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DJI Agriculture vs Soil Scout

DJI Agriculture logo

DJI Agriculture

Agriculture

Professional agricultural drone solutions

From
$15000/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Soil Scout logo

Soil Scout

Agriculture

Buried wireless soil sensors with a ten to twenty year battery and no cables to the surface

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; Soil Scout sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • They diverge on capability: DJI Agriculture covers Precision spraying, Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DJI Agriculture and Soil Scout actually diverge.

Attributes where DJI Agriculture and Soil Scout differ
AttributeDJI AgricultureSoil Scout
Starting price$15000/one-timeOn request
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsHardware, Ios, Android, WindowsWeb
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 Soil Scout

  • Fully buried sensors
  • Ten to twenty year battery
  • Underground radio
  • Dual depth sensing
  • Moisture, temperature and salinity
  • Soil Scout Hub
  • Web service API
  • Long base station range

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 Soil Scout

Soil Scout

  • A golf course monitoring greens moisture where a surface-mounted probe would be hit by mowers and playnot DJI Agriculture
  • A stadium pitch under a closed roof where hand-held probing is impractical during the seasonnot DJI Agriculture
  • A research plot needing consistent multi-year soil data below cultivation depthnot DJI Agriculture
  • An irrigated field where a surface logger would not survive tillage or a spray boomnot 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

Soil Scout

  • Sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • No pricing is published at all, which makes it hard to justify against commodity probes that quote openly, and per-sensor cost is well above the alternatives.
  • It measures but does not control, so tying moisture readings to actual irrigation decisions requires either manual interpretation or a separate integration project with the control system.
  • Underground radio range depends on soil type and moisture; heavy wet clay attenuates the signal and can force more base stations than the headline kilometre figure suggests.
  • The company is small and Finland-based, so outside its established golf and sports turf distribution the support, spares and installation expertise depend entirely on whether a competent local distributor exists.

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

Soil Scout

On request
  • Soil Scout$undefined/year
    • Sensors and base station quoted per site
    • Hub subscription terms quoted with the hardware
    • No individual sensor data plans required

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 Soil Scout if

  • You need fully buried sensors.
  • You also want ten to twenty year battery.
Soil Scout review

Questions people ask

Is DJI Agriculture or Soil Scout better?
Neither clearly leads. DJI Agriculture starts at $15000/one-time and Soil Scout at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DJI Agriculture or Soil Scout?
DJI Agriculture starts at $15000/one-time and Soil Scout at On request.
Does DJI Agriculture or Soil Scout run on more platforms?
DJI Agriculture runs on Hardware, Ios, Android, Windows. Soil Scout runs on Web.
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 Soil Scout is typically brought in for.
What can DJI Agriculture do that Soil Scout cannot?
DJI Agriculture covers Precision spraying, Spreading/seeding, Terrain following radar, Obstacle avoidance. Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors, Ten to twenty year battery, Underground radio, Dual depth sensing.

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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Soil Scout: How long do the sensors last?

Up to ten years for the Happi100 and up to twenty for the Hydra100, buried, with no battery replacement.

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.

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Soil Scout: Do the sensors need mobile data plans?

No. Sensors transmit to a base station through the soil, and only the base station uses a cellular modem.

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.

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Soil Scout: Can it control irrigation directly?

No. It is a measurement and alerting system; controlling valves needs an integration with your irrigation controller through the API.

Soil Scout: What happens if a buried sensor fails?

You dig it up. There is no remote service option, which is the trade-off for having nothing above ground to damage.

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