Hydrawise
Smart irrigation systems
Agriculture software
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What is Hydrawise
Hydrawise is a cloud-connected irrigation management platform used with compatible irrigation controllers to schedule and monitor watering. It targets residential, commercial landscape, and irrigation contractor use cases that need remote control, weather-based adjustments, and multi-site oversight. The system combines mobile/web apps, controller connectivity, and local weather data to automate schedules and provide alerts for issues such as flow anomalies (when supported by hardware).
Remote control and monitoring
Hydrawise provides web and mobile access to start/stop zones, adjust schedules, and review watering activity without being on site. This supports contractors and property managers who oversee multiple locations. Compared with many controller-only offerings, the platform emphasis is on ongoing remote operations and visibility rather than one-time setup.
Weather-based scheduling logic
Hydrawise uses local weather data to automatically adjust irrigation schedules based on conditions such as rainfall and temperature. This reduces the need for manual seasonal schedule changes and helps avoid watering during rain events. The approach aligns with common smart irrigation system capabilities in this category, with configuration options that can be tuned per zone.
Multi-site contractor features
Hydrawise supports managing multiple controllers under one account, which is useful for irrigation professionals servicing many clients. It includes centralized dashboards and alerting workflows intended for operational follow-up. This makes it more suitable for service organizations than basic consumer-only smart controllers.
Dependent on compatible hardware
Hydrawise functionality depends on using supported irrigation controllers and, for some features, additional sensors (for example, flow monitoring). Organizations with existing non-compatible controllers may need hardware replacement to standardize on the platform. This can increase upfront cost and complicate phased rollouts across mixed sites.
Limited farm agronomy depth
While it can be used in agricultural contexts for irrigation control, Hydrawise is not positioned as a full agronomy or farm management suite. It typically does not cover field-level crop modeling, soil profile analytics, or integrated farm operations workflows found in specialized agriculture software. Users needing those capabilities often require additional tools alongside irrigation control.
Connectivity and data reliance
Cloud management requires reliable internet connectivity at the controller location and continued availability of the service. Weather-driven automation also relies on the quality and representativeness of the weather data source for a given site. In areas with poor connectivity or microclimates, users may need more manual oversight and local sensing.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Home (End-user) | $0/Year (free) | Standard free plan: 24-hour weather data & daily forecast; 1 user account; up to 3 controllers; 30 days irrigation history; 25 MB extra data storage; app notifications; automatically applied to new accounts. |
| Enthusiast (End-user) | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | Improved/hyper-local weather (up to 5 weather stations), 5 user accounts, up to 5 controllers, 365 days history storage, 5 SMS/month, 100 MB extra data storage; purchased through the Hydrawise app or via contractor. |
| Contractor Starter | $0/Year (free) | Starter contractor plan: 25 controllers max, 5 users, 50 MB data storage, 0 SMS; subscription: Starter (Free). |
| Contractor | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | Contractor tier (in-app purchase): 75 controllers, 5 users, 250 MB storage; includes Enthusiast Plans: 2 (per overview). |
| Bronze (Contractor) | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | 150 controllers, 15 users, 500 MB storage; includes 12 Enthusiast Plans. |
| Silver (Contractor) | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | 250 controllers, 30 users, 750 MB storage; includes 20 Enthusiast Plans. |
| Gold (Contractor) | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | 400 controllers, 45 users, 1000 MB storage; includes 35 Enthusiast Plans. |
| Platinum / Double Platinum / Triple Platinum (Contractor) | Purchase In App (price not listed on official site) | Larger enterprise contractor tiers (controllers up to 5000 for Triple Platinum); data storage up to 2000 MB (varies by tier); SMS alert allowances vary; pricing obtained in-app. |
Notes: All paid tiers show "In App" or are purchased/renewed inside the Hydrawise app (pricing amounts are not published as fixed dollar amounts on the public Hydrawise/Hunter web pages).
Seller details
Hunter Industries
San Marcos, California, United States
1981
Private
https://www.hunterindustries.com/
https://x.com/HunterInd
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hunter-industries
