Agriculture · head to head
Farmbrite vs Nedap Livestock Management
Farmbrite
Agriculture
Farm record keeping, livestock and crop management for small and mid-sized operations
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Nedap Livestock Management
Agriculture
CowControl and Velos sensor platform sold almost entirely through OEM partners rather than direct
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- 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.; Nedap Livestock Management nedap publishes no pricing whatsoever and sells through dealers, so two comparable farms routinely pay materially different amounts for the same sensors and there is no rate card to argue against.
- They diverge on capability: Farmbrite covers Livestock records, Nedap Livestock Management covers Smarttag Neck and Leg.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Farmbrite and Nedap Livestock Management actually diverge.
| Attribute | Farmbrite | Nedap Livestock Management |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Pricing model | Per month by farm and animal count | quote |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android | Web, iOS, Android, Windows |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Nedap Livestock Management
- Smarttag Neck and Leg
- Heat detection
- Health monitoring
- RealTime positioning
- Velos sow feeding
- Automatic sorting
- Nedap Now
- Open OEM platform
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 Nedap Livestock Management
- A grazing operation planning pasture rotation and stocking rates without building another spreadsheetnot Nedap Livestock Management
- A diversified market garden that sells direct and wants planning, harvest records and a small storefront in one placenot Nedap Livestock Management
- A small ranch that needs individual animal history and genealogy but cannot justify an enterprise herd platformnot Nedap Livestock Management
Nedap Livestock Management
- A 500-cow loose-housed dairy where finding a single flagged cow by eye wastes twenty minutes a timenot Farmbrite
- A sow unit moving to group gestation housing that needs electronic feeding to comply with welfare rulesnot Farmbrite
- A farm that wants heat detection independent of the milking parlour manufacturernot Farmbrite
- An equipment maker embedding proven animal monitoring rather than developing sensors in-housenot 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.
Nedap Livestock Management
- Nedap publishes no pricing whatsoever and sells through dealers, so two comparable farms routinely pay materially different amounts for the same sensors and there is no rate card to argue against.
- A large share of the technology ships inside other manufacturers' branded systems, which means the support you get, the firmware version you run and whether you can access the raw data depend on the badge on the box rather than on Nedap.
- The system needs in-barn antennas, readers and a processing unit installed and commissioned, so the sensor price per cow understates the project cost and retrofitting an existing shed adds cabling work.
- Adding RealTime positioning generally requires more antenna infrastructure than basic heat detection, so a farm that starts cheap and wants positioning later faces a second installation rather than a software toggle.
- Nedap N.V. is a listed company with several unrelated divisions and livestock is one segment among retail, healthcare and security, so roadmap priority for agriculture competes with businesses that have nothing to do with farming.
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$109/month
- 5,000 or more animals
- Unlimited inventory and custom fields
- Timesheets and audit tracking
Nedap Livestock Management
On request- Nedap CowControl$undefined/year
- Smarttag Neck or Leg sensors per animal
- Barn antennas, readers and processor unit
- Heat, health and rumination applications
- Nedap Velos$undefined/year
- Electronic sow feeding and separation
- Heat detection for group housing
- Nedap Now cloud access
Which should you pick?
Choose Farmbrite if
- You need livestock records.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android.
- You also want grazing management.
Choose Nedap Livestock Management if
- You need smarttag neck and leg.
- You work on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- You also want heat detection.
Questions people ask
- Is Farmbrite or Nedap Livestock Management better?
- Neither clearly leads. Farmbrite starts at $29/month and Nedap Livestock Management at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Farmbrite or Nedap Livestock Management?
- Farmbrite starts at $29/month and Nedap Livestock Management at On request.
- Does Farmbrite or Nedap Livestock Management run on more platforms?
- Farmbrite runs on Web, iOS, Android. Nedap Livestock Management runs on Web, iOS, Android, Windows.
- 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 Nedap Livestock Management is typically brought in for.
- What can Farmbrite do that Nedap Livestock Management cannot?
- Farmbrite covers Livestock records, Grazing management, Crop and field planning, Farm accounting. Nedap Livestock Management covers Smarttag Neck and Leg, Heat detection, Health monitoring, RealTime positioning.
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.
Nedap Livestock Management: Can I buy Nedap direct?
Usually not. It sells through regional dealers and through OEM partners who rebadge the technology, so your quote and your support both come from an intermediary.
Farmbrite: 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.
Nedap Livestock Management: Am I already using Nedap without knowing?
Possibly. Several dairy equipment manufacturers embed Nedap sensing under their own brand names, so check what the tags in your barn actually are before buying a second system.
Farmbrite: 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.
Nedap Livestock Management: What does RealTime positioning need?
Additional in-barn antenna coverage beyond what basic heat detection requires, which is why it is cheaper to specify at installation than to add later.
Farmbrite: Can I run both crops and livestock?
Yes, on the Complete plans. The separate Livestock and Crop plans only cover their own side.
Nedap Livestock Management: Does it work with my milking parlour?
It integrates with several major parlour and herd management systems, but the depth varies by partner, so confirm the specific combination before ordering.
Related pages
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