Software · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs Arable
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; Arable requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Arable covers Weather monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Arable actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | Arable |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware |
| Founded | 1984 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
- SOC 2
Only in Arable
- Weather monitoring
- Evapotranspiration
- Chlorophyll index
- Disease risk models
- Growth stage tracking
- Climate FieldView
- John Deere
- Trimble
Both cover
- 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 Arable
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Arable
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Arable
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Arable
- Field-level decision support for growersnot Arable
Arable
- In-field weather and crop monitoring from a single sensornot DTN Agriculture
- Irrigation scheduling based on measured conditionsnot DTN Agriculture
- Water sustainability reporting for enterprise growersnot DTN Agriculture
- Weather risk management across dispersed fieldsnot 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
Arable
- Requires the Mark 3 field sensor, so it is a hardware deployment rather than a software subscription
- Pricing is not published and goes through a sales conversation
- Aimed at enterprise growers and advisors rather than smallholders
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
Arable
$29/month- Standard$1200/device/year
- Weather data
- Crop stress
- Basic analytics
- Premium$2400/device/year
- Full analytics
- Disease models
- API access
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 Arable if
- You need weather monitoring.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want evapotranspiration.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or Arable better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Arable at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Arable?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Arable at $29/month.
- Does DTN Agriculture or Arable run on more platforms?
- DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Arable runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- 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 Arable is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that Arable cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Arable covers Weather monitoring, Evapotranspiration, Chlorophyll index, Disease risk models. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.