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DroneDeploy vs Ag-Analytics

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DroneDeploy

Software

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ag-Analytics

Software

Agricultural data science and AI platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan; Ag-Analytics the vendor's homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 16 June 2019 offered the Profit Layers tool as a 30 day free trial then a monthly subscription billed at $0.01 per acre; this capture is over five years old and should be treated as historical, not current pricing
  • They diverge on capability: DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DroneDeploy and Ag-Analytics actually diverge.

Attributes where DroneDeploy and Ag-Analytics differ
AttributeDroneDeployAg-Analytics
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Api
Founded20132015

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 DroneDeploy

  • Automated flight planning
  • Orthomosaic maps
  • NDVI analysis
  • 3D modeling
  • Progress tracking
  • DJI
  • John Deere
  • Climate FieldView

Only in Ag-Analytics

  • Yield prediction
  • Sustainability scoring
  • Risk assessment
  • Field boundaries
  • Weather analysis
  • USDA data
  • Satellite providers
  • Farm platforms

Both cover

  • GDPR
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

DroneDeploy

  • Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot Ag-Analytics
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot Ag-Analytics

Ag-Analytics

  • Yield modelingnot DroneDeploy
  • Risk assessmentnot DroneDeploy
  • Sustainabilitynot DroneDeploy

Where each one falls short

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

DroneDeploy

  • Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
  • The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
  • Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
  • Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote

Ag-Analytics

  • The vendor's homepage as captured by the Internet Archive on 16 June 2019 offered the Profit Layers tool as a 30 day free trial then a monthly subscription billed at $0.01 per acre; this capture is over five years old and should be treated as historical, not current pricing

Pricing, plan by plan

DroneDeploy

$29/month
  • Individual$299/month
    • Unlimited maps
    • 3D models
    • Basic analytics
  • Business$599/month
    • Team features
    • NDVI analysis
    • API access

Ag-Analytics

$29/month
  • API AccessFree
    • Custom pricing
    • API calls
    • Basic data
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Unlimited calls
    • Premium data

Which should you pick?

Choose DroneDeploy if

  • You need automated flight planning.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want orthomosaic maps.
DroneDeploy review

Choose Ag-Analytics if

  • You need yield prediction.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want sustainability scoring.
Ag-Analytics review

Questions people ask

Is DroneDeploy or Ag-Analytics better?
Neither clearly leads. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and Ag-Analytics at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DroneDeploy or Ag-Analytics?
DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and Ag-Analytics at $29/month.
Does DroneDeploy or Ag-Analytics run on more platforms?
DroneDeploy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ag-Analytics runs on Web, Api.
What is DroneDeploy best used for?
DroneDeploy is most often used for mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysis, producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveys. Of those, mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysis and producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveys are not what Ag-Analytics is typically brought in for.
What can DroneDeploy do that Ag-Analytics cannot?
DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction, Sustainability scoring, Risk assessment, Field boundaries. Both handle GDPR, Web support.
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