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FarmERP vs Soil Scout

FarmERP logo

FarmERP

Agriculture

Complete ERP solution for agriculture

From
$199/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Soil Scout logo

Soil Scout

Agriculture

Buried wireless soil sensors with a ten to twenty year battery and no cables to the surface

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: FarmERP no API available for third-party integrations; Soil Scout sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • They diverge on capability: FarmERP covers Farm operations, Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FarmERP and Soil Scout actually diverge.

Attributes where FarmERP and Soil Scout differ
AttributeFarmERPSoil Scout
Starting price$199/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Founded2010Unknown

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 FarmERP

  • Farm operations
  • Inventory management
  • Financial accounting
  • HR & payroll
  • Procurement
  • SAP
  • QuickBooks
  • IoT sensors

Only in Soil Scout

  • Fully buried sensors
  • Ten to twenty year battery
  • Underground radio
  • Dual depth sensing
  • Moisture, temperature and salinity
  • Soil Scout Hub
  • Web service API
  • Long base station range

What people use each for

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

FarmERP

  • Enterprise managementnot Soil Scout
  • Financial planningnot Soil Scout
  • Supply chainnot Soil Scout
  • Workforce managementnot Soil Scout

Soil Scout

  • A golf course monitoring greens moisture where a surface-mounted probe would be hit by mowers and playnot FarmERP
  • A stadium pitch under a closed roof where hand-held probing is impractical during the seasonnot FarmERP
  • A research plot needing consistent multi-year soil data below cultivation depthnot FarmERP
  • An irrigated field where a surface logger would not survive tillage or a spray boomnot FarmERP

Where each one falls short

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

FarmERP

  • No API available for third-party integrations
  • Quote-based pricing with no transparent publicly listed tiers
  • Requires contact with sales team for demo and pricing information

Soil Scout

  • Sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • No pricing is published at all, which makes it hard to justify against commodity probes that quote openly, and per-sensor cost is well above the alternatives.
  • It measures but does not control, so tying moisture readings to actual irrigation decisions requires either manual interpretation or a separate integration project with the control system.
  • Underground radio range depends on soil type and moisture; heavy wet clay attenuates the signal and can force more base stations than the headline kilometre figure suggests.
  • The company is small and Finland-based, so outside its established golf and sports turf distribution the support, spares and installation expertise depend entirely on whether a competent local distributor exists.

Pricing, plan by plan

FarmERP

$199/month
  • Starter$199/month
    • Farm operations
    • Inventory management
    • Basic reporting
  • Professional$499/month
    • All Starter features
    • Financials module
    • HR & payroll
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Multi-location
    • Custom modules
    • API integrations

Soil Scout

On request
  • Soil Scout$undefined/year
    • Sensors and base station quoted per site
    • Hub subscription terms quoted with the hardware
    • No individual sensor data plans required

Which should you pick?

Choose FarmERP if

  • You need farm operations.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want inventory management.
FarmERP review

Choose Soil Scout if

  • You need fully buried sensors.
  • You also want ten to twenty year battery.
Soil Scout review

Questions people ask

Is FarmERP or Soil Scout better?
Neither clearly leads. FarmERP starts at $199/month and Soil Scout at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FarmERP or Soil Scout?
FarmERP starts at $199/month and Soil Scout at On request.
Does FarmERP or Soil Scout run on more platforms?
FarmERP runs on Web, iOS, Android. Soil Scout runs on Web.
What is FarmERP best used for?
FarmERP is most often used for enterprise management, financial planning, supply chain, workforce management. Of those, enterprise management and financial planning are not what Soil Scout is typically brought in for.
What can FarmERP do that Soil Scout cannot?
FarmERP covers Farm operations, Inventory management, Financial accounting, HR & payroll. Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors, Ten to twenty year battery, Underground radio, Dual depth sensing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

FarmERP: What modules does FarmERP include?

FarmERP provides integrated modules for farm profile management, production planning, inventory management, purchasing, warehouse management with barcoding, HR management, CRM, and accounting including bills payable and bills receivable.

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Soil Scout: How long do the sensors last?

Up to ten years for the Happi100 and up to twenty for the Hydra100, buried, with no battery replacement.

FarmERP: Does FarmERP support offline functionality?

Yes. FarmERP includes a native mobile app with offline data recording capability, allowing users in remote areas to work without continuous internet connectivity.

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Soil Scout: Do the sensors need mobile data plans?

No. Sensors transmit to a base station through the soil, and only the base station uses a cellular modem.

FarmERP: What AI and analytics features does FarmERP offer?

FarmERP includes FarmGyan, which provides plot-level intelligence for farm decision-making, along with satellite imagery analysis and predictive analytics for crop management and yield optimization.

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Soil Scout: Can it control irrigation directly?

No. It is a measurement and alerting system; controlling valves needs an integration with your irrigation controller through the API.

FarmERP: Does FarmERP have an API for integrations?

No. FarmERP does not currently offer an API for third-party integrations or programmatic data access.

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Soil Scout: What happens if a buried sensor fails?

You dig it up. There is no remote service option, which is the trade-off for having nothing above ground to damage.

FarmERP: How is FarmERP priced?

FarmERP uses custom, quote-based pricing rather than transparent tiered plans. Pricing is tailored to each customer's specific needs and scale.

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FarmERP: What countries does FarmERP serve?

FarmERP has been implemented across 30+ countries with support for multiple crop types and agribusiness models globally.

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