Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Arable vs CropX
CropX
Agriculture & Farming
Soil intelligence for precision irrigation
- 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; CropX the platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- They diverge on capability: Arable covers Weather monitoring, CropX covers Soil moisture sensing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Arable and CropX actually diverge.
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Hardware), 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
- Climate FieldView
- John Deere
- Trimble
Only in CropX
- Soil moisture sensing
- Irrigation scheduling
- Salinity monitoring
- Root zone analysis
- Weather integration
- Valley Irrigation
- Lindsay
- Netafim
Both cover
- SSL
- GDPR
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
- Hardware 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 CropX
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot CropX
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot CropX
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot CropX
CropX
- Scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readingsnot Arable
- Monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather datanot Arable
- Combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management systemnot 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
CropX
- The platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the site offers only a demo request handled by a local sales team
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
CropX
$29/month- Basic$250/sensor/year
- Soil moisture
- Temperature
- Basic analytics
- Advanced$500/sensor/year
- Full analytics
- Irrigation recommendations
- 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 CropX if
- You need soil moisture sensing.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want irrigation scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is Arable or CropX better?
- Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and CropX at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Arable or CropX?
- Arable starts at $29/month and CropX at $29/month.
- Does Arable or CropX run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 CropX is typically brought in for.
- What can Arable do that CropX cannot?
- Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, Irrigation scheduling, Salinity monitoring, Root zone analysis. Both handle SSL, GDPR, Web support, Ios support.