Software · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs Bushel
DTN Agriculture
Software
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Bushel has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; Bushel pricing is not published for the agribusiness products
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Bushel covers Digital scale tickets.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Bushel actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | Bushel |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 1984 | 2017 |
Identical on both: 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
- SOC 2
Only in Bushel
- Digital scale tickets
- Contract management
- Settlement tracking
- Delivery scheduling
- Multi-location management
- Price notifications
- Offer management
- Mobile access
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 Bushel
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Bushel
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Bushel
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Bushel
- Field-level decision support for growersnot Bushel
Bushel
- Grain trading and contract workflows between farmers and elevatorsnot DTN Agriculture
- Payments between agribusinesses and growersnot DTN Agriculture
- Quoting and CRM for ag retailersnot DTN Agriculture
- Replacing paper processes across the grain supply chainnot 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
Bushel
- Pricing is not published for the agribusiness products
- Sold as many separate modules, including CRM, portals, Trade, Bushel Pay, quoting and loyalty
- Its value depends on network effects across the 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities already connected
Pricing, plan by plan
DTN Agriculture
$29/month- Progressive Farmer$399/year
- Weather
- Markets
- Basic tools
- Premium$999/year
- Advanced weather
- Full markets
- Agronomy tools
Bushel
Free- Bushel FarmFree
- Grain contracts & settlements
- Scale ticket access
- Delivery scheduling
- Bushel for Elevators$undefined/month
- Customer portal
- Mobile ticketing
- Offer management
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 Bushel if
- You need digital scale tickets.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want contract management.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or Bushel better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Bushel at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Bushel?
- Bushel has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for DTN Agriculture and Free for Bushel.
- Does DTN Agriculture or Bushel run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Bushel for free?
- Yes. Bushel has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month.
- 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 Bushel is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that Bushel cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Bushel covers Digital scale tickets, Contract management, Settlement tracking, Delivery scheduling. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.