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CropX vs FieldView Plus

CropX logo

CropX

Agriculture & Farming

Soil intelligence for precision irrigation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
FieldView Plus logo

FieldView Plus

Agriculture & Farming

Advanced digital agriculture by Climate

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CropX the platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices; FieldView Plus fieldView Plus starts at $649 per year while the Basic plan starts at $0.00 per year, so the useful analysis features are all paid
  • They diverge on capability: CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, FieldView Plus covers Field health imagery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CropX and FieldView Plus actually diverge.

Attributes where CropX and FieldView Plus differ
AttributeCropXFieldView Plus
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, HardwareWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20152006

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 CropX

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

Only in FieldView Plus

  • Field health imagery
  • Nitrogen advisor
  • Seed scripts
  • Scouting app
  • Variable rate
  • John Deere
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

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 FieldView Plus
  • Monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather datanot FieldView Plus
  • Combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management systemnot FieldView Plus

FieldView Plus

  • Collecting planting, application and harvest data from the cab into the cloudnot CropX
  • Building variable rate seeding scripts for a planternot CropX
  • Comparing hybrid and field performance through yield analysis and field region reportsnot CropX
  • Scouting fields against satellite field health imagerynot CropX

Where each one falls short

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

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

FieldView Plus

  • FieldView Plus starts at $649 per year while the Basic plan starts at $0.00 per year, so the useful analysis features are all paid
  • Seed Scripts, Enhanced Scripting, Yield Analysis, Field Region Reports, Image-Enhanced Scouting, Field Health Imagery, Manual Scripting, Grain Futures, RemoteView and CloudSync are all excluded from the Basic plan
  • Local on-farm support is excluded from the Basic plan
  • FieldView Drive hardware is a separate purchase and its price is not shown on the pricing page

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

FieldView Plus

$29/month
  • Plus$1199/year
    • Field health imagery
    • Nitrogen advisor
    • Seed scripts
  • Prime$1799/year
    • All Plus features
    • Advanced recommendations
    • Priority support

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 FieldView Plus if

  • You need field health imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want nitrogen advisor.
FieldView Plus review

Questions people ask

Is CropX or FieldView Plus better?
Neither clearly leads. CropX starts at $29/month and FieldView Plus at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CropX or FieldView Plus?
CropX starts at $29/month and FieldView Plus at $29/month.
Does CropX or FieldView Plus run on more platforms?
CropX runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. FieldView Plus 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 FieldView Plus is typically brought in for.
What can CropX do that FieldView Plus cannot?
CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, Irrigation scheduling, Salinity monitoring, Root zone analysis. FieldView Plus covers Field health imagery, Nitrogen advisor, Seed scripts, Scouting app. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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