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CropX vs fieldmargin

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CropX

Agriculture

Soil intelligence for precision irrigation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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fieldmargin

Agriculture

Per-farm field mapping, records and team messaging for livestock and arable farms

From
£3.75/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CropX no pricing information is published; customers must request a demo and contact sales.; fieldmargin per-farm pricing inverts badly at the small end: a 30 hectare holding pays the same as a 3,000 hectare estate, so the effective cost per hectare on a smallholding is many times what a large farm pays.
  • They diverge on capability: CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, fieldmargin covers Field mapping.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CropX and fieldmargin actually diverge.

Attributes where CropX and fieldmargin differ
AttributeCropXfieldmargin
Starting price$29/month£3.75/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer farm per month, unlimited hectares
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, HardwareWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2015Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture).

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 CropX

  • Soil moisture sensing
  • Irrigation scheduling
  • Salinity monitoring
  • Root zone analysis
  • Weather integration
  • Valley Irrigation
  • Lindsay
  • Netafim

Only in fieldmargin

  • Field mapping
  • Offline mobile
  • Team activity feed
  • Job assignment
  • Livestock groups
  • Input and application records
  • NDVI satellite imagery
  • Cost per field

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CropX

  • Scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readingsnot fieldmargin
  • Monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather datanot fieldmargin
  • Combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management systemnot fieldmargin

fieldmargin

  • A 900 hectare arable estate that wants field records without paying a per-hectare licence feenot CropX
  • A livestock farm tracking mob movements and grazing rotation across fields on a phone with no signalnot CropX
  • A farm manager assigning and checking off daily jobs for seasonal staff without phone callsnot CropX
  • A mixed farm that wants photos and notes attached to specific field locations for later referencenot CropX

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CropX

  • No pricing information is published; customers must request a demo and contact sales.
  • Pricing likely depends on number of sensors, fields, farms, and users, but no rate structure is disclosed.

fieldmargin

  • Per-farm pricing inverts badly at the small end: a 30 hectare holding pays the same as a 3,000 hectare estate, so the effective cost per hectare on a smallholding is many times what a large farm pays.
  • It is not an agronomy platform, so there is no variable rate prescription engine and no nutrient planning to a standard a UK agronomist will certify, meaning most arable users still pay for Gatekeeper or an agronomist's own system alongside it.
  • There is no direct submission route into Basic Payment Scheme, Sustainable Farming Incentive or equivalent schemes, so the compliance paperwork that costs farms real money still has to be assembled elsewhere.
  • Machine integration is limited compared with Climate FieldView or Operations Center; as-applied data from the sprayer or drill generally is not flowing in automatically, so application records depend on someone typing them.
  • Satellite NDVI is confined to the top tier and is standard public imagery, so cloud cover in a British winter means long gaps and the imagery is not a substitute for the aircraft or drone capture that specialist providers sell.

Pricing, plan by plan

CropX

$29/month
  • Basic$250/sensor/year
    • Soil moisture
    • Temperature
    • Basic analytics
  • Advanced$500/sensor/year
    • Full analytics
    • Irrigation recommendations
    • API access

fieldmargin

£3.75/month
  • Essentials$3.75/month
    • Field mapping and boundaries
    • Field notes and photos
    • Unlimited team members
  • Plus$20/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Job assignment and tracking
    • Input and application records
  • Pro$30/month
    • Everything in Plus
    • NDVI satellite imagery
    • Cost per field and crop analysis

Which should you pick?

Choose CropX if

  • You need soil moisture sensing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want irrigation scheduling.
CropX review

Choose fieldmargin if

  • You need field mapping.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want offline mobile.
fieldmargin review

Questions people ask

Is CropX or fieldmargin better?
Neither clearly leads. CropX starts at $29/month and fieldmargin at £3.75/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CropX or fieldmargin?
CropX starts at $29/month and fieldmargin at £3.75/month.
Does CropX or fieldmargin run on more platforms?
CropX runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. fieldmargin runs on Web, iOS, Android.
What is CropX best used for?
CropX is most often used for scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readings, monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather data, combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management system. Of those, scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readings and monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather data are not what fieldmargin is typically brought in for.
What can CropX do that fieldmargin cannot?
CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, Irrigation scheduling, Salinity monitoring, Root zone analysis. fieldmargin covers Field mapping, Offline mobile, Team activity feed, Job assignment.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

CropX: How much does CropX cost?

CropX does not publish pricing online. The company uses a custom, quote-based pricing model. Customers must send a message to request a demo, and the local sales team will provide a customized quote based on their specific farm management needs.

Source
fieldmargin: Does it charge per hectare?

No. Subscriptions are per farm with unlimited hectares and unlimited team members, which is why it is cheap on large acreages and proportionally expensive on small ones.

CropX: What is CropX's pricing model?

CropX uses a sales-driven, quote-based pricing model for enterprise farm management software. Pricing is customized based on factors like number of sensors, farms, fields, users, and specific feature modules required rather than using standardized tiers.

Source
fieldmargin: Can I submit my BPS or SFI claim from it?

No. It holds the records that support a claim but there is no direct submission integration, so the claim itself is prepared elsewhere.

fieldmargin: Does it work without mobile signal?

Yes. The mobile apps capture records offline and sync when the phone regains a connection, which is the main reason it gets used in the far corners of a farm.

fieldmargin: Is there a free plan?

There is a 14 day trial rather than a permanently free tier. After that every farm is on a paid plan.

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