Agriculture · head to head
Tend vs Traction
Tend
Agriculture
Crop planning and record keeping for small diversified market farms, priced in flat tiers rather than by acre
- From
- Free
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The short version
- Only Tend has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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.; Traction limited to farm accounting and field data, less comprehensive than full farm management ERPs
- They diverge on capability: Tend covers Visual crop planning, Traction covers Equipment marketplace.
- Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Tend and Traction actually diverge.
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 Tend
- Visual crop planning
- Growing templates
- Crop library
- Task management
- Harvest and inventory tracking
- CSA and sales storefront
- Financial reporting
- AI credits
Only in Traction
- Equipment marketplace
- Parts sourcing
- Dealer management
- Price analytics
- Lead generation
- DMS systems
- Website builders
- CRM platforms
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Tend
- A three-acre market garden running weekly lettuce successions that needs the seeding calendar to generate itself from the harvest targetnot Traction
- A cut-flower farm planning bed space against wedding orders months aheadnot Traction
- A CSA operation managing 150 member shares alongside the planting plan that has to fill themnot Traction
- A two-person farm replacing a spreadsheet and a whiteboard without paying a per-acre platform's minimumnot Traction
Traction
- Equipment buying/sellingnot Tend
- Inventory managementnot Tend
- Market analysisnot Tend
- Lead generationnot Tend
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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.
Traction
- Limited to farm accounting and field data, less comprehensive than full farm management ERPs
- Integration capabilities are limited to John Deere and Climate FieldView platforms
Pricing, plan by plan
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
Traction
$950/year- Basic$950/year
- Farm accounting
- Field records
- Basic reporting
- Plus$1950/year
- Farm accounting
- Field records
- Advanced reporting
- Pro$3950/year
- Farm accounting
- Field records
- Advanced reporting
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Traction if
- You need equipment marketplace.
- You work on Web, Mobile.
- You also want parts sourcing.
Questions people ask
- Is Tend or Traction better?
- Neither clearly leads. Tend starts at Free and Traction at $950/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Tend or Traction?
- Tend has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Tend and $950/year for Traction.
- Does Tend or Traction run on more platforms?
- Tend runs on Web, iOS, Android. Traction runs on Web, Mobile.
- Can I use Tend for free?
- Yes. Tend has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Traction starts at $950/year.
- What is Tend best used for?
- Tend is most often used for a three-acre market garden running weekly lettuce successions that needs the seeding calendar to generate itself from the harvest target, a cut-flower farm planning bed space against wedding orders months ahead, a csa operation managing 150 member shares alongside the planting plan that has to fill them, a two-person farm replacing a spreadsheet and a whiteboard without paying a per-acre platform's minimum. Of those, a three-acre market garden running weekly lettuce successions that needs the seeding calendar to generate itself from the harvest target and a cut-flower farm planning bed space against wedding orders months ahead are not what Traction is typically brought in for.
- What can Tend do that Traction cannot?
- Tend covers Visual crop planning, Growing templates, Crop library, Task management. Traction covers Equipment marketplace, Parts sourcing, Dealer management, Price analytics.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
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.
Traction: Does Traction Ag integrate with John Deere equipment?
Yes. Traction Ag integrates with the John Deere Operations Center, allowing farmers to automatically pull in field data for application, tillage, seeding, and harvest records.
SourceTend: Can Tend handle a CSA?
Yes, including member share management and a farm-stand storefront, though payment processing runs through a third party.
Traction: What is the starting price for Traction Ag?
Traction Ag offers three pricing tiers: Basic starts at $950 per year, Plus costs $1,950 per year, and Pro costs $3,950 per year.
SourceTend: 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.
Traction: Does Traction Ag offer a free trial?
Yes. Traction Ag offers a 30-day free trial providing access to farm accounting, field operations, and agronomy features.
SourceTend: 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.
Traction: What is the main difference between Traction Ag and other farm management software?
Traction Ag is the only farm management solution uniquely built for the cloud, integrating actual accounting numbers with field operations to provide real-time financial analysis.
SourceTraction: Can Traction Ag manage multiple farms?
Yes. Traction Ag includes multi-entity access under one login, allowing farmers to manage multiple farms and see field profitability tracking across all operations.
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