Agriculture & Farming · head to head
FarmLogs vs Trimble Ag Software
FarmLogs
Agriculture & Farming
Simple, powerful farm management software
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Trimble Ag Software
Agriculture & Farming
Connected farm solutions for precision agriculture
- 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; Trimble Ag Software agriculture.trimble.com now redirects to the PTx brand site, where PTx is described as bringing together PTx Trimble and Precision Planting and is stated to be a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation
- They diverge on capability: FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries, Trimble Ag Software covers GPS guidance.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FarmLogs and Trimble Ag Software actually diverge.
| Attribute | FarmLogs | Trimble Ag Software |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $29/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware |
| Founded | 2012 | 1978 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Trimble Ag Software
- GPS guidance
- Variable rate prescriptions
- Field mapping
- Data management
- Equipment connectivity
- John Deere
- CNH
- AGCO
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 Trimble Ag Software
Trimble Ag Software
- Guidance, steering and machine control on farm equipment through Precision-IQnot FarmLogs
- Digital farm management and agronomic record keeping through FarmENGAGEnot FarmLogs
- Retrofitting autonomy to existing tractors with the OutRun kitnot 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
Trimble Ag Software
- agriculture.trimble.com now redirects to the PTx brand site, where PTx is described as bringing together PTx Trimble and Precision Planting and is stated to be a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation
- No price is published for any PTx Trimble software; the site routes buyers to a dealer locator
- NEXT Farming farm management software is available in Europe only
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
Trimble Ag Software
$29/month- Farmer Core$800/year
- Field records
- Basic mapping
- Reports
- Farmer Pro$2500/year
- Variable rate
- Full analytics
- Connected equipment
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 Trimble Ag Software if
- You need gps guidance.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want variable rate prescriptions.
Questions people ask
- Is FarmLogs or Trimble Ag Software better?
- Neither clearly leads. FarmLogs starts at Free and Trimble Ag Software at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, FarmLogs or Trimble Ag Software?
- FarmLogs has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for FarmLogs and $29/month for Trimble Ag Software.
- Does FarmLogs or Trimble Ag Software run on more platforms?
- FarmLogs runs on Web, Ios, Android. Trimble Ag Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- Can I use FarmLogs for free?
- Yes. FarmLogs has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Trimble Ag Software 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 Trimble Ag Software is typically brought in for.
- What can FarmLogs do that Trimble Ag Software cannot?
- FarmLogs covers Field mapping & boundaries, Activity tracking & logging, Satellite imagery analysis, Crop health monitoring. Trimble Ag Software covers GPS guidance, Variable rate prescriptions, Field mapping, Data management. Both handle Web support, Ios support, Android support.