Agriculture & Farming · head to head
FarmWorks vs DroneDeploy
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FarmWorks
Agriculture & Farming
Complete farm accounting and management
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -

DroneDeploy
Agriculture & Farming
Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- They diverge on capability: FarmWorks covers Farm accounting, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which FarmWorks and DroneDeploy actually diverge.
| Attribute | FarmWorks | DroneDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Windows | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 1992 | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 FarmWorks
- Farm accounting
- Field records
- Livestock management
- Mapping
- Inventory tracking
- Trimble
- QuickBooks
- Farm equipment
Only in DroneDeploy
- Automated flight planning
- Orthomosaic maps
- NDVI analysis
- 3D modeling
- Progress tracking
- DJI
- John Deere
- Climate FieldView
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
FarmWorks
- Accountingnot DroneDeploy
- Record keepingnot DroneDeploy
- Tax preparationnot DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy
- Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot FarmWorks
- Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot FarmWorks
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
FarmWorks
Nothing recorded yet. See the FarmWorks review.
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
FarmWorks
$29/month- Accounting$499/year
- Farm accounting
- Reports
- Inventory
- Complete Suite$999/year
- All modules
- Mapping
- Livestock
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 FarmWorks if
- You need farm accounting.
- You work on Web, Windows.
- You also want field records.
Choose DroneDeploy if
- You need automated flight planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want orthomosaic maps.
Questions people ask
- Is FarmWorks or DroneDeploy better?
- Neither clearly leads. FarmWorks 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, FarmWorks or DroneDeploy?
- FarmWorks starts at $29/month and DroneDeploy at $29/month.
- Does FarmWorks or DroneDeploy run on more platforms?
- FarmWorks runs on Web, Windows. DroneDeploy runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is FarmWorks best used for?
- FarmWorks is most often used for accounting, record keeping, tax preparation. Of those, accounting and record keeping are not what DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
- What can FarmWorks do that DroneDeploy cannot?
- FarmWorks covers Farm accounting, Field records, Livestock management, Mapping. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle Web support.
Related pages
More on DroneDeploy
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