Agriculture · head to head
Farmbrite vs Herdwatch
Farmbrite
Agriculture
Farm record keeping, livestock and crop management for small and mid-sized operations
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Herdwatch has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Farmbrite tiers are capped on active animal counts, so herd growth rather than headcount growth forces an upgrade, and a good calving season can push a farm into the next price band mid-year.; Herdwatch annual pricing amounts not displayed, calculated dynamically based on farm type and herd size
- They diverge on capability: Farmbrite covers Livestock records, Herdwatch covers Animal registry.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Farmbrite and Herdwatch actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture).
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 Farmbrite
- Livestock records
- Grazing management
- Crop and field planning
- Farm accounting
- Traceability
- Team scheduling and timesheets
- Inventory
- Direct sales storefront
Only in Herdwatch
- Animal registry
- Movement records
- Breeding management
- Medicine & treatment records
- Compliance reports
- Calving records
- Weight tracking
- EID tag reading
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Farmbrite
- A family farm keeping treatment and withdrawal records that an organic or grass-fed certifier will inspectnot Herdwatch
- A grazing operation planning pasture rotation and stocking rates without building another spreadsheetnot Herdwatch
- A diversified market garden that sells direct and wants planning, harvest records and a small storefront in one placenot Herdwatch
- A small ranch that needs individual animal history and genealogy but cannot justify an enterprise herd platformnot Herdwatch
Herdwatch
- Livestock records for cattle and sheepnot Farmbrite
- Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot Farmbrite
- Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot Farmbrite
- Pasture and grassland managementnot Farmbrite
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Farmbrite
- Tiers are capped on active animal counts, so herd growth rather than headcount growth forces an upgrade, and a good calving season can push a farm into the next price band mid-year.
- The plans are split into separate Livestock, Crop and Complete product lines, so an operation that starts on a crop plan and later adds stock pays the combined rate rather than a small increment.
- The accounting module is built around United States Schedule F tax reporting, so farms elsewhere get bookkeeping with a tax output they cannot file.
- There is no precision agriculture layer at all, meaning no machine telemetry, no variable-rate prescriptions and no yield-map import, so anyone running guidance hardware maintains a second platform alongside it.
- Offline capability in the mobile app is limited, and record keeping in paddocks or sheds without signal ends up being written down and re-entered later, which is exactly the workflow the software is meant to remove.
Herdwatch
- Annual pricing amounts not displayed, calculated dynamically based on farm type and herd size
- Free trial available but actual subscription costs vary by farm size
- Pricing shown excluding VAT
Pricing, plan by plan
Farmbrite
$29/month- Livestock Essentials$29/month
- Up to 300 active animals
- Health, treatment and growth records
- Genealogy and breeding
- Complete Essentials$59/month
- Crops and livestock together
- Up to 300 active animals
- Grazing management
- Complete Performance$79/month
- Up to 2,000 animals
- Unlimited team members
- Feed tracking and breeding performance
- Complete Premium$109/month
- 5,000 or more animals
- Unlimited inventory and custom fields
- Timesheets and audit tracking
Herdwatch
Free- FreeFree
- Basic herd records
- Animal movements
- Simple reports
- Premium$12.5/month
- Unlimited animals
- Breeding management
- Medicine records
- Complete$20/month
- Everything in Premium
- Financial tracking
- Farm mapping
Which should you pick?
Choose Farmbrite if
- You need livestock records.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want grazing management.
Choose Herdwatch if
- You need animal registry.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Ios, Android, Web.
- You also want movement records.
Questions people ask
- Is Farmbrite or Herdwatch better?
- Neither clearly leads. Farmbrite starts at $29/month and Herdwatch at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Farmbrite or Herdwatch?
- Herdwatch has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Farmbrite and Free for Herdwatch.
- Does Farmbrite or Herdwatch run on more platforms?
- Farmbrite runs on Web, iOS, Android. Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web.
- Can I use Herdwatch for free?
- Yes. Herdwatch has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Farmbrite starts at $29/month.
- What is Farmbrite best used for?
- Farmbrite is most often used for a family farm keeping treatment and withdrawal records that an organic or grass-fed certifier will inspect, a grazing operation planning pasture rotation and stocking rates without building another spreadsheet, a diversified market garden that sells direct and wants planning, harvest records and a small storefront in one place, a small ranch that needs individual animal history and genealogy but cannot justify an enterprise herd platform. Of those, a family farm keeping treatment and withdrawal records that an organic or grass-fed certifier will inspect and a grazing operation planning pasture rotation and stocking rates without building another spreadsheet are not what Herdwatch is typically brought in for.
- What can Farmbrite do that Herdwatch cannot?
- Farmbrite covers Livestock records, Grazing management, Crop and field planning, Farm accounting. Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Farmbrite: Does Farmbrite charge per user?
Not on most tiers. Essentials caps team members at five or ten depending on the plan, and Performance and Premium allow unlimited team members. Cost is driven by animal count instead.
Herdwatch: What pricing options are available for Herdwatch?
Herdwatch offers a 6-month promotional plan at $49 with full access to all Complete features and no long-term commitment. Pricing is customized based on your farm type and herd size, with both annual and monthly options available.
SourceFarmbrite: Can it replace a precision agriculture platform?
No. There is no equipment telemetry, prescription writing or yield-map import, so it sits alongside those tools rather than replacing them.
Herdwatch: Can I try Herdwatch before purchasing a subscription?
Yes. Herdwatch offers a free digital calving book to new registrants and allows users to try the app free before committing to a subscription, with full access to features during the trial period.
SourceFarmbrite: Is there a discount for new farmers?
Yes. Farmbrite publishes discounts of up to 50 percent for three years for new farmers and up to 65 percent for non-profits.
Herdwatch: What free features does Herdwatch provide?
Herdwatch provides a free subscription tier that includes a free digital calving book for tracking calving events. This free option allows basic record-keeping without requiring immediate payment.
SourceFarmbrite: Can I run both crops and livestock?
Yes, on the Complete plans. The separate Livestock and Crop plans only cover their own side.
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