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Agworld vs Soil Scout

Agworld logo

Agworld

Agriculture

Farm data management and collaboration platform

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Soil Scout logo

Soil Scout

Agriculture

Buried wireless soil sensors with a ten to twenty year battery and no cables to the surface

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Soil Scout sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • They diverge on capability: Agworld covers Field mapping, Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Agworld and Soil Scout actually diverge.

Attributes where Agworld and Soil Scout differ
AttributeAgworldSoil Scout
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2009Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Soil Scout

  • Fully buried sensors
  • Ten to twenty year battery
  • Underground radio
  • Dual depth sensing
  • Moisture, temperature and salinity
  • Soil Scout Hub
  • Web service API
  • Long base station range

What people use each for

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

Agworld

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

Soil Scout

  • A golf course monitoring greens moisture where a surface-mounted probe would be hit by mowers and playnot Agworld
  • A stadium pitch under a closed roof where hand-held probing is impractical during the seasonnot Agworld
  • A research plot needing consistent multi-year soil data below cultivation depthnot Agworld
  • An irrigated field where a surface logger would not survive tillage or a spray boomnot 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

Soil Scout

  • Sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • No pricing is published at all, which makes it hard to justify against commodity probes that quote openly, and per-sensor cost is well above the alternatives.
  • It measures but does not control, so tying moisture readings to actual irrigation decisions requires either manual interpretation or a separate integration project with the control system.
  • Underground radio range depends on soil type and moisture; heavy wet clay attenuates the signal and can force more base stations than the headline kilometre figure suggests.
  • The company is small and Finland-based, so outside its established golf and sports turf distribution the support, spares and installation expertise depend entirely on whether a competent local distributor exists.

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

Soil Scout

On request
  • Soil Scout$undefined/year
    • Sensors and base station quoted per site
    • Hub subscription terms quoted with the hardware
    • No individual sensor data plans required

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.
Agworld review

Choose Soil Scout if

  • You need fully buried sensors.
  • You also want ten to twenty year battery.
Soil Scout review

Questions people ask

Is Agworld or Soil Scout better?
Neither clearly leads. Agworld starts at Free and Soil Scout at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Agworld or Soil Scout?
Agworld has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Agworld and On request for Soil Scout.
Does Agworld or Soil Scout run on more platforms?
Agworld runs on Web, Ios, Android. Soil Scout runs on Web.
Can I use Agworld for free?
Yes. Agworld has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Soil Scout starts at On request.
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 Soil Scout is typically brought in for.
What can Agworld do that Soil Scout cannot?
Agworld covers Field mapping, Crop planning & budgets, Activity recording, Input tracking. Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors, Ten to twenty year battery, Underground radio, Dual depth sensing.

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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Soil Scout: How long do the sensors last?

Up to ten years for the Happi100 and up to twenty for the Hydra100, buried, with no battery replacement.

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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Soil Scout: Do the sensors need mobile data plans?

No. Sensors transmit to a base station through the soil, and only the base station uses a cellular modem.

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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Soil Scout: Can it control irrigation directly?

No. It is a measurement and alerting system; controlling valves needs an integration with your irrigation controller through the API.

Soil Scout: What happens if a buried sensor fails?

You dig it up. There is no remote service option, which is the trade-off for having nothing above ground to damage.

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