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FarmIQ alternatives

FarmIQ alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses

FarmIQ: NZ$42 to NZ$249 per farm per month excluding GST, up to NZ$2,988 a year on Pro.

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What people compare FarmIQ with

FarmIQ charges NZ$42 to NZ$249 per farm per month excluding GST, from NZ$1,008 a year on Essentials to NZ$2,988 a year on Pro for one farm. Owners start looking elsewhere when the stock recording and NAIT reporting they actually need sit locked behind the pricier packs, and every extra farm still carries its own fee.

Often compared

AgriWebb

FarmIQ was built as the New Zealand sister of AgriWebb, and Australian livestock farms are the ones usually weighing the two against each other.

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Farm Records for Claude Code

The open-source NZ farm records system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your FarmIQ data brought across.

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How to choose

How to choose a FarmIQ alternative

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    What your bill is tied to

    FarmIQ charges by the farm and by the pack, so stock recording, NAIT reporting and mob-based tools sit behind higher fees. A second or third farm gets a discount, not a free ride, so the bill grows every time you add land, no matter how much you actually use.

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    Whether your records stay yours

    A subscription can hold your paddocks, mobs and history inside its own system. Before you commit, ask what happens to that record if you ever stop paying, and whether you can take the raw data with you in a form you can actually use again.

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    Whether it fits your own rules and fields

    Generic packs group farms by size, not by how yours actually runs. Check whether the system understands your paddocks, mobs, withholding periods and nitrogen limits as they sit on your farm, rather than forcing your records into someone else's categories.

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    What the switch actually involves

    Moving off a system usually means exporting what you can as spreadsheet reports and living without the rest, such as movement history or map data. Ask what transfers cleanly, what needs rebuilding, and who does that work before you sign anything new.

The option that fits

Own your version instead of renting one

Enterprise DNA builds your own version of Farm Records for Claude Code around how your business actually runs, brings your FarmIQ data across, and runs it for you. You pay one setup fee, then a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans and no per-farm pack to upgrade out of. The records sit in a database you own, in plain language, so the system fits your paddocks and your rules instead of the other way round.

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Design your own FarmIQ replacement

Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from FarmIQ. Try it here, and we build the real one.

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We build it from the open-source base, bring your FarmIQ data across and run it for you.

Questions

FarmIQ alternatives, answered

What does FarmIQ cost for one farm? expand_more

FarmIQ prices per farm per month, from NZ$42 on Lite up to NZ$249 on Pro, excluding GST, effective 1 July 2026. For one farm that is NZ$1,008 a year on Essentials or NZ$2,988 a year on Pro. Stock recording and NAIT reporting only start on Essentials, so the pack you actually need may cost more than the headline figure suggests.

Will an alternative actually save money? expand_more

The free version carries no licence fee, though your own agent subscription, hosting and time are separate costs. Against FarmIQ's NZ$1,008 to NZ$2,988 a year for one farm, the direct saving is modest. The real reason owners switch is owning the records outright and having the system catch mistakes before a sale or an audit.

Can I bring my FarmIQ history into a new system? expand_more

Reports you download from FarmIQ and save as a spreadsheet come across in one step after a test run, including paddocks, mobs, tagged animals, treatments, weights and fertiliser. Movement history, the farm map and kill sheets do not transfer this way and need to be checked and mapped separately when the move is done for you.

Does a FarmIQ alternative still cover NAIT and withholding checks? expand_more

Yes, when it is built to. Cattle and deer movements can be flagged the day they are due and overdue the day the 48 hour window closes, and a sale plan can be checked against meat withholding dates and the ASD before anything leaves the farm. These checks are built around your own farm's rules, not a generic pack.

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