Software · head to head
Farmers Edge vs Agworld
The short version
- Only Agworld has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Farmers Edge farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020); Agworld no prices are published for any of the four tiers
- They diverge on capability: Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Agworld covers Field mapping.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Farmers Edge and Agworld actually diverge.
| Attribute | Farmers Edge | Agworld |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Founded | 2005 | 2009 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Edge
- Satellite imagery
- Weather stations
- Variable rate
- Carbon credits
- Soil sampling
- CLAAS
- Major equipment brands
- SOC 2
Only in Agworld
- Field mapping
- Crop planning & budgets
- Activity recording
- Input tracking
- Advisor collaboration
- Compliance reports
- Yield tracking
- Chemical records
Both cover
- John Deere
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Farmers Edge
- Precision agriculturenot Agworld
- Carbon programsnot Agworld
- Data analyticsnot Agworld
Agworld
- Farm record keeping and compliance documentationnot Farmers Edge
- Crop planning and input budgetingnot Farmers Edge
- Sharing field data between growers and agronomistsnot Farmers Edge
- Margin reporting by paddock or cropnot Farmers Edge
- Machinery and weather station integration on the Pro tiernot Farmers Edge
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Farmers Edge
- Farmers Edge priced its FarmCommand platform per acre rather than per seat, with tiers from $1.50 CAD per acre for basic imagery-only monitoring up to $6.00 CAD per acre for variable rate fertility prescriptions, meaning cost scales directly with farm size rather than user count (archived pricing page, 5 April 2020)
Agworld
- No prices are published for any of the four tiers
- Planning, budgeting and margin reporting need Grower Plus; machinery integrations and weather stations need Grower Pro
- The trial is 7 days, after which the account drops to read-only unless you subscribe
- Basic covers record keeping and compliance only
Pricing, plan by plan
Farmers Edge
$29/month- FarmCommandFree
- Custom pricing
- Satellite imagery
- Variable rate
- EnterpriseFree
- Custom pricing
- Carbon programs
- Full suite
Agworld
Free- Farm FreeFree
- Unlimited farms
- Basic record keeping
- Advisor collaboration
- Farm Pro$25/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced planning
- Budget tracking
- Advisor$undefined/month
- Multi-farm management
- Client collaboration
- Recommendation tools
Which should you pick?
Choose Farmers Edge if
- You need satellite imagery.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want weather stations.
Choose Agworld if
- You need field mapping.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want crop planning & budgets.
Questions people ask
- Is Farmers Edge or Agworld better?
- Neither clearly leads. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Agworld at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Farmers Edge or Agworld?
- Agworld has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Farmers Edge and Free for Agworld.
- Does Farmers Edge or Agworld run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Agworld for free?
- Yes. Agworld has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month.
- What is Farmers Edge best used for?
- Farmers Edge is most often used for precision agriculture, carbon programs, data analytics. Of those, precision agriculture and carbon programs are not what Agworld is typically brought in for.
- What can Farmers Edge do that Agworld cannot?
- Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. Agworld covers Field mapping, Crop planning & budgets, Activity recording, Input tracking. Both handle John Deere, Web support, Ios support, Android support.