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Bushel vs DroneDeploy

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Bushel

Agriculture & Farming

Digital infrastructure for grain

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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DroneDeploy

Agriculture & Farming

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Bushel has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Bushel pricing is not published for the agribusiness products; DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • They diverge on capability: Bushel covers Digital scale tickets, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bushel and DroneDeploy actually diverge.

Attributes where Bushel and DroneDeploy differ
AttributeBushelDroneDeploy
Starting priceFree$29/month
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Free tierYesNo
Founded20172013

Identical on both: platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Bushel

  • Digital scale tickets
  • Contract management
  • Settlement tracking
  • Delivery scheduling
  • Multi-location management
  • Price notifications
  • Offer management
  • Mobile access

Only in DroneDeploy

  • Automated flight planning
  • Orthomosaic maps
  • NDVI analysis
  • 3D modeling
  • Progress tracking
  • DJI
  • John Deere
  • Climate FieldView

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

Bushel

  • Grain trading and contract workflows between farmers and elevatorsnot DroneDeploy
  • Payments between agribusinesses and growersnot DroneDeploy
  • Quoting and CRM for ag retailersnot DroneDeploy
  • Replacing paper processes across the grain supply chainnot DroneDeploy

DroneDeploy

  • Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot Bushel
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot Bushel

Where each one falls short

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

Bushel

  • Pricing is not published for the agribusiness products
  • Sold as many separate modules, including CRM, portals, Trade, Bushel Pay, quoting and loyalty
  • Its value depends on network effects across the 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities already connected

DroneDeploy

  • Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
  • The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
  • Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
  • Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote

Pricing, plan by plan

Bushel

Free
  • Bushel FarmFree
    • Grain contracts & settlements
    • Scale ticket access
    • Delivery scheduling
  • Bushel for Elevators$undefined/month
    • Customer portal
    • Mobile ticketing
    • Offer management

DroneDeploy

$29/month
  • Individual$299/month
    • Unlimited maps
    • 3D models
    • Basic analytics
  • Business$599/month
    • Team features
    • NDVI analysis
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose Bushel if

  • You need digital scale tickets.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want contract management.
Bushel review

Choose DroneDeploy if

  • You need automated flight planning.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want orthomosaic maps.
DroneDeploy review

Questions people ask

Is Bushel or DroneDeploy better?
Neither clearly leads. Bushel starts at Free and DroneDeploy at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bushel or DroneDeploy?
Bushel has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Bushel and $29/month for DroneDeploy.
Does Bushel or DroneDeploy run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Bushel for free?
Yes. Bushel has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month.
What is Bushel best used for?
Bushel is most often used for grain trading and contract workflows between farmers and elevators, payments between agribusinesses and growers, quoting and crm for ag retailers, replacing paper processes across the grain supply chain. Of those, grain trading and contract workflows between farmers and elevators and payments between agribusinesses and growers are not what DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
What can Bushel do that DroneDeploy cannot?
Bushel covers Digital scale tickets, Contract management, Settlement tracking, Delivery scheduling. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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