Software · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs Cropio
DTN Agriculture
Software
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cropio 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; Cropio cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise Operations."
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Cropio actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | Cropio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 1984 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Cropio
- Satellite field monitoring
- Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE)
- Weather forecasting
- Scout management
- Crop rotation tracking
- Field work planning
- Yield forecasting
- Multi-farm management
Both cover
- Web support
- Ios 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 Cropio
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Cropio
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot Cropio
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Cropio
- Field-level decision support for growersnot Cropio
Cropio
- Remote field monitoringnot DTN Agriculture
- Crop health assessmentnot DTN Agriculture
- Yield predictionnot DTN Agriculture
- Scout team managementnot DTN Agriculture
- Agribusiness operationsnot 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
Cropio
- Cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise 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
Cropio
Free- BasicFree
- Up to 100 hectares
- Satellite imagery
- Basic vegetation indices
- Professional$2/hectare/year
- Unlimited hectares
- All vegetation indices
- Scout task management
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Custom integrations
- 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 Cropio if
- You need satellite field monitoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want vegetation indices (ndvi, ndre).
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or Cropio better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Cropio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Cropio?
- Cropio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for DTN Agriculture and Free for Cropio.
- Does DTN Agriculture or Cropio run on more platforms?
- DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Cropio runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Cropio for free?
- Yes. Cropio 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 Cropio is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that Cropio cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring, Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE), Weather forecasting, Scout management. Both handle Web support, Ios support.