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Farmers Edge vs Gallagher eShepherd

Farmers Edge logo

Farmers Edge

Agriculture

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Gallagher eShepherd logo

Gallagher eShepherd

Agriculture

Virtual fencing where you own the solar collars outright and pay only a small monthly connectivity fee

From
On request
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); Gallagher eShepherd gallagher does not publish neckband prices, quoting instead by herd size, region and connectivity type, so the ownership-versus-lease advantage over subscription rivals cannot be verified without a sales conversation.
  • They diverge on capability: Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Gallagher eShepherd covers Map-drawn virtual paddocks.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Farmers Edge and Gallagher eShepherd actually diverge.

Attributes where Farmers Edge and Gallagher eShepherd differ
AttributeFarmers EdgeGallagher eShepherd
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
Founded2005Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), 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 Farmers Edge

  • Satellite imagery
  • Weather stations
  • Variable rate
  • Carbon credits
  • Soil sampling
  • John Deere
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment brands

Only in Gallagher eShepherd

  • Map-drawn virtual paddocks
  • Audio cue then pulse
  • Solar neckband
  • Cellular or LoRa connectivity
  • Animal location tracking
  • Grazing rotation management
  • Exclusion zones
  • Behaviour alerts

What people use each for

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

Farmers Edge

  • Precision agriculturenot Gallagher eShepherd
  • Carbon programsnot Gallagher eShepherd
  • Data analyticsnot Gallagher eShepherd

Gallagher eShepherd

  • A ranch subdividing a 2,000 acre paddock for rotational grazing without buying a mile of wirenot Farmers Edge
  • A grazier fencing cattle out of a creek line for a stewardship scheme without building riparian fencenot Farmers Edge
  • An operation on leased ground where permanent fencing is not permitted or not recoverablenot Farmers Edge
  • A farm short of labour that needs paddock moves done from a phone rather than a quad bikenot 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)

Gallagher eShepherd

  • Gallagher does not publish neckband prices, quoting instead by herd size, region and connectivity type, so the ownership-versus-lease advantage over subscription rivals cannot be verified without a sales conversation.
  • A minimum of about 20 animals is needed to train a mob, which rules out smallholders and makes the system awkward for operations that run many small separate groups.
  • It is cattle only: sheep, goats and deer are not supported, so a mixed grazing enterprise still needs conventional fencing for everything else.
  • The connectivity fee is per active neckband and continues indefinitely, so the collars are yours but the system stops fencing if you stop paying, which is the same dependency as a subscription with a different label.
  • Virtual fencing is regulated inconsistently: some jurisdictions restrict or have not yet ruled on aversive-stimulus containment, and welfare-scheme or organic certifier acceptance varies, so eligibility should be checked locally before ordering.

Pricing, plan by plan

Farmers Edge

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

Gallagher eShepherd

On request
  • eShepherd neckband$undefined/year
    • Neckbands purchased outright, not leased per head
    • Small fixed monthly connectivity fee per active neckband
    • Fees charged only on active bands

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 Gallagher eShepherd if

  • You need map-drawn virtual paddocks.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want audio cue then pulse.
Gallagher eShepherd review

Questions people ask

Is Farmers Edge or Gallagher eShepherd better?
Neither clearly leads. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Gallagher eShepherd at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Farmers Edge or Gallagher eShepherd?
Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Gallagher eShepherd at On request.
Does Farmers Edge or Gallagher eShepherd run on more platforms?
Farmers Edge runs on Web, Ios, Android. Gallagher eShepherd runs on Web, iOS, Android.
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 Gallagher eShepherd is typically brought in for.
What can Farmers Edge do that Gallagher eShepherd cannot?
Farmers Edge covers Satellite imagery, Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits. Gallagher eShepherd covers Map-drawn virtual paddocks, Audio cue then pulse, Solar neckband, Cellular or LoRa connectivity.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Gallagher eShepherd: Do I lease the collars or own them?

You buy them outright. The ongoing cost is a small monthly connectivity fee per active neckband, not a per-head lease.

Gallagher eShepherd: Do I need base stations?

Not with the cellular version, which uses existing mobile networks. The LoRa version needs small on-property base stations and suits areas with poor coverage.

Gallagher eShepherd: How many cattle do I need?

At least 20 to train a mob, after which groups can be split into smaller mobs as long as each contains leaders and followers.

Gallagher eShepherd: Does it work for sheep?

No. eShepherd is a cattle system.

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