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Growers Edge vs Reinke ReinCloud

Growers Edge logo

Growers Edge

Agriculture

Crop input financing and risk management

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Reinke ReinCloud logo

Reinke ReinCloud

Agriculture

Remote centre pivot control that is priced by the data device on the pivot, not by the acre

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Growers Edge no pricing published on website; contact sales required; Reinke ReinCloud subscriptions are charged per data collection device, so cost scales linearly with pivot count and a fifteen-machine operation pays fifteen subscriptions for one farm.
  • They diverge on capability: Growers Edge covers Input financing, Reinke ReinCloud covers Remote pivot control.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Growers Edge and Reinke ReinCloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Growers Edge and Reinke ReinCloud differ
AttributeGrowers EdgeReinke ReinCloud
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWebWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2011Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Growers Edge

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

Only in Reinke ReinCloud

  • Remote pivot control
  • Position and status monitoring
  • Fault alerts
  • Variable rate irrigation
  • Water application records
  • Multi-machine dashboard
  • Scheduling
  • Dealer diagnostics

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 Reinke ReinCloud

Reinke ReinCloud

  • A farm with pivots spread across thirty miles of ground that currently drives to each panel after a stormnot Growers Edge
  • An operator who needs to shut a pivot down at 2am when pressure drops rather than losing a night of waternot Growers Edge
  • A grower under a water allocation who needs applied depth records per passnot Growers Edge
  • A dealer diagnosing a fault remotely before deciding whether to send a trucknot Growers Edge

Where each one falls short

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

Growers Edge

  • No pricing published on website; contact sales required

Reinke ReinCloud

  • Subscriptions are charged per data collection device, so cost scales linearly with pivot count and a fifteen-machine operation pays fifteen subscriptions for one farm.
  • What ReinCloud can do is dictated by the RPM panel generation on each pivot, and variable rate needs an RPM Preferred or AnnexPF panel, so unlocking features on older machines means a field electrical upgrade rather than a software purchase.
  • It manages Reinke equipment only, so a farm that has bought pivots from more than one manufacturer over the years runs a separate app per brand with no combined water record.
  • No pricing is published; subscriptions are quoted through dealers, which means neighbouring farms can be paying different rates for identical hardware with no way to check.
  • Reinke is a privately held family manufacturer competing on software against Lindsay and Valmont, both listed companies with far larger digital budgets, so feature pace in the app lags what the bigger two ship.

Pricing, plan by plan

Growers Edge

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

Reinke ReinCloud

On request
  • ReinCloud$undefined/year
    • Priced per data collection device on each machine
    • Annual and period-based subscription options
    • Capability depends on the RPM panel generation fitted

Which should you pick?

Choose Growers Edge if

  • You need input financing.
  • You also want operating loans.
Growers Edge review

Choose Reinke ReinCloud if

  • You need remote pivot control.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want position and status monitoring.
Reinke ReinCloud review

Questions people ask

Is Growers Edge or Reinke ReinCloud better?
Neither clearly leads. Growers Edge starts at $29/month and Reinke ReinCloud at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Growers Edge or Reinke ReinCloud?
Growers Edge starts at $29/month and Reinke ReinCloud at On request.
Does Growers Edge or Reinke ReinCloud run on more platforms?
Growers Edge runs on Web. Reinke ReinCloud 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 Reinke ReinCloud is typically brought in for.
What can Growers Edge do that Reinke ReinCloud cannot?
Growers Edge covers Input financing, Operating loans, Risk analytics, Market insights. Reinke ReinCloud covers Remote pivot control, Position and status monitoring, Fault alerts, Variable rate irrigation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Growers Edge: What is Growers Edge's pricing model?

Growers Edge does not display pricing on their website. The company offers financial solutions including Crop Plan Warranty, Input Financing, Farm Mortgage and Operating Line Financing, and Land Portfolio Intelligence, but pricing requires direct contact.

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Reinke ReinCloud: How is ReinCloud priced?

Per data collection device on each machine, with annual and period-based subscription options quoted through dealers. Reinke publishes no rates.

Growers Edge: How can I get a quote from Growers Edge?

Contact Growers Edge directly at (515) 726-3343, email [email protected], or use their contact form at https://www.growersedge.com/contact/

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Reinke ReinCloud: Can I run variable rate irrigation?

Only with an RPM Preferred or RPM AnnexPF panel. The Advanced Plus panel supports ReinCloud remote access but not the same variable rate capability.

Reinke ReinCloud: Does it control non-Reinke pivots?

No. It is tied to Reinke RPM panels.

Reinke ReinCloud: What happens if the subscription lapses?

The pivot keeps irrigating from its panel, but remote monitoring and control stop, which is the function you bought it for.

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