Software · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs AgCode
DTN Agriculture
Software
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; AgCode pricing is not published
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, AgCode covers Block management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and AgCode actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | AgCode |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1984 | 2009 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 DTN Agriculture
- Hyper-local weather
- Market data
- Spray conditions
- GDD tracking
- Alerts
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- ISO 27001
Only in AgCode
- Block management
- Labor tracking
- Harvest management
- Compliance
- Cost tracking
- QuickBooks
- Payroll systems
- Winery software
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.
DTN Agriculture
- Commodity market data and analysis for grain tradersnot AgCode
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot AgCode
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot AgCode
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot AgCode
- Field-level decision support for growersnot AgCode
AgCode
- Labour and equipment tracking for specialty crop farmsnot DTN Agriculture
- Replacing paper-based field record keepingnot DTN Agriculture
- Crop data capture and operational reportingnot DTN Agriculture
- Profitability analysis by block or cropnot 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
AgCode
- Pricing is not published
- Aimed at specialty crop growers rather than row crop or livestock operations
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
AgCode
$29/month- Vineyard$2000/year
- Block management
- Compliance
- Basic labor
- Enterprise$5000/year
- Full suite
- Harvest
- Integration
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 AgCode if
- You need block management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want labor tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or AgCode better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and AgCode at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or AgCode?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and AgCode at $29/month.
- Does DTN Agriculture or AgCode run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- 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 AgCode is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that AgCode cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. AgCode covers Block management, Labor tracking, Harvest management, Compliance. Both handle SOC 2, Web support, Ios support, Android support.