AgriSmart
vs Hectre
Workforce software vs orchard production software
AgriSmart runs the workforce behind a farm or horticulture business, from hiring to approved pay. Hectre specialises in orchard production, harvest and fruit quality. Both support timesheets, piece rate work and minimum wage top-ups for Australian growers. This page sets out where they overlap and where they differ.
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What both platforms support
There is real overlap between AgriSmart and Hectre. Both publish these capabilities.
- Orchard timesheets with offline capture
- Piece rates and minimum wage top-ups
- Bin ticketing and harvest traceability
- Spray records and pre-harvest intervals
- Labour cost reporting by block
- Pay data sent to a separate payroll system
The differences are in what happens around these features: hiring, seasonal and PALM workforce administration and contractor costing on one side, fruit quality and production analytics on the other.
Which system suits your operation
The two products solve different problems. This is the honest split, based on what each company publishes.
The workforce behind the orchard
Hiring, timesheets, rosters, PALM records and labour costing run in one system, with approved pay sent to Reckon Payroll or Xero for the pay run and Single Touch Payroll.
Digital hiring, contracts and tax forms
PALM pay rules and worker documents
Rosters, tasks and equipment records
Costing to row and vine, with contractor charge-outs
The crop and how it is picked
Harvest data, fruit quality and orchard analytics, with pay data exported to a separate payroll system once the picking is recorded.
AI fruit sizing and colour grade
Quality control and quality based bonuses
Picker productivity and cost per bin dashboards
GPS tagged pest and disease scouting
Capability comparison
Both systems handle orchard timesheets, piece rate work and bin ticketing, and both send pay to a separate payroll system. Every statement about Hectre comes from their own website, reviewed 22 September 2026. Where something was not found in their published material, it is marked as such rather than claimed to be unavailable.
Hectre information reviewed from its public website on 22 September 2026. Product features, integrations and pricing change over time.
Book a 15-minute demoWhere AgriSmart stands apart
Three areas where AgriSmart goes further than the material Hectre publishes.
Seasonal and PALM teams, from hiring to approved pay
Workers apply, sign contracts and complete tax forms digitally, and successful applicants move straight into their worker record. PALM requirements such as 30 hour averaging and returning worker uplift are calculated before pay data goes to payroll.
- Electronic contracts and tax forms
- Visa, passport and agreement records
- 30 hour averaging and returning worker uplift
Labour costed to the row and charged out to clients
Labour is recorded against block, row, vine and task, so costs report at the level the work was done. Labour hire businesses and contractors charge that work out at set rates or cost plus, with invoices sent through to Xero.
- Cost by block, row, vine and worker
- Charge-out rates and cost plus invoicing
- Invoices sent through to Xero
One workforce system beyond the orchard
AgriSmart is used across horticulture, viticulture, dairy, farming and labour hire. Rosters, tasks, equipment and worker records sit in the same system as the timesheets they produce.
- Rosters, callouts and tasks sent to staff
- Equipment and maintenance register
- Biometric clocks for sheds
Need harvest records connected to your workforce workflow?
AgriSmart helps Australian farms, orchards, vineyards, contractors and labour hire teams connect harvest activity, timesheets, piece rates, PALM-related records, job costing, approvals and payroll-ready reporting in one workforce system.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the main difference between AgriSmart and Hectre?
AgriSmart is workforce software for agriculture and horticulture. It covers hiring, timesheets, rosters, PALM pay rules and labour costing in one system, with approved pay sent to a payroll provider such as Reckon or Xero. Hectre is orchard management and fruit quality software, focused on harvest, bin tracking, quality control, fruit sizing and orchard analytics.
Does AgriSmart include harvest tracking?
Yes. AgriSmart records bin ticketing and harvest units against the worker and the block, with traceability from block to shed, and those units feed the pay data. Hectre also covers bin ticketing, with its own quality and packhouse tools alongside it.
Does either system run Australian payroll?
Both connect to a payroll system rather than processing Australian pay runs themselves. AgriSmart sends approved pay data to Reckon Payroll or Xero, where pay runs and Single Touch Payroll reporting are completed. Hectre’s published material describes payroll exports and integrations without naming providers.
Do both systems support piece rate pay and minimum wage top-ups?
Yes. Both record piece rate units and calculate a top-up where earnings fall below the minimum. Horticulture Award rates change each year, so check the current figures on our Horticulture Award rates page.
Which platform is stronger for PALM workforce management?
AgriSmart. It holds visa, passport and agreement records for each worker and calculates PALM requirements such as 30 hour averaging and returning worker uplift. PALM specific features were not found in Hectre’s published material.
Is Hectre better for fruit quality and orchard production insights?
Hectre publishes fruit quality control, AI fruit sizing and colour grading, and orchard production analytics. AgriSmart does not offer those. If fruit quality measurement is your main requirement, Hectre is the stronger choice.
