HerdMASTER alternatives
HerdMASTER alternatives for NZ and Australian businesses
HerdMASTER: A$950 a year excluding GST for HerdMASTER 5, with all functionality and Central Sync included.
- check_circleYour data in a database you own
- check_circleOpen source, no lock-in
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What people compare HerdMASTER with
HerdMASTER 5 lists A$950 a year excluding GST for stud and commercial properties, with all functionality and Central Sync included. You may be looking for a HerdMASTER alternative because you want your records in a database you own and checks shaped around how your farm works.
Yours to own
Stud Herd for Claude Code
The open-source stud and herd recording system that is just a database and Claude Code. Built around your business, with your HerdMASTER data brought across.
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How to choose a HerdMASTER alternative
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What your bill covers
Check what the bill is tied to. HerdMASTER 5 lists one annual subscription for stud and commercial properties, with all functionality included. With a custom version, Enterprise DNA charges one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer, so weigh the ongoing service against what you need managed.
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Where your records live
Ask whether your records stay in a database you own or sit within a service you pay to access. Stud Herd keeps your farm records in a database you own. Consider who manages it and what support you want before choosing a setup.
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Fit with your farm rules
List the checks and fields your team relies on, including records for breeding, weights, treatments and movements. Decide whether a fixed product covers those needs or whether you want a version shaped around your farm. Agree which connections and official processes need to remain separate.
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What switching involves
ABRI documents worksheet exports from HerdMASTER. Before switching, check which records you need to bring across, whether custom report headings need matching, and whether dates, identifiers and record counts can be checked. Keep official submissions and equipment connections in their current services unless new connections are scoped.
The option that fits
A version built around your farm
Stud Herd gives you a database you own and plain-language access to your records. Enterprise DNA builds your version around how your business runs, brings your HerdMASTER data across and manages it for you. You pay one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer, with no per-seat plans. If you would rather manage it yourself, there is also a free version.
- check Your records in a database you own
- check Checks and fields shaped around your operation
- check A free version you can run yourself
Make it yours
Design your own HerdMASTER replacement
Everything starts from the open-source base. Then it gets your name, the parts you run, your rules and your data from HerdMASTER. Try it here, and we build the real one.
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We build it from the open-source base, bring your HerdMASTER data across and run it for you.
Questions
HerdMASTER alternatives, answered
What does HerdMASTER cost, and is an alternative cheaper? expand_more
HerdMASTER 5 lists A$950 a year excluding GST for stud and commercial properties, with all functionality and Central Sync included. Enterprise DNA does not promise a lower total cost. Consider whether owning your records and having checks shaped around your farm is worth changing for.
Can you bring my HerdMASTER records across? expand_more
Yes. HerdMASTER worksheets can be exported, and the free version accepts animal records and mapped weights, joinings, calvings, treatments, movements, breeding values and sale lots. Custom report headings may need matching. Dates, identifiers and record counts are checked as part of the switch.
Will the new version handle official submissions and equipment? expand_more
The free version keeps local records and official receipt evidence. It does not send official submissions, calculate breeding values or connect yard equipment. Keep those processes in your current services. Enterprise DNA can scope and test the connections your farm needs for a custom version.
Can the system match our fields and how we work? expand_more
Enterprise DNA builds each business its own version around how it runs. You can discuss the records, checks and connections your farm needs, along with the data move and ongoing management. The arrangement is one setup fee followed by a monthly retainer. A free version is also available to run yourself.
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30 minutes with Sam. Bring what HerdMASTER costs you a year and how you run. We show you what your own version looks like, and if it is a fit, we build it and bring your data across.
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