Software · head to head
xarvio Digital Farming vs DroneDeploy
xarvio Digital Farming
Software
Digital crop optimization from BASF
- From
- $29/month
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: xarvio Digital Farming xarvio is a BASF digital-farming brand (confirmed via BASF's own analytics tagging on the site) sold as separate named modules, including FIELD MANAGER and FIELD MANAGER for Grapes, with no online pricing published for any module on the vendor's own site.; DroneDeploy sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
- They diverge on capability: xarvio Digital Farming covers Disease identification, DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which xarvio Digital Farming and DroneDeploy actually diverge.
| Attribute | xarvio Digital Farming | DroneDeploy |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | freemium | subscription |
| Founded | 2014 | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), free tier (No), platforms (Web, Ios, Android), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 xarvio Digital Farming
- Disease identification
- Spray timing
- Variable rate maps
- Satellite monitoring
- Weather integration
- CLAAS
- Trimble
- ISO 27001
Only in DroneDeploy
- Automated flight planning
- Orthomosaic maps
- NDVI analysis
- 3D modeling
- Progress tracking
- DJI
- Climate FieldView
- SOC 2
Both cover
- John Deere
- GDPR
- Web support
- Ios support
- Android support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
xarvio Digital Farming
- Disease managementnot DroneDeploy
- Spray optimizationnot DroneDeploy
- Crop monitoringnot DroneDeploy
DroneDeploy
- Mapping fields with drone imagery for crop health analysisnot xarvio Digital Farming
- Producing stand counts and plant health indices from aerial surveysnot xarvio Digital Farming
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
xarvio Digital Farming
- xarvio is a BASF digital-farming brand (confirmed via BASF's own analytics tagging on the site) sold as separate named modules, including FIELD MANAGER and FIELD MANAGER for Grapes, with no online pricing published for any module on the vendor's own site.
DroneDeploy
- Sold as annual subscriptions rather than monthly, at $1,908 a year for the agriculture plan
- Images per map are capped by plan, at 1,000 on Ag Lite and 3,000 on the general individual plan
- The Ag Lite plan is limited to the VARI index for RGB plant health rather than the full analysis set
- Ground capture processing is excluded from every published individual plan
- Team plans publish no price at all and require a custom quote
Pricing, plan by plan
xarvio Digital Farming
$29/month- Scouting (Free)Free
- Disease identification
- Weed ID
- Pest ID
- Field Manager$3/hectare/year
- Spray timing
- Zone management
- Satellite imagery
DroneDeploy
$29/month- Individual$299/month
- Unlimited maps
- 3D models
- Basic analytics
- Business$599/month
- Team features
- NDVI analysis
- API access
Which should you pick?
Choose xarvio Digital Farming if
- You need disease identification.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want spray timing.
Choose DroneDeploy if
- You need automated flight planning.
- You work on Web, Ios, Android.
- You also want orthomosaic maps.
Questions people ask
- Is xarvio Digital Farming or DroneDeploy better?
- Neither clearly leads. xarvio Digital Farming starts at $29/month and DroneDeploy at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, xarvio Digital Farming or DroneDeploy?
- xarvio Digital Farming starts at $29/month and DroneDeploy at $29/month.
- Does xarvio Digital Farming or DroneDeploy run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Ios, Android, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- What is xarvio Digital Farming best used for?
- xarvio Digital Farming is most often used for disease management, spray optimization, crop monitoring. Of those, disease management and spray optimization are not what DroneDeploy is typically brought in for.
- What can xarvio Digital Farming do that DroneDeploy cannot?
- xarvio Digital Farming covers Disease identification, Spray timing, Variable rate maps, Satellite monitoring. DroneDeploy covers Automated flight planning, Orthomosaic maps, NDVI analysis, 3D modeling. Both handle John Deere, GDPR, Web support, Ios support.