Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Pix4Dfields vs Cropio
Pix4Dfields
Agriculture & Farming
Drone mapping software for agriculture
- From
- $330/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cropio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- 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; Cropio cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise Operations."
- They diverge on capability: Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Pix4Dfields and Cropio actually diverge.
| Attribute | Pix4Dfields | Cropio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $330/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Windows, Ios | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
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 Pix4Dfields
- Orthomosaic generation
- NDVI & vegetation indices
- Multispectral processing
- Zonation mapping
- Prescription maps
- Stand count
- Export to machinery
- Offline processing
Only in Cropio
- Satellite field monitoring
- Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE)
- Weather forecasting
- Scout management
- Crop rotation tracking
- Field work planning
- Yield forecasting
- Multi-farm management
Both cover
- John Deere
- 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 Cropio
- Generating vegetation indices and crop health maps from aerial surveysnot Cropio
- Producing variable rate prescription maps for exporting to farm machinerynot Cropio
- Agronomists producing crop scouting reports from drone flightsnot Cropio
Cropio
- Remote field monitoringnot Pix4Dfields
- Crop health assessmentnot Pix4Dfields
- Yield predictionnot Pix4Dfields
- Scout team managementnot Pix4Dfields
- Agribusiness operationsnot 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
Cropio
- Cropio has been retired as a standalone brand: cropio.com redirects to operations.cropwise.com, which states in its own words that "Cropio has evolved to Cropwise 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
Cropio
Free- BasicFree
- Up to 100 hectares
- Satellite imagery
- Basic vegetation indices
- Professional$2/hectare/year
- Unlimited hectares
- All vegetation indices
- Scout task management
- Enterprise$undefined/year
- Everything in Professional
- Custom integrations
- 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 Cropio if
- You need satellite field monitoring.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want vegetation indices (ndvi, ndre).
Questions people ask
- Is Pix4Dfields or Cropio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month and Cropio at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Pix4Dfields or Cropio?
- Cropio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $330/month for Pix4Dfields and Free for Cropio.
- Does Pix4Dfields or Cropio run on more platforms?
- Pix4Dfields runs on Windows, Ios. Cropio runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- Can I use Cropio for free?
- Yes. Cropio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Pix4Dfields starts at $330/month.
- 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 Cropio is typically brought in for.
- What can Pix4Dfields do that Cropio cannot?
- Pix4Dfields covers Orthomosaic generation, NDVI & vegetation indices, Multispectral processing, Zonation mapping. Cropio covers Satellite field monitoring, Vegetation indices (NDVI, NDRE), Weather forecasting, Scout management. Both handle John Deere, SSL, Data encryption, Cloud deployment.