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Farmers Edge vs Granular

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Farmers Edge

Software

Global leader in digital agriculture

From
$29/month
Rated
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Granular

Software

Farm management software for profitable farming

From
$1200/year
Rated
-

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); Granular granular is now Granular Insights, a Corteva-owned farm management app; granular.ag is a login-gated JavaScript application requiring browser support (Chrome or Safari), not a marketing site, and support is routed only through Corteva Digital Support rather than a public pricing page.
  • They diverge on capability: Farmers Edge covers Weather stations, Granular covers Farm financial management.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Farmers Edge and Granular differ
AttributeFarmers EdgeGranular
Starting price$29/month$1200/year
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb, Ios, Android, Api
Founded20052014

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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

  • Weather stations
  • Variable rate
  • Carbon credits
  • Soil sampling
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment brands
  • SOC 2
  • ISO 27001

Only in Granular

  • Farm financial management
  • Field activity tracking
  • Yield analytics
  • Crop planning
  • Input management
  • Labor tracking
  • Multi-farm dashboard
  • Climate FieldView

Both cover

  • Satellite imagery
  • John Deere
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Farmers Edge

  • Precision agriculturenot Granular
  • Carbon programsnot Granular
  • Data analyticsnot Granular

Granular

  • Farm profitability analysisnot Farmers Edge
  • Crop planningnot Farmers Edge
  • Resource allocationnot Farmers Edge
  • Financial reportingnot Farmers Edge
  • Multi-farm managementnot 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)

Granular

  • Granular is now Granular Insights, a Corteva-owned farm management app; granular.ag is a login-gated JavaScript application requiring browser support (Chrome or Safari), not a marketing site, and support is routed only through Corteva Digital Support rather than a public pricing page.

Pricing, plan by plan

Farmers Edge

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

Granular

$1200/year
  • Granular Business$1200/year
    • Field management
    • Financial tracking
    • Activity planning
  • Granular Insights$2400/year
    • Everything in Business
    • Satellite imagery
    • Yield analytics
  • Enterprise$undefined/year
    • Everything in Insights
    • Multi-farm management
    • Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Farmers Edge if

  • You need weather stations.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want variable rate.

Choose Granular if

  • You need farm financial management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want field activity tracking.

Questions people ask

Is Farmers Edge or Granular better?
Neither clearly leads. Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Granular at $1200/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Farmers Edge or Granular?
Farmers Edge starts at $29/month and Granular at $1200/year.
Does Farmers Edge or Granular run on more platforms?
Farmers Edge runs on Web, Ios, Android. Granular runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
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 Granular is typically brought in for.
What can Farmers Edge do that Granular cannot?
Farmers Edge covers Weather stations, Variable rate, Carbon credits, Soil sampling. Granular covers Farm financial management, Field activity tracking, Yield analytics, Crop planning. Both handle Satellite imagery, John Deere, Web support.

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