Agriculture & Farming · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs Ag-Analytics
DTN Agriculture
Agriculture & Farming
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Ag-Analytics
Agriculture & Farming
Agricultural data science and AI platform
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; 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: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Ag-Analytics actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | Ag-Analytics |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Api |
| Founded | 1984 | 2015 |
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 DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Equipment systems
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
Only in Ag-Analytics
- Yield prediction
- Sustainability scoring
- Risk assessment
- Field boundaries
- Weather analysis
- USDA data
- Satellite providers
- SSL
Both cover
- Farm platforms
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot Ag-Analytics
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Ag-Analytics
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Ag-Analytics
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Ag-Analytics
- Field-level decision support for growersnot Ag-Analytics
Ag-Analytics
- Yield modelingnot DTN Agriculture
- Risk assessmentnot DTN Agriculture
- Sustainabilitynot DTN Agriculture
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Ag-Analytics
$29/month- API AccessFree
- Custom pricing
- API calls
- Basic data
- EnterpriseFree
- Custom pricing
- Unlimited calls
- Premium data
Which should you pick?
Choose DTN Agriculture if
- You need hyper-local weather.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want market data.
Choose Ag-Analytics if
- You need yield prediction.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want sustainability scoring.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or Ag-Analytics better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture 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, DTN Agriculture or Ag-Analytics?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Ag-Analytics at $29/month.
- Does DTN Agriculture or Ag-Analytics run on more platforms?
- DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Ag-Analytics runs on Web, Api.
- What is DTN Agriculture best used for?
- DTN Agriculture is most often used for commodity market data and analysis for grain traders, weather and agronomic modelling through clearag, grain origination and merchandising, market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliers. Of those, commodity market data and analysis for grain traders and weather and agronomic modelling through clearag are not what Ag-Analytics is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that Ag-Analytics cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Ag-Analytics covers Yield prediction, Sustainability scoring, Risk assessment, Field boundaries. Both handle Farm platforms, Web support.