Comparison
ADAM and Cropio (Cropwise Operations): what each does, and whether you need both
Cropio is the former name of Syngenta's Cropwise Operations, a system for satellite field monitoring, work planning, and machinery and fuel control. ADAM is a service, free for farmers, that combines a field map, crop rotation and a planner with buying inputs from vendors and an AI Agronomist in chat. ADAM does not track machinery yet, and the Cropwise Operations page does not describe buying inputs, so many farms can use both.
The ADAM team · Checked 10.11.2026
ADAM is one of the two parties to this comparison and is not affiliated with Syngenta.
What Cropio (Cropwise Operations) is
Cropio is a farm-management system. On 02.09.2019 Syngenta announced that it had bought Cropio, and the product is now called Cropwise Operations: its page says Cropio has evolved into Cropwise Operations as part of Syngenta.
The page describes two areas. Agro: 10 years of vegetation, rainfall, soil-moisture and weather history, a vegetation map, crop recognition, soil data and a yield forecast. Telematics: a work plan for each machine, movement, speed and fuel use, live work progress, and alerts for speeding, work without a task, fuel drain and lost signal.
It has mobile apps for iOS and Android. The page cites more than 50 million hectares under monitoring and more than 265,000 machines worldwide.
What ADAM does
ADAM is a service for farmers and vendors. It works in the browser on a phone or computer, in Ukrainian, English, Russian and Kazakh.
Fields: a map with outlines from satellite images, vegetation indices, crop rotation, soils and weather. Planner: tasks, seasonal crop plans, a work journal and your team.
Buying: a catalogue of crop protection, fertilisers and seed from vendors; one request can go to several vendors so you can compare their offers. The AI Agronomist in chat answers questions about your fields.
ADAM and Cropio, function by function
The ADAM column shows only what a farmer can use today. The Cropwise Operations column shows only what its page says; where the page is silent, the cell says so.
- Field mapADAMYesPick an outline ADAM found in satellite images, or draw the field; fields can be joined and split.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)All fields and machinery on one screen; monitoring of all fields in one system.
- Vegetation (NDVI)ADAMPartlyNDVI, NDMI and NDRE layers on the map and a season curve for each field; the AI Agronomist shows a field's weak spots in chat. No alerts when vegetation drops.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)A vegetation map of all fields; instant alerts about problems on fields.
- Field historyADAMPartlyWhat grew on each field, season by season; past weather comes from the AI Agronomist in chat.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Vegetation, rainfall, soil-moisture and weather history for the last 10 years.
- Crop rotationADAMYesA rotation card on every field showing what can follow, and a rotation table for the farm.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Crop recognition to assess field potential and plan the rotation.
- Planning and work recordsADAMYesPlanner: tasks as a list and a board, seasonal crop plans, a calendar, a work journal and a team.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)A daily plan and hourly schedule for each machine; work records and status.
- Field scoutingADAMPartlyA scouting record in chat: photos, the place on the field and severity. Needs an internet connection.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Scouting reports; keeping track of fields even offline.
- WeatherADAMYesA 10-day forecast for the farm, a spray window for each field, frost and official warnings.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page
- SoilADAMYesA soils page, lab results on each field card (send the PDF in chat), soil-type and organic-carbon layers (a model estimate).Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Soil temperature, soil moisture at three depths, soil type, tests and texture maps.
- Machinery, fuel, work progressADAMPlannedNot yet: ADAM does not track machinery, fuel or work progress. Planned, no date yet.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Machine movement and speed, fuel use, area worked, live progress; alerts for speeding, work without a task, fuel drain and lost signal; per-sensor settings.
- 1C, BAS AgroADAMPlannedNo exchange with 1C or BAS Agro for farmers yet; exchange with BAS Agro is planned.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page
- Yield forecast, crop recognitionADAMNoNot available.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)A yield forecast with the history of yield estimates and causes of loss; crop recognition.
- Buying inputsADAMYesA catalogue of crop protection, fertilisers and seed; one request goes to several vendors, you compare offers and order. Deferred payment on the vendor's terms.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page
- Selling the harvestADAMPartlyThe sell section shows traders' prices where they have posted them, otherwise an EU reference price; you can offer your harvest to traders or to the ADAM team. Few traders so far.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page
- AI assistantADAMYesThe AI Agronomist in chat answers questions about your fields; free answers every month, renewed on the 1st.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page
- PriceADAMFree for farmers. Vendors pay ADAM a fee on completed orders.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)No price on its page; a 14-day free trial and a demo request.
- On the phoneADAMPartlyWorks in the phone's browser and can be added to the home screen; no App Store or Google Play app yet.Cropwise Operations (Cropio)Mobile apps in the App Store and Google Play.
| What you need | ADAM | Cropwise Operations (Cropio) |
|---|---|---|
| Field map | YesPick an outline ADAM found in satellite images, or draw the field; fields can be joined and split. | All fields and machinery on one screen; monitoring of all fields in one system. |
| Vegetation (NDVI) | PartlyNDVI, NDMI and NDRE layers on the map and a season curve for each field; the AI Agronomist shows a field's weak spots in chat. No alerts when vegetation drops. | A vegetation map of all fields; instant alerts about problems on fields. |
| Field history | PartlyWhat grew on each field, season by season; past weather comes from the AI Agronomist in chat. | Vegetation, rainfall, soil-moisture and weather history for the last 10 years. |
| Crop rotation | YesA rotation card on every field showing what can follow, and a rotation table for the farm. | Crop recognition to assess field potential and plan the rotation. |
| Planning and work records | YesPlanner: tasks as a list and a board, seasonal crop plans, a calendar, a work journal and a team. | A daily plan and hourly schedule for each machine; work records and status. |
| Field scouting | PartlyA scouting record in chat: photos, the place on the field and severity. Needs an internet connection. | Scouting reports; keeping track of fields even offline. |
| Weather | YesA 10-day forecast for the farm, a spray window for each field, frost and official warnings. | Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page |
| Soil | YesA soils page, lab results on each field card (send the PDF in chat), soil-type and organic-carbon layers (a model estimate). | Soil temperature, soil moisture at three depths, soil type, tests and texture maps. |
| Machinery, fuel, work progress | PlannedNot yet: ADAM does not track machinery, fuel or work progress. Planned, no date yet. | Machine movement and speed, fuel use, area worked, live progress; alerts for speeding, work without a task, fuel drain and lost signal; per-sensor settings. |
| 1C, BAS Agro | PlannedNo exchange with 1C or BAS Agro for farmers yet; exchange with BAS Agro is planned. | Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page |
| Yield forecast, crop recognition | NoNot available. | A yield forecast with the history of yield estimates and causes of loss; crop recognition. |
| Buying inputs | YesA catalogue of crop protection, fertilisers and seed; one request goes to several vendors, you compare offers and order. Deferred payment on the vendor's terms. | Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page |
| Selling the harvest | PartlyThe sell section shows traders' prices where they have posted them, otherwise an EU reference price; you can offer your harvest to traders or to the ADAM team. Few traders so far. | Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page |
| AI assistant | YesThe AI Agronomist in chat answers questions about your fields; free answers every month, renewed on the 1st. | Not stated on the Cropwise Operations page |
| Price | Free for farmers. Vendors pay ADAM a fee on completed orders. | No price on its page; a 14-day free trial and a demo request. |
| On the phone | PartlyWorks in the phone's browser and can be added to the home screen; no App Store or Google Play app yet. | Mobile apps in the App Store and Google Play. |
The Cropwise Operations column was checked on 10.11.2026 against: the Cropwise Operations page · Syngenta's press release of 02.09.2019
What ADAM does not have yet
Said plainly, so you can decide what to keep:
- Machinery, fuel and work-progress tracking (telematics). Planned, no date yet.
- Alerts when vegetation drops: the indices are on the map, but ADAM does not notify you of a problem.
- A yield forecast and crop recognition from satellite.
- Working without an internet connection.
- Data exchange with 1C or BAS Agro for farmers. Exchange with BAS Agro is planned.
- A variable-rate file for your machinery: the AI Agronomist works out rates per zone in chat, but there is no file to load into a terminal yet.
- An app in the App Store or Google Play.
- Importing fields from Cropio.
Using both
Yes. The farms our team talks to often already run Cropio for machinery and monitoring, keep their books in BAS Agro, and measure fields with yet another app. ADAM does not replace telematics. It adds what the Cropwise Operations page does not describe: buying inputs from vendors, selling the harvest and the AI Agronomist in chat.
ADAM and Cropio do not sync data, so your fields have to be added in ADAM separately; how is described below.
What it costs
ADAM is free for farmers: registering, the catalogue, requests and offers cost nothing. Vendors pay ADAM a fee on completed orders. The AI Agronomist gives each farm free answers every month, renewed on the 1st.
Cropwise Operations does not publish a price on its page. It offers a 14-day free trial and a demo request, and says set-up takes a few days depending on the land bank.
Adding your fields to ADAM
There is no import from Cropio, and ADAM does not take KML or Shapefile files yet. You add fields on the map: tap an outline ADAM found in satellite images, or draw the field yourself. Neighbouring outlines can be joined into one field, and a saved field can be split.
You can also send a field's coordinates or GeoJSON to the AI Agronomist in chat, and it adds the field.
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