Best Software for Farm Management in 2026: 8 Tools Compared
By ToolNimba Editorial Team October 25, 2026 11 min read How we test
- Top pick
Farmbritesmall and mid-size mixed farms
Starting price$29 per monthCheck out FarmbriteRead our review - Runner-up
Climate FieldViewfield-level crop data
Starting priceFreeCheck out Climate FieldViewRead our review - Also great
AgriWebbgrazing and livestock operations
Starting priceSee websiteCheck out AgriWebbRead our review
How we researched this
We compared official pricing and feature pages, app store listings, privacy policies and public user reviews. Prices change, so check the provider's site before you pay.
Key takeaways
- Only two tools here are free to start: Climate FieldView (Basic plan, $0 per year) and farmOS (open source, but you host it yourself or pay a hosting provider).
- Farmbrite is the clearest option for small and mid-size farms, with public prices from $29 per month and a 14-day free trial that needs no credit card.
- Croptracker lists plans from $3,300 USD per year including 10 users, which puts it at the professional end for fruit and vegetable growers.
- Four tools (AGRIVI, AgriWebb, Herdwatch and Bushel Farm) do not publish a simple price, so you will have to request a quote or use a calculator.
- Match the tool to your operation first. Climate FieldView and Bushel Farm are crop-focused, AgriWebb and Herdwatch are livestock-focused, and Farmbrite covers both.
Quick comparison
| Name | Best for | Starting price | Free plan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| small and mid-size mixed farms | $29 per month | Free trial (14 days) | Visit | |
| field-level crop data | Free | Yes | Visit | |
| grazing and livestock operations | See website | Free trial | Visit | |
| cattle and sheep record keeping | See website | Free trial | Visit | |
| fruit and vegetable growers | $3,300 per year | No | Visit | |
| field profitability and grain contracts | See website | Free trial | Visit | |
| technical users who want open source | Free | Yes | Visit | |
| large enterprise farms | See website | No | Visit |
The best software for farm management
We compared eight tools used on crop farms, livestock operations and mixed farms. Some are priced for hobby and family farms, and others are sold to large agribusiness teams, so the list runs from a free open-source project to an enterprise system with no public price.

Farmbrite is the easiest tool on this list to price out. Its pricing page lists Livestock Essentials at $29 per month ($290 per year) for up to 300 animals and 5 team members, Crop Grower Essentials at $29 per month, and Complete plans that cover both, starting at $59 per month. Premium tiers run up to $109 per month for the Complete plan, and a Farm Accounting Only plan is listed at $119 per year.
The homepage lists task and work management, livestock records, crop planning, farm accounting with receipt capture and bank imports, farm mapping, orders and e-commerce, and more than 100 pre-built reports. It also describes integrations through Zapier and an API, and links to iOS and Android apps. The company says it has "7,000+" farmers from over 125 countries and a 4.9-star customer rating, though it does not name the source of that rating.
The page says new farmers can get up to 50% off for 3 years and shows a 25% promotion for sign-ups before November 30. Custom fields, inventory limits and API access depend on which plan you pick, so read the comparison before you choose.
- Public pricing for livestock, crop and combined plans
- 14-day trial with no credit card
- Discounts for new farmers, nonprofits and some professions
- Animal and team limits apply on the lower plans
- Many extras need the higher tiers

Climate FieldView is a digital farming platform built around field data: collecting it, scouting fields, building prescriptions and analyzing yield. Its pricing page lists two plans: Basic at $0.00 per year and Plus from $649 per year, billed annually.
Basic includes connectivity for the FieldView Cab app, account sharing across devices, a data inbox for importing historical data, and phone, email and live chat support. Plus adds seed scripts and enhanced scripting, field health imagery, historical weather and forecasts, yield analysis, reports, an external API, RemoteView and local on-farm support. The page notes that its feature cards and comparison table do not fully agree, so confirm with support.
The vendor's site also sells FieldView Drive 2.0 hardware to capture machine data and claims an average gain of +5 bu/ac for farmers who used its seed scripts compared with users who wrote their own. That is a company-reported figure and not an independent result. This is a crop tool, so it will not help with animal records.
- Basic plan costs $0 per year
- Works with most equipment types according to the vendor
- 60+ connected partners
- The useful analysis features sit in the Plus plan from $649 per year
- Drive 2.0 hardware is a separate purchase

AgriWebb is livestock software with a grazing focus. The site describes a farm map, livestock reconciliation, team and task management and mob or individual animal management. Higher plans add audit and biosecurity tools, treatment and weight records, feed management, breeding and fertility reporting, financial reporting and a stocking rate versus carrying capacity report.
Pricing is built around the number of animals you manage, and the pages we read show a calculator, not fixed rates, so we cannot quote a monthly figure. The site lists optional grazing planning at $300 per year on the Performance plan and one-time setup packages from $200 to $4,000. The page also lists a free trial in either Individual Animal Management or Mob Management mode, with no credit card required, though it does not state the trial length.
AgriWebb claims 20K+ producers, 23M+ livestock and 150M+ acres, and its country selector lists Australia, the UK, the US and South Africa. Those are company numbers. It is the right pick for pasture-based beef and sheep producers, and a poor fit for pure crop farms.
- Designed around livestock, pastures and grazing
- Mob and individual animal trials with no credit card
- Works offline
- No published per-animal price
- Add-ons and setup packs cost extra
Herdwatch is a livestock records app used for cattle and sheep. The site says it has 10 years behind it and more than 20,000 producers, though another part of the same page says 22,000. It tracks animals, treatments, weights, breeding events and sales, and exports data to breed associations.
It runs on iOS, Android and Windows, works without a signal and integrates with Bluetooth EID readers and scale heads. Support is US-based, Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm. The site offers a free trial of the full app, and says a free subscription includes a free digital calving book.
Paid pricing depends on your farm type and number of animals, and the pricing page we read did not show full amounts. It did show a six-month offer at $49 with a button reading $79, with no explanation of the difference, so ask Herdwatch to confirm the price before you buy.
- Covers cattle, sheep and pasture in one app
- Works offline and syncs later
- Supports Bluetooth EID readers and scale heads
- Price depends on herd size and is not fully shown
- The pricing page showed two prices for one offer
Croptracker is professional farm management software for fruit and vegetable growers, made by Dragonfly IT. The site says it covers record keeping, scheduling, crew communication, reporting and traceability, with spray, harvest, irrigation, employee and other production records, and thousands of schedule templates.
The pricing page says plans start at $3,300 USD per year and include the first 10 users, with enterprise pricing varying. It lists modules such as Punch Clock, Spray, Irrigation, Packing, Harvest, Storage, Shipping, GAP Reports and Audits, Quality Control and an API. Related products include Crop Load Vision and Harvest Quality Vision.
That price is far above a farm-sized tool like Farmbrite. It makes sense for operations with crews, packing and audit requirements, where traceability and compliance reports save real time. A small market garden would not recoup it.
- Built for fruit and vegetable growers
- Traceability down to the block and responsible employee
- More than 50 reports
- The entry price is high for small farms
- The pages we read mention no free trial
Bushel Farm is the product formerly known as FarmLogs, and the old FarmLogs address now redirects to Bushel. The farmer page describes field-level income and expense tracking without spreadsheets, rainfall notifications for each field, price and weather alerts, and the ability to import grain contracts from over 3,500 grain and ag retail facilities on the Bushel Network.
The company offers "30 days free to test out all of Bushel's features." It links a pricing page for subscription tiers, and the Bushel site footer names Rainfall, Lite and Essentials tiers, but we could not confirm prices. The page also promotes an optional Bushel Business Account with a variable interest rate, which is a separate banking product.
It fits grain farmers who care about profit per field and marketing decisions. It is not designed for livestock or specialty crop operations.
- 30 days free to test all features
- Shows profit per field and tracks unsold bushels
- Integrates with John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView
- Pricing tiers are linked but not shown on the page we read
- Focused on grain operations
farmOS is web-based software for farm management, planning and record keeping. Its homepage calls it free and open source, licensed under the GNU General Public License, with the code on GitHub. It is built on Drupal, which makes it modular and extensible, and community members contribute modules and integrations.
The software costs nothing, but running it does. You can install it on your own server if you are comfortable hosting database-backed websites, or you can pay for subscription hosting through Farmier, which includes hosting, automatic updates, backups and SSL. The hosting page does not list Farmier prices.
farmOS is the right choice for farmers or small groups with some technical skill, or for researchers who want control over their data. For everyone else, a polished app with support will likely save time.
- Free and open source under the GNU General Public License
- Modular and built on Drupal
- Developed by a community of farmers and developers
- Self-hosting needs technical skill
- Managed hosting is a paid service with no listed price
AGRIVI sells to enterprise farms, food and beverage companies, retailers and agri-input firms in more than 50 countries. Its main product, AGRIVI 360 FMS, covers fields and seasons, planning, work orders, workforce and machinery, input inventory, harvest and yield, budgets, traceability to a QR code and reporting. The company was founded in 2013, has a London headquarters and a development hub in Zagreb.
The site says an AI Companion is in private beta as of September 2026, and the company quotes potential benefits such as cost savings of up to 20%. These are potential figures, not guaranteed outcomes. There is no self-service plan or public price, and the pages describe a scoped proposal instead.
AGRIVI is the wrong tool for a family farm that wants to sign up tonight. It is worth a look if you manage many crops, sites and teams and want a system of record.
- Covers planning, work orders, inputs, harvest, costs and traceability
- Holds ISO 9001, 27001 and 27017 certifications per its site
- Offline mobile data collection
- No public pricing
- Sold through enterprise engagements
How we picked these
We compared each vendor's website, pricing page, plan limits and free trial or free plan, and noted where prices were missing. We did not run these tools on a farm, and we do not claim hands-on testing. Several vendors publish performance claims, and we label them as company statements.
We left out tools that appeared retired or that we could not confirm. Prices change, so use this as a snapshot from 24 October 2026.
How to choose farm management software
A good choice depends on your operation and your team.
Crops, livestock or both?
Climate FieldView and Bushel Farm center on field data and grain marketing. AgriWebb and Herdwatch center on animals and pastures. Farmbrite handles both, which suits mixed operations.
Check the limits
Plans can cap animals, team members, custom fields or inventory items. Farmbrite caps animals and team members on lower tiers, and Croptracker's base price includes only 10 users.
Get a quote where prices are hidden
AGRIVI, AgriWebb, Herdwatch and Bushel Farm require a calculator, quote or sales conversation. Ask what is included, what setup costs and if you can export your data when you leave.
Test with a real season
Use a free trial (Farmbrite 14 days, Bushel Farm 30 days) to enter real records. A tool that looks good in a demo can feel slow when you enter data from the field.
Sources
- https://www.farmbrite.com/pricing
- https://www.farmbrite.com/
- https://climate.com/
- https://climate.com/pricing
- https://www.agriwebb.com/pricing/
- https://www.agriwebb.com/us/pricing/
- https://www.agriwebb.com/us/
- https://www.herdwatch.com/
- https://herdwatch.com/price/
- https://www.croptracker.com/
- https://www.croptracker.com/pricing.html
- https://www.bushelpowered.com/farmers
- https://www.bushelpowered.com/
- https://farmos.org/
- https://farmos.org/hosting/
- https://www.agrivi.com/



