Head-to-head · Agricultural Weather Software
DTN Agriculture vs Agri4Cast
DTN Agriculture leads on 2 checks, Agri4Cast on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreDTN Agriculture · 8.7/10
- Free planonly Agri4Cast
- Most featuresDTN Agriculture · 5 of 6
DTN Agriculture scores higher on our rubric for agricultural weather software: 8.7 against 7.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.
DTN Agriculture offers field-level forecasts; Agri4Cast doesn't. DTN Agriculture offers frost alerts; Agri4Cast doesn't.
DTN Agriculture is the better fit for farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts. Agri4Cast is the better fit for european users tracking regional crop conditions.
- DTN Agriculture fits best
Farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts
- Agri4Cast fits best
European users tracking regional crop conditions
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Side by side
| Feature | DTN Agriculture 8.7/10 Visit ↗ | Agri4Cast 7.9/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.7 | 7.9 |
| Ranking | #2 in Agricultural Weather Software | #7 in Agricultural Weather Software |
| Best for | Farms needing field forecasts and agronomic alerts | European users tracking regional crop conditions |
| Pricing model | Paid | Free |
| Starting price | Pricing on request | Free plan |
| Free plan | Not checked yet | ✓ (best) |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Enterprise |
| Features DTN Agriculture 5/6 · Agri4Cast 0/6 | ||
| Field-level forecasts | ✓ (best) | — |
| Weather station support | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Frost alerts | ✓ (best) | — |
| Disease alerts | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
| Irrigation guidance | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Farm weather API | ✓ (best) | Not checked yet |
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| Our verdict | DTN Agriculture is a suite of agricultural intelligence products for producers and agribusinesses. Its Ag Weather Station offering combines farm-based station and sensor observations with field-level daily and hourly forecasts. The suite… Read the review → |
Agri4Cast is the European Commission Joint Research Centre’s crop-monitoring and yield-forecasting activity, designed for public authorities, agribusinesses, insurers, researchers, industry and media. It assesses growing conditions across… Read the review → |
Strengths and trade-offs
DTN Agriculture — where it wins
- Combines field-level daily and hourly forecasts with farm station observations
- Tracks soil moisture, temperature, solar radiation, and leaf wetness
- Includes disease-risk, frost, and freeze alerts plus a weather API
Where it doesn't
- DTN presents a suite of products rather than one standalone product
- Pricing requires contacting sales
- Irrigation guidance is not listed
Agri4Cast — where it wins
- Combines weather, satellite observations and crop-growth models
- Publishes monthly crop-monitoring and yield-forecast bulletins
- Offers MARS Explorer, maps and forecasting-system datasets
Where it doesn't
- Forecasts are national-level, not field-level
- No frost alerts
- Regional focus is Europe and neighbouring countries
- DTN Agriculture8.7/10 · Pricing on request
A weather intelligence suite for farms that need localized forecasts and crop-risk alerts.
Visit DTNFull verdict → - Agri4Cast7.9/10 · Free plan
Free European crop monitoring with national yield forecasts, bulletins and datasets.
Visit Agri4CastFull verdict →
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Nov 2026
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