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Herdwatch vs AgriWater

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Herdwatch

Agriculture & Farming

Farm & herd management made simple

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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AgriWater

Agriculture & Farming

Smart irrigation management platform

From
$45/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Herdwatch has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Herdwatch available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only; AgriWater company status: AgriWater's parent company Puricare has ceased trading; current product availability and support status unclear
  • They diverge on capability: Herdwatch covers Animal registry, AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Herdwatch and AgriWater actually diverge.

Attributes where Herdwatch and AgriWater differ
AttributeHerdwatchAgriWater
Starting priceFree$45/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsIos, Android, WebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20142017

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Herdwatch

  • Animal registry
  • Movement records
  • Breeding management
  • Medicine & treatment records
  • Compliance reports
  • Calving records
  • Weight tracking
  • EID tag reading

Only in AgriWater

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

Both cover

  • SSL
  • Cloud deployment
  • Ios support
  • Android support
  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Herdwatch

  • Livestock records for cattle and sheepnot AgriWater
  • Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot AgriWater
  • Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot AgriWater
  • Pasture and grassland managementnot AgriWater

AgriWater

  • Irrigation optimizationnot Herdwatch
  • Water conservationnot Herdwatch
  • Compliance reportingnot Herdwatch
  • Remote monitoringnot Herdwatch

Where each one falls short

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

Herdwatch

  • Available in the United States, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom only
  • The free tier covers the digital calving book; the rest of the platform needs a subscription
  • Prices are not shown on the main product page

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

Herdwatch

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic herd records
    • Animal movements
    • Simple reports
  • Premium$12.5/month
    • Unlimited animals
    • Breeding management
    • Medicine records
  • Complete$20/month
    • Everything in Premium
    • Financial tracking
    • Farm mapping

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 Herdwatch if

  • You need animal registry.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Ios, Android, Web.
  • You also want movement records.
Herdwatch review

Choose AgriWater if

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

Questions people ask

Is Herdwatch or AgriWater better?
Neither clearly leads. Herdwatch starts at Free and AgriWater at $45/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Herdwatch or AgriWater?
Herdwatch has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Herdwatch and $45/month for AgriWater.
Does Herdwatch or AgriWater run on more platforms?
Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web. AgriWater runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Herdwatch for free?
Yes. Herdwatch has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. AgriWater starts at $45/month.
What is Herdwatch best used for?
Herdwatch is most often used for livestock records for cattle and sheep, calving and breeding records on a phone in the field, medicine and treatment records for compliance, pasture and grassland management. Of those, livestock records for cattle and sheep and calving and breeding records on a phone in the field are not what AgriWater is typically brought in for.
What can Herdwatch do that AgriWater cannot?
Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records. AgriWater covers Irrigation scheduling, Soil moisture monitoring, Water usage tracking, Pump automation. Both handle SSL, Cloud deployment, Ios support, Android 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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