Agriculture & Farming · head to head
CropTracker Pro vs DroneDeploy
CropTracker Pro
Agriculture & Farming
Complete farm management and traceability
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
DroneDeploy
Agriculture & Farming
Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture
- 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; DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
- They diverge on capability: CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which CropTracker Pro and DroneDeploy actually diverge.
| Attribute | CropTracker Pro | DroneDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 2008 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 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.
CropTracker Pro
- Spray, harvest, irrigation and labour record keeping for orchardsnot DroneDeploy
- Food traceability down to block and employee levelnot DroneDeploy
- Task scheduling and crew activity monitoringnot DroneDeploy
- Food safety compliance and audit preparationnot DroneDeploy
- Fruit sizing and count estimation through computer visionnot DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy
- Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot CropTracker Pro
- Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot 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
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
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
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 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 DroneDeploy if
- You need automated flight planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want orthomosaic maps.
Questions people ask
- Is CropTracker Pro or DroneDeploy better?
- Neither clearly leads. CropTracker Pro 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, CropTracker Pro or DroneDeploy?
- CropTracker Pro has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for CropTracker Pro and $29/month for DroneDeploy.
- Does CropTracker Pro 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 CropTracker Pro for free?
- Yes. CropTracker Pro has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DroneDeploy 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 DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
- What can CropTracker Pro do that DroneDeploy cannot?
- CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Harvest tracking, Compliance reports, Label management. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.