Software · head to head
DTN Agriculture vs xarvio Digital Farming
DTN Agriculture
Software
Weather, markets, and agronomic insights
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
xarvio Digital Farming
Software
Digital crop optimization from BASF
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: DTN Agriculture pricing is not published for any product; xarvio Digital Farming xarvio is a BASF digital-farming brand (confirmed via BASF's own analytics tagging on the site) sold as separate named modules, including FIELD MANAGER and FIELD MANAGER for Grapes, with no online pricing published for any module on the vendor's own site.
- They diverge on capability: DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, xarvio Digital Farming covers Disease identification.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which DTN Agriculture and xarvio Digital Farming actually diverge.
| Attribute | DTN Agriculture | xarvio Digital Farming |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Founded | 1984 | 2014 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), 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 xarvio Digital Farming
- Disease identification
- Spray timing
- Variable rate maps
- Satellite monitoring
- Weather integration
- John Deere
- CLAAS
- Trimble
Both cover
- 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 xarvio Digital Farming
- Weather and agronomic modelling through ClearAgnot xarvio Digital Farming
- Grain origination and merchandisingnot xarvio Digital Farming
- Market intelligence for ag retailers and input suppliersnot xarvio Digital Farming
- Field-level decision support for growersnot xarvio Digital Farming
xarvio Digital Farming
- Disease managementnot DTN Agriculture
- Spray optimizationnot DTN Agriculture
- Crop monitoringnot 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
xarvio Digital Farming
- xarvio is a BASF digital-farming brand (confirmed via BASF's own analytics tagging on the site) sold as separate named modules, including FIELD MANAGER and FIELD MANAGER for Grapes, with no online pricing published for any module on the vendor's own site.
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
xarvio Digital Farming
$29/month- Scouting (Free)Free
- Disease identification
- Weed ID
- Pest ID
- Field Manager$3/hectare/year
- Spray timing
- Zone management
- Satellite imagery
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 xarvio Digital Farming if
- You need disease identification.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want spray timing.
Questions people ask
- Is DTN Agriculture or xarvio Digital Farming better?
- Neither clearly leads. DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and xarvio Digital Farming at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, DTN Agriculture or xarvio Digital Farming?
- DTN Agriculture starts at $29/month and xarvio Digital Farming at $29/month.
- Does DTN Agriculture or xarvio Digital Farming 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 xarvio Digital Farming is typically brought in for.
- What can DTN Agriculture do that xarvio Digital Farming cannot?
- DTN Agriculture covers Hyper-local weather, Market data, Spray conditions, GDD tracking. xarvio Digital Farming covers Disease identification, Spray timing, Variable rate maps, Satellite monitoring. Both handle ISO 27001, Web support, Ios support, Android support.