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DTN Agriculture vs FarmLogs

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DTN Agriculture

Software

Weather, markets, and agronomic insights

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
FarmLogs logo

FarmLogs

Software

Simple, powerful farm management software

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only FarmLogs 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; FarmLogs farm management plans are billed annually and cap at 20,000 acres, with larger operations required to contact sales for custom pricing
  • They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and FarmLogs actually diverge.

Attributes where DTN Agriculture and FarmLogs differ
AttributeDTN AgricultureFarmLogs
Starting price$29/monthFree
Free tierNoYes
Founded19842012

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 FarmLogs

  • Field mapping & boundaries
  • Activity tracking & logging
  • Satellite imagery analysis
  • Crop health monitoring
  • Weather & rainfall data
  • Yield tracking
  • Input cost tracking
  • Profit/loss analysis

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 FarmLogs
  • Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot FarmLogs
  • Grain origination and merchandisingnot FarmLogs
  • Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot FarmLogs
  • Field-level decision support for growersnot FarmLogs

FarmLogs

  • Tracking farm operations, rainfall history and profit and loss under the FarmLogs product, now sold as Bushel Farmnot 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

FarmLogs

  • Farm management plans are billed annually and cap at 20,000 acres, with larger operations required to contact sales for custom pricing
  • Machine data connections are a separate add-on costing $999 per year on top of the $599 per year Essentials plan

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

FarmLogs

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Field mapping
    • Basic activity tracking
    • Weather insights
  • Essentials$20/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Satellite imagery
    • Crop health monitoring
  • Premium$50/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Advanced analytics
    • Profit & loss tracking

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 FarmLogs if

  • You need field mapping & boundaries.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want activity tracking & logging.
FarmLogs review

Questions people ask

Is DTN Agriculture or FarmLogs better?
Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and FarmLogs at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or FarmLogs?
FarmLogs has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for DTN Agriculture and Free for FarmLogs.
Does DTN Agriculture or FarmLogs run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use FarmLogs for free?
Yes. FarmLogs 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 FarmLogs is typically brought in for.
What can DTN Agriculture do that FarmLogs cannot?
DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries, Activity tracking & logging, Satellite imagery analysis, Crop health monitoring. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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