Agriculture & Farming · head to head
CropTracker Pro vs Bushel
CropTracker Pro
Agriculture & Farming
Complete farm management and traceability
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: CropTracker Pro pricing is not published; Bushel pricing is not published for the agribusiness products
- They diverge on capability: CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Bushel covers Digital scale tickets.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CropTracker Pro and Bushel actually diverge.
| Attribute | CropTracker Pro | Bushel |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Founded | 2008 | 2017 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 CropTracker Pro
- Spray records
- Harvest tracking
- Compliance reports
- Label management
- Traceability
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- Weather services
Only in Bushel
- Digital scale tickets
- Contract management
- Settlement tracking
- Delivery scheduling
- Multi-location management
- Price notifications
- Offer management
- Mobile access
Both cover
- SSL
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
CropTracker Pro
- Spray, harvest, irrigation and labour record keeping for orchardsnot Bushel
- Food traceability down to block and employee levelnot Bushel
- Task scheduling and crew activity monitoringnot Bushel
- Food safety compliance and audit preparationnot Bushel
- Fruit sizing and count estimation through computer visionnot Bushel
Bushel
- Grain trading and contract workflows between farmers and elevatorsnot CropTracker Pro
- Payments between agribusinesses and growersnot CropTracker Pro
- Quoting and CRM for ag retailersnot CropTracker Pro
- Replacing paper processes across the grain supply chainnot CropTracker Pro
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
CropTracker Pro
- Pricing is not published
- Built for fruit and vegetable growers, particularly orchards, rather than row crop or livestock operations
- The computer vision modules such as Harvest Quality Vision and Crop Load Vision are separate products alongside the core record keeping
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
Pricing, plan by plan
CropTracker Pro
Free- FreeFree
- Basic tracking
- 5 fields
- Mobile app
- Standard$39/month
- Unlimited fields
- Compliance reporting
- Label database
- Professional$99/month
- All Standard features
- Labor tracking
- Inventory management
Bushel
Free- Bushel FarmFree
- Grain contracts & settlements
- Scale ticket access
- Delivery scheduling
- Bushel for Elevators$undefined/month
- Customer portal
- Mobile ticketing
- Offer management
Which should you pick?
Choose CropTracker Pro if
- You need spray records.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want harvest tracking.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is CropTracker Pro or Bushel better?
- Neither clearly leads. CropTracker Pro starts at Free and Bushel at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CropTracker Pro or Bushel?
- CropTracker Pro starts at Free and Bushel at Free.
- Does CropTracker Pro or Bushel run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use CropTracker Pro for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is CropTracker Pro best used for?
- CropTracker Pro is most often used for spray, harvest, irrigation and labour record keeping for orchards, food traceability down to block and employee level, task scheduling and crew activity monitoring, food safety compliance and audit preparation. Of those, spray, harvest, irrigation and labour record keeping for orchards and food traceability down to block and employee level are not what Bushel is typically brought in for.
- What can CropTracker Pro do that Bushel cannot?
- CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Harvest tracking, Compliance reports, Label management. Bushel covers Digital scale tickets, Contract management, Settlement tracking, Delivery scheduling. Both handle SSL, Cloud deployment, Web support, Ios support.