Who’s the Real Star of the Show?
Feeling constrained by FarmStar’s functionality? Discover why microgreen farmers are switching from FarmStar to Microgreen Manager for better features and fixed pricing. Create crop safety margins, track and manage surplus product, monitor lost trays, and use any of our 30 pre-loaded crops. These are just a few features missing from our competitor’s platform. Most business expenses increase as you scale. More lights lead to higher electricity bills. More trays need more space, which raises rent. Our competitor takes a cut of your growing revenue, but Microgreen Manager keeps costs predictable. It doesn't matter if you use Microgreen Manager to handle 5 trays or 5,000, the cost stays the same. Choose software that helps you succeed. Grow your business without the stress of rising fees.
Top reasons microgreen farmers choose us over FarmStar
Our flat-rate pricing makes it easy to budget your monthly expenses; your costs stay predictable no matter your size. Competitors who charge a percentage of sales become pricier as you scale up.
We track lost trays, product surplus, seed lots, completed tasks, and much more. Go beyond basic tracking with Microgreen Manager.
Learn how to use our software by experimenting without restrictions. After logging in, you have complete access to every corner of the platform and all features. Want more help? We have a library of onboarding videos and written instructions. All new features and product updates get a dedicated video to explain how we're improving.
| Microgreen Manager | FarmStar | |
|---|---|---|
| Create Recurring Orders | All frequencies - any number of weeks, any day of the week, any day of each month, and one-off | Limited frequencies - weekly, biweekly, monthly, and one-off |
| Safety Margins for Each Crop | ||
| Pricing | $25/month, regardless of farm size | Charges 3% of all sales. Costing you more as you scale |
| Recurring Tasks for Non-Production Activities | ||
| Create Plantings w/o Orders | Create recurring and one-off plantings without the need for orders | Must have real orders from real customers to generate plantings |
| Blends | ||
| Default Crops | Pre-loaded with 30 of the most common varieties | |
| Track & Manage Surplus Product | Track and attribute to new and edited orders | |
| Optimized for Mobile | ||
| Dark Mode | ||
| Video Tutorials, Documentation, & Knowledge Base | ||
| Invite Employees to Join Your Farm | Invite employees and set permissions | Invite employees |
| Onboarding | Easy and intuitive | Slow and confusing |
| International Date Formatting | ||
| Move Tasks to Different Dates | ||
| Track Completed Tasks | Track who completed tasks and when | |
| Lost Tray Tracking | Track what crops you lost and why |