Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Pix4Dfields vs AgCode
Pix4Dfields
Agriculture & Farming
Drone mapping software for agriculture
- From
- $330/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Pix4Dfields satellite imagery is sold as separate credit packages on top of the subscription, with only 100 free credits included per year; AgCode pricing is not published
- They diverge on capability: Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, AgCode covers Block management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pix4Dfields and AgCode actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pix4Dfields | AgCode |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $330/month | $29/month |
| Platforms | Windows, Ios | Web, Ios, Android |
| Founded | 2011 | 2009 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Pix4Dfields
- Orthomosaic generation
- NDVI & vegetation indices
- Multispectral processing
- Zonation mapping
- Prescription maps
- Stand count
- Export to machinery
- Offline processing
Only in AgCode
- Block management
- Labor tracking
- Harvest management
- Compliance
- Cost tracking
- QuickBooks
- Payroll systems
- Winery software
Both cover
- SSL
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Pix4Dfields
- Processing drone imagery of fields into orthomosaics without acreage limitsnot AgCode
- Generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveysnot AgCode
- Producing variable rate prescription maps for exporting to farm machinerynot AgCode
- Agronomists producing crop scouting reports from drone flightsnot AgCode
AgCode
- Labour and equipment tracking for specialty crop farmsnot Pix4Dfields
- Replacing paper-based field record keepingnot Pix4Dfields
- Crop data capture and operational reportingnot Pix4Dfields
- Profitability analysis by block or cropnot Pix4Dfields
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Pix4Dfields
- Satellite imagery is sold as separate credit packages on top of the subscription, with only 100 free credits included per year
- Monthly billing is listed at $165.83 per month against $1,990 for a year, so paying monthly costs substantially more
- The software runs only on Windows and macOS, with no Linux build
AgCode
- Pricing is not published
- Aimed at specialty crop growers rather than row crop or livestock operations
Pricing, plan by plan
Pix4Dfields
$330/month- Monthly$330/month
- RGB & multispectral processing
- Vegetation indices
- Zonation maps
- Annual$2640/year
- Everything in Monthly
- 33% savings
- Priority support
- Perpetual$5500/one-time
- Lifetime license
- 1 year updates
- Local processing
AgCode
$29/month- Vineyard$2000/year
- Block management
- Compliance
- Basic labor
- Enterprise$5000/year
- Full suite
- Harvest
- Integration
Which should you pick?
Choose Pix4Dfields if
- You need orthomosaic generation.
- You work on Windows, Ios.
- You also want ndvi & vegetation indices.
Choose AgCode if
- You need block management.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want labor tracking.
Questions people ask
- Is Pix4Dfields or AgCode better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month and AgCode at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pix4Dfields or AgCode?
- Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month and AgCode at $29/month.
- Does Pix4Dfields or AgCode run on more platforms?
- Pix4Dfields runs on Windows, Ios. AgCode runs on Web, Ios, Android.
- What is Pix4Dfields best used for?
- Pix4Dfields is most often used for processing drone imagery of fields into orthomosaics without acreage limits, generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveys, producing variable rate prescription maps for exporting to farm machinery, agronomists producing crop scouting reports from drone flights. Of those, processing drone imagery of fields into orthomosaics without acreage limits and generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveys are not what AgCode is typically brought in for.
- What can Pix4Dfields do that AgCode cannot?
- Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, NDVI & vegetation indices, Multispectral processing, Zonation mapping. AgCode covers Block management, Labor tracking, Harvest management, Compliance. Both handle SSL.