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CNH FieldOps vs Traction Ag
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Capabilities
CNH FieldOps describes 3 of 10 capabilities (1 partial); Traction Ag describes 5 (3 partial). They differ on accounting, grain marketing, field maps & agronomy, inputs, labor & staff, weather, elevator / buyer connection. Both describe equipment data, mobile app.
| Capability | CNH FieldOps | Traction Ag |
|---|---|---|
| AI assistant | ? Unverified | ? Unverified |
| Accounting | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Grain marketing | ○ No | ◐ Partial |
| Field maps & agronomy | ● Yes | ◐ Partial |
| Inputs | ○ No | ● Yes |
| Labor & staff | ◐ Partial | ● Yes |
| Weather | ? Unverified | ○ No |
| Equipment data | ● Yes | ● Yes |
| Elevator / buyer connection | ? Unverified | ◐ Partial |
| Mobile app | ● Yes | ● Yes |
CNH FieldOps: FieldOps combines agronomic data (crop health, growth stages, as-applied records, customizable reports) with machine data (real-time location/status, fuel, machine health alerts, maintenance, warranty) and remote view of in-cab displays; Case IH says it works 'whether it's Case IH, your UTV and semi-truck or you run a mixed-fleet'. Labor is partial: operator coordination and account linking for stakeholders, not payroll. CNH cites 'over 40 API connections globally' to third-party digital platforms (specific partners not named on pages fetched; PTx FarmENGAGE lists Case IH FieldOps as compatible). iOS/Android apps for Case IH FieldOps and New Holland FieldOps.
Traction Ag: Core product is cloud farm accounting: multi-entity books, bank/credit-card sync via Plaid, cash and accrual reports, Schedule F and 1099s, land agreements, invoicing, payroll via Paylocity add-on. Grain: scale tickets, load tracking and crop/grain inventory in Plus; full grain contract/position/settlement management is in the enterprise 'Advanced Farm Management' suite. Field records: tillage, planting, application and harvest records with per-field profitability; machine integrations are John Deere Operations Center and Climate FieldView (no Case IH/AGCO listed); no imagery or agronomy modeling described. Inputs: seed, chemical and fertilizer inventory and prepay tracking. Labor: payroll integration, work orders and roles/permissions (enterprise and Sept 2026 update). Buyer/retailer: bill import from Keystone Cooperative and FS Billing; no grain buyer contract feeds named. Mobile: Traction Mobile on Apple App Store and Google Play. No AI assistant feature found on public pages.
Price, data and ownership
| CNH FieldOps | Traction Ag | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | CNH Industrial N.V. | Traction Ag Inc. |
| Category | equipment-machine data | whole-farm management |
| What the AI does | Unverified — AI level not assessed. | Unverified — AI level not assessed. |
| Pricing model | Free with equipment | Subscription |
| Published price | Case IH US FieldOps page: 'No subscriptions. No extra costs.' 'Connectivity Included' removes subscription fees on qualifying Case IH / New Holland machines built after October 1, 2024; owners of earlier machines with compatible modems can activate for a 'one-time fee' through a dealer (amount not published). Accessed 2026-10-25. | Basic $95/month or $950/year; Plus $195/month or $1,950/year; Pro $395/month or $3,950/year (yearly billing shown as 'save 15%'); no per-acre or per-entity charges listed; free trial offered. Enterprise 'Advanced Farm Management' pricing not published. Accessed 2026-10-25 at tractionag.com/pricing-and-plans. |
| Your data | New Holland FieldOps privacy highlights: 'We will not sell your data to third parties' and 'We will not do anything else with your data without first notifying you and giving you the opportunity to opt out'; CNH says it will 'honor the permissions set for sharing, exporting, deleting and updating the data' but the page does not use ownership language; CNH's general privacy notice says personal data 'may be shared and communicated to our subsidiaries and affiliates of the CNH Industrial Group'. | Traction's Ag Data Use Agreement (Trust Center) states 'Traction believes that you are the owner of Ag Data that originates from your farm, device, or equipment' and 'Traction will not sell or share your Ag Data to third parties without your consent'; anonymized aggregated benchmarking is on by default with an opt-out. |
| Crops and regions | Crop-agnostic; released for Case IH and New Holland globally (North America, Australia, Europe, Brazil) | '100+ crop types' with customizable harvest units; U.S. (Midwest origin) and Australia; livestock tracking not supported per FAQ |
| Farm size | Not published | Not published |
| Ownership | Public company — public | Private, investor-backed — VC-backed private (vendor: 'proudly independent and owned by farm investors'; $10M Series A May 2024 led by Cooperative Ventures, a CHS–GROWMARK joint venture, with Plymouth Growth; 2022 release described it as majority employee- and farmer-owned) |
| What else they sell | Equipment maker — part of equipment maker | Farm software co. — farm-software-only company (lead investor is a venture arm of two farmer-owned cooperatives) |
| Headquarters | Basildon, United Kingdom (UK) | Auburn, Indiana (US) |
| Built and supported | Global equipment maker; North American Case IH / New Holland dealer-network support | US-built ('Born in the Midwest'); US phone/live-chat/video support team (888-466-6080); also operates in Australia following the Conservis acquisition |
| Founded | 2013 | 2020 |
| Status | Rebranded/consolidated: Case IH unveiled FieldOps May 2024 and went live Aug-Oct 2024, describing accounts as 'Case IH FieldOps account (previously AFS Connect)'; FieldOps 'centralizes tools from the AFS Connect platform into one streamlined management solution'. New Holland's equivalent (previously MyPLM Connect) is New Holland FieldOps. AFS Connect / PLM Connect remain the names of CNH's precision-ag hardware/display lines. | Active. Now the owner of both Conservis and Granular Business, marketed together as 'Advanced Farm Management'; vendor says it plans to fold that functionality into the core Traction Accounting product. Pricing page shows overlapping promotions (one dated 'expires December 19, 2025', another 'rest of 2026 free with yearly 2027 plan — expires Nov 15'). Founders not named on site; CEO Dustin Sapp named in 2024 funding coverage; team roots in Farm Works Software. |
| Confidence | partially verified | partially verified |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-25 | 2026-10-25 |
Prices are quoted as shown on the vendor page on the review date and change often. Sources with access dates are on each product page: CNH FieldOps and Traction Ag. Request a correction.