# Herdwatch Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Herdwatch the right Farm Management solution for you? Explore 19 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/171787/Herdwatch/reviews --- Herdwatch 4.4 (19) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/171787/Herdwatch/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Herdwatch Ease of use 4.4 Customer Service 4.6 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-19 of 19 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use OP Oliver P. Farmer Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Market leader for cattle management s/w" May 18, 2023 5.0 Support, in-app and on-line, is responsive and clear. Pros There is very little at you might want to do in a beef enterprise that HerdWatch doesn't facilitate, record and manage. Cons There is a progressive roadmap for development to broaden the capability of HerdWatch into land management and financial performance aspects. In the future, it will have greater application for management of agri-environment schemes. Review Source TT Timmie T. Owner Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Herdwatch" May 11, 2023 5.0 Detailed history for each animal and ability to get due dates etc for Calving, repeats etc at any stage of the day. Pros The history and tracking of animal medication. The Ancestral and calving performance of all animals in my herd Cons Getting a message to check the daily watchboard when there are none Review Source CC Caroline C. Farmer Farming Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Herdwatch" August 23, 2022 3.0 Overall i am happy with the app, i have been using it for less than 6 months so still have a lot to learn about it and to discover more of the features Pros I like that the information can be fed into and from other apps. The main features i use are the feed management and the remedy management and find these useful for tracking Cons One particular area that i find difficult to use is the spray feature Review Source JH John H. Farmer Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "JHreview" October 1, 2023 4.0 Very good Pros Information all in one place, and very good reports available for the likes of bord bia audit Cons It would be great if you could select the features you use most frequently and have a home screen that they could be kept in Review Source BO Bridget O. Partner Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Herdwatch is adaptable to the needs of individual farming businesses" September 6, 2021 5.0 Great for performance recording and med records to meet farm assurance requirements. Especially the fact that expiry dates on withdrawal periods are worked out automatically. Pros Weight recording is a doddle and the whole herd can be recorded on one page. Cons That when recording meds such as wormer where doses are calculated depending on weight there is a cattle have to be entered in batches according to their weight which is time consuming. Review Source JB Jackie B. Farmers wife Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "HW" October 18, 2020 5.0 Keeping our medicine book up together and all other paperwork Pros The stress free programme, easy to adapt. No complications. You can monitor everything even using your phone when out about on farm. Don’t have to write any info down it can be put straight on to phone. Because so much TB paperwork now with tracers I keep them in there groups and send info direct to vets no writing ear numbers down it’s just perfect Cons Nothing really. I just think it’s brilliant. If in difficulty HW are there to help you Reason for choosing Herdwatch A rep came to our door and it was just self explanatory Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 21, 2020 Thank you so much for rating Herdwatch 5 stars, it means a lot to us. DC Denis C. Farmer Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Herdwatch" October 13, 2020 4.0 Overall I find it great for Bord boa/Dept of ag compliance. Next gen was a step forward but at the price it would want to be as good as it is Pros The compliance record keeping. The withdrawal period reminders. Ease of access on phone to feed/spraying records. Cons I find the breeding section confusing and have stopped using the heat reminder as my old style wall chart is more to my style. Has been disappointing trying to record vet visits eg not recognising products Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 19, 2020 Thank you for your 4 star overall rating, and we note your comments about the breeding section, which have been passed on to our product team - again thanks for the feedback, this is so important to us. DM Dermot M. Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Good app" March 6, 2022 4.0 Saves time Pros Breeding section. Heats and repeats. Weight recording Cons Adding a stock bull but I figured it out eventually. It wasn’t actually too bad. Review Source NJ Nigel J. Dairy Farmer Dairy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Herdwatch Review" December 29, 2020 5.0 The App has greatly improved recently with the ironing out of some previously irritating faults. Am now very happy with it. Pros Easy to load, easy to understand. Generally very slick. Cons Not great for generating to-do lists. These are still good to have sometimes. Reason for choosing Herdwatch Saw it being demonstrated at the Dairy Tech Event some years ago. Was impressed with what I saw. Next Gen is 10x better than that version was back then. Review Source Response from Herdwatch January 2, 2021 Thank you for your 5 star review, we appreciate your feedback, it's what keeps us going and innovating for farmers LR Lara R. Partner Farming Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Good and easy to use 99% of time" October 12, 2020 5.0 Easy to use. Pros Very easy to use and the update has made it even better Cons Please do t have your down time 7.30-8 pm as this is the time my husband gets indoors for the day abd I quickly try and update all the calves he’s tagged. Reason for choosing Herdwatch Saw a write up in farmers weekly Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 19, 2020 Thank you so much for the 5 star rating and the feedback, which we always take on board. Just to explain, that downtime between 7.30 and 8pm is not a Herdwatch issue, it's a BCMS (Government System) window which they use to update their records nightly, and during that time their systems may be unavailable - which we have no control over. I hope this helps. Thanks again. JB Jamie B. Farm partner Dairy Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Herdwatch " October 5, 2021 4.0 Very good Pros That all records are to hand and easy to find Cons No mobility scoring, which is helpful to use Reason for choosing Herdwatch Price Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 7, 2021 Thank you for your review Also some good news, mobility scoring is coming in the very near future - it's currently in testing EB Eustace B. Area Manager Dairy Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Pros & Cons" January 4, 2021 4.0 Very good with very good back up Pros Registration and Movements. Ease of use and easier than using ag food Cons Breeding. Repeats are not picked up on the watchboard. Ie if the cow is ai d as a repeat the cow remains on the watch board. Also entering a serve could be made more streamlined Reason for choosing Herdwatch Recommended to me Review Source EC Eoin C. Farm Manaer Farming Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Convenient and Excellent Service" October 12, 2020 4.0 Pros Very easy to use and the customer service is excellent! Can add a medicine remedy as soon as the animals are treated which saves so much time preparing for the Bord Bia audit. Cons Even though I contact Herdwatch Spring 2020 requesting the ability to inlcude milk recordings, they told me they would add it to a list of considerations for the new Herdwatch 2.0 App. Unfortunately this did not make the cut. I think it would greatly benefit determining what AI Bull to give during the Breeding Season. Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 16, 2020 Thank you for your 4 star rating - much appreciated. We took your feedback on board regarding milk recordings, and we are working on that right now and it will definitely be included it in an upcoming release. AT Adam T. farmer Food Production Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Useful product" April 6, 2021 5.0 Pros ease of use, it allows animals to be clearly found in the herd list with the search function Cons Animal tag numbers can be hard to read, instead of UK 9 124222 1111 3 it come out uk912422211113 which is harder to read Review Source Response from Herdwatch April 7, 2021 Thank you so much for the vote of confidence and the constructive feedback, it's what keeps us innovating for farmers GO Gareth O. Farmer Farming Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Review" February 6, 2021 4.0 Saved hours of manual work for the farm assurance assesment Pros Ease of registering calves, Vet and med recording of medicines and their useage Breeding tab, ease of use Cons Nothing, it all seems easy to use if we wwant to use it Reason for choosing Herdwatch Website demo was clear and helpful Review Source Response from Herdwatch February 9, 2021 Thank you for your great review, it's what keeps us innovating for farmers IC Ian C. Farmer Farming Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Animal life in a box. " December 18, 2020 5.0 Great for sorting cattle into groups, pulling out ones to market. Keeping records for cattle is made easy. Ticks a box for Farm assurance. Pros The smart list on animal s. The AI bulls are there to pick from. Cons Be good if you could put 2 drugs on at once to an animal. Getting a sheep platform would be magic. Reason for choosing Herdwatch Seen Herdwatch advertised, wasn’t to expensive. Thought I’d try it. Nothing to lose. Review Source Response from Herdwatch January 2, 2021 Thank you so much for the 5 star rating, and we love your chosen title "Animal life in a box" ;-) Happy Herdwatch'in! RK ROBERT K. Farmer Farming Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Useful app" July 25, 2021 4.0 Pros Good app but would like medicine and weight recording and breeding records. Cons Fertilizer and slurry records and grass cover records Review Source Response from Herdwatch July 27, 2021 Dear Robert, thank you for the glowing review - We hear you on the fertiliser recording, watch this space we're working on it! Also, just to clarify, medicine, weights and breeding are all available already ;-) mL michael L. farmer Farming Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "review" October 14, 2020 4.0 Pros learning the product as transitioned from previous version. Change is always different - was very familiar with previous product and find this slightly more complicated working around it Cons learning where the items are in the menu. Review Source Response from Herdwatch October 21, 2020 Thank you for your amazing 4 star rating, it gives us the motivation to continue to improve Herdwatch with our monthly releases, by listening to farmers, as we have done for the past 7 years ;-) MM Matt M. Dairy farmer Farming Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Conversion to Print Format" November 3, 2020 4.0 I would always like to be able to view everything by cow number, not necessarily as default but always as an option Pros Capacity to print reports is excellent but there should be the option to print more data Cons There should be a capacity to print all smart lists/groups/empty cows Review Source Response from Herdwatch November 4, 2020 Thank you very much for the feedback and your 4-star rating, much appreciated. 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