Farmbrite Reviews

Pros

A complete way to manage our farm from animal rotation to stock on hand

Cons

Although they do have an on-line option there were a few reasons I couldn’t use it requiring a 3-party POS system

Pros

The ease of use and the ability to get the software up and running. We went from 5 goats to 30 in 2 months so we found quickly that tracking animals was very important. I like that the software works with goats and allows us to track our registration, breeding and weight gain as we are a Boer goat farm. I also like that the accounting software is integrated with the expense of purchasing animals. Save on entering information.

Cons

Would like a percentage option in the custom fields because running a registered livestock operation it good to track the percent Boer. This is very minor item and I was able to put in an enhancement and got a response right away.

Alternatives Considered

Sage Intacct, QuickBooks Online and Microsoft Excel

Reasons for Choosing Farmbrite

I couldn't manage livestock, equipment and crop inventories along with the accounting in the software.

Switched From

QuickBooks Online

Reasons for Switching to Farmbrite

Ease of use and virtual meeting with a human to demo the software. Free trial that if purchased you didn't have to re-enter data. You could work on the live system with your data during the free trial.

Pros

Product support is top notch. Product development is active. Suggestions for improvement are considered.

Cons

Not sure yet.

Pros

Accounting portion can be exported to excel for tax purposes

Cons

Not easy to sort livestock and cant export to excel. Need a copy function for livestock also

Pros

Accounting, farm & field mapping & planning

Cons

Needs invoicing and receivables. It has a couple of minor bugs.

Alternatives Considered

Farm Biz

Reasons for Switching to Farmbrite

Farmbrite had some of the best reviews and customer service was great!

Pros

Incredibly responsive customer service, suggestions for features and enhancements are taken seriously, layout and design done very well, new features added very often.

Cons

There were some small things we were looking for regarding weather and climate, we offered suggestions, and they were implemented within a few days. No cons we can think of.

Pros

Data. If you take the time to enter items you will not be disappointed. Graphs, flow charts, individual animal profit/loss really helps keep tabs on running a business efficiently. No more guessing or assuming.

Cons

Difficult to figure out program. Like others have said its not too user friendly in the beginning. I didn't extend the free trial because of that but after trying other programs and not getting the data I wanted, I went back and bought the year subscription. It's worth investing the time to learn the program. Some enteries are hard to figure out what they are asking for like in inventory etc but once get the hang of it, it's fine

Pros

Covers every aspect we would like to be taken in an admin app

Cons

Improvement can be made at notifications

Pros

This platform is super easy to use and set up. And I absolutely love that I can use it in the farm setting off my phone/tablet and then at night I can go on the desktop and do lengthier reports as I type on a keyboard much faster than on my phone.

Cons

I haven’t really found anything so far that I don’t like. Everything has been so easy and straightforward.

Pros

Farmbrite is very user friendly! We currently use it for animal record keeping and plan to start utilizing the farming side soon.

Cons

No cons really. We use this for students in classes and student workers on the university farm so it is nice to be able to see when students log in to make sure they are keeping up with their tasks.

Pros

All-in-one farm management tool encompassing daily operations, inventory management, sales, marketing, financial management, and data tracking.

Cons

Takes some dedication to set up and learn.

Pros

I use Farmbrite for agronomic crop management(Hydroponic). We work with Tomato, Pepper, Cucumber, Lettuce, Strawberries ... In this sense all the tools that Farmbrite provides me are very useful.

Cons

Everything included in my subscription is no problem. However, I would like to integrate a very important tool for me as is the control of Pests $ Diseases (Scouting).

Pros

It was easy to set up and as my farm grows my data will grow and farmbrite is my one stop data saver.

Cons

Just to be sarcastically funny, I like the least about farmbrite that it wasn't free.

Pros

Farmbrite is well-organized software easily capable of handling all my record keeping ends for livestock, crop, and inventory management. Further, the interface is quite user-friendly, making is easy to train employees to use this system.

Cons

I am generally not a fan of web-based software; I would prefer a downloaded & installed version if it were to become available.

Pros

It's online and the video tutorials are great. When the existing online help wasn't enough, the "contact us for support" comes through bigtime.o

Cons

I haven't found a way to do bulk edits yet.

Pros

I'm still getting my feet wet but so far farmbrite has been on top of answering my questions and helping me get all my maps, fields, polygons imported into the software.

Cons

Some of the livestock management I am struggling with but I just need a little more time with the program and the customer support team and i'm sure everything will fall into place.

Pros

Ease of recording treatments and information on the app on our phones while out with the animals.

Cons

Would like more ability to keep track of costs for each animal for treatments.

Pros

Farmbrite integration of all it's modules is superb! Accounting, Selling, online store,Inventory invoices and CRM all are incredible. Coupled with a comprehensive Grower functionality for Vegetables, Row Crops, Orchards and other farm grow items, and a Livestock Management Module with individual animal details, group management, flock management, grazing management and a feed management system, it is the obvious choice that Farmbrite should be the #1 choice for any farmer seeking solid performance and capabilities

Cons

I like real pictures of vegetables or fruits and nuts vs icons. But even with that I can use photos if I choose in my profiles of plants...not really anything is least liked by me.. this is just a personal preference

Pros

I love how Farmbrite sets you up to succeed, and also allows for you to customize it to your needs with a couple additions/ tweaks. Farmbrite worked really hard to make it easy to use for all types of learners, it is clear, detailed, and a happy medium of having enough options but not overloading you with too many options. The customer support Help Articles are fantastic. The ability to talk with wonderful Customer Support people in a one on one or group setting really sets this software apart from the others.

Cons

I can't say that I dislike anything, because every time I come across a situation I am having trouble with, I am able to connect with Customer Support and they are able to help me out.

Pros

1. Farmbrite is straightforward and easy to use.
2. Scale-able to meet the [growing] needs of a small, medium, and large farming operation.
3. I am able to manage my bees (as livestock) and crops all in one application for a wholesome picture of farm productivity.
4. I am able to document and track all of our equipment for transparent accountability.
5. There is a small farm store available that handles most of our retail needs.

Cons

There is very little to not "like" about this software. Farmbrite keeps growing and modifying the platform. We are excited for the new mobile versions and know it will make a big difference in capturing real-time data and communicating on the go. Terrific customer support. I am looking forward to being able to one day do more with the store/retail application and have more options for my bees as livestock.

Pros

What I like most about Farmbrite is that the software is very user friendly and relevant to our cattle operation. In the accounting section I can easily enter income and expenses. Farmbrite tracks these two categories, displays a color coded pie chart and then at the end of the year the program easily generates my P&L statement.

Cons

At this point in time I have not found a feature that I dislike. Farmbrite offers five different plans so I assume that if the lower entry software does not fit your needs, the higher level software would include most features that a business would need.

Pros

I explored the free trial to see how easily a farm storefront could be set up. I ran into one small problem getting a particular page to appear on my newly-created site; instead I received an error message. I made a note to email Farmbrite about it in the next day. When I did reach out I was told they had seen the error and they had already fixed it (before I reported it). And they had. I found it easy to get around in the software and to set up an online storefront website. But I was really impressed at how quickly they work to improve the software.

Cons

As I mentioned, the one small problem I did encounter was fixed before I reported it the next day.

Pros

I went through numerous applications and software options before finally finding one that is both easy to use and tracks the right items. I also don't have any strange buggy issues like in so many of the other ones -- AND it has an entire accounting section to track your assets and liabilities, which is exactly what my boss wanted. I also love that you can import a .csv file to save time!

Cons

It is a little bit clunky in some places and not everything seems to update when you update one screen, but I can work around that.

Pros

This software is far ranging and fits our operations needs very well. Most software is very detail focused on specific tasks, Farmbrite allows us to track and operate our business from a higher more appropriate and efficient level.

Cons

Uploading cattle is tedious. This is mostly because of the lack of records we had before in excel but an easier way to upload data. Would also be nice to change the reports found on the main Farmbrite page as some are not relevant to each operation.

Pros

Farmbrite enables animal, crop and equipment tracking and management in a simple format.
It is intuitive. I was able to begin implementing it immediately without taking the tutorials.

Cons

I have not found any deficiencies after a few months of use.