For crop consultants, ag retailers, and independent agronomists who manage multiple growers. One Studio login gives you access to every client's fields, with your brand on every prescription PDF and your invoice published on a webpage. $499/year flat or $19/month per active client below Operator — Operator & Enterprise clients are $0 either way.
We did the market research before we set our price. Of the eight platforms agronomists evaluate in the US row-crop segment, only two publish a public number — Soil Test Pro and Climate FieldView (a farmer-tier price only). Everyone else hides behind "contact sales." That makes comparison-shopping a multi-week procurement cycle. Zone Forge Studio is the third number you can read without a phone call.
| Platform | Audience | Public price? | How they charge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Forge Studio | Agronomists, ag retailers | Published | $499/yr or $19/client/mo below Operator |
| Soil Test Pro SP | Crop consultants | $2/ac all-in | Software + sampling logistics bundled |
| Climate FieldView | Farmers (advisors via dealer) | $0–$649/yr | Farmer-tier only; no published advisor plan |
| Granular Insights | Pioneer-aligned agronomists | Quote only | Free Insights + paid modules |
| EFC FieldAlytics | Crop consultants, ag retailers | Quote only | Per-seat, enterprise contracts |
| SST Sirrus / Agvance | Ag retail co-ops | Quote only | Per-seat + ERP modules |
| Agworld | Retailers + advisors | Quote only | Per-seat + per-acre |
| Croptracker | Fresh produce, specialty | Quote only | Modular pay-for-what-you-use |
Market survey conducted 2026-05-25 from publicly accessible vendor pages.
Both plans share every feature. They differ only in how you pay. We made both visible so you can self-select; the crossover math is below the cards.
One predictable annual invoice. Best when your book has 3+ billable clients.
~$42/month, billed annually. Unlimited clients.
Pay only for active clients. Best when you're starting your book or want to scale up.
Quantity syncs automatically when you invite or revoke clients.
Metered counts only clients below the Operator tier — Operator & Enterprise clients are $0 either way. Below ~3 billable clients, metered wins; at 3 or more, the flat plan wins. The flat plan is $499/yr versus $19 × 12 = $228 per billable client per year.
Every prescription PDF Studio generates leads with your brand bar — your logo, your name, your primary color as the accent. Zone Forge's attribution drops to a single line at the bottom. The farmer's takeaway is your expertise; the tool that produced it stays out of the way.
You walk 12–40 client fields per season. You sell agronomic recommendations, not inputs. Studio gives you a single dashboard for every client and your name on every deliverable.
Your reps each cover a book of growers. Studio per-seat gets each rep their own login while client farms keep full control of their own data. Your retail brand on the PDFs.
You spread on 18,000 acres across 25 farms each season. Studio's per-client metered plan lines up with how you actually invoice — and the audit log is the trust layer your clients want.
The farmer signs up to Zone Forge (free), accepts your Studio invitation, and you appear in their account as their agronomist of record. Every Rx PDF you generate for them carries your brand at the top and your name in the footer. Their dashboard shows a subtle activity banner when you've been active in the last 24 hours — full transparency, no surveillance.
No. Your client's farm rides on Zone Forge's free tier by default — their farm data stays theirs to control, they can export it, can leave the platform whenever, and pay nothing. Your Studio subscription is what covers their agronomic workflow.
From your Studio Billing settings, hit "Manage subscription" — the Stripe Customer Portal lets you switch plans in two clicks. The metered plan's quantity recalculates automatically; the flat plan starts billing on the next cycle.
Studio sits on top of your normal Zone Forge subscription. Most agronomists also hold an Operator-tier subscription for their personal farm or research plots — that's separate from Studio. The top-bar switcher includes a "Your own work" entry to drop out of any client context back to your own.
Yes, instantly. From the Studio hub click "End relationship" on any client card. The audit log keeps the historical record; the client farm owner can also revoke from their side whenever. No phone call, no support ticket.
STP bundles software and sampling logistics at $2/acre flat. At an 18,000-acre book, that's ~$36,000/year. Studio's flat plan is $499/year for the software — and the sampling logistics are built in: print QR-coded sample labels and a lab manifest, and buy UPS/FedEx shipping labels billed to your own carrier account at no Zone Forge markup. You bring your own lab, keep your own data, and your clients get the same white-labeled deliverables. No per-acre meter.
Or sign in to a Zone Forge account first and upgrade from the Studio hub — same destination, same price.