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FarmLogs vs PrecisionHawk

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FarmLogs

Agriculture & Farming

Simple, powerful farm management software

From
Free
Rated
-
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PrecisionHawk

Agriculture & Farming

Enterprise drone and analytics platform

From
$29/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only FarmLogs has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: FarmLogs farm management plans are billed annually and cap at 20,000 acres, with larger operations required to contact sales for custom pricing; PrecisionHawk the Internet Archive's capture of PrecisionHawk's homepage on 30 December 2019 named four distinct named software products, PrecisionAnalytics, PrecisionMapper, PrecisionFlight, and PrecisionFlight Pro, alongside a Drone Pilot Network service, with no price figure published for any.
  • They diverge on capability: FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries, PrecisionHawk covers Autonomous flight.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FarmLogs and PrecisionHawk actually diverge.

Attributes where FarmLogs and PrecisionHawk differ
AttributeFarmLogsPrecisionHawk
Starting priceFree$29/month
Free tierYesNo
Founded20122010

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 FarmLogs

  • Field mapping & boundaries
  • Activity tracking & logging
  • Satellite imagery analysis
  • Crop health monitoring
  • Weather & rainfall data
  • Yield tracking
  • Input cost tracking
  • Profit/loss analysis

Only in PrecisionHawk

  • Autonomous flight
  • Multispectral imagery
  • AI analysis
  • Prescription maps
  • Enterprise dashboard
  • DJI
  • senseFly
  • Major farm platforms

Both cover

  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

FarmLogs

  • Tracking farm operations, rainfall history and profit and loss under the FarmLogs product, now sold as Bushel Farmnot PrecisionHawk

PrecisionHawk

  • Crop scoutingnot FarmLogs
  • Damage assessmentnot FarmLogs
  • Enterprise analyticsnot FarmLogs

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

FarmLogs

  • Farm management plans are billed annually and cap at 20,000 acres, with larger operations required to contact sales for custom pricing
  • Machine data connections are a separate add-on costing $999 per year on top of the $599 per year Essentials plan

PrecisionHawk

  • The Internet Archive's capture of PrecisionHawk's homepage on 30 December 2019 named four distinct named software products, PrecisionAnalytics, PrecisionMapper, PrecisionFlight, and PrecisionFlight Pro, alongside a Drone Pilot Network service, with no price figure published for any.

Pricing, plan by plan

FarmLogs

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Field mapping
    • Basic activity tracking
    • Weather insights
  • Essentials$20/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Satellite imagery
    • Crop health monitoring
  • Premium$50/month
    • Everything in Essentials
    • Advanced analytics
    • Profit & loss tracking

PrecisionHawk

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Drone data
    • Basic analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full platform
    • API access

Which should you pick?

Choose FarmLogs if

  • You need field mapping & boundaries.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want activity tracking & logging.

Choose PrecisionHawk if

  • You need autonomous flight.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want multispectral imagery.

Questions people ask

Is FarmLogs or PrecisionHawk better?
Neither clearly leads. FarmLogs starts at Free and PrecisionHawk at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FarmLogs or PrecisionHawk?
FarmLogs has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for FarmLogs and $29/month for PrecisionHawk.
Does FarmLogs or PrecisionHawk run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use FarmLogs for free?
Yes. FarmLogs has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. PrecisionHawk starts at $29/month.
What is FarmLogs best used for?
FarmLogs is most often used for tracking farm operations, rainfall history and profit and loss under the farmlogs product, now sold as bushel farm. Of those, tracking farm operations, rainfall history and profit and loss under the farmlogs product, now sold as bushel farm is not what PrecisionHawk is typically brought in for.
What can FarmLogs do that PrecisionHawk cannot?
FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries, Activity tracking & logging, Satellite imagery analysis, Crop health monitoring. PrecisionHawk covers Autonomous flight, Multispectral imagery, AI analysis, Prescription maps. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.

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