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Farmers Edge vs DroneDeploy

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Farmers Edge

Software

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
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Full reviewWebsite
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DroneDeploy

Software

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

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); DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • They diverge on capability: Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Farmers Edge and DroneDeploy actually diverge.

Attributes where Farmers Edge and DroneDeploy differ
AttributeFarmers EdgeDroneDeploy
Founded20052013

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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
  • ISO 27001

Only in DroneDeploy

  • Automated flight planning
  • Orthomosaic maps
  • NDVI analysis
  • 3D modeling
  • Progress tracking
  • DJI
  • Climate FieldView
  • GDPR

Both cover

  • John Deere
  • SOC 2
  • 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 DroneDeploy
  • Carbon programsnot DroneDeploy
  • Data analyticsnot DroneDeploy

DroneDeploy

  • Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot Farmers Edge
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot 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)

DroneDeploy

  • Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
  • The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
  • Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
  • Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote

Pricing, plan by plan

Farmers Edge

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

DroneDeploy

$29/month
  • Individual$299/month
    • Unlimited maps
    • 3D models
    • Basic analytics
  • Business$599/month
    • Team features
    • NDVI analysis
    • API access

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 DroneDeploy if

  • You need automated flight planning.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want orthomosaic maps.
DroneDeploy review

Questions people ask

Is Farmers Edge or DroneDeploy better?
Neither clearly leads. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and DroneDeploy at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Farmers Edge or DroneDeploy?
Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and DroneDeploy at $29/month.
Does Farmers Edge or DroneDeploy 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 DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
What can Farmers Edge do that DroneDeploy cannot?
Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle John Deere, SOC 2, Web support, Ios support.
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