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Herdwatch vs DroneDeploy

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Herdwatch

Software

Farm & herd management made simple

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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DroneDeploy

Software

Drone mapping and analytics for agriculture

From
$29/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; DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • They diverge on capability: Herdwatch covers Animal registry, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Herdwatch and DroneDeploy actually diverge.

Attributes where Herdwatch and DroneDeploy differ
AttributeHerdwatchDroneDeploy
Starting priceFree$29/month
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsIos, Android, WebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20142013

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Herdwatch

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

Only in DroneDeploy

  • Automated flight planning
  • Orthomosaic maps
  • NDVI analysis
  • 3D modeling
  • Progress tracking
  • DJI
  • John Deere
  • Climate FieldView

Both cover

  • GDPR
  • 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 DroneDeploy
  • Calving and breeding records on a phone in the fieldnot DroneDeploy
  • Medicine and treatment records for compliancenot DroneDeploy
  • Pasture and grassland managementnot DroneDeploy

DroneDeploy

  • Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot Herdwatch
  • Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot 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

DroneDeploy

  • Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
  • Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
  • The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
  • Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
  • Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote

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

DroneDeploy

$29/month
  • Individual$299/month
    • Unlimited maps
    • 3D models
    • Basic analytics
  • Business$599/month
    • Team features
    • NDVI analysis
    • API access

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 DroneDeploy if

  • You need automated flight planning.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want orthomosaic maps.
DroneDeploy review

Questions people ask

Is Herdwatch or DroneDeploy better?
Neither clearly leads. Herdwatch starts at Free and DroneDeploy at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Herdwatch or DroneDeploy?
Herdwatch has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Herdwatch and $29/month for DroneDeploy.
Does Herdwatch or DroneDeploy run on more platforms?
Herdwatch runs on Ios, Android, Web. DroneDeploy runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Herdwatch for free?
Yes. Herdwatch has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. DroneDeploy starts at $29/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 DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
What can Herdwatch do that DroneDeploy cannot?
Herdwatch covers Animal registry, Movement records, Breeding management, Medicine & treatment records. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle GDPR, Ios support, Android support, Web support.
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