year and permanent, so a thirty pivot farm carries roughly a five-figure annual bill on top of the retrofit hardware and never owns the capability outright.
  • They diverge on capability: Agworld covers Field mapping, Lindsay FieldNET covers Pivot Watch.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Agworld and Lindsay FieldNET actually diverge.

Attributes where Agworld and Lindsay FieldNET differ
AttributeAgworldLindsay FieldNET
Starting priceFree$300/year
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer pivot per year plus hardware
Free tierYesNo
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 Agworld

  • Field mapping
  • Crop planning & budgets
  • Activity recording
  • Input tracking
  • Advisor collaboration
  • Compliance reports
  • Yield tracking
  • Chemical records

Only in Lindsay FieldNET

  • Pivot Watch
  • Pivot Control retrofit
  • Remote start and stop
  • FieldNET Advisor
  • Variable rate irrigation
  • Alerts and diagnostics
  • Multi-brand fleet view

What people use each for

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

Agworld

  • Farm record keeping and compliance documentationnot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Crop planning and input budgetingnot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Sharing field data between growers and agronomistsnot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Margin reporting by paddock or cropnot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Machinery and weather station integration on the Pro tiernot Lindsay FieldNET

Lindsay FieldNET

  • A farm with Valley, Reinke and Zimmatic pivots that wants one app instead of three vendor systemsnot Agworld
  • An operation with pivots an hour apart where a physical check costs half a daynot Agworld
  • A grower under a water allocation that needs defensible scheduling to stay inside the limitnot Agworld
  • A manager who needs an alert the moment a pivot stops overnight rather than at dawnnot 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

Lindsay FieldNET

  • The subscription is per pivot per year and permanent, so a thirty pivot farm carries roughly a five-figure annual bill on top of the retrofit hardware and never owns the capability outright.
  • The Pivot Control retrofit is around $1,700 a unit before installation, which on an older or low-value pivot can approach a meaningful fraction of what the machine is worth.
  • FieldNET Advisor is priced separately from control, so the scheduling intelligence that justifies the platform is an additional line item rather than part of the subscription.
  • Cellular coverage decides whether it works; pivots in a coverage hole get intermittent control and alerts, which is the worst possible failure mode for a system you have stopped driving out to check.
  • Support and installation run through Lindsay dealers, so a farm in a territory with a weak dealer gets slow retrofits and slow fault resolution regardless of what the platform can do.

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

Lindsay FieldNET

$300/year
  • Pivot Watch$undefined/year
    • Monitoring only, no remote control
    • Lower annual subscription than control tiers
    • Device purchased per pivot
  • Pivot Control$300/year
    • Approximately $300 per pivot per year
    • Retrofit unit around $1,700 plus installation
    • Full remote start, stop, speed and endgun control
  • FieldNET Advisor$undefined/year
    • Irrigation scheduling and decision support
    • Priced separately on top of control subscription
    • Uses soil, crop stage and weather inputs

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 Lindsay FieldNET if

  • You need pivot watch.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want pivot control retrofit.

Questions people ask

Is Agworld or Lindsay FieldNET better?
Neither clearly leads. Agworld starts at Free and Lindsay FieldNET at $300/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agworld or Lindsay FieldNET?
Agworld has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Agworld and $300/year for Lindsay FieldNET.
Does Agworld or Lindsay FieldNET run on more platforms?
Agworld runs on Web, Ios, Android. Lindsay FieldNET runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Agworld for free?
Yes. Agworld has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lindsay FieldNET starts at $300/year.
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 Lindsay FieldNET is typically brought in for.
What can Agworld do that Lindsay FieldNET cannot?
Agworld covers Field mapping, Crop planning & budgets, Activity recording, Input tracking. Lindsay FieldNET covers Pivot Watch, Pivot Control retrofit, Remote start and stop, FieldNET Advisor.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Agworld: What are the main feature differences between Agworld's grower tiers?

Grower Basic focuses on digital record keeping and agronomist connections. Grower Plus (marked as most popular) adds planning, budgeting, gross margin reporting, and satellite imagery. Grower Pro includes machinery integrations, weather station connections, and custom reporting for data-driven operations.

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Lindsay FieldNET: Does FieldNET only work with Zimmatic pivots?

No. FieldNET Pivot Control is built to retrofit almost any electric pivot, and mixed fleets of Valley, Reinke and Zimmatic machines run in one account.

Agworld: How can I try Agworld before committing to a subscription?

Agworld offers a 7-day free trial with full Pro feature access and no credit card required. After the trial ends, users retain read-only access to their data without subscribing.

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Lindsay FieldNET: What does it cost per pivot?

Around $1,700 for a Pivot Control unit plus installation, then roughly $300 per pivot per year. Pivot Watch monitoring is cheaper on both.

Agworld: Is there an Enterprise plan available for larger farming operations?

Yes, an Enterprise plan is available for large-scale operations. Interested customers should contact Agworld directly through their website's contact form to discuss custom Enterprise pricing and features.

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Lindsay FieldNET: Is FieldNET Advisor included?

No. Advisor is the scheduling and decision support layer and is quoted separately from remote control.

Lindsay FieldNET: What happens if the cellular signal drops?

You lose remote control and alerting until it returns, which is why coverage should be checked at each pivot before committing.

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