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Arable vs Sentera

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Arable

Software

In-field crop intelligence platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Sentera

Software

Precision agriculture sensors and analytics

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

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; Sentera the offering bundles Sentera sensor hardware with the software, with hardware covered by separate Hardware and Services Addenda to the master agreement
  • They diverge on capability: Arable covers Weather monitoring, Sentera covers Multispectral imaging.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Arable and Sentera actually diverge.

Attributes where Arable and Sentera differ
AttributeArableSentera

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android, Hardware), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown), 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
  • Trimble

Only in Sentera

  • Multispectral imaging
  • Stand counts
  • Weed detection
  • Crop stress analysis
  • Variable rate prescriptions
  • DJI

Both cover

  • Climate FieldView
  • John Deere
  • 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 Sentera
  • Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot Sentera
  • Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot Sentera
  • Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot Sentera

Sentera

  • Capturing multispectral and high-resolution aerial imagery of fieldsnot Arable
  • Turning drone imagery into stand counts and crop health analytics in FieldAgentnot Arable
  • Generating variable rate prescriptions with SmartScriptnot 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

Sentera

  • The offering bundles Sentera sensor hardware with the software, with hardware covered by separate Hardware and Services Addenda to the master agreement
  • No price, rate or minimum is published anywhere on the site

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

Sentera

$29/month
  • Scout$1500/year
    • Basic analytics
    • NDVI maps
    • 5000 acres
  • Advanced$5000/year
    • Full analytics
    • Stand counts
    • Unlimited acres

Which should you pick?

Choose Arable if

  • You need weather monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want evapotranspiration.
Arable review

Choose Sentera if

  • You need multispectral imaging.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want stand counts.
Sentera review

Questions people ask

Is Arable or Sentera better?
Neither clearly leads. Arable starts at $29/month and Sentera at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Arable or Sentera?
Arable starts at $29/month and Sentera at $29/month.
Does Arable or Sentera 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 Sentera is typically brought in for.
What can Arable do that Sentera cannot?
Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Sentera covers Multispectral imaging, Stand counts, Weed detection, Crop stress analysis. Both handle Climate FieldView, John Deere, SSL, GDPR.
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