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Taranis vs Tend

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Taranis

Agriculture

AI-powered crop intelligence platform

From
$5/acre/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Tend

Agriculture

Crop planning and record keeping for small diversified market farms, priced in flat tiers rather than by acre

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Tend has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Taranis pricing is by quote only, with no rate, per acre figure or minimum published; the only route to a price is a Get a Demo request; Tend the free tier keeps only three years of history and 500 MB of storage, so a grower who stays on it loses the multi-season comparison that makes crop planning software worth having in the first place.
  • They diverge on capability: Taranis covers Ultra-high resolution imagery, Tend covers Visual crop planning.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Taranis and Tend actually diverge.

Attributes where Taranis and Tend differ
AttributeTaranisTend
Starting price$5/acre/yearFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer month by user count
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, Android, ApiWeb, iOS, Android
Founded2015Unknown

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 Taranis

  • Ultra-high resolution imagery
  • AI insect detection
  • Disease identification
  • Weed pressure mapping
  • Nutrient deficiency analysis
  • Stand & emergence counts
  • Prescription maps
  • Mobile scouting app

Only in Tend

  • Visual crop planning
  • Growing templates
  • Crop library
  • Task management
  • Harvest and inventory tracking
  • CSA and sales storefront
  • Financial reporting
  • AI credits

What people use each for

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

Taranis

  • Leaf-level crop scouting from submillimeter resolution drone imagerynot Tend
  • Agronomic advisors documenting in-season crop issues for grower customersnot Tend
  • Detecting weeds, insects and disease across whole fields without walking themnot Tend

Tend

  • A three-acre market garden running weekly lettuce successions that needs the seeding calendar to generate itself from the harvest targetnot Taranis
  • A cut-flower farm planning bed space against wedding orders months aheadnot Taranis
  • A CSA operation managing 150 member shares alongside the planting plan that has to fill themnot Taranis
  • A two-person farm replacing a spreadsheet and a whiteboard without paying a per-acre platform's minimumnot Taranis

Where each one falls short

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

Taranis

  • Pricing is by quote only, with no rate, per acre figure or minimum published; the only route to a price is a Get a Demo request
  • Insights depend on Taranis flying drones over the acres in question rather than on grower-supplied data
  • The product is positioned for agronomic advisors serving growers rather than for direct grower purchase

Tend

  • The free tier keeps only three years of history and 500 MB of storage, so a grower who stays on it loses the multi-season comparison that makes crop planning software worth having in the first place.
  • Data retention is a paid feature at every level below Ultimate, which is an unusual thing to meter: a farm that downgrades from Pro to Free after a bad year risks losing records it may need for organic certification audits.
  • There is no machinery, telematics, soil sampling or variable-rate capability at all, so any operation that adds broadacre ground has to run a second platform rather than extend this one.
  • AI features are metered in credits rather than included, and the allowances are small at the lower tiers, so the assistant becomes something you ration rather than rely on.
  • The company is small and privately held with a narrow customer base, which means integrations outside payments and basic accounting are thin and a request for a connector to a regional distributor or certifier is unlikely to be built.

Pricing, plan by plan

Taranis

$5/acre/year
  • Scout$5/acre/year
    • AI pest detection
    • Disease identification
    • Weed mapping
  • Scout Plus$8/acre/year
    • Everything in Scout
    • Stand counts
    • Nutrient deficiency
  • Enterprise$undefined/acre/year
    • Everything in Scout Plus
    • Custom models
    • API access

Tend

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 1 user
    • 25 AI credits per month
    • 3 years data retention
  • Pro$30/month
    • 5 users
    • 500 AI credits per month
    • 7 years data retention
  • Ultimate$75/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 2,500 AI credits per month
    • Unlimited data retention
  • Enterprise$400/month
    • Unlimited users
    • 10,000+ AI credits per month
    • 250 GB storage and up

Which should you pick?

Choose Taranis if

  • You need ultra-high resolution imagery.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
  • You also want ai insect detection.
Taranis review

Choose Tend if

  • You need visual crop planning.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, iOS, Android.
  • You also want growing templates.
Tend review

Questions people ask

Is Taranis or Tend better?
Neither clearly leads. Taranis starts at $5/acre/year and Tend at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Taranis or Tend?
Tend has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $5/acre/year for Taranis and Free for Tend.
Does Taranis or Tend run on more platforms?
Taranis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api. Tend runs on Web, iOS, Android.
Can I use Tend for free?
Yes. Tend has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Taranis starts at $5/acre/year.
What is Taranis best used for?
Taranis is most often used for leaf-level crop scouting from submillimeter resolution drone imagery, agronomic advisors documenting in-season crop issues for grower customers, detecting weeds, insects and disease across whole fields without walking them. Of those, leaf-level crop scouting from submillimeter resolution drone imagery and agronomic advisors documenting in-season crop issues for grower customers are not what Tend is typically brought in for.
What can Taranis do that Tend cannot?
Taranis covers Ultra-high resolution imagery, AI insect detection, Disease identification, Weed pressure mapping. Tend covers Visual crop planning, Growing templates, Crop library, Task management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Taranis: How much does Taranis cost?

Taranis does not publish pricing on its website. Three service plans (Advanced+, Elite+, Pro+) are described, but customers must contact the company for pricing details.

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Tend: Does Tend charge by the acre?

No. Pricing is flat by user count, and there are no acreage or crop limits on any tier including the free one. That is the main reason small growers pick it over broadacre platforms.

Taranis: What is included in Taranis plans?

Taranis plans include features like satellite monitoring, AI-driven leaf-level insights, seasonal analysis, historic data access, and 24/7 support, but pricing and plan-specific details require contacting sales.

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Tend: Can Tend handle a CSA?

Yes, including member share management and a farm-stand storefront, though payment processing runs through a third party.

Tend: Is it suitable for a 500 acre grain farm?

No. There is no machinery data, no prescription writing and no as-applied reporting. It is built for high-crop-count, low-acreage operations.

Tend: What happens to my records if I cancel?

Export before you cancel. Retention limits apply per tier, and the free tier keeps three years, so downgrading is not a safe archive strategy.

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