Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Farmers Business Network (FBN) vs AgriWater
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
Agriculture & Farming
Farmer-to-farmer network and marketplace
- From
- $700/year
- Rated
- -
AgriWater
Agriculture & Farming
Smart irrigation management platform
- From
- $45/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Farmers Business Network (FBN) the Internet Archive's capture of Farmers Business Network's homepage on 2 January 2021 stated core FBN membership is free, with fees applying only to add-on services such as FBN Direct input purchases, crop marketing advisory, brokerage, financing and insurance, each offered by separately licensed FBN subsidiary entities.; AgriWater company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
- They diverge on capability: Farmers Business Network (FBN) covers Seed performance analytics, AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Farmers Business Network (FBN) and AgriWater actually diverge.
| Attribute | Farmers Business Network (FBN) | AgriWater |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $700/year | $45/month |
| Founded | 2014 | 2017 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Agriculture & Farming).
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 Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Seed performance analytics
- Input price transparency
- Direct input purchasing
- Yield analytics
- Crop marketing tools
- Farm financing
- Agronomic insights
- Farmer network access
Only in AgriWater
- Irrigation scheduling
- Soil moisture monitoring
- Water usage tracking
- Pump automation
- Weather forecasting
- Valley Irrigation
- Lindsay Zimmatic
- Netafim
Both cover
- SSL
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Input purchasingnot AgriWater
- Seed selectionnot AgriWater
- Price comparisonnot AgriWater
- Farm financingnot AgriWater
- Market insightsnot AgriWater
AgriWater
- Irrigation optimizationnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Water conservationnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Compliance reportingnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- Remote monitoringnot Farmers Business Network (FBN)
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
- The Internet Archive's capture of Farmers Business Network's homepage on 2 January 2021 stated core FBN membership is free, with fees applying only to add-on services such as FBN Direct input purchases, crop marketing advisory, brokerage, financing and insurance, each offered by separately licensed FBN subsidiary entities.
AgriWater
- Company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
- Limited publicly available documentation and technical specifications
Pricing, plan by plan
Farmers Business Network (FBN)
$700/year- FBN Membership$700/year
- Access to FBN Analytics
- Seed performance data
- Chemical price transparency
- FBN DirectFree
- Transparent input pricing
- Direct-to-farm delivery
- Seed & crop protection
AgriWater
$45/month- Basic$45/month
- Irrigation scheduling
- Soil moisture data
- Weather integration
- Professional$125/month
- All Basic features
- Pump control
- Water usage analytics
- EnterpriseFree
- Multi-site management
- API access
- Custom integrations
Which should you pick?
Choose Farmers Business Network (FBN) if
- You need seed performance analytics.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want input price transparency.
Choose AgriWater if
- You need irrigation scheduling.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want soil moisture monitoring.
Questions people ask
- Is Farmers Business Network (FBN) or AgriWater better?
- Neither clearly leads. Farmers Business Network (FBN) starts at $700/year and AgriWater at $45/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Farmers Business Network (FBN) or AgriWater?
- Farmers Business Network (FBN) starts at $700/year and AgriWater at $45/month.
- Does Farmers Business Network (FBN) or AgriWater run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is Farmers Business Network (FBN) best used for?
- Farmers Business Network (FBN) is most often used for input purchasing, seed selection, price comparison, farm financing. Of those, input purchasing and seed selection are not what AgriWater is typically brought in for.
- What can Farmers Business Network (FBN) do that AgriWater cannot?
- Farmers Business Network (FBN) covers Seed performance analytics, Input price transparency, Direct input purchasing, Yield analytics. AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling, Soil moisture monitoring, Water usage tracking, Pump automation. Both handle SSL, Data encryption, Cloud deployment, Web support.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
AgriWater: What is AgriWater technology?
AgriWater is a nature-based water treatment technology that accelerates regenerative outcomes in agriculture by increasing the effectiveness of existing irrigation water and creating favorable conditions for soil microbial activity. It is a compact water treatment system easily incorporated into existing water distribution networks.
SourceAgriWater: How widely has AgriWater been tested?
AgriWater has been scientifically researched and practically proven on over 300 operational farms in more than 10 countries on 4 continents, covering around 60,000 hectares of land and managing more than 400 billion litres of water per year.
AgriWater: Who developed AgriWater?
AgriWater was developed by R&D company Puricare as part of a suite of applications and services.