FarmLogs earned its following the hard way: it was genuinely useful, genuinely free, and built for the size of operation the enterprise tools ignored. When it wound down and its user base scattered into Bushel and elsewhere, thousands of farms lost the record system they'd grown on.
This guide covers where ex-FarmLogs users are landing, what to look for in a replacement, and why the deciding factor is usually the same thing that made FarmLogs popular: it has to fit how farmers actually work.
What FarmLogs got right
FarmLogs won on simplicity: field records, rainfall tracking, basic planning — free, on a phone, without an implementation project. Its users were mostly family operations that wanted records without becoming data-entry clerks.
Any honest replacement evaluation starts there: whatever replaces it must be usable at the same friction level, or the records die within a season regardless of features.
Where the market stands now
The options cluster into three camps. Enterprise platforms (Granular/Corteva, Trimble, AgWorld) — powerful, priced and built for large operations with dedicated staff. Mid-market tools (Bushel Farm, AgConnected-style) — solid records, still require regular typed input. And a newer camp — voice-first and AI-assisted tools — that attacks the data-entry problem itself.
The honest trade-off hasn't changed: richer features demand more input discipline. If the person doing the farm work won't do data entry, feature depth is decoration.
- Enterprise platforms — deep, expensive, staff-required
- Mid-market records tools — capable, still keyboard-dependent
- Voice-first tools — records from spoken notes, near-zero friction
- Spreadsheets — free, and the reason this market exists
The succession angle FarmLogs never solved
One gap no mainstream farm app addressed: the generational handover. FarmLogs-era users are now exactly the demographic transitioning farms, and the records question has become 'how does forty years of knowledge move to the next operator' — not 'where do I type today's work.'
Voice-first systems like AgHound were designed for this: the senior farmer records observations by talking, the next generation runs a dashboard built from it, and the records exist independent of either person's habits.
How to choose
Match the tool to who actually enters data. If that's a dedicated office person, mid-market records tools are fine. If it's the same person doing the field work — or a senior farmer who'll never touch a form — optimize for capture friction first and features second.
For operations anywhere near a generational transition, weight knowledge preservation heavily: the record set you build now is the one the next operator inherits.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happened to FarmLogs?
FarmLogs shut down as a standalone product and was folded into Bushel's farm tools. Its large base of small and mid-size farm users was left looking for replacements that matched its free, low-friction model.
What's the best FarmLogs alternative?
It depends on who enters the data. Operations with office staff do fine on mid-market records tools. Farms where the field worker IS the record keeper should look at voice-first options like AgHound that capture records from spoken notes instead of typed entries.
Is there a free farm records app like FarmLogs was?
AgHound is free during early access. Bushel Farm has a free tier with limits. Beyond that, most capable platforms are paid — the real cost question is usually the data-entry time, not the subscription.
Can AgHound replace FarmLogs?
For the core job — field records, task tracking, equipment history — yes, with far less input friction. AgHound is focused on voice capture and operational handover rather than commodity marketing features some FarmLogs users had.
Capture the farm before the knowledge walks
AgHound turns voice notes and photos into tasks, equipment records, and a searchable farm history — free during early access.