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Growers Edge vs AgriWater

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Growers Edge

Software

Crop input financing and risk management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
A

AgriWater

Software

Smart irrigation management platform

From
$45/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Growers Edge pricing is not published for its Crop Plan Warranty, input financing, or farm mortgage products; buyers must contact the company directly for terms; AgriWater company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
  • They diverge on capability: Growers Edge covers Input financing, AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Growers Edge and AgriWater actually diverge.

Attributes where Growers Edge and AgriWater differ
AttributeGrowers EdgeAgriWater
Starting price$29/month$45/month
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20112017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 Growers Edge

  • Input financing
  • Operating loans
  • Risk analytics
  • Market insights
  • Farm planning
  • Retailers
  • Lenders
  • Farm software

Only in AgriWater

  • Irrigation scheduling
  • Soil moisture monitoring
  • Water usage tracking
  • Pump automation
  • Weather forecasting
  • Valley Irrigation
  • Lindsay Zimmatic
  • Netafim

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Growers Edge

  • Farm operators seeking input financing and crop plan warranty products tied to farmland risk managementnot AgriWater

AgriWater

  • Irrigation optimizationnot Growers Edge
  • Water conservationnot Growers Edge
  • Compliance reportingnot Growers Edge
  • Remote monitoringnot Growers Edge

Where each one falls short

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

Growers Edge

  • Pricing is not published for its Crop Plan Warranty, input financing, or farm mortgage products; buyers must contact the company directly for terms

AgriWater

  • Company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
  • Limited publicly available documentation and technical specifications

Pricing, plan by plan

Growers Edge

$29/month
  • Input FinancingFree
    • Competitive rates
    • Flexible terms
    • Quick approval
  • Full PlatformFree
    • Financing
    • Risk tools
    • Analytics

AgriWater

$45/month
  • Basic$45/month
    • Irrigation scheduling
    • Soil moisture data
    • Weather integration
  • Professional$125/month
    • All Basic features
    • Pump control
    • Water usage analytics
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Multi-site management
    • API access
    • Custom integrations

Which should you pick?

Choose Growers Edge if

  • You need input financing.
  • You also want operating loans.

Choose AgriWater if

  • You need irrigation scheduling.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want soil moisture monitoring.

Questions people ask

Is Growers Edge or AgriWater better?
Neither clearly leads. Growers Edge starts at $29/month and AgriWater at $45/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Growers Edge or AgriWater?
Growers Edge starts at $29/month and AgriWater at $45/month.
Does Growers Edge or AgriWater run on more platforms?
Growers Edge runs on Web. AgriWater runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Growers Edge best used for?
Growers Edge is most often used for farm operators seeking input financing and crop plan warranty products tied to farmland risk management. Of those, farm operators seeking input financing and crop plan warranty products tied to farmland risk management is not what AgriWater is typically brought in for.
What can Growers Edge do that AgriWater cannot?
Growers Edge covers Input financing, Operating loans, Risk analytics, Market insights. AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling, Soil moisture monitoring, Water usage tracking, Pump automation. Both handle Web support.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

AgriWater: What is AgriWater technology?

AgriWater is a nature-based water treatment technology that accelerates regenerative outcomes in agriculture by increasing the effectiveness of existing irrigation water and creating favorable conditions for soil microbial activity. It is a compact water treatment system easily incorporated into existing water distribution networks.

Source
AgriWater: How widely has AgriWater been tested?

AgriWater has been scientifically researched and practically proven on over 300 operational farms in more than 10 countries on 4 continents, covering around 60,000 hectares of land and managing more than 400 billion litres of water per year.

AgriWater: Who developed AgriWater?

AgriWater was developed by R&D company Puricare as part of a suite of applications and services.

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