Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Arable vs DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
Agriculture & Farming
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- 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; DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product
- They diverge on capability: Arable covers Weather monitoring, DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Arable and DTN Agriculture actually diverge.
| Attribute | Arable | DTN Agriculture |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2014 | 1984 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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
- Climate FieldView
- John Deere
- Trimble
Only in DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- SOC 2
Both cover
- 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 DTN Agriculture
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot DTN Agriculture
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot DTN Agriculture
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot DTN Agriculture
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot Arable
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Arable
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Arable
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Arable
- Field-level decision support for growersnot 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
DTN Agriculture
- Pricing is not published for any product
- A wide portfolio, including ProphetX, ClearAg, MyDTN and Instant Market, so the relevant product depends on whether you are a grower, a trader or a grain processor
- Aimed mostly at the commercial agriculture chain rather than at individual farms
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
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Arable if
- You need weather monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want evapotranspiration.
Choose DTN Agriculture if
- You need hyper-local weather.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Questions people ask
- Is Arable or DTN Agriculture better?
- Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Arable or DTN Agriculture?
- Arable starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month.
- Does Arable or DTN Agriculture run on more platforms?
- Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. DTN Agriculture 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 DTN Agriculture is typically brought in for.
- What can Arable do that DTN Agriculture cannot?
- Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.