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FieldView Plus vs Raven Slingshot

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FieldView Plus

Agriculture

Advanced digital agriculture by Climate

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Raven Slingshot logo

Raven Slingshot

Agriculture

Seamless field data connectivity

From
$600/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: FieldView Plus fieldView Plus starts at $649 per year while the Basic plan starts at $0.00 per year, so the useful analysis features are all paid; Raven Slingshot requires cell network connectivity, limiting utility in areas with poor cellular coverage
  • They diverge on capability: FieldView Plus covers Field health imagery, Raven Slingshot covers Wireless data transfer.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which FieldView Plus and Raven Slingshot actually diverge.

Attributes where FieldView Plus and Raven Slingshot differ
AttributeFieldView PlusRaven Slingshot
Starting price$29/month$600/year
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidCloud, Mobile
Founded20061956

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

  • Field health imagery
  • Nitrogen advisor
  • Seed scripts
  • Scouting app
  • Variable rate
  • CLAAS
  • Major equipment
  • SOC 2

Only in Raven Slingshot

  • Wireless data transfer
  • Field mapping
  • As-applied maps
  • Equipment connectivity
  • Cloud storage
  • Raven equipment
  • Case IH
  • Climate FieldView

Both cover

  • John Deere
  • Web support
  • Ios support
  • Android support

What people use each for

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

FieldView Plus

  • Collecting planting, application and harvest data from the cab into the cloudnot Raven Slingshot
  • Building variable rate seeding scripts for a planternot Raven Slingshot
  • Comparing hybrid and field performance through yield analysis and field region reportsnot Raven Slingshot
  • Scouting fields against satellite field health imagerynot Raven Slingshot

Raven Slingshot

  • Data transfernot FieldView Plus
  • Prescription deliverynot FieldView Plus
  • As-applied recordsnot FieldView Plus
  • Fleet managementnot FieldView Plus

Where each one falls short

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

FieldView Plus

  • FieldView Plus starts at $649 per year while the Basic plan starts at $0.00 per year, so the useful analysis features are all paid
  • Seed Scripts, Enhanced Scripting, Yield Analysis, Field Region Reports, Image-Enhanced Scouting, Field Health Imagery, Manual Scripting, Grain Futures, RemoteView and CloudSync are all excluded from the Basic plan
  • Local on-farm support is excluded from the Basic plan
  • FieldView Drive hardware is a separate purchase and its price is not shown on the pricing page

Raven Slingshot

  • Requires cell network connectivity, limiting utility in areas with poor cellular coverage
  • Ecosystem is agriculture-specific, with limited applicability to other field operations

Pricing, plan by plan

FieldView Plus

$29/month
  • Plus$1199/year
    • Field health imagery
    • Nitrogen advisor
    • Seed scripts
  • Prime$1799/year
    • All Plus features
    • Advanced recommendations
    • Priority support

Raven Slingshot

$600/year
  • Standard$600/year
    • Data transfer
    • Field management
    • Basic analytics
  • Premium$1200/year
    • All Standard features
    • Remote support
    • Advanced analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose FieldView Plus if

  • You need field health imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want nitrogen advisor.
FieldView Plus review

Choose Raven Slingshot if

  • You need wireless data transfer.
  • You work on Cloud, Mobile.
  • You also want field mapping.
Raven Slingshot review

Questions people ask

Is FieldView Plus or Raven Slingshot better?
Neither clearly leads. FieldView Plus starts at $29/month and Raven Slingshot at $600/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, FieldView Plus or Raven Slingshot?
FieldView Plus starts at $29/month and Raven Slingshot at $600/year.
Does FieldView Plus or Raven Slingshot run on more platforms?
FieldView Plus runs on Web, Ios, Android. Raven Slingshot runs on Cloud, Mobile.
What is FieldView Plus best used for?
FieldView Plus is most often used for collecting planting, application and harvest data from the cab into the cloud, building variable rate seeding scripts for a planter, comparing hybrid and field performance through yield analysis and field region reports, scouting fields against satellite field health imagery. Of those, collecting planting, application and harvest data from the cab into the cloud and building variable rate seeding scripts for a planter are not what Raven Slingshot is typically brought in for.
What can FieldView Plus do that Raven Slingshot cannot?
FieldView Plus covers Field health imagery, Nitrogen advisor, Seed scripts, Scouting app. Raven Slingshot covers Wireless data transfer, Field mapping, As-applied maps, Equipment connectivity. Both handle John Deere, Web support, Ios support, Android support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Raven Slingshot: What does Raven Slingshot do?

Raven Slingshot is a wireless data management and logistics solution that enables prescription file delivery to field equipment, real-time machine data uploads to the cloud, and seamless data flow between farm management software and field equipment without manual downloads.

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Raven Slingshot: How does Slingshot work with farm management software?

Slingshot provides an open ecosystem API designed to work with software developed by other companies, enabling growers, retailers, agronomists, and software vendors to share agronomic data securely.

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Raven Slingshot: Does Slingshot require internet connectivity?

Raven Slingshot uses high-speed connectivity via cell technology and cloud-based data transfer for real-time data uploads and prescription delivery to equipment.

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