HerdHive
App + WhatsApp

The AI-powered operating system for your farm.

HerdHive tracks your livestock (animals, treatments, weights and tasks) offline in the kraal, and KB, your AI farm manager, answers from your records. Built by a working farmer who runs his own farm on it, every day.

Livestock is live today. I run my own farm on it. The rest is on its way. Early access opens soon, and every founding farm gets set up personally.

HerdHiveSample
Dashboard

Your farm today

Cattle47 head
Tasks today3 due
Feed stockRunning low
This monthOn budget

In the app

KByour AI farm manager
Today
Howzit KB! What's happening on the farm this week?09:41
Howzit Thabo! You have 47 cattle (2 calves born this week) and 3 tasks overdue. Rain's forecast for Thursday, a good time to plant the maize in Field A and let the rain water it in. Want me to add it as a task?1. Add planting task2. Remind me Wednesday3. Not now09:42👍

On WhatsApp

Example screens, not a real user.

Meet KB

If you can send a WhatsApp, you can run your farm.

KB is your AI farm manager. He works over WhatsApp and in the HerdHive app, opening in early access soon.

HerdHive works where farmers already are. Message KB to log an animal or crop event, ask how many animals you have, get a reminder about an overdue task, ask if you have enough fertilizer, or send a photo of a sick animal and get an instant AI diagnosis on what might be wrong. The full HerdHive app (opening in early access soon, browser-first, nothing to download) is where you get the whole picture: dashboards, reports and more detail.

KByour AI farm manager
Today
A sheep with orf, scabby sores around its lips and noseWhat's wrong with her mouth?09:41
That looks like it could be orf (sore mouth), a contagious viral skin disease that causes scabby sores around the lips and mouth in sheep and goats. It usually clears on its own in a few weeks, but it can stop young animals feeding and can spread to people, so handle with gloves. Here's what you can do:1. Log it2. Order treatment3. Create a task4. Call a vet09:42

Example conversation, not a real user.

KB's photo read is a guide to help you act fast, not a veterinary diagnosis. For a sick, injured or worsening animal, always confirm with your vet.

WhatsAppHerdHive app

WhatsApp and the HerdHive app share the same farm data. Log something on WhatsApp in the kraal, and it's in the app when you open it. Livestock records sync across your devices.

  • In English today. More languages are on the way in phases, starting with isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans, then the rest of South Africa's official languages.
  • Works offline. Log things with no signal, and it syncs when you're back online.
  • Only owners and managers get financial answers. Workers never see the numbers.

How KB works

  1. 1

    You ask

    Message KB in plain language, on WhatsApp or in the app.

  2. 2

    KB reads your farm

    He pulls your real data: your animals, stock, tasks and money.

  3. 3

    He answers, and acts

    Plain answers in your language. He only acts when you ask him to.

KB doesn't just chat. He runs the numbers.

He knows your numbers

KB answers from your own farm data, not generic advice off the internet.

He explains, not just reports

Ask “why” and KB digs into the data to show you the cause, not just the total.

He spots trends early

KB watches your weights, costs and stock, and flags what's drifting before it hurts.

He takes action

Tell KB to log a sale, draft an order or set a task, and he does it across the whole system.

See KB think

Real questions, answered from your own farm data. These are examples, not real users.

KByour AI farm manager
Today
Why am I over budget this month?09:41
You're R4,200 over, and it's almost all feed. • Feed: R12,400 spent vs R9,000 budgeted (+38%) • Two extra orders, on the 8th and 19th • Maize is up R15/bag since April Those extra orders line up with the 6 weaners you added on the 5th. Want me to raise the feed budget to match the bigger herd, or cap reorders?1. Adjust the budget2. Cap reorders3. Find a cheaper supplier09:42

Ask why. KB reads the data to answer.

KByour AI farm manager
Today
Heads up, Thabo. Your calf weaning weights have slipped three months running, down 8% since February. The drop started the week you switched feed suppliers. Want me to compare the two feeds, or flag it for the vet?1. Compare the feeds2. Flag for the vet3. Remind me next week09:41

Coming soonSoon, KB will reach out when he spots a problem. A preview of what's coming.

KByour AI farm manager
Today
Sold 3 bulls today (tags B-142, B-156 and B-171) for R42,00009:41
Done. Logged R42,000 to Cattle Sales and closed out B-142, B-156 and B-171. That's your best sales month since November, R18,000 ahead of last month. Your feed cost per head is still creeping up, though. Want the three cheapest feed suppliers near you?1. Show suppliers2. Not now09:42

Tell KB what happened. He logs it and looks ahead.

KByour AI farm manager
Today
Photo: a patch on a goat's skinIs this something to worry about?09:41
Honestly, I can't be certain from one photo. At this stage a patch like this could be a minor irritation, or the start of something like ringworm. They look alike early on. To be safe, keep her apart from the others and watch her for 2–3 days. If it spreads, scabs over, or she goes off her feed, get your vet to confirm. Want me to set a reminder to recheck her, or log a health event?1. Remind me in 3 days2. Log a health event3. Find a vet nearby09:42

Not sure? KB says so, and points you to a vet.

There's a full app, too

WhatsApp is the quick way in. The app is the whole picture.

HerdHive opens in early access soon: browser-first, nothing to download, and every founding farm gets set up personally. The app is where you log animals, follow your fields, track your money and run your team's tasks. WhatsApp and the app are the same farm and the same data, so you can switch between them any time.

HerdHiveSample
Livestock

Cattle · 47 head

C-204Bonsmara · cow4y · 512 kg
C-187Bonsmara · heifer2y · 388 kg
C-231Nguni · calfBorn this week
Health timeline

Deworming duein 3 days

C-204 treated · withdrawal6 days left

Every animal, with health reminders and withdrawal countdowns.

HerdHiveSample
Crops & fields

Field A · Maize

Planted vs actual12.0 ha planned · 11.4 ha planted
PlantingHarvest

Season 60% through

Fall armyworm loggedField A · severity: earlyTreat

Fields from planting to harvest, with pests logged early.

HerdHiveSample
Money · This month

Owner & manager view

Income

R 58,400

Expenses

R 41,200

Feed budgetR 12,400 / R 9,000

38% over budget

Net this month+ R 17,200

Income, expenses and budgets. Owners and managers only.

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Tasks

This week

Move herd to Camp 3AyandaDue TodayTo do
Treat Field A for armywormSiphoDue TomorrowIn progress
Order feed (low stock)YouDue MonDone

Assign work, set due dates, follow it through to done.

WhatsAppHerdHive app

WhatsApp and the HerdHive app share the same farm data. Log something on WhatsApp in the kraal, and it's on the app's dashboard when you're back at a screen.

On the web

The full picture on a big screen.

Early access opens in your browser first, nothing to download. When you want room to work, HerdHive gives you the big-screen view: your records, your team and your reports.

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Satellite · Field healthSample
Field A
Stressed
Field B
HealthyStressed
Updated this week
On the roadmap: your veld and crops from above, right through the season.
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InventorySample
2 items low. KB can draft a reorder.
Cattle feed8 bagsLow
Lumpy skin vaccine24 dosesIn stock
Diesel40 LReorder
Maize seed12 bagsIn stock
Know what's in stock, and reorder before you run out.
H
Tasks · This weekSample

To do

Move herd to Camp 3

AAyanda

Repair east fence

TThabo

In progress

Treat Field A for armyworm

SSipho

Done

Order feed

YYou
Assign work across your team and track it through to done.
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Academy · Your training librarySample
4:30

Vaccinating cattle

6:10

Helping a cow calve

3:45

Using the dipping race

5:20

Onboarding a new worker

Build your farm's own training library for staff.
Your whole team

Everyone on the same farm, even when they're miles apart.

HerdHive isn't just for the owner. Your whole team can capture what's happening on the ground, from WhatsApp or the app, free, with no limit on how many workers. KB's intelligence (the diagnosis, the recommendation) goes to the people who make the calls: the owner, manager or team lead holding an AI seat.

Unlimited team members. Everyone can log animals, stock, tasks and photos from WhatsApp, free.

Workers capture and report; KB's answers and recommendations surface on the manager's phone.

Workers never see the farm's money, and AI is reserved for the people who run the decisions.

How a problem in the field reaches the right person

From the kraal to the manager’s phone, with KB in between. These are examples, not real users.

Livestock

Worker
KByour AI farm manager
Today
A sheep kneeling on its front legs because of a sore foot (foot rot)09:41
Eish, Ewe 142's limping and hasn't touched her feed since this morning.09:42
Thanks. Logged a health event on Ewe 142 with your photo and note, and sent it to Sipho (your manager) to take a look.09:43

A worker captures it from WhatsApp, free, no AI seat needed.

Manager
KByour AI farm manager
Today
⚠️ Ayanda flagged Ewe 142: limping and off feed, possibly foot rot. Photo attached. KB recommends: • Separate her from the flock now • Start a foot-rot treatment (mind the withdrawal period) • Vet visit if no better in 48 hours Approve a treatment task and notify the vet?1. Approve & assign2. Call the vet3. Call Ayanda09:41

The manager is alerted, with KB's recommended actions.

Crops

Worker
KByour AI farm manager
Today
A fall armyworm larva feeding inside a maize plant09:41
Found these worms on the maize in Field A09:42
Got it. Logged a field event on Field A with your photo, and sent it to Sipho (your manager).09:43

A worker captures it from WhatsApp, free, no AI seat needed.

Manager
KByour AI farm manager
Today
⚠️ Ayanda flagged fall armyworm on Field A (maize). Photo attached. Early stage. KB recommends: • Scout the neighbouring fields today • Treat Field A within 48 hours • You have 8L of the right pesticide in stock Approve a scouting task and order more pesticide?1. Approve & assign2. Order pesticide3. Call Ayanda09:41

The manager is alerted, with KB's recommended actions.

The operating system for your farm

One system for the whole operation. Here is what it does.

KB, your AI farm manager

Live today

Ask anything in plain language. KB answers from your real farm data, in English today, with more languages arriving in phases.

  • Ask anything in plain language: “how many cattle do I have?”, “why am I over budget?”, “what's due this week?” In English today, with more languages arriving in phases.
  • He acts when you ask: log a sale, draft a purchase order, create a task, generate a certificate. Only ever on your say-so.
  • KB answers from your real data: animals, stock, tasks, and (for owners and managers) money.
1You ask
2KB reads your farm
3He answers, and acts
See how KB works
Live today

Livestock

Every animal tracked end to end: health, breeding, weight and history.

  • Capture every animal's details and track its data over time (weight, performance, fertility and full history), alongside tag, breed, sex, birth date, photos and where it came from.
  • Sick animal? Send KB a photo and get an instant read on what it might be, how serious it is, and what to do next.
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  • Set up health programmes (vaccinations, deworming, dipping and hoof care) with reminders tracked on the calendar so you never miss what's due, plus treatments with automatic withdrawal-period countdowns.
  • Breeding records, lineage and pedigree: track sires, dams and offspring across generations.
In early access

Crops & fields

Plan and follow every field from planting to harvest.

  • Map every field and draw its boundaries; track planted-vs-actual area and plant population.
  • Catch pests and disease early: log sightings like fall armyworm, track severity, and plan treatment.
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  • Plan plantings season by season and follow each crop from planting through to harvest.
  • Log operations (spraying, fertilising, irrigation) and record yields at harvest.
In early access

Tasks & teamwork

Assign work to your team and track it through to done.

  • Assign tasks to anyone on the farm (owner, manager or worker) with due dates, priorities and reminders.
  • Workers move a job through to-do → in progress → done and attach photo evidence when it's complete.
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  • Hit a snag? A worker raises a blocker on the task and messages back and forth with the manager to resolve it.
  • Shared farm calendar with reminders that syncs with Google Calendar.
See how a team uses it
In early access

Academy

Build your farm's own training library for staff.

  • Build your farm's own training library: owners and managers upload videos and guides about how your farm works.
  • Onboard new employees fast: point them to the right videos instead of explaining everything in person.
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  • New and existing staff watch and learn: your animals, your crops, and the way things are done on your farm.
In early access

Money

Capture where your money goes. HerdHive Books is coming for the full books.

  • Record income and expenses, free on any plan: in the app or by WhatsApp (“spent R200 on feed”).
  • Snap an invoice or receipt and KB captures it, as capture features arrive.
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  • KB sends a monthly snapshot of where your money went.
  • Strictly owner- and manager-only. Workers and observers never see a single figure, enforced in the database, not just hidden in the app.
On the roadmap

HerdHive Books

Your books write themselves: your farm records and KB's capture feed them.

  • Real double-entry books on a chart of accounts built for farming.
  • Financial statements generated from your records: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, plus trial balance, general ledger and journals for your accountant.
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  • Bank statement import and reconciliation, including split transactions, plus budgets with variance and VAT-ready reports.
  • Margin per enterprise: see what each camp, flock or crop actually makes.
  • Period close and a clean accountant handover, with CSV and PDF exports of everything. Livestock sit on the balance sheet as the assets they are.
  • Included with Full Farm.
On the roadmap

Satellite imagery

See your veld and crops from above, right through the season.

  • Vegetation health (NDVI) shows where growth is strong and where it's struggling, field by field.
  • Spot stressed veld or crops early, before it's obvious from the ground, and decide where to act.
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  • On the way: satellite imagery that will show your veld and fields from above, tracking how your pasture and crops grow through the season.
On the roadmap

Inventory & ordering

Know what's in stock and reorder before you run out.

  • Track feed, medicine, fuel, seed and supplies, and see exactly what's on hand and what's running low.
  • Order from a built-in directory of South African agricultural suppliers, or just reply “ORDER” to a low-stock WhatsApp alert.
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  • Set reorder rules so HerdHive warns you before you run out. (KB messaging you first is coming soon.)
  • Coming soon: send KB a photo of an invoice or receipt and he reads it, logging the cost and updating your stock from exactly what you bought.
  • Coming later: when nearby farms need the same products, HerdHive will group your orders into one bulk buy: better prices for everyone.
On the roadmapWhere HerdHive is headed next.

None of these are live yet. Waitlist members hear first as each one lands.

Community orders

Flagship

When farms near you are running low on the same feed, medicine or fertiliser, HerdHive will combine everyone's orders into one bulk buy from the supplier. Group prices that save every farm real money, without any farm seeing another's stock.

  • A farmer-to-buyer marketplace
  • QR-coded traceability certificates
  • Embedded insurance
  • Weather-triggered alerts
  • A seasonal worker marketplace
  • The app in 18 languages, released in phases

Built for how you actually farm

Works on WhatsApp.

Works offline; syncs when you're back online.

In English today. More languages are coming in phases, starting with isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans.

Your whole team can use it, with the right access for each person (owner, manager, worker, observer), so workers never see money and sensitive data stays protected.

Built for your animals

Track health, breeding, weight and history, whatever you keep.

  • Goats
  • Sheep
  • Cattle
  • Horses
  • Pigs
  • and more

And your crops too

Plan plantings, map your fields, and track input costs through the season, from planting to harvest, coming in early access.

  • Maize
  • Soya
  • Wheat
  • Cabbage
  • Spinach
  • Tomatoes
  • and more

Get started

From the waitlist to running your whole farm. Here's the path.

  1. 1

    Sign up

    Join the waitlist now; we'll set you up at launch, and a real person helps you get started.

    Join the waitlist
  2. 2

    Add your farm

    Your animals, fields and stock. Type it in, or just tell KB on WhatsApp.

  3. 3

    Run your day

    Log births, treatments, harvests and jobs as they happen, from the app or a WhatsApp message.

  4. 4

    Stay ahead

    KB reminds you what's due, flags low stock, and answers questions about your farm any time.

Built on a farm. Not in an office.

HerdHive started because I was drowning.

I was an IT consultant who became a commercial farmer. I started farming outside Pretoria with goats, sheep and a lot of ambition, on a farm I didn't yet fully know how to run.

I needed something to hold the operation together: to track my animals, plan my crops, manage my inventory, and remind me what needed doing before it was too late. Nothing existed that worked the way I actually farmed: on WhatsApp, in the kraal, between load-shedding and broken equipment.

So I built it myself.

Every feature in HerdHive exists because I needed it first. I planned my breeding program while building the breeding program feature. I tracked my first commercial maize crop from planting to harvest inside the same tool I was still debugging. When something broke on the farm, I fixed it in the app that evening.

HerdHive got my farm from survival to stability. Now I use it to expand: more hectares, more animals, more crops. It is the operating system my farm runs on.

I built HerdHive to fill a gap on my own farm. Now it's yours.

The part that changed everything: KB

The biggest change came when I taught the app to think.

KB is the AI that runs alongside me now: the farm manager I couldn't afford to hire, keeping an eye on things when I can't be there. He reads everything the farm records (animals, feed, money, tasks) and hands it back as plain answers. When I'm over budget, he tells me why, line by line. When my weaning weights start slipping, he catches it before I would have. When I'm standing in the kraal with no time to sit at a screen, I ask him on WhatsApp and he answers from my own numbers.

He didn't replace the work. He gave me back the hours I was losing to admin, and caught the things I'd have missed on my own. That's the difference between surviving a season and planning the next one.

Pricing

Start free. Choose a plan later, only if you want one.

Joining the waitlist is free, and you won't pay anything now. When your spot opens you start with 3 months free, every feature unlocked. After that, capturing your farm stays free for as long as you like; you only pay if you want more of KB's deeper thinking. You decide then, never now.

  1. 1

    Join the waitlist. It's free and commits you to nothing.

  2. 2

    When your spot opens, a real person helps you get set up, and your first 3 months are free, every feature unlocked.

  3. 3

    After that, stay on the free plan as long as you like, or pick a paid plan only if you want more of KB. You choose then, never now.

Which plan fits, roughly

  • Free

    Keep every record. Ask KB the quick things.

    R0
  • Lite

    Add KB's deeper answers when you need them.

    R99/mo
  • EssentialRecommended

    KB's full brain, plus reports. Satellite when it lands.

    R299/mo
  • Full Farm

    KB runs the admin. HerdHive Books included when it launches.

    R749/mo

Prices are indicative. We'll confirm final pricing before launch. Waitlist members hear first.

See the full plans & what's included

What's an “AI seat”? Logging and quick questions about your farm are free for everyone on the account: that's KB the assistant, always on. An AI seat is one person who also gets KB's in-depth answers, advice and photo diagnoses, usually the owner or manager. Data-entry helpers stay free and unlimited.

Every new farm gets 3 months of full access, with every feature unlocked. A generous monthly AI allowance applies during the trial, enough to put KB through his paces.

Save 20%

Free

Capture

Your farm, on record.

Free

No AI seats

After your 3-month trial.

Join the waitlist
  • Log livestock, crops, inventory, tasks & basic finance
  • Field mapping, breeding, health timelines & harvests
  • Unlimited team members for data entry
  • KB on WhatsApp: unlimited logging & quick questions about your farm
  • Browse the marketplace & worker market (coming soon)
  • Works offline, in English (more languages coming in phases), and your data is always yours

Lite

Ask

Ask KB when you need him.

R99/mo

1 AI seat

 

Join the waitlist
  • Everything in Free, plus:
  • ~10 in-depth KB answers a month: advice and analysis, not just quick lookups
  • 5 photo diagnoses a month
  • ~30 photo captures a month (labels, invoices, receipts) as capture features arrive

Essential

Insight

KB answers, and eyes from the sky.

R299/mo

1 AI seat

 

Join the waitlist
  • Everything in Lite, plus:
  • ~20 in-depth KB answers a month
  • ~10 photo diagnoses a month
  • ~100 photo captures a month (labels, invoices, receipts) as capture features arrive
  • Satellite field imagery (coming soon)
  • Reports & CSV/PDF exports
  • Academy: starter training library (up to 5 resources)

Full Farm

Autopilot

KB runs it for you.

R749/mo

3 AI seats

 

Join the waitlist
  • Everything in Essential, plus:
  • ~60 in-depth answers + ~30 photo diagnoses a month, pooled across your 3 AI seats
  • Each extra AI seat adds ~20 answers + ~10 diagnoses. Need more? Talk to us and we'll work something out
  • ~300 photo captures a month (labels, invoices, receipts) as capture features arrive
  • Proactive alerts (coming soon): KB messages you first
  • KB takes action: orders & tasks; certificates & weather rules coming soon
  • Snap an invoice and KB auto-updates inventory & finance (coming soon)
  • Unlimited Academy: build & manage your full library
  • HerdHive Books included when it launches: statements, reconciliation, VAT-ready reports
  • Farm Health Score, traceability, insurance & on-demand satellite (all coming soon)
  • Marketplace selling & job posts (coming soon) · priority support

These buttons just add you to the waitlist. You don't pay or pick a plan now.

Save 20% when you pay annually.

Add-ons

Bolt onto any paid plan.

  • Extra AI seat~R149/mo

    One more person who can ask KB and get his recommendations. Each extra seat adds ~20 in-depth answers + ~10 photo diagnoses a month.

Compare every plan

Every plan includes:

  • KB on WhatsApp: unlimited logging & quick questions about your farm
  • Full records: livestock, crops, inventory, tasks
  • Breeding, lineage & health timelines
  • Field mapping & harvests
  • Income & expense logging
  • Offline, in English (more languages coming in phases)
  • Export your own data
  • Unlimited data-entry team
FeaturesFreeLiteEssentialRecommendedFull Farm
KB / AI
AI seats (KB)None113
In-depth answers~10/mo~20/mo~60/mo, pooled
AI photo diagnosis5/mo~10/mo~30/mo, pooled
Photo captures (as capture features arrive)~30/mo~100/mo~300/mo
Proactive alerts (KB messages you)Coming soon
KB write-actions (orders, tasks)
Extra AI seats~R149/mo~R149/mo
Insight & automation
Satellite imageryComing soonComing soon
Invoice → inventory & financeManual entryComing soon
Reports & exports (CSV/PDF)
Academy (training library)Up to 5 resourcesUnlimited
Weather automation & auto-reorderComing soon
Outbreak alertsComing soon
Money & growth
Budgets & reports (HerdHive Books)Included · coming soon
VAT-ready reports & bank rec (HerdHive Books)Included · coming soon
Farm Health ScoreComing soon
List & sell on marketplace · post jobsComing soon
Traceability certificates & insuranceComing soon

Prices in ZAR. When the marketplace launches, sales will carry a 3.5% commission on completed transactions.

Co-ops & Enterprise

Cooperatives & agribusiness

One account, many farms: a tier we're planning, and shaping with the first partners who talk to us.

  • Manage many farms from one account, with central admin and roles across every site
  • Bulk AI seats at volume rates for your team or whole member base
  • Onboard and support a network of farmers: co-ops, aggregators, outgrower schemes
  • Portfolio view: aggregate Farm Health Scores and reporting across all farms
  • API and integrations, plus custom billing: invoicing, POs, annual contracts
  • Dedicated onboarding, training and priority support

None of this is live yet. If you run a cooperative, aggregator, input supplier, agribusiness, NGO or government programme, talk to us and help shape it.

Let's talk

Talk to us

Founding Farmers

The first farms to join lock in a preferential lifetime rate and get hands-on onboarding directly from the HerdHive team. Join the waitlist to be considered, and we'll reach out personally.

Be first when HerdHive opens.

We're onboarding farms in small intakes so every new farm gets proper support. Join the waitlist to claim your place in the next one.

Joining is free and commits you to nothing. You won't pay anything now. When your spot opens you start with 3 months free, then choose a plan only if you want to keep more of KB.

Join now for a chance to be selected as a Founding Farmer, with preferential lifetime pricing and direct support from our team.

WhatsApp is how we'll reach you. Give us a WhatsApp number or an email so we can.

Preferred. This is how we’ll reach you.

By giving your WhatsApp number, you agree to be contacted on WhatsApp.

What do you farm? (optional)

Livestock farmers

Crop farmers

We’ll only contact you about HerdHive’s launch. See our privacy page.

Questions, answered

What is HerdHive?

HerdHive keeps your farm's records (livestock, treatments, weights and tasks) in one place, on your phone or over WhatsApp. Opening in early access soon. Built by a working farmer in South Africa who runs his own farm on it.

Do I need to download an app?

No, there's nothing to download. HerdHive opens in early access soon, browser-first: you message KB on WhatsApp or open the app in your browser, and every founding farm gets set up personally.

Does it work without airtime/data or signal?

The app works offline and syncs when you're back online. WhatsApp needs a connection like any chat.

What does it cost?

Start with 3 months free, with full access to every feature. After that, keep a free plan that always holds onto your data: logging and quick questions to KB stay free and unlimited. Or upgrade: Lite (R99/mo) adds ~10 in-depth KB answers a month; Essential (R299/mo) adds reports, a starter Academy and ~20 in-depth answers a month, plus satellite imagery when it lands; Full Farm (R749/mo) gives 3 AI seats sharing ~60 in-depth answers and ~30 photo diagnoses a month, with HerdHive Books included when it launches, and proactive alerts and automatic invoice scanning coming soon. Pay annually and save 20%. Extra AI seats are about R149/mo, and each adds ~20 answers + ~10 diagnoses. Need more? Talk to us and we'll work something out. Cooperatives and agribusinesses can get a custom plan; get in touch. Founding Farmers get a preferential lifetime rate; join the waitlist to be considered.

What is HerdHive Books?

HerdHive Books is the bookkeeping side of HerdHive, on the roadmap now. The idea: your books write themselves, fed by your farm records and KB's capture, so a sale logged over WhatsApp lands in the books correctly, posted to the right account. Underneath sit real double-entry books on a farm chart of accounts.Your financial statements are generated from your records: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow, plus trial balance, general ledger and journals for your accountant. Bank statement import and reconciliation (split transactions included), budgets with variance, and VAT-ready reports keep the months honest. Margin per enterprise shows what each camp, flock or crop actually makes, with your livestock on the balance sheet as the assets they are. When a period ends, you close it and hand your accountant a clean set of CSV and PDF exports. It will be included with Full Farm, no separate price. Join the waitlist and you'll hear when it lands.

Do I pay now, or when you contact me?

Neither, not yet. Joining the waitlist is free and you pay nothing now. When we open your spot, your first 3 months are free with every feature unlocked. After that you can stay on the free plan or choose a paid one, and you only pay if and when you decide to, after your free months.

Is the free plan really free? Will I get ads?

Yes, free is free. We keep it sustainable with relevant, opt-in offers and sponsored content from trusted agricultural suppliers (like a feed or seed deal when you're running low), plus sponsored preferred suppliers in the shop. No intrusive banners, you choose what you opt into, and paid plans stay clean.

Why do you onboard farms in intakes?

So every new farm gets proper support getting set up. A real person helps you bring your animals, fields and stock across. We open access in small batches and work down the waitlist, so the sooner you join, the sooner you're in.

What languages does it support?

English today. Translation is being released in phases: isiZulu, isiXhosa and Afrikaans first, then Sepedi, Sesotho and the rest of South Africa's official languages, working up to 18 in all. Waitlist members hear as each one lands.

Is my data safe and private?

Yes. Your farm data is yours. Sensitive information is protected, workers can't see your money, and we follow South Africa's POPIA rules. See our privacy page for the detail.

Can my workers use KB / AI?

Logging and quick questions about your farm are free for everyone on the account, with no limit. Anyone can capture animals, stock and tasks and ask KB simple things on WhatsApp. KB's in-depth answers, advice and photo diagnoses go to AI-seat holders (an owner, manager or team lead): Lite and Essential include 1 AI seat, Full Farm includes 3, and you can add more for about R149 each. Workers never see the farm's money.

Can KB diagnose a sick animal?

KB can look at a photo and give you a fast, plain-language read on what it might be, how serious it looks, and what to do next, so you can act quickly. It's decision support, not a veterinary diagnosis. For a sick, injured or worsening animal, always confirm with your vet.

When does it launch?

Soon. Join the waitlist and you'll be first to know.

Who built it?

A working farmer. Read the story above.