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Farmers Edge vs Bushel Farm

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Farmers Edge

Agriculture & Farming

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Bushel Farm logo

Bushel Farm

Agriculture & Farming

All-in-one farm management platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • 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); Bushel Farm prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
  • They diverge on capability: Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Bushel Farm covers Field management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Farmers Edge and Bushel Farm actually diverge.

Attributes where Farmers Edge and Bushel Farm differ
AttributeFarmers EdgeBushel Farm
Pricing modelsubscriptionfreemium
Founded20052017

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), 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 Edge

  • Satellite imagery
  • Weather stations
  • Variable rate
  • Carbon credits
  • Soil sampling
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment brands
  • SOC 2

Only in Bushel Farm

  • Field management
  • Input tracking
  • Grain marketing
  • Profitability analysis
  • Inventory tracking
  • Elevator systems
  • Accounting software
  • SSL

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 Bushel Farm
  • Carbon programsnot Bushel Farm
  • Data analyticsnot Bushel Farm

Bushel Farm

  • Field-level profitability and cost of production trackingnot Farmers Edge
  • Grain contract tracking and price alertsnot Farmers Edge
  • Automatic field data import from machinery platformsnot Farmers Edge
  • Rainfall and weather records by fieldnot Farmers Edge
  • Farm records on a phone in the fieldnot 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)

Bushel Farm

  • Prices are not shown on the current pages; the tier names appear but the figures sit behind an old pricing path
  • Much of the value comes from integrations with John Deere Operations Center, Climate FieldView and the Bushel grain network, so the benefit depends on already using those
  • There is no free tier, only a 30 day trial

Pricing, plan by plan

Farmers Edge

$29/month
  • FarmCommandFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Satellite imagery
    • Variable rate
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Carbon programs
    • Full suite

Bushel Farm

$29/month
  • FreeFree
    • Field mapping
    • Activity tracking
    • Basic reports
  • Pro$1500/year
    • Grain marketing
    • Financial tracking
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Farmers Edge if

  • You need satellite imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want weather stations.
Farmers Edge review

Choose Bushel Farm if

  • You need field management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want input tracking.
Bushel Farm review

Questions people ask

Is Farmers Edge or Bushel Farm better?
Neither clearly leads. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Farmers Edge or Bushel Farm?
Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Bushel Farm at $29/month.
Does Farmers Edge or Bushel Farm run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
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 Bushel Farm is typically brought in for.
What can Farmers Edge do that Bushel Farm cannot?
Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. Bushel Farm covers Field management, Input tracking, Grain marketing, Profitability analysis. Both handle John Deere, Web support, Ios support, Android support.
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