Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Arable vs Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
Agriculture & Farming
All-in-one farm management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Arable requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription; 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: Arable covers Weather monitoring, Bushel Farm covers Field management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Arable and Bushel Farm actually diverge.
| Attribute | Arable | Bushel Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware | Web, Ios, Android |
| Category | Agriculture & Farming | Unknown |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Arable
- Weather monitoring
- Evapotranspiration
- Chlorophyll index
- Disease risk models
- Growth stage tracking
- Climate FieldView
- Trimble
- Hardware support
Only in Bushel Farm
- Field management
- Input tracking
- Grain marketing
- Profitability analysis
- Inventory tracking
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
Both cover
- John Deere
- SSL
- GDPR
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Arable
- In-field weather and crop monitoring from a single sensornot Bushel Farm
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot Bushel Farm
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot Bushel Farm
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
- Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot Arable
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Arable
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Arable
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Arable
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Arable
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Arable
- Requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription
- Pricing is not published and goes through a sales conversation
- Aimed at enterprise growers and advisors rather than smallholders
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
Arable
$29/month- Standard$1200/device/year
- Weather data
- Crop stress
- Basic analytics
- Premium$2400/device/year
- Full analytics
- Disease models
- API access
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 Arable if
- You need weather monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want evapotranspiration.
Choose Bushel Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Arable or Bushel Farm better?
- Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Arable or Bushel Farm?
- Arable starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month.
- Does Arable or Bushel Farm run on more platforms?
- Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. Bushel Farm runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Arable best used for?
- Arable is most often used for in-field weather and crop monitoring from a single sensor, irrigation scheduling based on measured conditions, water sustainability reporting for enterprise growers, weather risk management across dispersed fields. Of those, in-field weather and crop monitoring from a single sensor and irrigation scheduling based on measured conditions are not what Bushel Farm is typically brought in for.
- What can Arable do that Bushel Farm cannot?
- Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Both handle John Deere, SSL, GDPR, Web support.