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DroneDeploy vs Valley Irrigation

DroneDeploy logo

DroneDeploy

Agriculture & Farming

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Valley Irrigation logo

Valley Irrigation

Agriculture & Farming

Smart irrigation management systems

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; Valley Irrigation the technology products are tied to Valley irrigation hardware such as center pivots and ICON control panels rather than sold as standalone software
  • They diverge on capability: DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DroneDeploy and Valley Irrigation actually diverge.

Attributes where DroneDeploy and Valley Irrigation differ
AttributeDroneDeployValley Irrigation
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Hardware
Founded20131946

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • SOC 2
  • GDPR

Only in Valley Irrigation

  • Remote monitoring
  • Variable rate irrigation
  • GPS guidance
  • Water management
  • Pump control
  • Soil sensors
  • SSL
  • Encrypted

Both cover

  • John Deere
  • Climate FieldView
  • 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 Valley Irrigation
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot Valley Irrigation

Valley Irrigation

  • Remotely monitoring and controlling center pivot irrigation machinesnot DroneDeploy
  • Variable rate irrigation applying different water depths across a fieldnot DroneDeploy
  • Diagnosing pivot faults and pump status without driving to the fieldnot 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

Valley Irrigation

  • The technology products are tied to Valley irrigation hardware such as center pivots and ICON control panels rather than sold as standalone software
  • No price is published for any product; the site routes buyers to a Get a Quote form and to local dealers

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

Valley Irrigation

$29/month
  • BaseStation3$1200/year
    • Remote monitoring
    • Basic control
    • Alerts
  • AgSense$2000/year
    • Full VRI
    • Advanced analytics
    • API

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 Valley Irrigation if

  • You need remote monitoring.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
  • You also want variable rate irrigation.
Valley Irrigation review

Questions people ask

Is DroneDeploy or Valley Irrigation better?
Neither clearly leads. DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and Valley Irrigation at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DroneDeploy or Valley Irrigation?
DroneDeploy starts at $29/month and Valley Irrigation at $29/month.
Does DroneDeploy or Valley Irrigation run on more platforms?
DroneDeploy runs on Web, Ios, Android. Valley Irrigation runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
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 Valley Irrigation is typically brought in for.
What can DroneDeploy do that Valley Irrigation cannot?
DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Valley Irrigation covers Remote monitoring, Variable rate irrigation, GPS guidance, Water management. Both handle John Deere, Climate FieldView, Web support, Ios support.
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