Agriculture & Farming · head to head
CropTracker Pro vs CropX
CropTracker Pro
Agriculture & Farming
Complete farm management and traceability
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
CropX
Agriculture & Farming
Soil intelligence for precision irrigation
- 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; CropX the platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- They diverge on capability: CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, CropX covers Soil moisture sensing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CropTracker Pro and CropX actually diverge.
| Attribute | CropTracker Pro | CropX |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware |
| Founded | 2008 | 2015 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 CropX
- Soil moisture sensing
- Irrigation scheduling
- Salinity monitoring
- Root zone analysis
- Weather integration
- Valley Irrigation
- Lindsay
- Netafim
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 CropX
- Food traceability down to block and employee levelnot CropX
- Task scheduling and crew activity monitoringnot CropX
- Food safety compliance and audit preparationnot CropX
- Fruit sizing and count estimation through computer visionnot CropX
CropX
- Scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readingsnot CropTracker Pro
- Monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather datanot CropTracker Pro
- Combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management systemnot 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
CropX
- The platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the site offers only a demo request handled by a local sales team
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
CropX
$29/month- Basic$250/sensor/year
- Soil moisture
- Temperature
- Basic analytics
- Advanced$500/sensor/year
- Full analytics
- Irrigation recommendations
- API access
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 CropX if
- You need soil moisture sensing.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want irrigation scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is CropTracker Pro or CropX better?
- Neither clearly leads. CropTracker Pro starts at Free and CropX at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, CropTracker Pro or CropX?
- CropTracker Pro has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for CropTracker Pro and $29/month for CropX.
- Does CropTracker Pro or CropX run on more platforms?
- CropTracker Pro runs on Web, Ios, Android. CropX runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- Can I use CropTracker Pro for free?
- Yes. CropTracker Pro has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. CropX 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 CropX is typically brought in for.
- What can CropTracker Pro do that CropX cannot?
- CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Harvest tracking, Compliance reports, Label management. CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, Irrigation scheduling, Salinity monitoring, Root zone analysis. Both handle SSL, Web support, Ios support, Android support.