Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Arable vs Conservis
Conservis
Agriculture & Farming
Comprehensive farm management for row crops
- From
- On request
- Rated
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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; Conservis acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
- They diverge on capability: Arable covers Weather monitoring, Conservis covers Field & crop planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Arable and Conservis actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture & Farming).
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
- GDPR
- Ios support
- Android support
Only in Conservis
- Field & crop planning
- Input management
- Activity tracking
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Equipment tracking
- Harvest tracking
- Custom reporting
Both cover
- Climate FieldView
- John Deere
- Trimble
- SSL
- Web 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 Conservis
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot Conservis
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot Conservis
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot Conservis
Conservis
- Farm ERP covering the business rather than the agronomynot Arable
- Grain contract managementnot Arable
- Crop planning and budgeting against actualsnot Arable
- Work order management across an operationnot Arable
- Reporting plans versus actuals for lenders and partnersnot 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
Conservis
- Acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
Pricing, plan by plan
Arable
$29/month- Standard$1200/device/year
- Weather data
- Crop stress
- Basic analytics
- Premium$2400/device/year
- Full analytics
- Disease models
- API access
Conservis
On request- Standard$undefined/year
- Field management
- Activity tracking
- Basic reporting
- Professional$undefined/year
- Everything in Standard
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-entity management
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Arable if
- You need weather monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want evapotranspiration.
Choose Conservis if
- You need field & crop planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want input management.
Questions people ask
- Is Arable or Conservis better?
- Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Arable or Conservis?
- Arable starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request.
- Does Arable or Conservis run on more platforms?
- Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. Conservis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- 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 Conservis is typically brought in for.
- What can Arable do that Conservis cannot?
- Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Conservis covers Field & crop planning, Input management, Activity tracking, Financial management. Both handle Climate FieldView, John Deere, Trimble, SSL.