Herd Manager vs Navfarm Dairy

Herd Manager8.0Visit Navfarm Dairy7.8Visit

Higher score Herd Manager #7 in Dairy Management Software 8.0/10 From $5/yr · 14-day trial ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Herd Manager

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Navfarm Dairy #8 in Dairy Management Software 7.8/10 From $19.99/user/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Navfarm

• Herd Manager fits best

  Small farms seeking low-cost mobile herd records

• Navfarm Dairy fits best

  Multi-location farms tracking feed and product traceability

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Side by side

Feature	Herd Manager 8.0/10 Visit ↗	Navfarm Dairy 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.0	7.8
Ranking	#7 in Dairy Management Software	#8 in Dairy Management Software
Best for	Small farms seeking low-cost mobile herd records	Multi-location farms tracking feed and product traceability
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Free trial length	14 days	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Support	Live chat, Phone	Email, Phone
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Herd Manager 5/5 · Navfarm Dairy 5/5
Herd records	✓	✓
Milk production tracking	✓	✓
Breeding tracking	✓	✓
Health records	✓	✓
Mobile access	✓	✓
Our review
Pros	Combines milk, health, breeding, inventory and farm finance records Records events by phone and syncs farm data through the cloud Exports reports to Excel or PDF and imports animal and milk data from Excel	Tracks milk yield and quality alongside fertility and animal health records Offline mobile entry syncs field data when connectivity returns Batch traceability and permission-based multi-location management
Cons	The package is custom quoted despite a stated $5 per animal yearly price The vendor advises using a mobile browser while native apps are in final testing AI feed formulation and an AI farm assistant may not suit farms seeking only recordkeeping	No ongoing free plan; the no-cost option is a 30-day limited trial Medium costs $19.99 per user per month Enterprise pricing is not stated in the listed plans
Our verdict	Herd Manager brings dairy herd records and farm accounts into one system for farms that need to track milk production, animal health, breeding, inventory and finances. Farmers can record daily yields and review lactation curves and… Read the review →	Navfarm Dairy brings daily dairy records into a farm-management platform for operators tracking milk production, herd health, breeding, feed and inventory. Animal-level records cover milk yield and quality, fertility events, pregnancy… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Herd Manager — where it wins

  • Combines milk, health, breeding, inventory and farm finance records
  • Records events by phone and syncs farm data through the cloud
  • Exports reports to Excel or PDF and imports animal and milk data from Excel

  Where it doesn't

  • The package is custom quoted despite a stated $5 per animal yearly price
  • The vendor advises using a mobile browser while native apps are in final testing
  • AI feed formulation and an AI farm assistant may not suit farms seeking only recordkeeping

• Navfarm Dairy — where it wins

  • Tracks milk yield and quality alongside fertility and animal health records
  • Offline mobile entry syncs field data when connectivity returns
  • Batch traceability and permission-based multi-location management

  Where it doesn't

  • No ongoing free plan; the no-cost option is a 30-day limited trial
  • Medium costs $19.99 per user per month
  • Enterprise pricing is not stated in the listed plans

• Herd Manager8.0/10 · From $5/yr · 14-day trial

  A mobile-friendly record system with broad dairy modules and a stated annual per-animal price.

  Visit Herd ManagerFull verdict →
• Navfarm Dairy7.8/10 · From $19.99/user/mo · 30-day trial

  Tracks dairy production, herd care, feed and traceability across farm locations.

  Visit NavfarmFull verdict →