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DTN Agriculture vs Pix4Dfields

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DTN Agriculture

Software

Weather, markets, and agronomic insights

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Pix4Dfields

Software

Drone mapping software for agriculture

From
$330/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; Pix4Dfields satellite imagery is sold as separate credit packages on top of the subscription, with only 100 free credits included per year
  • They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and Pix4Dfields actually diverge.

Attributes where DTN Agriculture and Pix4Dfields differ
AttributeDTN AgriculturePix4Dfields
Starting price$29/month$330/month
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWindows, Ios
Founded19842011

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Pix4Dfields

  • Orthomosaic generation
  • NDVI & vegetation indices
  • Multispectral processing
  • Zonation mapping
  • Prescription maps
  • Stand count
  • Export to machinery
  • Offline processing

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 Pix4Dfields
  • Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot Pix4Dfields
  • Grain origination and merchandisingnot Pix4Dfields
  • Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot Pix4Dfields
  • Field-level decision support for growersnot Pix4Dfields

Pix4Dfields

  • Processing drone imagery of fields into orthomosaics without acreage limitsnot DTN Agriculture
  • Generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveysnot DTN Agriculture
  • Producing variable rate prescription maps for exporting to farm machinerynot DTN Agriculture
  • Agronomists producing crop scouting reports from drone flightsnot 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

Pix4Dfields

  • Satellite imagery is sold as separate credit packages on top of the subscription, with only 100 free credits included per year
  • Monthly billing is listed at $165.83 per month against $1,990 for a year, so paying monthly costs substantially more
  • The software runs only on Windows and macOS, with no Linux build

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

Pix4Dfields

$330/month
  • Monthly$330/month
    • RGB & multispectral processing
    • Vegetation indices
    • Zonation maps
  • Annual$2640/year
    • Everything in Monthly
    • 33% savings
    • Priority support
  • Perpetual$5500/one-time
    • Lifetime license
    • 1 year updates
    • Local processing

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 Pix4Dfields if

  • You need orthomosaic generation.
  • You work on Windows, Ios.
  • You also want ndvi & vegetation indices.
Pix4Dfields review

Questions people ask

Is DTN Agriculture or Pix4Dfields better?
Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Pix4Dfields at $330/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or Pix4Dfields?
DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and Pix4Dfields at $330/month.
Does DTN Agriculture or Pix4Dfields run on more platforms?
DTN Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Pix4Dfields runs on Windows, Ios.
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 Pix4Dfields is typically brought in for.
What can DTN Agriculture do that Pix4Dfields cannot?
DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, NDVI & vegetation indices, Multispectral processing, Zonation mapping.
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