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24 alternatives to Mendel Sensors

$99 sensor uses data to help you grow better veggies or weed

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Mendel Sensors launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   GROW Duo▲180

   A smart self-watering planter to grow food & herbs outdoors

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Farm21▲87

   Intelligent farming assistant and affordable field sensors.

   2020 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   MicroBot Sense▲74

   Smart sensor that monitors your environment and air quality

   2018 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   helloplant▲99

   A beautiful professional smart plant sensor

   2017 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   WiCub▲73

   An IoT temperature & humidity sensor for your home

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Sourd.io▲98

   A fitness tracker for your sourdough starter

   2020 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Leaf▲335

   Plug-n'-plant automatic cannabis home grow system

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Agrikey▲2

   Smart agriculture sensor targeted towards cannabis growers

   2019 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Click and Grow▲337

   A smart planter for growing herbs and spices

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10EF
    Enviro+ for Raspberry Pi – Environmental sensors▲397

    2019 · shop.pimoroni.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    theO: Smart Indoor Environment Sensor▲80

    Get intelligent insights into your air quality

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    CubeSensors▲67

    Track temperature, humidity, noise, etc across your home.

    2014 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    naturethings▲81

    Discover, shop and grow plants with AI powered guidance 🌱🚀

    2021 · its alternatives →

14. 14WP
    Wovyn, physical world sensors for developers▲78

    2012 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Greg 2.0 - PlantVision▲94

    Identify plants instantly with magical AR scanning

    2022 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HomeGardenAI▲148

    Transforming plant care with AI: your green thumb assistant

    2024 · home-garden-ai.vercel.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Placemeter Sensor▲149

    Count people, bikes, & cars in real-time. Now shipping.

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    NETATMO Healthy Home Coach▲79

    The smart indoor climate monitor

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Green Growth▲76

    Hardware as a service for farmers analytics

    2021 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    plantOS▲96

    Farm your flower smarter

    2023 · its alternatives →

21. 21GY
    Grow your own with the Raspberry Pi▲123

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AP
    AnyLeaf – PH Sensor for Microcontrollers▲90

    2020 · anyleaf.org · its alternatives →

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    SensorKit▲91

    The smart home widgets that Apple didn't give us.

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Ecoisme 2.0▲109

    A smart energy monitor for your home appliances

    2017 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →