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Bushel Farm vs Sentera

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Bushel Farm

Software

All-in-one farm management 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: Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path; 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: Bushel Farm covers Field management, Sentera covers Multispectral imaging.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Bushel Farm and Sentera differ
AttributeBushel FarmSentera
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 Sentera

  • Multispectral imaging
  • Stand counts
  • Weed detection
  • Crop stress analysis
  • Variable rate prescriptions
  • DJI
  • Climate FieldView
  • 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 Sentera
  • Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Sentera
  • Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Sentera
  • Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Sentera
  • Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot Sentera

Sentera

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

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

Bushel Farm

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

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 Bushel Farm if

  • You need field management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want input tracking.
Bushel Farm 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 Bushel Farm or Sentera better?
Neither clearly leads. Bushel Farm 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, Bushel Farm or Sentera?
Bushel Farm starts at $29/month and Sentera at $29/month.
Does Bushel Farm or Sentera run on more platforms?
Bushel Farm runs on Web, Ios, Android. Sentera 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 Sentera is typically brought in for.
What can Bushel Farm do that Sentera cannot?
Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Sentera covers Multispectral imaging, Stand counts, Weed detection, Crop stress analysis. Both handle John Deere, SSL, GDPR, Web support.
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