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DroneDeploy vs DTN Agriculture

DroneDeploy logo

DroneDeploy

Agriculture & Farming

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
DTN Agriculture logo

DTN Agriculture

Agriculture & Farming

Weather, markets, and agronomic insights

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; DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product
  • They diverge on capability: DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DroneDeploy and DTN Agriculture actually diverge.

Attributes where DroneDeploy and DTN Agriculture differ
AttributeDroneDeployDTN Agriculture
Founded20131984

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 DroneDeploy

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

Only in DTN Agriculture

  • Hyper-local weather
  • Market data
  • Spray conditions
  • GDD tracking
  • Alerts
  • Farm platforms
  • Equipment systems
  • ISO 27001

Both cover

  • SOC 2
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android 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 DTN Agriculture
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot DTN Agriculture

DTN Agriculture

  • Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot DroneDeploy
  • Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot DroneDeploy
  • Grain origination and merchandisingnot DroneDeploy
  • Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot DroneDeploy
  • Field-level decision support for growersnot 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

DTN Agriculture

  • Pricing is not published for any product
  • A wide portfolio, including ProphetX, ClearAg, MyDTN and Instant Market, so the relevant product depends on whether you are a grower, a trader or a grain processor
  • Aimed mostly at the commercial agriculture chain rather than at individual farms

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

DTN Agriculture

$29/month
  • Progressive Farmer$399/year
    • Weather
    • Markets
    • Basic tools
  • Premium$999/year
    • Advanced weather
    • Full markets
    • Agronomy tools

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 DTN Agriculture if

  • You need hyper-local weather.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want market data.
DTN Agriculture review

Questions people ask

Is DroneDeploy or DTN Agriculture better?
Neither clearly leads. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DroneDeploy or DTN Agriculture?
DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and DTN Agriculture at $29/month.
Does DroneDeploy or DTN Agriculture run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 DTN Agriculture is typically brought in for.
What can DroneDeploy do that DTN Agriculture cannot?
DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Both handle SOC 2, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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