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Indigo Agriculture vs Soil Scout

Indigo Agriculture logo

Indigo Agriculture

Agriculture

Transforming agriculture to benefit people and planet

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Soil Scout logo

Soil Scout

Agriculture

Buried wireless soil sensors with a ten to twenty year battery and no cables to the surface

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Indigo Agriculture has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Indigo Agriculture indigo Ag's current offering is a carbon credit program plus physical biological seed and foliar treatments and the CLIPS application device rather than farm management software; Soil Scout sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • They diverge on capability: Indigo Agriculture covers Grain marketplace, Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Indigo Agriculture and Soil Scout actually diverge.

Attributes where Indigo Agriculture and Soil Scout differ
AttributeIndigo AgricultureSoil Scout
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modeltransactionquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidWeb
Founded2014Unknown

Identical on both: 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 Indigo Agriculture

  • Grain marketplace
  • Carbon credit program
  • Biological seed treatments
  • Transport & logistics
  • Sustainability tracking
  • Agronomic services
  • Digital grain contracts
  • Market insights

Only in Soil Scout

  • Fully buried sensors
  • Ten to twenty year battery
  • Underground radio
  • Dual depth sensing
  • Moisture, temperature and salinity
  • Soil Scout Hub
  • Web service API
  • Long base station range

What people use each for

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

Indigo Agriculture

  • Enrolling farmland in a measured and verified soil carbon credit programnot Soil Scout
  • Applying microbial seed and foliar treatments on farmnot Soil Scout
  • Estimating potential carbon program income with the Carbon Farming Calculatornot Soil Scout

Soil Scout

  • A golf course monitoring greens moisture where a surface-mounted probe would be hit by mowers and playnot Indigo Agriculture
  • A stadium pitch under a closed roof where hand-held probing is impractical during the seasonnot Indigo Agriculture
  • A research plot needing consistent multi-year soil data below cultivation depthnot Indigo Agriculture
  • An irrigated field where a surface logger would not survive tillage or a spray boomnot Indigo Agriculture

Where each one falls short

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

Indigo Agriculture

  • Indigo Ag's current offering is a carbon credit program plus physical biological seed and foliar treatments and the CLIPS application device rather than farm management software
  • No price or grower fee is published; enrolment runs through agribusiness partners
  • The site states that any projected results, payments or earnings displayed are general estimates for informational purposes only and that actual results will vary

Soil Scout

  • Sensors are unserviceable once buried, so a failed or drifting unit means excavation and the confidence you place in a single reading has no easy verification.
  • No pricing is published at all, which makes it hard to justify against commodity probes that quote openly, and per-sensor cost is well above the alternatives.
  • It measures but does not control, so tying moisture readings to actual irrigation decisions requires either manual interpretation or a separate integration project with the control system.
  • Underground radio range depends on soil type and moisture; heavy wet clay attenuates the signal and can force more base stations than the headline kilometre figure suggests.
  • The company is small and Finland-based, so outside its established golf and sports turf distribution the support, spares and installation expertise depend entirely on whether a competent local distributor exists.

Pricing, plan by plan

Indigo Agriculture

Free
  • MarketplaceFree
    • Grain listing & selling
    • Buyer access
    • Price transparency
  • CarbonFree
    • Carbon credit generation
    • Sustainability practices
    • Revenue sharing model
  • Biologicals$undefined/variable
    • Biological seed treatments
    • Microbial products
    • Agronomic support

Soil Scout

On request
  • Soil Scout$undefined/year
    • Sensors and base station quoted per site
    • Hub subscription terms quoted with the hardware
    • No individual sensor data plans required

Which should you pick?

Choose Indigo Agriculture if

  • You need grain marketplace.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want carbon credit program.
Indigo Agriculture review

Choose Soil Scout if

  • You need fully buried sensors.
  • You also want ten to twenty year battery.
Soil Scout review

Questions people ask

Is Indigo Agriculture or Soil Scout better?
Neither clearly leads. Indigo Agriculture starts at Free and Soil Scout at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Indigo Agriculture or Soil Scout?
Indigo Agriculture has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Indigo Agriculture and On request for Soil Scout.
Does Indigo Agriculture or Soil Scout run on more platforms?
Indigo Agriculture runs on Web, Ios, Android. Soil Scout runs on Web.
Can I use Indigo Agriculture for free?
Yes. Indigo Agriculture has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Soil Scout starts at On request.
What is Indigo Agriculture best used for?
Indigo Agriculture is most often used for enrolling farmland in a measured and verified soil carbon credit program, applying microbial seed and foliar treatments on farm, estimating potential carbon program income with the carbon farming calculator. Of those, enrolling farmland in a measured and verified soil carbon credit program and applying microbial seed and foliar treatments on farm are not what Soil Scout is typically brought in for.
What can Indigo Agriculture do that Soil Scout cannot?
Indigo Agriculture covers Grain marketplace, Carbon credit program, Biological seed treatments, Transport & logistics. Soil Scout covers Fully buried sensors, Ten to twenty year battery, Underground radio, Dual depth sensing.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Indigo Agriculture: What does Indigo charge for carbon farming?

Pricing is not published. Indigo directs customers to contact them directly at 844-828-0240 or via their contact form.

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Soil Scout: How long do the sensors last?

Up to ten years for the Happi100 and up to twenty for the Hydra100, buried, with no battery replacement.

Indigo Agriculture: What payout can I expect from carbon farming?

The website states that projected results are estimates only and actual earnings vary based on conditions and variables. No specific payout amounts are disclosed.

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Soil Scout: Do the sensors need mobile data plans?

No. Sensors transmit to a base station through the soil, and only the base station uses a cellular modem.

Indigo Agriculture: Is there a minimum acreage or contract term?

Minimum acreage and contract terms are not disclosed on the website. Contact Indigo directly for program requirements.

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Soil Scout: Can it control irrigation directly?

No. It is a measurement and alerting system; controlling valves needs an integration with your irrigation controller through the API.

Soil Scout: What happens if a buried sensor fails?

You dig it up. There is no remote service option, which is the trade-off for having nothing above ground to damage.

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