Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Arable vs Cropio
The short version
- Only Cropio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Arable requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription; Cropio cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise Operations."
- They diverge on capability: Arable covers Weather monitoring, Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Arable and Cropio actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture & Farming), founded (2014).
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
- Android support
Only in Cropio
- Satellite field monitoring
- Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE)
- Weather forecasting
- Scout management
- Crop rotation tracking
- Field work planning
- Yield forecasting
- Multi-farm management
Both cover
- John Deere
- SSL
- GDPR
- Web support
- Ios 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 Cropio
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot Cropio
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot Cropio
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot Cropio
Cropio
- Remote field monitoringnot Arable
- Crop health assessmentnot Arable
- Yield predictionnot Arable
- Scout team managementnot Arable
- Agribusiness operationsnot 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
Cropio
- Cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise Operations."
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
Cropio
Free- BasicFree
- Up to 100 hectares
- Satellite imagery
- Basic vegetation indices
- Professional$2/hectare/year
- Unlimited hectares
- All vegetation indices
- Scout task management
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Custom integrations
- 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 Cropio if
- You need satellite field monitoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want vegetation indices (ndvi, ndre).
Questions people ask
- Is Arable or Cropio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and Cropio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Arable or Cropio?
- Cropio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Arable and Free for Cropio.
- Does Arable or Cropio run on more platforms?
- Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. Cropio runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Cropio for free?
- Yes. Cropio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Arable starts at $29/month.
- 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 Cropio is typically brought in for.
- What can Arable do that Cropio cannot?
- Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring, Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE), Weather forecasting, Scout management. Both handle John Deere, SSL, GDPR, Web support.