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Produce Pro vs Tucor

Produce Pro logo

Produce Pro

Agriculture

ERP for fresh produce industry

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tucor logo

Tucor

Agriculture

Decoder irrigation controllers with a yearly remote-access subscription priced separately for cellular and Ethernet

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Produce Pro no pricing published; website directs users to request information via contact form; Tucor nLPNet is a yearly subscription priced differently for cellular and Ethernet, so a site with no cabled network path is committed to the higher recurring rate for the life of the controller with no way to change it later without running fibre.
  • They diverge on capability: Produce Pro covers Inventory management, Tucor covers NLP-C controller.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Produce Pro and Tucor actually diverge.

Attributes where Produce Pro and Tucor differ
AttributeProduce ProTucor
Starting price$29/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionquote
PlatformsWeb, WindowsWeb, Windows, iOS, Android
Founded1993Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Produce Pro

  • Inventory management
  • Lot traceability
  • Sales orders
  • Purchasing
  • Accounting
  • EDI partners
  • Scale systems
  • Accounting

Only in Tucor

  • NLP-C controller
  • Decoder diagnostics
  • Flow monitoring
  • MAD-based programming
  • Station prioritisation
  • Weather correction and water budget
  • NLPNet remote access
  • Cycle Manager

What people use each for

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

Produce Pro

  • Produce and agricultural softwarenot Tucor
  • Farm management and trackingnot Tucor

Tucor

  • A university retrofitting a conventional multi-wire system to two-wire without trenching a new cable to every valvenot Produce Pro
  • A nursery or greenhouse needing 50 independent programmes on one controllernot Produce Pro
  • A grounds team chasing a decoder fault on a mile-long loop who need it located rather than dug fornot Produce Pro
  • An HOA that wants unscheduled-flow alarms after a contractor cut a lateralnot Produce Pro

Where each one falls short

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

Produce Pro

  • No pricing published; website directs users to request information via contact form

Tucor

  • NLPNet is a yearly subscription priced differently for cellular and Ethernet, so a site with no cabled network path is committed to the higher recurring rate for the life of the controller with no way to change it later without running fibre.
  • Neither the controllers nor the subscriptions have published prices, so a multi-controller estate cannot budget a rollout without distributor quotes for each site.
  • Tucor runs two separate cloud portals, NLPNet and Cycle Manager, which is a confusing surface for a small vendor and means the answer to where a function lives depends on which product line you bought.
  • It is a small independent competing with Rain Bird, Hunter and Toro, so the installer and spares network is thinner and a site is more exposed if a distributor relationship in its region ends.
  • The product documentation is sparse compared with the major manufacturers, so specifying and commissioning depends heavily on the local distributor knowing the platform rather than on published material a consulting engineer can read.

Pricing, plan by plan

Produce Pro

$29/month
  • StandardFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Core ERP
    • Inventory
  • EnterpriseFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Full suite
    • EDI

Tucor

On request
  • NLPNet remote access$undefined/year
    • Yearly subscription required for remote access
    • Separate pricing for cellular and Ethernet connections
    • Priced per controller

Which should you pick?

Choose Produce Pro if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Web, Windows.
  • You also want lot traceability.
Produce Pro review

Choose Tucor if

  • You need nlp-c controller.
  • You work on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
  • You also want decoder diagnostics.
Tucor review

Questions people ask

Is Produce Pro or Tucor better?
Neither clearly leads. Produce Pro starts at $29/month and Tucor at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Produce Pro or Tucor?
Produce Pro starts at $29/month and Tucor at On request.
Does Produce Pro or Tucor run on more platforms?
Produce Pro runs on Web, Windows. Tucor runs on Web, Windows, iOS, Android.
What is Produce Pro best used for?
Produce Pro is most often used for produce and agricultural software, farm management and tracking. Of those, produce and agricultural software and farm management and tracking are not what Tucor is typically brought in for.
What can Produce Pro do that Tucor cannot?
Produce Pro covers Inventory management, Lot traceability, Sales orders, Purchasing. Tucor covers NLP-C controller, Decoder diagnostics, Flow monitoring, MAD-based programming.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Produce Pro: How much does Produce Pro cost?

Produce Pro Software does not publish pricing on its website. Prospective customers must submit a 'Request Info' form to receive pricing details and product information.

Source
Tucor: Is remote access included with the controller?

No. NLPNet is a separate yearly subscription, and it is priced differently depending on whether the controller connects over cellular or Ethernet.

Produce Pro: How can I get Produce Pro pricing information?

Visit the Produce Pro website and complete the 'Request Info' form. The company will provide pricing details upon inquiry.

Source
Tucor: How many valves can one controller run?

The NLP-C addresses up to 500 decoders and 125 sensors across 20 points of connection, with up to 50 programmes.

Tucor: Can Tucor retrofit a conventional system?

Yes, converting a conventional multi-wire installation to two-wire decoder control is the main reason sites choose it.

Tucor: Who owns Tucor?

It is a privately held company founded in 1995, based in Harmony, Pennsylvania, and independent of the major irrigation manufacturers.

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