Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Pix4Dfields vs Conservis
Pix4Dfields
Agriculture & Farming
Drone mapping software for agriculture
- From
- $330/month
- Rated
- -
Conservis
Agriculture & Farming
Comprehensive farm management for row crops
- From
- On request
- 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; Conservis acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
- They diverge on capability: Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, Conservis covers Field & crop planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pix4Dfields and Conservis actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pix4Dfields | Conservis |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $330/month | On request |
| Platforms | Windows, Ios | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| 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 Conservis
- Field & crop planning
- Input management
- Activity tracking
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Equipment tracking
- Harvest tracking
- Custom reporting
Both cover
- John Deere
- Trimble
- SSL
- Data encryption
- Cloud deployment
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 Conservis
- Generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveysnot Conservis
- Producing variable rate prescription maps for exporting to farm machinerynot Conservis
- Agronomists producing crop scouting reports from drone flightsnot Conservis
Conservis
- Farm ERP covering the business rather than the agronomynot Pix4Dfields
- Grain contract managementnot Pix4Dfields
- Crop planning and budgeting against actualsnot Pix4Dfields
- Work order management across an operationnot Pix4Dfields
- Reporting plans versus actuals for lenders and partnersnot 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
Conservis
- Acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
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$5500/one-time
- Lifetime license
- 1 year updates
- Local processing
Conservis
On request- Standard$undefined/year
- Field management
- Activity tracking
- Basic reporting
- Professional$undefined/year
- Everything in Standard
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Multi-entity management
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose Pix4Dfields if
- You need orthomosaic generation.
- You work on Windows, Ios.
- You also want ndvi & vegetation indices.
Choose Conservis if
- You need field & crop planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want input management.
Questions people ask
- Is Pix4Dfields or Conservis better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month and Conservis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pix4Dfields or Conservis?
- Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month and Conservis at On request.
- Does Pix4Dfields or Conservis run on more platforms?
- Pix4Dfields runs on Windows, Ios. Conservis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- 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 Conservis is typically brought in for.
- What can Pix4Dfields do that Conservis cannot?
- Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, NDVI & vegetation indices, Multispectral processing, Zonation mapping. Conservis covers Field & crop planning, Input management, Activity tracking, Financial management. Both handle John Deere, Trimble, SSL, Data encryption.