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DTN Weather vs Planet Labs

DTN Weather logo

DTN Weather

Weather & Environment

Enterprise weather solutions for agriculture and energy

From
On request
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
Planet Labs logo

Planet Labs

Weather & Environment

Daily satellite imagery for environmental monitoring

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: DTN Weather dTN Ag Weather Tools subscription does not automatically renew; users must resubscribe at the end of each term, per the App Store listing; Planet Labs planet publishes no price for its monitoring subscriptions: no rate per square kilometre, no minimum area and no commitment length appears on the product page
  • They diverge on capability: DTN Weather covers Precision forecasts, Planet Labs covers Daily satellite imagery.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DTN Weather and Planet Labs actually diverge.

Attributes where DTN Weather and Planet Labs differ
AttributeDTN WeatherPlanet Labs
PlatformsWeb, Api, MobileWeb, Api
Founded19842010

Identical on both: starting price (On request), pricing model (quote), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Weather & Environment).

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 Weather

  • Precision forecasts
  • Agricultural weather
  • Energy forecasting
  • Risk analysis
  • Historical data
  • Enterprise APIs
  • Custom integrations
  • Data feeds

Only in Planet Labs

  • Daily satellite imagery
  • Change detection
  • Agriculture monitoring
  • Forest tracking
  • Climate data
  • API access
  • GIS platforms
  • Cloud services

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DTN Weather

  • Professional weather data for aviation operationsnot Planet Labs
  • Weather intelligence for agriculture decision-makingnot Planet Labs
  • Decision-grade weather data for energy, utilities, and transportation industriesnot Planet Labs
  • 24/7 weather operations monitoring and alert servicesnot Planet Labs

Planet Labs

  • Daily satellite imagery monitoring of a defined area of interestnot DTN Weather
  • Detecting change in land use, agriculture and infrastructure over timenot DTN Weather
  • Feeding satellite imagery into analytics and machine learning pipelinesnot DTN Weather

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DTN Weather

  • DTN Ag Weather Tools subscription does not automatically renew; users must resubscribe at the end of each term, per the App Store listing
  • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period, per the App Store listing for DTN Ag Weather Tools
  • Any unused portion of the 30 day free trial is forfeited when the user purchases a subscription, per the App Store listing for DTN Ag Weather Tools
  • DTN Ag Weather Tools pricing stated in the App Store listing as $16.99 for one month or $169.99 for a full year (USD)

Planet Labs

  • Planet publishes no price for its monitoring subscriptions: no rate per square kilometre, no minimum area and no commitment length appears on the product page
  • Access is sold only through a subscription scaled by sales to the customer's stated needs, so there is no self service purchase
  • Every pricing route on the page is a contact sales button

Pricing, plan by plan

DTN Weather

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the DTN Weather review.

Planet Labs

On request
  • ExplorerFree
    • Limited imagery
    • Basic tools
    • Entry tier
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Full archive
    • API access
    • Custom analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose DTN Weather if

  • You need precision forecasts.
  • You work on Web, Api, Mobile.
  • You also want agricultural weather.
DTN Weather review

Choose Planet Labs if

  • You need daily satellite imagery.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want change detection.
Planet Labs review

Questions people ask

Is DTN Weather or Planet Labs better?
Neither clearly leads. DTN Weather starts at On request and Planet Labs at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DTN Weather or Planet Labs?
DTN Weather starts at On request and Planet Labs at On request.
Does DTN Weather or Planet Labs run on more platforms?
DTN Weather runs on Web, Api, Mobile. Planet Labs runs on Web, Api.
What is DTN Weather best used for?
DTN Weather is most often used for professional weather data for aviation operations, weather intelligence for agriculture decision-making, decision-grade weather data for energy, utilities, and transportation industries, 24/7 weather operations monitoring and alert services. Of those, professional weather data for aviation operations and weather intelligence for agriculture decision-making are not what Planet Labs is typically brought in for.
What can DTN Weather do that Planet Labs cannot?
DTN Weather covers Precision forecasts, Agricultural weather, Energy forecasting, Risk analysis. Planet Labs covers Daily satellite imagery, Change detection, Agriculture monitoring, Forest tracking. Both handle Web support, Api support.
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