Agriculture & Farming · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs CropX
DTN Agriculture
Agriculture & Farming
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
CropX
Agriculture & Farming
Soil intelligence for precision irrigation
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; CropX the platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, CropX covers Soil moisture sensing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and CropX actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | CropX |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware |
| 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
- Farm platforms
- Equipment systems
- SOC 2
Only in CropX
- Soil moisture sensing
- Irrigation scheduling
- Salinity monitoring
- Root zone analysis
- Weather integration
- Valley Irrigation
- Lindsay
- Netafim
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 CropX
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot CropX
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot CropX
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot CropX
- Field-level decision support for growersnot CropX
CropX
- Scheduling irrigation from continuous soil moisture sensor readingsnot DTN Agriculture
- Monitoring disease risk and crop nutrition against in-field weather datanot DTN Agriculture
- Combining sensor, weather and satellite data in a single farm management systemnot 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
CropX
- The platform depends on CropX in-field hardware, including soil sensors, evapotranspiration sensors, weather stations and telemetry devices
- Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, minimum or named cost driver published; the site offers only a demo request handled by a local sales team
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
CropX
$29/month- Basic$250/sensor/year
- Soil moisture
- Temperature
- Basic analytics
- Advanced$500/sensor/year
- Full analytics
- Irrigation recommendations
- 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 CropX if
- You need soil moisture sensing.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want irrigation scheduling.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or CropX better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and CropX at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or CropX?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and CropX at $29/month.
- Does DTN Agriculture or CropX run on more platforms?
- DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. CropX 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 CropX is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that CropX cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. CropX covers Soil moisture sensing, Irrigation scheduling, Salinity monitoring, Root zone analysis. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.