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CropTracker Pro vs Herdwatch

CropTracker Pro logo

CropTracker Pro

Agriculture & Farming

Complete farm management and traceability

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Herdwatch logo

Herdwatch

Agriculture & Farming

Farm & herd management made simple

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CropTracker Pro pricing is not published; Herdwatch available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
  • They diverge on capability: CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Herdwatch covers Animal registry.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CropTracker Pro and Herdwatch actually diverge.

Attributes where CropTracker Pro and Herdwatch differ
AttributeCropTracker ProHerdwatch
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android, Web
Founded20082014

Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), free tier (Yes), 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
  • Label management
  • Traceability
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • Weather services
  • Data backup

Only in Herdwatch

  • Animal registry
  • Movement records
  • Breeding management
  • Medicine & treatment records
  • Calving records
  • Weight tracking
  • EID tag reading
  • BCMS (UK)

Both cover

  • Compliance reports
  • 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 Herdwatch
  • Food traceability down to block and employee levelnot Herdwatch
  • Task scheduling and crew activity monitoringnot Herdwatch
  • Food safety compliance and audit preparationnot Herdwatch
  • Fruit sizing and count estimation through computer visionnot Herdwatch

Herdwatch

  • Livestock records for cattle and sheepnot CropTracker Pro
  • Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot CropTracker Pro
  • Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot CropTracker Pro
  • Pasture and grassland managementnot 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

Herdwatch

  • Available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
  • The free tier covers the digital calving book; the rest of the platform needs a subscription
  • Prices are not shown on the main product page

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

Herdwatch

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic herd records
    • Animal movements
    • Simple reports
  • Premium$12.5/month
    • Unlimited animals
    • Breeding management
    • Medicine records
  • Complete$20/month
    • Everything in Premium
    • Financial tracking
    • Farm mapping

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.
CropTracker Pro review

Choose Herdwatch if

  • You need animal registry.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want movement records.
Herdwatch review

Questions people ask

Is CropTracker Pro or Herdwatch better?
Neither clearly leads. CropTracker Pro starts at Free and Herdwatch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CropTracker Pro or Herdwatch?
CropTracker Pro starts at Free and Herdwatch at Free.
Does CropTracker Pro or Herdwatch run on more platforms?
CropTracker Pro runs on Web, Ios, Android. Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web.
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 Herdwatch is typically brought in for.
What can CropTracker Pro do that Herdwatch cannot?
CropTracker Pro covers Spray records, Harvest tracking, Label management, Traceability. Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records. Both handle Compliance reports, SSL, Cloud deployment, Web support.
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