Agriculture & Farming · head to head
Trimble Ag Software vs Conservis
Trimble Ag Software
Agriculture & Farming
Connected farm solutions for precision agriculture
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
Conservis
Agriculture & Farming
Comprehensive farm management for row crops
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Trimble Ag Software agriculture.trimble.com now redirects to the PTx brand site, where PTx is described as bringing together PTx Trimble and Precision Planting and is stated to be a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation; Conservis acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
- They diverge on capability: Trimble Ag Software covers GPS guidance, Conservis covers Field & crop planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Trimble Ag Software and Conservis actually diverge.
| Attribute | Trimble Ag Software | Conservis |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/month | On request |
| Platforms | Web, Ios, Android, Hardware | Web, Ios, Android, Api |
| Founded | 1978 | 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 Trimble Ag Software
- GPS guidance
- Variable rate prescriptions
- Field mapping
- Data management
- Equipment connectivity
- CNH
- Raven
- SOC 2
Only in Conservis
- Field & crop planning
- Input management
- Activity tracking
- Financial management
- Inventory control
- Equipment tracking
- Harvest tracking
- Custom reporting
Both cover
- John Deere
- AGCO
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Trimble Ag Software
- Guidance, steering and machine control on farm equipment through Precision-IQnot Conservis
- Digital farm management and agronomic record keeping through FarmENGAGEnot Conservis
- Retrofitting autonomy to existing tractors with the OutRun kitnot Conservis
Conservis
- Farm ERP covering the business rather than the agronomynot Trimble Ag Software
- Grain contract managementnot Trimble Ag Software
- Crop planning and budgeting against actualsnot Trimble Ag Software
- Work order management across an operationnot Trimble Ag Software
- Reporting plans versus actuals for lenders and partnersnot Trimble Ag Software
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Trimble Ag Software
- agriculture.trimble.com now redirects to the PTx brand site, where PTx is described as bringing together PTx Trimble and Precision Planting and is stated to be a worldwide brand of AGCO Corporation
- No price is published for any PTx Trimble software; the site routes buyers to a dealer locator
- NEXT Farming farm management software is available in Europe only
Conservis
- Acquired by TELUS Agriculture and Rabobank in July 2021, so it is now part of a larger agriculture portfolio
Pricing, plan by plan
Trimble Ag Software
$29/month- Farmer Core$800/year
- Field records
- Basic mapping
- Reports
- Farmer Pro$2500/year
- Variable rate
- Full analytics
- Connected equipment
Conservis
On request- Standard$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 Trimble Ag Software if
- You need gps guidance.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware.
- You also want variable rate prescriptions.
Choose Conservis if
- You need field & crop planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- You also want input management.
Questions people ask
- Is Trimble Ag Software or Conservis better?
- Neither clearly leads. Trimble Ag Software starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Trimble Ag Software or Conservis?
- Trimble Ag Software starts at $29/month and Conservis at On request.
- Does Trimble Ag Software or Conservis run on more platforms?
- Trimble Ag Software runs on Web, Ios, Android, Hardware. Conservis runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
- What is Trimble Ag Software best used for?
- Trimble Ag Software is most often used for guidance, steering and machine control on farm equipment through precision-iq, digital farm management and agronomic record keeping through farmengage, retrofitting autonomy to existing tractors with the outrun kit. Of those, guidance, steering and machine control on farm equipment through precision-iq and digital farm management and agronomic record keeping through farmengage are not what Conservis is typically brought in for.
- What can Trimble Ag Software do that Conservis cannot?
- Trimble Ag Software covers GPS guidance, Variable rate prescriptions, Field mapping, Data management. Conservis covers Field & crop planning, Input management, Activity tracking, Financial management. Both handle John Deere, AGCO, Web support.