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DroneDeploy vs Herdwatch

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DroneDeploy

Agriculture & Farming

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Herdwatch

Agriculture & Farming

Farm & herd management made simple

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Herdwatch has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan; Herdwatch available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
  • They diverge on capability: DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Herdwatch covers Animal registry.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DroneDeploy and Herdwatch actually diverge.

Attributes where DroneDeploy and Herdwatch differ
AttributeDroneDeployHerdwatch
Starting price$29/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidIos, Android, Web
Founded20132014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Herdwatch

  • Animal registry
  • Movement records
  • Breeding management
  • Medicine & treatment records
  • Compliance reports
  • Calving records
  • Weight tracking
  • EID tag reading

Both cover

  • GDPR
  • 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 Herdwatch
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot Herdwatch

Herdwatch

  • Livestock records for cattle and sheepnot DroneDeploy
  • Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot DroneDeploy
  • Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot DroneDeploy
  • Pasture and grassland managementnot 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

Herdwatch

  • Available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
  • The free tier covers the digital calving book; the rest of the platform needs a subscription
  • Prices are not shown on the main product page

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

Herdwatch

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic herd records
    • Animal movements
    • Simple reports
  • Premium$12.5/month
    • Unlimited animals
    • Breeding management
    • Medicine records
  • Complete$20/month
    • Everything in Premium
    • Financial tracking
    • Farm mapping

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 Herdwatch if

  • You need animal registry.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want movement records.
Herdwatch review

Questions people ask

Is DroneDeploy or Herdwatch better?
Neither clearly leads. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and Herdwatch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DroneDeploy or Herdwatch?
Herdwatch has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for DroneDeploy and Free for Herdwatch.
Does DroneDeploy or Herdwatch run on more platforms?
DroneDeploy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web.
Can I use Herdwatch for free?
Yes. Herdwatch has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month.
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 Herdwatch is typically brought in for.
What can DroneDeploy do that Herdwatch cannot?
DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records. Both handle GDPR, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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