License & Deployment Mix: 15 tools – 3 OSS, 13 SaaS. (OSS and SaaS counts can overlap when an open-source tool also offers a vendor-hosted edition.)

What Is Farm Management Software?

Farm management software (FMS), also called a farm management information system (FMIS), is the operational backbone of modern agricultural operations. It handles crop planning, field mapping, livestock tracking, financial management, compliance reporting, and weather integration – replacing paper records and spreadsheets with a unified digital platform.

Unlike generic ERP or accounting software, FMS includes domain-specific features that general business software cannot provide:

• Crop planning – planting schedules, crop rotation, variety selection, seed rate calculations, and multi-year planning across fields
• Field mapping – GIS-based field boundaries, soil zones, yield maps, and satellite imagery with NDVI vegetation indices
• Livestock management – herd/flock tracking, breeding records, health treatments, feed management, and weight gain analysis
• Precision agriculture – GPS-guided operations, variable-rate technology (VRT), sensor-driven farming, and prescription maps
• Compliance & traceability – organic certification, GAP (Good Agricultural Practices), food safety (FSMA), and audit-ready records
• Financial management – enterprise accounting, cost-per-acre analysis, profit/loss by field or crop, and input cost tracking
• Weather integration – forecast data, growing degree days (GDD), frost alerts, and historical rainfall records
• Soil sampling & analysis – grid/zone sampling, nutrient recommendations, and soil health tracking
• Variable Rate Technology (VRT) – prescription maps for variable-rate seeding, fertilizer application, and chemical spraying
• Telematics – equipment GPS tracking, fuel consumption, hours of operation, and maintenance scheduling
• Grain marketing – contract tracking, basis monitoring, hedging strategies, and position management
• Irrigation management – scheduling, soil moisture monitoring, and water use reporting
• Carbon / sustainability tracking – carbon credit programs, sustainability reporting, and environmental compliance

The information on these pages was researched by a combination of human review and large language models. To suggest an addition or correction, please contact us. Prepared by Rhodium Systems Inc., author of the ResorsIT platform — a unified IT operations management platform for IT teams and MSPs that integrates a curated suite of open-source, commercial, and SaaS applications into a single system with shared identity, single sign-on, access control, and a common audit trail. Use this catalogue only as a starting point for your own research, and review any tool carefully against your own requirements before relying on it. Catalogue data version 2026.197.

Comparison

Core Features Matrix

* = livestock features in development

Deployment Comparison

* = farmOS can be hosted on any cloud via Docker but is not offered as a vendor SaaS; Farmier Cloud provides hosted farmOS instances

Licensing Comparison

SSO / OIDC Comparison

OIDC is the preferred SSO protocol; the notes below assume Authentik as the IdP.

? = not publicly documented; contact vendor

SSO summary: Farm management software has very limited SSO support compared to other enterprise categories. Most tools use proprietary authentication or simple email/password login. farmOS (Drupal-based) could support OIDC via community modules but requires custom configuration.

API Comparison

Best API: farmOS has the most comprehensive and well-documented open API, built on Drupal’s JSON:API module. Farmbrite and Cropio also offer accessible APIs. Most commercial tools restrict API access to partner or enterprise tiers.

Monitoring Integration

Self-hosted tools (farmOS, LiteFarm, Tania, FarmERP) can be monitored via monitoring stack at the infrastructure level. SaaS tools have no direct monitoring integration – only endpoint and network monitoring applies.

Suitability Summary

Open Source Recommendations

For MSP customers seeking self-hosted FMS:

1. farmOS – most mature OSS option; excellent API; extensible via Drupal modules; strong community; best for diverse operations
2. LiteFarm – best for sustainability-focused and organic operations; free SaaS available; UBC research backing
3. Tania – lightweight option for hobbyist and small farms; limited features

Commercial Recommendations – Crop Focused

For MSP customers needing crop management:

1. Agworld – best collaborative platform for agronomists and growers; strong financials
2. Conservis – best traceability and compliance for large row crop operations
3. Bushel Farm – simplest crop management for mid-size grain operations
4. Granular Insights – free satellite and yield analysis from Corteva
5. Climate FieldView – largest precision ag platform; strong data collection

Commercial Recommendations – Livestock Focused

For MSP customers needing livestock management:

1. AgriWebb – best livestock-focused platform; strong in cattle and sheep
2. Herdwatch – best for EU/Irish livestock compliance and herd management
3. Farmbrite – best for small diversified farms with crops and livestock

Enterprise Recommendations

For large-scale agricultural enterprises:

1. FarmERP – most comprehensive enterprise solution; full ERP capabilities
2. Agrivi – best compliance and certification management for EU operations
3. Conservis – strong enterprise traceability

MSP Integration Notes

• Self-hosted tools: full MSP engagement (server, backup, networking, monitoring)
• SaaS tools: limited MSP infrastructure role; focus on network, endpoints, and connectivity
• SSO: very limited across the category; farmOS has the best potential via Drupal modules
• Monitoring: self-hosted deployments benefit from monitoring stack monitoring; SaaS tools limited to endpoint monitoring
• Rural connectivity: farm operations often have limited internet; offline capability and mobile apps are critical differentiators

Tools

15 tools.

Agrivi

Agrivi is a farm management platform focused on compliance, certification, and sustainability reporting for agricultural operations.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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AgriWebb

AgriWebb is a livestock-focused farm management platform headquartered in Australia with a growing global presence.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Agworld

Agworld is a collaborative farm management platform designed to connect growers, agronomists, and farm managers in a shared digital workspace. The platform emphasizes data-driven decision making with strong agronomic and financial features.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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Bushel Farm

Bushel Farm (formerly FarmLogs) is a crop management platform focused on simplifying farm operations for mid-size grain and row crop operations.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Climate FieldView (Bayer)

Climate FieldView is Bayer’s digital farming platform and one of the largest precision agriculture data platforms globally, with over 250 million subscribed acres across 23 countries.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Conservis

Conservis is an enterprise farm management platform focused on traceability, compliance, and operational visibility for large-scale row crop operations.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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Cropio (Cropwise Operations)

Cropio is a satellite-based crop monitoring and field management platform, now rebranded as Cropwise Operations under Syngenta Group Digital.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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Farmbrite

Farmbrite is an all-in-one farm management platform designed for small to mid-size diversified farms.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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FarmERP

FarmERP by Shivrai Technologies is a comprehensive enterprise farm management platform designed for large-scale agricultural operations, agribusinesses, and contract farming organizations.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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farmOS

farmOS is the most mature open-source farm management platform available. Built on Drupal 10, it provides a flexible, extensible system for planning, managing, and recording all aspects of farm operations – crops, livestock, equipment, and…

License: GPL-2.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native, docker · SSO: SAML

Website · Source

Granular (Corteva)

Granular is Corteva Agriscience’s digital farming platform. Originally an independent startup, Granular was acquired by DuPont (now Corteva) and became part of Corteva’s digital agriculture portfolio.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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Herdwatch

Herdwatch is a livestock management app developed in Ireland (Roscrea, Co. Tipperary) and used by over 22,000 farmers, primarily in Ireland, the UK, and the EU.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

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LiteFarm

LiteFarm is a free, open-source farm management platform developed at the Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (CSFS) at the University of British Columbia (UBC).

License: GPL-3.0-only (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: none

Website · Source

Tania

Tania is a lightweight, open-source farm management application designed for hobbyist and smallholder farmers. Written in Go with a Vue.js frontend, it runs as a single binary without requiring a complex web server stack like MAMP or XAMPP.

License: Apache-2.0 (OSS) · Kind: web · Deploy: native · SSO: none

Website · Source

Trimble Ag Software (Farmer Core)

Trimble Ag Software is part of PTx Trimble’s precision agriculture portfolio. The platform connects field operations through web and mobile applications integrated with Trimble’s guidance and display hardware.

License: Proprietary (proprietary) · Kind: web · Deploy: saas · SSO: OIDC, SAML

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