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DTN Agriculture vs Farmers Edge

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DTN Agriculture

Agriculture & Farming

Weather, markets, and agronomic insights

From
$29/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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Farmers Edge

Agriculture & Farming

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; Farmers Edge farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020)
  • They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Farmers Edge actually diverge.

Attributes where DTN Agriculture and Farmers Edge differ
AttributeDTN AgricultureFarmers Edge
Founded19842005

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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

Only in Farmers Edge

  • Satellite imagery
  • Weather stations
  • Variable rate
  • Carbon credits
  • Soil sampling
  • John Deere
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment brands

Both cover

  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001
  • 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 Farmers Edge
  • Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Farmers Edge
  • Grain origination and merchandisingnot Farmers Edge
  • Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Farmers Edge
  • Field-level decision support for growersnot Farmers Edge

Farmers Edge

  • Precision agriculturenot DTN Agriculture
  • Carbon programsnot DTN Agriculture
  • Data analyticsnot 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

Farmers Edge

  • Farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020)

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

Farmers Edge

$29/month
  • FarmCommandFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Satellite imagery
    • Variable rate
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Carbon programs
    • Full suite

Which should you pick?

Choose DTN Agriculture if

  • You need hyper-local weather.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want market data.
DTN Agriculture review

Choose Farmers Edge if

  • You need satellite imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want weather stations.
Farmers Edge review

Questions people ask

Is DTN Agriculture or Farmers Edge better?
Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Farmers Edge at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Farmers Edge?
DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Farmers Edge at $29/month.
Does DTN Agriculture or Farmers Edge 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 Farmers Edge is typically brought in for.
What can DTN Agriculture do that Farmers Edge cannot?
DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. Both handle SOC 2, ISO 27001, Web support, Ios support.
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