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DJI Agriculture vs SMARTBOW

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DJI Agriculture

Agriculture

Professional agricultural drone solutions

From
$15000/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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SMARTBOW

Agriculture

Ear tag cow monitoring with real-time indoor location, from Zoetis

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DJI Agriculture pricing is not published for Agras drones; the site directs buyers to authorized regional dealers instead of listing a price; SMARTBOW real-time location depends on receivers covering the whole barn plus an on-farm server, so the install is a building project and the price bears no relation to what a simple activity collar costs.
  • They diverge on capability: DJI Agriculture covers Precision spraying, SMARTBOW covers Real-time location.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DJI Agriculture and SMARTBOW actually diverge.

Attributes where DJI Agriculture and SMARTBOW differ
AttributeDJI AgricultureSMARTBOW
Starting price$15000/one-timeOn request
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsHardware, Ios, Android, WindowsWindows, Web, iOS, Android
Founded2006Unknown

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 DJI Agriculture

  • Precision spraying
  • Spreading/seeding
  • Terrain following radar
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • RTK centimeter positioning
  • Automated flight planning
  • Multispectral imaging
  • 3D field mapping

Only in SMARTBOW

  • Real-time location
  • Heat detection
  • Rumination monitoring
  • Health alerts
  • On-farm server
  • Individual baselines
  • Herd software integration

What people use each for

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

DJI Agriculture

  • Farms using agricultural drones for precision spraying and granular spreading over croplandnot SMARTBOW

SMARTBOW

  • A 1,500 cow freestall barn where finding a flagged animal by eye takes twenty minutesnot DJI Agriculture
  • A dairy replacing visual heat detection with per-animal oestrus alerts to tighten calving intervalsnot DJI Agriculture
  • A herd manager wanting rumination-based early warning of displaced abomasum or metritisnot DJI Agriculture
  • A vet practice using behavioural data to audit transition cow management across client herdsnot DJI Agriculture

Where each one falls short

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

DJI Agriculture

  • Pricing is not published for Agras drones; the site directs buyers to authorized regional dealers instead of listing a price
  • The Agras T50 is stated as only available in selected countries and regions, not sold globally

SMARTBOW

  • Real-time location depends on receivers covering the whole barn plus an on-farm server, so the install is a building project and the price bears no relation to what a simple activity collar costs.
  • It is an indoor system; a grazing or partly grazed herd loses the location capability that is the main reason to choose it over cheaper monitoring.
  • Ear tags are consumable and go missing with the tag, so the running cost includes replacements at a rate that depends on how rough your handling facilities are.
  • Zoetis ownership means a pharmaceutical company holds continuous behavioural data on every animal alongside your treatment records, and the integration roadmap favours other Zoetis products.
  • Nothing is published on price, and sales run through veterinary and dealer channels, so comparing it against DeLaval, Nedap or CowManager requires several quotes and there is no reference list price.

Pricing, plan by plan

DJI Agriculture

$15000/one-time
  • Agras T40$18500/one-time
    • 40kg payload capacity
    • Dual atomization spraying
    • Spreading system
  • Agras T20P$15000/one-time
    • 20kg payload capacity
    • Precision spraying
    • Omnidirectional radar
  • DJI Terra Pro$2500/year
    • 2D mapping
    • 3D modeling
    • Multispectral analysis

SMARTBOW

On request
  • SMARTBOW$undefined/year
    • Ear tags priced per animal
    • Barn receiver infrastructure and on-farm server quoted per building
    • Installation and commissioning quoted separately

Which should you pick?

Choose DJI Agriculture if

  • You need precision spraying.
  • You work on Hardware, Ios, Android, Windows.
  • You also want spreading/seeding.
DJI Agriculture review

Choose SMARTBOW if

  • You need real-time location.
  • You work on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want heat detection.
SMARTBOW review

Questions people ask

Is DJI Agriculture or SMARTBOW better?
Neither clearly leads. DJI Agriculture starts at $15000/one-time and SMARTBOW at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DJI Agriculture or SMARTBOW?
DJI Agriculture starts at $15000/one-time and SMARTBOW at On request.
Does DJI Agriculture or SMARTBOW run on more platforms?
DJI Agriculture runs on Hardware, Ios, Android, Windows. SMARTBOW runs on Windows, Web, iOS, Android.
What is DJI Agriculture best used for?
DJI Agriculture is most often used for farms using agricultural drones for precision spraying and granular spreading over cropland. Of those, farms using agricultural drones for precision spraying and granular spreading over cropland is not what SMARTBOW is typically brought in for.
What can DJI Agriculture do that SMARTBOW cannot?
DJI Agriculture covers Precision spraying, Spreading/seeding, Terrain following radar, Obstacle avoidance. SMARTBOW covers Real-time location, Heat detection, Rumination monitoring, Health alerts.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

DJI Agriculture: Are pricing plans published for DJI Agriculture solutions?

No pricing plans or pricing information are available on the DJI Agriculture website. The site focuses on product listings and solutions rather than cost details.

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SMARTBOW: What does SMARTBOW do that other activity monitors do not?

Real-time indoor location. It tells you where the flagged cow physically is, not just that she is behaving abnormally.

DJI Agriculture: How do I get pricing for DJI Agriculture products?

DJI directs prospects to visit the DJI Online Store or contact them directly through their contact form for purchasing inquiries and pricing information.

Source
SMARTBOW: Does it work on grazing herds?

Poorly. Location depends on barn-mounted receivers, so animals out at pasture fall outside the system's coverage.

DJI Agriculture: What support and resources are available for DJI Agriculture users?

The DJI Agriculture website emphasizes support resources, product documentation, and training materials. Detailed pricing for support plans, training, or services is not published and requires contacting DJI directly.

Source
SMARTBOW: Who owns it?

Zoetis, which also owns Valley Agricultural Software and DairyComp. The technology came from Smartbow GmbH in Austria.

SMARTBOW: Is it cloud based?

Analysis runs on an on-farm server rather than in the cloud, which keeps it working during an internet outage but makes the server your responsibility.

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