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Bushel Farm vs Arable

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Bushel Farm

Software

All-in-one farm management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Arable

Software

In-field crop intelligence platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path; Arable requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription
  • They diverge on capability: Bushel Farm covers Field management, Arable covers Weather monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bushel Farm and Arable actually diverge.

Attributes where Bushel Farm and Arable differ
AttributeBushel FarmArable
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Hardware
Founded20172014

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Bushel Farm

  • Field management
  • Input tracking
  • Grain marketing
  • Profitability analysis
  • Inventory tracking
  • Elevator systems
  • Accounting software

Only in Arable

  • Weather monitoring
  • Evapotranspiration
  • Chlorophyll index
  • Disease risk models
  • Growth stage tracking
  • Climate FieldView
  • Trimble
  • Hardware support

Both cover

  • John Deere
  • SSL
  • GDPR
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bushel Farm

  • Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot Arable
  • Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Arable
  • Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Arable
  • Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Arable
  • Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Arable

Arable

  • In-field weather and crop monitoring from a single sensornot Bushel Farm
  • Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot Bushel Farm
  • Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot Bushel Farm
  • Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot Bushel Farm

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bushel Farm

  • Prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
  • Much of the value comes from integrations with John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView and the Bushel grain network, so the benefit depends on already using those
  • There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Bushel Farm

$29/month
  • FreeFree
    • Field mapping
    • Activity tracking
    • Basic reports
  • Pro$1500/year
    • Grain marketing
    • Financial tracking
    • Advanced analytics

Arable

$29/month
  • Standard$1200/device/year
    • Weather data
    • Crop stress
    • Basic analytics
  • Premium$2400/device/year
    • Full analytics
    • Disease models
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Bushel Farm if

  • You need field management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want input tracking.
Bushel Farm review

Choose Arable if

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

Questions people ask

Is Bushel Farm or Arable better?
Neither clearly leads. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Arable at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bushel Farm or Arable?
Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Arable at $29/month.
Does Bushel Farm or Arable run on more platforms?
Bushel Farm runs on Web, Ios, Android. Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
What is Bushel Farm best used for?
Bushel Farm is most often used for field-level profitability and cost of production tracking, grain contract tracking and price alerts, automatic field data import from machinery platforms, rainfall and weather records by field. Of those, field-level profitability and cost of production tracking and grain contract tracking and price alerts are not what Arable is typically brought in for.
What can Bushel Farm do that Arable cannot?
Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Both handle John Deere, SSL, GDPR, Web support.
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