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Climate FieldView vs Lindsay FieldNET

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Climate FieldView

Weather

Digital agriculture platform for data-driven farming

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Lindsay FieldNET

Agriculture

Remote pivot monitoring, control and irrigation scheduling that retrofits almost any electric pivot

From
$300/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Climate FieldView has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Climate FieldView the Plus plan starts at $649 per year and is billed annually; Lindsay FieldNET the subscription is per pivot per year and permanent, so a thirty pivot farm carries roughly a five-figure annual bill on top of the retrofit hardware and never owns the capability outright.
  • They diverge on capability: Climate FieldView covers Real-time data collection, Lindsay FieldNET covers Pivot Watch.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Climate FieldView and Lindsay FieldNET actually diverge.

Attributes where Climate FieldView and Lindsay FieldNET differ
AttributeClimate FieldViewLindsay FieldNET
Starting priceFree$300/year
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer pivot per year plus hardware
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
CategoryWeatherAgriculture
Founded2006Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Climate FieldView

  • Real-time data collection
  • Field health imagery
  • Yield analysis
  • Variable rate seeding
  • Nitrogen management
  • Equipment connectivity
  • Manual scouting tools
  • Data sharing & connectivity

Only in Lindsay FieldNET

  • Pivot Watch
  • Pivot Control retrofit
  • Remote start and stop
  • FieldNET Advisor
  • Variable rate irrigation
  • Alerts and diagnostics
  • Multi-brand fleet view

What people use each for

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

Climate FieldView

  • Collecting and visualising planting, yield and application data from farm machinerynot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Building variable rate seeding prescriptionsnot Lindsay FieldNET
  • Field scouting with satellite imagery and field health mapsnot Lindsay FieldNET

Lindsay FieldNET

  • A farm with Valley, Reinke and Zimmatic pivots that wants one app instead of three vendor systemsnot Climate FieldView
  • An operation with pivots an hour apart where a physical check costs half a daynot Climate FieldView
  • A grower under a water allocation that needs defensible scheduling to stay inside the limitnot Climate FieldView
  • A manager who needs an alert the moment a pivot stops overnight rather than at dawnnot Climate FieldView

Where each one falls short

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

Climate FieldView

  • The Plus plan starts at $649 per year and is billed annually
  • The free Basic plan lists only Online Support and a Data Inbox as its included features
  • Collecting in-cab data requires buying the FieldView Drive hardware separately
  • The vendor states the plan content is subject to change and will be updated regularly

Lindsay FieldNET

  • The subscription is per pivot per year and permanent, so a thirty pivot farm carries roughly a five-figure annual bill on top of the retrofit hardware and never owns the capability outright.
  • The Pivot Control retrofit is around $1,700 a unit before installation, which on an older or low-value pivot can approach a meaningful fraction of what the machine is worth.
  • FieldNET Advisor is priced separately from control, so the scheduling intelligence that justifies the platform is an additional line item rather than part of the subscription.
  • Cellular coverage decides whether it works; pivots in a coverage hole get intermittent control and alerts, which is the worst possible failure mode for a system you have stopped driving out to check.
  • Support and installation run through Lindsay dealers, so a farm in a territory with a weak dealer gets slow retrofits and slow fault resolution regardless of what the platform can do.

Pricing, plan by plan

Climate FieldView

Free
  • FieldView DriveFree
    • Data collection & storage
    • Basic field mapping
    • Equipment connectivity
  • FieldView Plus$4/acre/year
    • Everything in Drive
    • Field health imagery
    • Scouting with drop pins
  • FieldView Pro$10/acre/year
    • Everything in Plus
    • Seed scripting
    • Nitrogen advisor

Lindsay FieldNET

$300/year
  • Pivot Watch$undefined/year
    • Monitoring only, no remote control
    • Lower annual subscription than control tiers
    • Device purchased per pivot
  • Pivot Control$300/year
    • Approximately $300 per pivot per year
    • Retrofit unit around $1,700 plus installation
    • Full remote start, stop, speed and endgun control
  • FieldNET Advisor$undefined/year
    • Irrigation scheduling and decision support
    • Priced separately on top of control subscription
    • Uses soil, crop stage and weather inputs

Which should you pick?

Choose Climate FieldView if

  • You need real-time data collection.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want field health imagery.
Climate FieldView review

Choose Lindsay FieldNET if

  • You need pivot watch.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want pivot control retrofit.
Lindsay FieldNET review

Questions people ask

Is Climate FieldView or Lindsay FieldNET better?
Neither clearly leads. Climate FieldView starts at Free and Lindsay FieldNET at $300/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Climate FieldView or Lindsay FieldNET?
Climate FieldView has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Climate FieldView and $300/year for Lindsay FieldNET.
Does Climate FieldView or Lindsay FieldNET run on more platforms?
Climate FieldView runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Lindsay FieldNET runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Climate FieldView for free?
Yes. Climate FieldView has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Lindsay FieldNET starts at $300/year.
What is Climate FieldView best used for?
Climate FieldView is most often used for collecting and visualising planting, yield and application data from farm machinery, building variable rate seeding prescriptions, field scouting with satellite imagery and field health maps. Of those, collecting and visualising planting, yield and application data from farm machinery and building variable rate seeding prescriptions are not what Lindsay FieldNET is typically brought in for.
What can Climate FieldView do that Lindsay FieldNET cannot?
Climate FieldView covers Real-time data collection, Field health imagery, Yield analysis, Variable rate seeding. Lindsay FieldNET covers Pivot Watch, Pivot Control retrofit, Remote start and stop, FieldNET Advisor.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Climate FieldView: How much does Climate FieldView cost?

Climate FieldView does not publish pricing on its main website. The company directs customers to visit their pricing page or contact their support team for personalized plan details.

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Lindsay FieldNET: Does FieldNET only work with Zimmatic pivots?

No. FieldNET Pivot Control is built to retrofit almost any electric pivot, and mixed fleets of Valley, Reinke and Zimmatic machines run in one account.

Climate FieldView: What kind of plans does Climate FieldView offer?

The website mentions 'Personalized Plans' but does not specify plan names, tiers, or pricing structures on the publicly accessible content.

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Lindsay FieldNET: What does it cost per pivot?

Around $1,700 for a Pivot Control unit plus installation, then roughly $300 per pivot per year. Pivot Watch monitoring is cheaper on both.

Climate FieldView: Is there customer support included?

Yes, Climate FieldView mentions offering 'Full Support' with its plans, but specific support details and how they vary by plan are not disclosed.

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Lindsay FieldNET: Is FieldNET Advisor included?

No. Advisor is the scheduling and decision support layer and is quoted separately from remote control.

Climate FieldView: How do I get a pricing quote?

Click the 'Find a Plan' button on the Climate FieldView homepage, or contact their support team directly to discuss personalized pricing for your agricultural operation.

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Lindsay FieldNET: What happens if the cellular signal drops?

You lose remote control and alerting until it returns, which is why coverage should be checked at each pivot before committing.

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