Weather & Environment · head to head
Gro Intelligence vs Aeris Weather
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Gro Intelligence
Weather & Environment
Global agricultural data and analytics
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Aeris Weather
Weather & Environment
Powerful weather API with mapping solutions
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Aeris Weather has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Gro Intelligence gro Intelligence publishes no price anywhere on its platform page; access to its agriculture and climate data platform is gated entirely behind a "Talk to our team" contact form rather than any published rate or tier (archived platform page, 8 November 2022); Aeris Weather aerisWeather now sells as Xweather under Vaisala
- They diverge on capability: Gro Intelligence covers Crop forecasting, Aeris Weather covers Weather API.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Gro Intelligence and Aeris Weather actually diverge.
| Attribute | Gro Intelligence | Aeris Weather |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Api | Api, Web, Mobile |
| Founded | 2014 | 2011 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Weather & Environment).
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 Gro Intelligence
- Crop forecasting
- Climate analysis
- Supply chain data
- Price models
- Trade flows
- Major data providers
- APIs
- SOC 2
Only in Aeris Weather
- Weather API
- Interactive maps
- Severe weather alerts
- Tropical data
- Historical records
- REST API
- Mapping SDKs
- Mobile SDKs
Both cover
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Gro Intelligence
- Market analysisnot Aeris Weather
- Supply chainnot Aeris Weather
- Climate risknot Aeris Weather
Aeris Weather
- Adding weather data to an application through a REST APInot Gro Intelligence
- Rendering weather map layers with the MapsGL SDKnot Gro Intelligence
- High volume weather data feeds for commercial forecasting productsnot Gro Intelligence
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Gro Intelligence
- Gro Intelligence publishes no price anywhere on its platform page; access to its agriculture and climate data platform is gated entirely behind a "Talk to our team" contact form rather than any published rate or tier (archived platform page, 8 November 2022)
Aeris Weather
- AerisWeather now sells as Xweather under Vaisala
- The free Developer tier is capped at 15,000 API accesses per month and the service pauses once the limit is reached
- The Developer tier gets community support only
- The self-serve paid subscription is EUR 300 per month for 1,000,000 accesses per month
- Anything beyond 1,000,000 accesses per month requires contacting sales for a custom arrangement
- Dedicated support and custom SLA guarantees are enterprise only
- Free tier usage resets on the account creation date rather than the calendar month
Pricing, plan by plan
Gro Intelligence
$29/month- ProfessionalFree
- Custom pricing
- Data access
- Dashboards
- EnterpriseFree
- Custom pricing
- API access
- Custom models
Aeris Weather
Free- DeveloperFree
- 1,000 calls/day
- Basic data
- Maps
- Professional$100/month
- Unlimited calls
- All data
- Premium support
Which should you pick?
Choose Gro Intelligence if
- You need crop forecasting.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want climate analysis.
Choose Aeris Weather if
- You need weather api.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Api, Web, Mobile.
- You also want interactive maps.
Questions people ask
- Is Gro Intelligence or Aeris Weather better?
- Neither clearly leads. Gro Intelligence starts at $29/month and Aeris Weather at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Gro Intelligence or Aeris Weather?
- Aeris Weather has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $29/month for Gro Intelligence and Free for Aeris Weather.
- Does Gro Intelligence or Aeris Weather run on more platforms?
- Gro Intelligence runs on Web, Api. Aeris Weather runs on Api, Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Aeris Weather for free?
- Yes. Aeris Weather has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Gro Intelligence starts at $29/month.
- What is Gro Intelligence best used for?
- Gro Intelligence is most often used for market analysis, supply chain, climate risk. Of those, market analysis and supply chain are not what Aeris Weather is typically brought in for.
- What can Gro Intelligence do that Aeris Weather cannot?
- Gro Intelligence covers Crop forecasting, Climate analysis, Supply chain data, Price models. Aeris Weather covers Weather API, Interactive maps, Severe weather alerts, Tropical data. Both handle Web support, Api support.