Agriculture & Farming · head to head
CropTracker Pro vs Bushel Farm
CropTracker Pro
Agriculture & Farming
Complete farm management and traceability
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Bushel Farm
Agriculture & Farming
All-in-one farm management platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only CropTracker Pro has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: CropTracker Pro pricing is not published; Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
- They diverge on capability: CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Bushel Farm covers Field management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CropTracker Pro and Bushel Farm actually diverge.
| Attribute | CropTracker Pro | Bushel Farm |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2008 | 2017 |
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 CropTracker Pro
- Spray records
- Harvest tracking
- Compliance reports
- Label management
- Traceability
- QuickBooks
- Sage
- Weather services
Only in Bushel Farm
- Field management
- Input tracking
- Grain marketing
- Profitability analysis
- Inventory tracking
- John Deere
- Elevator systems
- Accounting software
Both cover
- SSL
- 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 Farm
- Food traceability down to block and employee levelnot Bushel Farm
- Task scheduling and crew activity monitoringnot Bushel Farm
- Food safety compliance and audit preparationnot Bushel Farm
- Fruit sizing and count estimation through computer visionnot Bushel Farm
Bushel Farm
- Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot CropTracker Pro
- Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot CropTracker Pro
- Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot CropTracker Pro
- Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot CropTracker Pro
- Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot 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 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
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 Farm
$29/month- FreeFree
- Field mapping
- Activity tracking
- Basic reports
- Pro$1500/year
- Grain marketing
- Financial tracking
- Advanced analytics
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 Farm if
- You need field management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is CropTracker Pro or Bushel Farm better?
- Neither clearly leads. CropTracker Pro starts at Free and Bushel Farm at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CropTracker Pro or Bushel Farm?
- CropTracker Pro has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for CropTracker Pro and $29/month for Bushel Farm.
- Does CropTracker Pro or Bushel Farm 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?
- Yes. CropTracker Pro has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Bushel Farm starts at $29/month.
- 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 Farm is typically brought in for.
- What can CropTracker Pro do that Bushel Farm cannot?
- CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Harvest tracking, Compliance reports, Label management. Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Both handle SSL, Web support, Ios support, Android support.